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Gore: We don't want to see images of dead people, blood and guts, body parts, wounds etc. It's ok for hunters to post pictures of their harvest. But be tasteful about it and let people know what to expect in the thread title. We might set up a separate section specifically for shop accidents and cautionary tales where you will be allowed to post you own injuries as a way to remind others to be careful. But we will not tolerate gratuitous gore just for the sake of grossing people out.
Illegal activity: Don't discuss it.
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"Give Aways" and Contests: We understand that some folks may wish to celebrate forum milestones with giveaways. That's fine by us, but the person conducting the giveaway and the "winner" or recipient are responsible for complying with all applicable laws. Don't give away contraband, make sure it's legal to transfer ownership of the items, make sure the person receiving them can do so legally in their jurisdiction, etc. We admire the generosity of folks in the outdoors community, and we want to make sure that generosity isn't punished because of a legal technicality. Also be aware that raffles are not legal unless the proceeds go to charity.
Advertising and Selling: We like to hear about new outdoor products from our members. We like to see things people have made themselves. But what we don't want to see is a knife you made yourself, with a bunch of close-up pictures, then a link to your knife making website in the signature line of your posts, and other members posting about how they bought a great knife from you. Basically if you profit from a post you made on this forum, then that would constitute advertising. If you wish to advertise a product or service, you may contact an administrator to make arrangements. We welcome and encourage knife makers and makers of other outdoor products to join and participate in our forum. We will provide a venue for you to advertise your products if there is a demand for it. And we will strive to keep a level playing field by requiring the same fee from anyone wishing to advertise here, from the smallest backyard bladesmith, to the biggest corporation. We understand how frustrating it can be to pay for advertising only to compete for customers with folks who do not pay to play. That's not how we do things here. That said, the administrators of this forum are knife makers and businessmen, and we reserve the right to give our products (and only our products) preferential treatment. We pledge that we will not give any breaks to our friends, or give anyone a pass on advertising fees. Outright spam will be dealt with swiftly and surely. Update: We will now allow members to sell new and handmade items through our classified section, up to 12 items per year. That will allow you to sell one item per month. If you wish to sell more than 12 items in a one year period, you may get a vendor subscription. We want to allow our members to sell the odd item here and there, but are limiting the total in order to be fair to our vendors. Please conduct all transactions in the classified section. Reselling new items as used for off-site businesses in order to circumvent the vendor subscription is prohibited.
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