Rules and Code Of Conduct

Remember: Above all, please remember this is supposed to be a community of Ladies and Gentlemen. The guidelines below hopefully will assist in establishing expectations we have for ensuring a good time by all members. Please note that the Administrators and Moderators are all volunteers. This is a party that is being hosted by them. We simply ask that you be on your best behavior as you would be at a party hosted at someone's house.

GUIDLINES:

1) Play Nice: Play nice with one another. Personal attacks will not be tolerated. It is OK to respectfully disagree with an idea. It is not OK to personally attack someone. This includes the moderator team. If there is something you don't like about the board then suggest a change in the Suggestion Box forum. We will listen. However, we will not tolerate whining.

2) Avoid Hysteria: No hysteria provoking or chicken-little-the-sky-is-falling-posts. By that we mean, the hobby has risks. We all know them and we accept them. What we are not here to entertain are posts that are by their nature prone to stir up anxiety and fear. It is one thing to report LE activity, it is quite another to post something like "will I get an STD if I hobby" or "isn't this illegal". If you don't have the courage to participate in this community then perhaps it's best you not join in here. This is adult conversation.

3) Stay on topic: Please do your best to post in the right areas. We understand that sometimes it's tough to interpret a borderline subject. You will not get flogged for a mistake. We simply request you do your best to help us keep the forums organized. Please note that some forums will have a box at the heading of those forums with specific guidelines for those forums. Please read these. From time to time, the moderators may move a thread to the correct forum.

4) Avoid Hijacking: Please do not hijack a thread. Hijacking is when someone takes a topic off-topic from a specific thread. It is OK to post a response and include additional information. However, if you are the second person responding to a 'topic reply' that is NOT about the subject line, then we ask that you please start a new topic. This is as a courtesy to the original poster.

5) Re-starting Closed Threads: If the moderators have closed a topic then that discussion is over. Please do not re-open it by starting a new thread. Some topics are far too controversial even for here. If we close it, it is simply to keep the peace.

6) Hosting Photos: Whenever posting a photo, we ask that you host it at imgplace.com or your favorite photo site first. No hot linking is allowed, owing to very quick loss of bandwidth on our site.

7) No Flooding: Post meaningful info. No flooding of the group just to keep your post count high. Do not simply post one or three word responses that say "me too" or "I agree". To some extent that is OK. We realize that supporting our friends helps to add personality to the forums. But if we see that 90% of your posts fall into this category just to keep your post count high, you will be gently tapped on the shoulder regarding "flooding" of the group. You don't want to be tapped on the shoulder very many times.

8) Include Photos & Links: Whenever making a reference to a Lady please include a link and whenever possible, a photo. And do remember, she is a Lady.

9) No teaser topics: These are posts that include such lines as "Is this something...." or "what would you do if....". Complete topic lines are mandatory. Don't waste other members time.

10) No Confidential Info: Ladies, if you see a link posted that contains confidential information about you (i.e. Unblurred photo or private phone number), do NOT post a reply to that topic in anger or retaliation. This will get you moderated. Instead, PM one of the moderators ASAP and we will respond to issue as quickly as possible. More often than not the moderators will catch these before you do. OUTING, anyone on this site, will be reason for banishment.

Behavior that could get you banned:
1) Abuse of Above Guidelines: Frequent abuse of the guidelines listed above and continued abuse after you've been talked to by the moderators. Three strikes and you're out.

2) No DRAMA!: If we constantly find you embroiled in controversy and find ourselves stepping between you and other members, or if we get continual complaints about you, just as a bar tender we would ask an unruly customer to leave the bar. If you cause continual friction with the other members, we will be forced to excuse you from the party.