Board Rules Of Conduct

[crappiepappy]

The following is an amended version of the rules of conduct, for members posting on this forum and the site in general.

Per Ed Moes - Site Owner and Administrator:

Crappie.com is my website -
These are my rules, and I insist on Crappie.com being a FAMILY oriented “Teach a person how to fish” web site, that any age fisherperson can visit.

If anyone breaks these rules, their posts may be edited or deleted (at the discretion of the Moderator) ... and they can/will be banned, simply at my discretion, if they continue to break these rules.

Plain and simple: No personal attacks will be tolerated, and nothing that a child cannot view will be tolerated. (ie - foul language, inappropriate pictures, inappropriate Member ID names, etc)

In an effort to ensure that “friendliness prevails over everything else” on the Crappie.com boards, no personal attacks, or even negative connotations towards others, will be tolerated, whatsoever. This is not a threat, this simply will be the guidelines used by our moderators and myself. So, in other words, do not be surprised if your post is edited or deleted. It may even happen by accident. Do not be offended. We’re just trying to preserve the intention and spirit of the site ... the sharing of information, promotion of the sport, the making of friends whom share our love and devotion to Crappie fishing, and the promotion and preservation of this site's integrity and dignity.

So, with that in mind, your posts may be edited or deleted at the drop of a hat, if you post anything that even mildly smells like, or barely resembles a personal attack or negative connotation towards another. We will not debate what we’ve done, although we may or may not provide an explanation."

Thanks all, you’re a great bunch and I hate for differing opinions to create enemies.

"You only live once, so there's no reason to make enemies, when you can make friends instead." Edhead
(amended by CP ...Nov 2006)

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OK, I’m going to try to be brief.

You must be a Crappie.com “Sponsor” in order to mention or link to a business in your signature. To become a sponsor you must sign up for the $49.95 Sponsorship Program in the Crappie.com Small Business Directory. This entitles you to a Business Card sized signature and a link to a website. Inappropriate businesses and websites (porn….) will not be included. The appropriateness for inclusion in the Crappie.com Small Business Directory will be at my discretion alone.

Register for the Crappie.com Small Business Directory - Click Here


For a limited time only: I will be offering free upgrades from the basic $9.95 listing to the $49.95 Sponsor Listing. Just signup for the basic listing, and I’ll take care of everything else. I will update your Title with the term “Sponsor” and you will be allowed to update your signature with BB code.
FREE UPGRADE OFFER HAS EXPIRED


For everyone’s sakes, I still do not want big long Signatures though. So please limit your images and links to no more than the size of a Business card, plus one line of text/link information.

Please realize, I think your all are great people, your contributions over the years have been more than gracious, I’m not trying to take advantage of anyone, I’m just trying to run the best darn family orientated fishing website on the Internet. Now anyone who has a hard time, and is a reasonable contributor that can not afford the $9.95, please PM me and I’ll work something out.

Please PM me any questions. Please PM me infractions as well. And no worries, if I don't address those that do not abide by the rules immediately, I will eventually. I'd rather do things right, than do things fast.



Thanks and God Bless.

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Here's the original thread on the signature policy:
New Signature Policy

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Read below if you are interested in supporting the site, and also do not want to see the Google Ads.

I have been listening. Some of you do not like all the google ads on the boards. It slows you down, and just interferes with all the fun. But to me, it's a necessary evil. Those goofy google ads are a big source of income. The sponsors at the top of the page provide prizes that I give away on the site, but google ads make me some money to help pay for the hosting costs.

Anyway, NOW you will be able to sign up and not get view any of those google ads. You will have to sign up in the Crappie.com Business Directory, and I will add you to the new Style. Sorry, but it will cost the basic listing rate of $9.95, I don't think that too much, otherwise you can simply view the ads.

Compare Memberships | Become a supporting Crappie.com Member

To sign up it's a two step process. You have to create a member login, yes another one (but use the same name as on the board please), and then you can add a listing.

If you sign up for the Basic $9.95 listing, you'll not see the google ads, if you sign up for the $49.95 listing I'll add sponsor to your Title on the board.

I really only created this to improve the site guys. You all are great, and if you don't want to see the google ads, and if you want to support the site, please sign up.

Hope this helps, and thanks as always for your participation on this great site.