Hi all,
Just to help the mods along a bit, and give everyone a bit of guidance I’m posting some rules and regs. We don’t want to dictate to you, but as the forum grows it gets harder to moderate and we want to make sure it remains a happy, fun community. If anyone has any questions, queries or concerns do drop me a PM or email. 
Forum Rules and Regulations
All members agree to the below rules and regulations, may use them as guidance when posting, and should contact the moderators or administrators of this site if they have any problems with adhering to them.
• Please be aware that this board is a public forum and can be viewed by anybody who choses to visit the site.
• Never reveal any personal information about yourself or anyone else (for example: telephone number, home address or email address) on a discussion board, and please do not include postal addresses of any kind. Use the PM system to communicate such information to other members if required.
* Abusive behaviour, harrassment, defamation or bullying will not be tolerated. This is a community board where everyone should have a right to express their opinion. Should anybody have a problem with a particular member, or a particular member’s behaviour, please contact a moderator or administrator of the site.
* Remember that it’s hard to get a particular intonation across when typing- writing in capitals can sometimes be taken as shouting- try emphasising words with italics, or bolding them up instead if you’re unsure.
* Please ensure that all contributed projects and posts are your own work (unless otherwise credited) and does not infringe any law, including copyright and trademark.
Advertising/Signatures
* Advertising is banned on the forum, please adhere to this rule. If you are keen to promote a show, product, business or charity please contact Emma Ward, Kate Hemmings, Sarah Capel or Adrienne Chandler via the Private Messaging or Email facility.
* Members are allowed to have links to their own shops or blogs within their signitures, but there must be no blatant advertising or encouraging language, special offers or discounts alongside them. Examples as below:
Allowed signiture:
http://www.myblogmyblog.blogspot.com
http://www.myetsy.com
http://www.myshopatebay.com
Disallowed signature:
Come and buy my fantastic crafty products at discounted prices: http://www.myetsy.com
We also ask that members refrain from using flashing icons, or animated banners to promote their shops.
* Please note that comments and projects posted on this board may be published in Crafts Beautiful, Lets Make Cards, Lets Get Crafting and Quick & Crafty magazines.
RAK mailing list
By signing up to participate in the RAK mailing list you are agreeing to your data being held electronically on the home computer of the member responsible for compiling and updating the list.
You are also agreeing to the electronic distribution of your details to each other member on the RAK list and the storage of the distributed list on their home computers. Members may also store this data in the form of a printed copy of the list, if so desired.
Your data will not be shared with the administrators of this site – only with those site members participating in the RAK mailing list.
Your data will not be stored for any longer than necessary and will only be used for the purposes of participating in the RAK mailing list. It will not be shared with third parties.
Your data can be removed from the list at any time by PMing the member responsible for compiling and updating the list.
Please report any misuse of your personal data to the member responsible for compiling and updating the list and an administrator of this site.