Unfortunately, rules always tend to sound negative as they describe what you cannot do rather than what you can. Nonetheless, in the interests of all fishvictoria.com users, and ourselves as providers of this service, the rules for the fishvictoria.com forums are as follows.

1. No swearing or inappropriate language in any messages, titles, names or email addresses. If you cannot communicate what you are trying to say without swearing, then save it for the pub or the boat ramp. fishvictoria.com is a family site and we are rated with the Internet Content Rating Association as providing suitable content for all ages.

2. Use real names and email addresses. If you're not game to put your name behind what you're saying, you probably shouldn't be saying it. Your name and email will also add credibility to what you have to say.

3. Keep you messages concise and relevant.

4. While we encourage healthy debate and discussion, you may not use the fishvictoria.com site to send or post on message boards, forums or any place on the site any message or material that is unlawful, harassing, libelous, insulting, derisive, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, racially offensive, inaccurate, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature or that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation, or encourage the use of controlled substances.

5. Our forums are not the place to advertise goods and services for sale or to promote other business and websites, whether they are yours or not. Non-commercial classified advertisements are allowed in the Classified Ads Forum only. Commercial information can be promoted on fishvictoria.com via paid advertising and sponsorship and we welcome links for review and possible inclusion on our links page - these should be submitted to info@fishvictoria.com.

6. You may not post or use the fishvictoria.com site to distribute or send any illegal material of any kind, including but not limited to, illegal material in the form of text, graphics, video, programs or audio. Posting content or participating in any form of discussion with the intention to commit any illegal activity is strictly prohibited.

7. You may not post to the fishvictoria.com site any material for which you do not own the copyright, without the written consent of the owner.

8. Any material posted or submitted to fishvictoria.com, including forum messages, represent the views of the author only, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of fishvictoria management, staff and associates.

9. fishvictoria.com reserves the right to delete or edit any material or forum message submitted to the site.

10. Now that we've laid down the rules, we will enforce them. So please don't take it upon yourself to publicly flog those who don't follow them. Send them a private email to let them know you don't appreciate it if you wish, but please don't post in an attempt to correct their behavior. Let us enforce the rules.

Feedback is always welcome on any matter, just email info@fishvictoria.com.

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