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Greetings all,
It is my pleasure to report that our little forum has now grown to include 600 registered members – in addition to the many more unregistered visitors that flock to our pages daily. I am very happy to see our content attract so many visitors and to see us grow to include more friends interested in our hobby and in displaying their collections and creativity and in sharing their skills and experience for the benefit of all. I hope all of us will continue to benefit from this humble common space dedicated to our pastime, and I thank you all for helping to make it what it is.
I take the opportunity to remind all members that the forum is designed to be inclusive for all interested in this hobby and is not restricted to or dedicated to any specific interest, genre, or age group. Because of this, I hope you will continue to exercise your best judgment when it comes to the content you share and the manner in which it is presented. Please take into consideration who might view this content and how it will be interpreted. The basic rules of propriety and civility we have in face-to-face interactions (even if now more than usually obscured by Covid-related isolation) apply here, and it is important to remember this.
Incidents have been few and far between, and I hope you will help keep it that way by being respectful, considerate, and appropriate. It is natural to not always agree or to misinterpret something, and there are plenty of grey areas, which makes it all the more important to remain civil and avoid escalation. The forum’s moderators are unpaid volunteers with other more imminent demands on their time, patience, and sanity, who are doing their best to keep this place in good shape with minimal and reluctant interference, wherever that is deemed necessary. With that in mind, let us remember the golden rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” follow forum policy, and thus maintain our forum as a constructive and welcoming space, keeping it free from content that is inappropriate and divisive (e.g., pornographic, political, preachy, etc.).
Thank you again for your constructive participation in the forum.
Stay safe and sound and keep coming back.
