Here’s a quick and easy, distilled version of the most important Forum policies. Scroll down for the more detailed version below.
[#offtopic] Stay on topic – model train talk only, please (though civil off-topic discussion is tolerated in the Diner thread).
[:(!] Stay away from divisive topics, like graffiti, hoboes, train-hopping, and what makes a “real model railroader.”
[soapbox] Avoid controversial off-topic subjects like race, religion, ethnicity, sex, violence, guns, abortion, politics, unions, and immigration, even in signatures. This extends to images, as well.
[banghead] Be civil. No name-calling, insults, or put-downs (including accusing others of “trolling”).
[}:)] Keep it clean. No “bad words,” even if you replace them with $¥MßØ1$. And no racy pictures or discussion of adult topics.
[2c][tdn] No selling or advertising. That means no links or references of any kind to items or services for sale or auction. No promoting events, fund-raisers, contests, websites, Facebook groups, or other Forums, either.
If you spot a violation of these policies, have a problem with another Forum user, or want to contact the site moderators for any other reason, use the “Report Abuse” icon at the lower-left of every post.
See? That didn’t take too long! [:D]