POSTING GUIDELINES All Users Read This!
The Crispin Colloquy: POSTING GUIDELINES All Users Read This!
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The Crispin Colloquy is a function of The Honourable Cordwainers' Company--a non-profit, educational Trade Guild of bespoke boot and shoe makers, and allied trades. The mission of The Crispin Colloquy is to open lines of communication among makers from all over the world and from all walks of life, in hopes of preserving and expanding the knowledge base, sharing experiences and ideas, and of creating an archive of techniques, resources and philosophies.

By posting here, you grant to the The Honourable Cordwainers' Company a non-exclusive license to copy, distribute, display, perform or create derivative works from your post, by itself or in combination with other posts to the Forum, for the full term of any copyright in your post.

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POSTING GUIDELINES






The Crispin Colloquy is sponsored by The Honourable Cordwainers' Company--a 501, C-3, non-profit, tax-exempt, educational Trade Guild. As such, posts that solicit sales that may be construed as being for personal profit may not quote prices. The item may be described, its provenance detailed, and a contact address included. But, at risk of jeopardizing the tax-exempt status of the Guild, no prices may be quoted. If in doubt, please contact Administration.

HOW TO USE THIS BOARD

1. SEARCH FOR YOUR ANSWER

Before posting a question, see if anyone else has already asked and had the question answered. To do this, click on "Keyword Search" in the left frame. Type in a few words from your query into the following box. To get a more useful search, precede important words with a + to require that the word is there. Phrases and or searches needing more than one word may be enclosed in quotation marks.

2. IF YOUR QUESTION HAS NOT BEEN ASKED

If your question has not already been asked on the board, post a new message in an appropriate area or if necessary you may create a "new discussion." Some questions get asked (and answered) many times but your chances of getting a response increase proportionate to where and how you post a message. Addressing a post to a certain person also helps.

3. IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP

If a page has already been started on the issue you're interested in, but the advice there does not help, you are welcome to post a follow up on that page. Comments, observations, and exploration of an idea are legitimately posted in the same discussion as they started in and can be addressed to a particular individual or to all. Do not start a new discussion on a separate page if there is already a discussion on the subject of interest. Follow the guidelines given under point 2 above.

MODERATORS

This board is moderated to keep things civil. All moderating is done in private provided you have registered and entered your email address. If you receive a private email regarding something you have posted please follow the advice contained therein. If you feel you have a grievance with any of the moderators, or have been unfairly constrained in your comments contact admin@thehcc.org

ENFORCEMENT

In order for this board to be useful to its participants, it is essential that everyone observes the above posting guidelines.

Administration will vigorously enforce the above rules in a variety of ways. Test or nonsense posts will be deleted. Off-topic posts may also be deleted (or, if admin is in a good mood, moved to the correct place). Posts which were answered elsewhere will be deleted or moved to an "Already answered questions" area (or, if admin is in a good mood, referenced to the correct page). Posts which the Administrator or moderators feel are abusive or inappropriate may be deleted at any time, without prior notice. Individuals who repeatedly abuse the rules and the community that The Crispin Colloquy represents may be banned from posting to this forum.

We reserve the right to delete any message for any or no reason whatsoever.

We reserve the right to reveal the identity, and all information we know about a user in the event of a complaint or legal action brought about by any message posted by a user.

We reserve the right to immediately ban and delete all user accounts of anyone who posts abusive, slanderous, untruthful or disingenuous, remarks about this Forum or its administrators on this or any other Forum.

The IP address of all posts is recorded to aid in enforcing these conditions.

All disputes that arise from interpretations of, or vagueness in, the Posting Guidelines will be decided solely by the Administrator or the moderators. Any user who does not agree to these policies, which we may amend at any time without prior notice, is asked to not use this discussion forum.

USER ACCOUNTS

If you are interested in being a regular user of this forum, we suggest that you establish a user account for yourself. Click "User Registration" at left. Subsequent changes may be made to your personal account by clicking on "Edit Profile" and entering your username and password. When you sign up for e-mail notification in your new account, you can use your email program--Eudora, Outlook Express, Agent, Pegasus, etc. to compose your message. Simply hit "Reply" and them compose your message. Spell check if you like and then copy your message to the clipboard (ctrl+C). Double click on the URL at the bottom of the email that you are responding to. This will open up your browser and take you to the correct message on The Crispin Colloquy. Paste (ctrl+V) your message in the "Add Message" window. Enter your username and password and then "preview" your message. When you are satisfied with the message, "Post" your message. If you need to change something, you can edit the message in the window accompanying the "preview." After you post your message, wait until it is posted before going on to other part of the forum or before exiting your browser.

Further instruction on how to use this board can be found under "Getting Started" and "Formatting." If all else fails contact admin@thehcc.org

Admin



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