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Official Luthier’s Forum
Code of Conduct
The Official Luthier’s Forum is made available as a free service for luthiers of any level of experience. All are welcome to read or join in the conversation. Reading the forum does not require registration and anyone who chooses to participate in the conversations must first register their information.
This community is provided as a courtesy of Lance Kragenbrink and Brock Poling and participation in the community is considered a privilege which may be revoked at any time without explanation.
The following are a series of guidelines and rules for harmonious participation in the community. All members acknowledge that they have read and understand these rules as a condition of viewing or participating in discussions.
Be neighborly. The OLF is an inclusive community one in which members show each other mutual respect at all times. This goes for members of all experience levels. New members should respect the skill and experience of those with many years in the craft, and senior members should try to be patient with new members. We want the community to enjoy a harmonious exchange based on mutual respect. Disagreements should always be framed to challenge ideas, not their authors and they should be conducted in a professional and productive manner.
Stand by your OWN words. Neither Lance Kragenbrink, Brock Poling, our wives, families, clients, friends, nor anyone else is responsible for ANYTHING said on this board other than comments we make in a personal or professional capacity. Acknowledgement of this is conditional to reading or participating on the forum. We make this service available for free and we do not monitor the accuracy of any post, nor do we screen or censor content in any way as a matter of policy. We take no responsibility for what you write. You must exhibit care and understand that there may be consequences for trying to damage the reputation of another regardless of the circumstances. You have been warned!
Accuracy of Information. The information you get from the OLF has not been checked for accuracy or with respect for safety. We encourage you to research new techniques, processes, ideas, etc. carefully before trying them. Sometimes a new technique will be just the thing to help you move forward, but it may lead to ruining your materials, or worse causing harm to you or those around you. Again, we make this board available for free for members to share ideas and experiences. We make no claim as to the accuracy of safety of any suggested procedure. So proceed at your own risk, we take no responsibility for anything you do with this information. … and PLEASE be careful.
Swearing. There will be no swearing of any kind on the OLF. Regardless of how mundane you think a word is understand that we reserve the right to edit your post or delete it entirely if you do not follow this rule. Our goal is to create an environment suitable to luthiers of any age and “adult” language is not to be tolerated. This is not THAT tough of a rule. Just learn to live with it.
Religion. Discussion of religious topics, prayer requests, etc. is forbidden on the boards. Again our goal is to accept members whose common interest is lutherie not a particular faith. We have enough division in our lives over politics, faith, culture etc. Let’s all come to the OLF to share our common love – building guitars. Posts that violate this rule are subject for deletion.
Politics. See the comments on religion and substitute the word Politics. We see this as another major area which serves to divide communities and it does not have a place on the OLF. If you want to talk about these subjects there are numerous forums devoted to these topics. Please visit them to share your opinions about these matters.
Platform for Personal Attacks. The OLF is not a pulpit to punish suppliers who you feel have wronged you. This includes Ebay vendors. If you have a problem with a vendor or a purchase please take it up with them. This also goes for personal disputes; the OLF is not the place for such discussions.
No Unauthorized Advertising. Please do not post information about sales, new products, great deals, etc. if you are not a paying sponsor of the OLF. The sponsors of this site contribute to the financial health of the board and without their participation we would not exist. “Poaching” hurts our entire community. We are perhaps the most unbiased friendly guitar building site on the Internet and any advertiser who comes to us will almost without reservation will be given the opportunity to participate. Violations will result in posts being deleted and repeat violations will lead to expulsion.
We reserve the right. While we try very hard to operate the community with the idea of free exchange of ideas, and free speech we reserve the right to edit, archive, delete any post or ask any member of the forum to leave for any reason we choose. The above rules are not meant to be an all inclusive list, and reserving this right allows us to be flexible to deal with unforeseen situations. We will do our best to continue to operate the forum as we always have, but as we grow this may occasionally be necessary. Every member participates in the forum as a guest and we will do what is necessary to preserve what we perceive to be the good of the community.
Thanks!
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