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[RandyB]

Hey Folks-

It’s always necessary to establish some ground rules and points of etiquette so that we avoid problems before they happen. Please read these rules and keep them in mind when posting. The LSP Staff are committed to establishing a modeling community where manufacturers, distributors, modelers and enthusiasts are all welcome and feel comfortable contributing. As such, the LSP staff reserve the right to delete or edit offensive posts without time consuming explanations and notification. We expect polite and civil discourse even if you disagree with someone.

OFFENSIVE POSTS/THREADS

Posts or threads that are offensive include those that are meant to be insulting, threatening, or those which are obviously 'trolls'. These will be deleted by the LSP Staff at our discretion. Examples are: outright personal attacks, flame wars, posts that are 'intended' to incite or upset others, politics, religion and other topics considered not in the interests of our membership by the staff.

Whilst we all enjoy the LSP forums being polite and peaceful we do relish debates on a range of hot topics. We are committed to ensuring all members that are behaving reasonably and politely are able to offer their opinion. We are only ever likely to intervene when replies in those hot debates are no longer intelligent or well thought out and begin to attack an individual or company.

LSP is seriously not into bashing model kits or the people/companies who made them. We don't have any issues at all about our members offering a critique of any model kit. If you have criticism of a model kit or modeling product then just make it dispassionate and factual. Criticism is best for LSP when it is intended to be constructive and helpful. If you simply want to complain then LSP isn't the place. There are lots of websites where you 'can' say what you like so please be our guest and do it there.

We are committed to growing a modeling community enthused and inspired by creative solutions, rather than one uninspired by the public humiliation of a manufacturer. So feel free to criticize, but think positively and consider how your post will come across to all members of the LSP modeling fraternity.

POLITICAL POSTS AND STATEMENTS

LSP is about modeling, therefore political posts or statements are not welcome here. Posts/Threads of a political nature are subject to deletion at the discretion of the moderating team.

REPORTING A POST

To report an offensive post to the LSP Staff, please use the 'Report This Post' link to advise the staff and outline to us why you found the post offensive. We ask that you be mature and resist the temptation to reply to posts that irritate you. If you do, it almost always makes things worse and gives the original poster the satisfaction of the reaction wanted in the first place. You can be reassured that your complaint will be considered with both an open mind and in the context of the entire LSP comunity. It also helps if you're not 'too' precious or quick to assume a malicous intent from another member. Even though this is the 'rules of the road thread' we're not the smile police and will not intervene if we consider members are being overly sensitive.

BANNING MEMBERS

We detest to ever having to ban members and we only do it when we consider it is in the best interests of the LSP membership. We will ban if members ignore the directions of the LSP staff, threaten or harass other members either in posts or via Email and PM or in other serious cases which the staff consider are appropriate. We have the ability to ban members, both by username, IP address, or domain wildcards. Again, we hope to avoid using this feature, but in the best interests of the entire LSP community we will if we have to.

THE MODERATING TEAM

If you have any questions regarding the forums, moderation, administration please contact any of the staff. If you have specific technical questions or problems, please contact either Matt or Kev, and we'll do whatever we can to help you out.

We hope that everyone will enjoy the forums, and we remind you that continued participation in the forums is assured if you adhere to the basic rules of etiquette when posting a message, or replying to a post.

In the process of dealing with material or posts which are regarded as offensive, members are obliged to follow the directions of the staff. Lack of prompt action by a member will result in further active intervention by the staff and potentially a restriction of member privelages. Members are welcome to discuss the management of their material or posts with staff in a private fashion (i.e. via emails, PM's but not in the public forums) All staff decisions are final.

Again, if you have any questions regarding: the rules, technical questions and or problems please do not hesitate to contact any member of the moderating team for help or guidance. We'll point your question in the right direction to the appropriate member of the LSP Staff.

Note: These rules are subject to change as individual situations require, and of course, we'll notify you of any changes via this forum.



Updated 8-Jan-2012 via LSP Staff



Happy Posting!

[LSP_Ron]

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