Model Railway Forum

Forum Rules and Conditions. By accepting membership to the forums. You will be required to abide by the following…

1. Posts must be kept On-Topic to the forum area in which they are posted. Replies must remain on-topic to the original subject. Posts or replies considered to be off-topic may be moved or deleted without warning.
2. Posts may not contain any material intended to offend or cause harm. This includes, but is not limited to, posts with religious, political, sexual, or racial themes. As we are a family-friendly site, swearing is not permitted in any form.
3. Posts containing, or suggesting illegal activity are strictly prohibited.
4. Comments about a manufacturer or their products must be restricted to constructive criticism. So called ‘manufacturer bashing’ will not be tolerated.
5. Bullying, Hazing or Victimisation of any forum members will not be tolerated.
6. Sales & Wanted posts are restricted to personal model railway related ‘For Sale’ or ‘Wanted’ items only and are to be listed in the appropriate forum area. A minimum of ten meaningful posts in other forum areas is required before posts can be made in the For Sale section. There is no restriction for Wanted items. Commercial advertising is only permitted with consent of an administrator.
7. Any Hyper-links used should adhere to the standard post rules already stated. Hyper-links which provide a personal or commercial gain are strictly forbidden. (E.g. EBay/Facebook Marketplace sales etc). Exception is granted to content creators providing links to their own content, as long as :-
   
   • Any monetised or affiliated content is CLEARLY marked as such within each post/link.
   • The content linked conforms to all applicable forum rules.
8. Picture content shall be kept to model or real railway related items, in accordance with other forum rules.
9. Do not post your personal details, such as address, telephone number, email address etc. Use a Private Message (PM) to contact other forum users if you wish to pass on your details.

Any Contravention to these rules may cause one or more of the following actions :

• A post or posts may be edited, moved to a new area, or deleted from the forum.

• The offender be issued a warning.

• The poster be temporarily prevented from posting or accessing the forum.

• The poster be permanently prevented from posting or accessing the forum.

• Relevant authorities notified of illegal activity.

Written appeals may be submitted to MRF.Owner@gmail.com. All decisions following appeal are final.