Some history of PNW Fly Fishing and Guidelines to follow
Sept 11, 2015 21:06:26 GMT -8
robh, herkileez, and 2 more like this
Post by Editing Staff on Sept 11, 2015 21:06:26 GMT -8
PNW Fly Fishing Forum History
First off, thank you for taking the time to read this over. I have created this forum on the basis that I knew what I wanted in a forum but couldn't make changes to any forum I belonged to. As most of you know, I have been a member of many forums and one in particular I was a moderator. I believe that a forum cannot really succeed without the input of its members and this is where I believe other sites fall short on. I had made numerous suggestions as a moderator but never had them followed up on. I encourage all of you to take the time to post up in "Forum Reviews" if you have ideas to improve the site, be it removal of content or addition of it(I will listen and respond).
Secondly PNW Fly Fishing Forum is a "Not For Profit" web forum based out of the East Coast of Vancouver Island , however we welcome all from B.C., Washington, Oregon, Alberta and all visitors alike. I had originally expected the site not to be much more than a few fishing buddies sharing stories, but once I started developing the site I realized I wanted more for us all. Thru only the word of mouth the site is increasing in popularity quickly. Eventually the site will need to be upgraded to keep up with its traffic but this only comes at a cost. For now to preserve what we have I am asking if possible to use Photobucket or similar websites to upload your photo or videos to and use external links. As time progresses I will be starting a Banner Ad on the forum used to create revenue that will be used to keep our forum going with limited cost to myself. Any excess funds will be used either to upgrade our site, create decals, or donate to a Not For Profit society with regards to fish and fish habitat recovery. For now I will need your trust that this will happen and I am not here for the money, as there is none at this point. I have spent many days working on this site and expect nothing in return but to provide a community for fellow fly fishers to enjoy and some support for our local Non Profit Societies.
Advertising
Every board has to have advertising in order to survive growth. As previously stated I will implement advertising once traffic supports it. In the mean time I will put up a board for people to post advertising, but it MUST be authorized by the Admin. No unauthorised external commercial advertising links are permitted unless authorized by Admin also. For now the only advertising that is ok to post without permission is for personal items on a small scale. If I see you are selling numerous items repeatedly this will warrant cost of advertising, this is not a place to start your own fly shop.
Moderation and Member Conduct
As we all know, all sites need Moderator teams. Our site is still new and I am getting by on my own for the most part. In the near future(based on site growth) I will be looking to expand the team. The moderators will be responsible for keeping an eye on posts to ensure people are conducting themselves in an appropriate manner. I will pick the team based on knowledge, site activity and conduct. This is your opportunity to learn the workings of the site, meet new people and help out fellow fly fishers with starting topics and discussions to better our community. As for the code of conduct. PNW Flyfishing Forum will not tolerate any of the following and will result in either banning or account restrictions, racism, sexist or homophobic comments, foul language(if you are in question of your post, its probably not acceptable)and nudity(fish porn exempt). We are all human here and enjoy some sarcastic humor, just keep the jabs above the belt. Also, please avoid in any way dragging a company and its name thru the mud. We can not afford and do not want any legal action here[(you and you alone are responsible for what you post)not the responsibility of PNW Flyfishing Forum]. Also, lets keep threads on topic and please no railroading of peoples posts. If you feel the need to post off topic, start your own thread. People that promote bad behaviour and continually run amuck will be warned prior to any further actions. We are not the police and definitely not a daycare, I don't want to be locking threads and shutting people down so keep this fun. If it comes to it, please PM the member you have a concern with or PM Admin and we will deal with the problem for you. Lets just remember that if you do not have anything good to say, please keep it to yourself.
Moderation and Member Conduct (sept.20/15)
Just to add a few more rules to follow. I would appreciate no external links to other forums unless prior arrangments were made with one of the Moderators. This is standard practice with all forums and should be no different here. Also there will be no flaming of other forums regardless of what has happened there. We do not need to bring the bad blood over here from other sites. Any issues with the rules and regulations need to be brought to my attention.
First off, thank you for taking the time to read this over. I have created this forum on the basis that I knew what I wanted in a forum but couldn't make changes to any forum I belonged to. As most of you know, I have been a member of many forums and one in particular I was a moderator. I believe that a forum cannot really succeed without the input of its members and this is where I believe other sites fall short on. I had made numerous suggestions as a moderator but never had them followed up on. I encourage all of you to take the time to post up in "Forum Reviews" if you have ideas to improve the site, be it removal of content or addition of it(I will listen and respond).
Secondly PNW Fly Fishing Forum is a "Not For Profit" web forum based out of the East Coast of Vancouver Island , however we welcome all from B.C., Washington, Oregon, Alberta and all visitors alike. I had originally expected the site not to be much more than a few fishing buddies sharing stories, but once I started developing the site I realized I wanted more for us all. Thru only the word of mouth the site is increasing in popularity quickly. Eventually the site will need to be upgraded to keep up with its traffic but this only comes at a cost. For now to preserve what we have I am asking if possible to use Photobucket or similar websites to upload your photo or videos to and use external links. As time progresses I will be starting a Banner Ad on the forum used to create revenue that will be used to keep our forum going with limited cost to myself. Any excess funds will be used either to upgrade our site, create decals, or donate to a Not For Profit society with regards to fish and fish habitat recovery. For now I will need your trust that this will happen and I am not here for the money, as there is none at this point. I have spent many days working on this site and expect nothing in return but to provide a community for fellow fly fishers to enjoy and some support for our local Non Profit Societies.
Advertising
Every board has to have advertising in order to survive growth. As previously stated I will implement advertising once traffic supports it. In the mean time I will put up a board for people to post advertising, but it MUST be authorized by the Admin. No unauthorised external commercial advertising links are permitted unless authorized by Admin also. For now the only advertising that is ok to post without permission is for personal items on a small scale. If I see you are selling numerous items repeatedly this will warrant cost of advertising, this is not a place to start your own fly shop.
Moderation and Member Conduct
As we all know, all sites need Moderator teams. Our site is still new and I am getting by on my own for the most part. In the near future(based on site growth) I will be looking to expand the team. The moderators will be responsible for keeping an eye on posts to ensure people are conducting themselves in an appropriate manner. I will pick the team based on knowledge, site activity and conduct. This is your opportunity to learn the workings of the site, meet new people and help out fellow fly fishers with starting topics and discussions to better our community. As for the code of conduct. PNW Flyfishing Forum will not tolerate any of the following and will result in either banning or account restrictions, racism, sexist or homophobic comments, foul language(if you are in question of your post, its probably not acceptable)and nudity(fish porn exempt). We are all human here and enjoy some sarcastic humor, just keep the jabs above the belt. Also, please avoid in any way dragging a company and its name thru the mud. We can not afford and do not want any legal action here[(you and you alone are responsible for what you post)not the responsibility of PNW Flyfishing Forum]. Also, lets keep threads on topic and please no railroading of peoples posts. If you feel the need to post off topic, start your own thread. People that promote bad behaviour and continually run amuck will be warned prior to any further actions. We are not the police and definitely not a daycare, I don't want to be locking threads and shutting people down so keep this fun. If it comes to it, please PM the member you have a concern with or PM Admin and we will deal with the problem for you. Lets just remember that if you do not have anything good to say, please keep it to yourself.
Moderation and Member Conduct (sept.20/15)
Just to add a few more rules to follow. I would appreciate no external links to other forums unless prior arrangments were made with one of the Moderators. This is standard practice with all forums and should be no different here. Also there will be no flaming of other forums regardless of what has happened there. We do not need to bring the bad blood over here from other sites. Any issues with the rules and regulations need to be brought to my attention.