Forum Rules

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Southern Outdoor Life is a private Forum centered around discussion about all things outdoors and the outdoor lifestyle. Membership in the Forum is a privilege granted solely and exclusively by the Forum. Privileges may be terminated at any time at the sole discretion of the Forum and without notice.

The rules are not open for discussion on the open forums. If you have issues or concerns or questions about a rule feel free to PM a mod or admin and your concerns or suggestions will be taken into consideration. Do not use the open forum to openly discuss your opinion of the rules or dispute with a mod or admin for implementation of the rules.

GENERAL RULES: Posts appear on the Forum as they are entered. It is impossible to monitor each post as they are posted. The Forum will strive to ensure that all posts are polite, professional and conform to a "G" rating with an absence of violence, sexual content and strong language. Furthermore, it is the intent of the Forum to provide an atmosphere where every member, regardless of age, nationality, race, creed, political persuasion, sex, or level of education, shall be treated with respect. Anything less will not be tolerated. Period. IT IS ALRIGHT IF SOMEONE THINKS DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU DO.

Religious discussions can be had in The Lodge but they must remain free of personal attacks or harassing, inflammatory, vulgar, abusive, threatening, hateful or obscene language. Once again, IT IS ALRIGHT IF SOMEONE THINKS DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU DO.

Posts using a language other than English must include a full and complete English translation or the thread will be deleted without warning.

Members found to have multiple user names will be removed.

Southern Outdoor Life is not a dating site. Threads that lean towards flirtatious or otherwise inappropriate comments or behaviour between members will be removed. Members who violate this prohibition may be banned from the Forum.

Posts containing personal attacks or harassing, inflammatory, vulgar, abusive, threatening, sexually-oriented, hateful, or obscene language are prohibited on this Forum. Posts violating this prohibition will be removed. A member who violates this prohibition may be banned from the Forum. This prohibition includes attempts to alter words or phrases to avoid technical violation of the rules. The Forum will act more harshly toward those who intended to achieve a violation of the intent of the Forum rules by replacing vulgarity with symbols or purposeful misspellings of vulgar words. If you cannot communicate without using profanity or vulgarity then this is not the place for you. If you occasionally feel the need to be emphatic or passionate about making your point then use the many smilies we have available. Southern Outdoor Life Forum encourages the lively exchange of ideas and opinions. The Forum also expects them to be free of personal attacks. The rules are simple and clear for all. Be polite or find another site.

Members who use the Southern Outdoor Life Forums as a storage site (photos, etc) will be banned. Such practices, which include techniques known as linking back, creates undue traffic, misuse of bandwidth, and increased cost.

PICTURE SIZE ...... All photos should have a MAXIMUM size of 620W x 280H,

User Names: User names may not include, or allude to business names or any other profit making agendas.

Posting Media: Linking videos from sites such as YouTube MUST be embedded versus linking to the site page the video is on. DO NOT POST COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL on the site. It will be removed.

Avatars: All avatars must comply with our G rated, family friendly theme. Avatars that are deemed to be sexually suggestive, vulgar, abusive, or overly revealing will be deleted.The decision as to whether an avatar complies with our rules is at the sole discretion of the Administrators and Moderators of this message board and is not open to debate.
Repeated violations of this rule will result in the termination of your membership on the forum.

Spamming: Spamming of any kind via PM to members of this message board is considered spamming. Repeated violations of this rule will result in immediate termination of your membership.

Raffles: Raffle or ticket sales of any kind by anyone or any organization are not allowed.

Classifieds: The classifieds section in the Forum is established so that private individuals may engage in buying, selling and swapping of personal items. Items for sell, swap or trade should be listed in the forum that applies to those items or they can/will be moved without notice. You must post your general location in the ad or in your profile or your ad may be deleted without notice. We do not recommend that you post specific location details in your ad. Read the Classified Rules and Classified Forum Description prior to posting. In no event shall the Southern Outdoor Life be liable for any damages of any kind, including direct, indirect, compensatory, special, consequential, punitive, and/or incidental damages related to the products sold in the Classifieds. Use of Southern Outdoor Life Forum in any manner constitutes acceptance of the rules and of this disclaimer.


Signatures: No links to other websites are allowed in signature lines or avatars. You may post your links in your member profile.

Private Messages: Private Messages are intended to be precisely that. Do not post any private message or private email on the Forum without the author's consent. These messages are intended by the author to be private.

DISCLAIMER: Opinions, comments and statements made or posted by members of the Forum are strictly those of the member. The Forum does not endorse or adopt any message in the Forum unless posted specifically by Administrators of the Forum. The Forum disclaims any responsibility or liability whatsoever for the content posted to the Forum by its members. The Forum reserves the right to delete any post at any time without notice. All original material posted to this site becomes the sole property of Southern Outdoor Life Forums and may be used in any manner and for any purpose the Forum may choose.

Use of Southern Outdoor Life Forum in any manner constitutes acceptance of the rules and of this disclaimer.