Hi all,
Due to some complaints from members, we have edited our Rules & Regulations [which can be found under the announcements list at the top of every section] to include the below details on challenges that are set by members.
Please note that we aren’t trying to stop members setting challenges, we just need to make sure we protect all our users from being mislead while on the boards. Although we aren’t directly involved in setting these challenges, we are automatically associated with the because they appear on our forum - because of this we have decided they require regulation in order to make sure that it’s kept fair.
You don’t need to PM us if you’d like to start a challenge, we will just keep an eye on things and be in touch with anyone we have concerns about. We hope you understand.
Challenges – NEW section please read!
* It has come to our attention that many members on the forum are setting their own challenges and offering prizes to the lucky winners, which is fantastic and completely voluntary. However, we have also noticed that some members are making a habit of not returning to announce the winner and send out the prize, as promised. Please note that although it’s up to individual members whether they want to set a challenge, once they’ve set one it’s courteous to see it through as promised to avoid misleading other members.
Because of this we are introducing a new ‘three strikes’ policy. Should a member repeatedly host a challenge and not send out a prize/notify a winner, after three times they will be BANNED from hosting challenges full stop.
We do understand that there are circumstances beyond your control which may affect this, so if this does happen during a challenge you have set through no fault of your own, please PM either myself or Emma, as we will look at each incident individually to keep things fair.
