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Rules and Disclaimer
Please
read this carefully. It is not the usual forum registration blurb.
By
joining or continuing to use this forum you are agreeing to comply with the
following rules and disclaimers.
A. Registration
- Each individual
may set up one forum identity only.
- When registering on the forum, you will need to choose a username. Please
refrain from using anything that may be easily confused with other members
or people, for instance, Amateur Radio Callsigns (for example "G9XXX"
is no good, whereas "G9XXX Fred" is OK). Also do not include anything
that could be regarded as obscene or insulting.
- Usernames may contain letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores and spaces
only. Minimum and maximum username restrictions apply; currently minimum 7
characters and maximum 15 characters.
- During registration you will be required to enter your "location".
This must be entered accurately (just entering UK or your country is not acceptable).
Enter the nearest large town or city, or the county. If you are not in the
UK you must include also your country, as well as the area within your country
to an equivalent level of accuracy as described above.
- The registration
system will send you an email with a link that must be clicked to verify your
registration. Until this is done you will not be able to post. Make sure your
email spam filters and any sender approval systems do not restrict or block email from vintage-radio.net before registering.
- Members should
ensure their profile contains a valid working email address. Anyone found to have an invalid email address (for example if automated notification emails bounce) will be requested to remedy
this via PM, failure to do so will result in further action up to and including
a forum ban.
- You have the
option to hide your email address from other forum members. It is recommended
that you enable this option to reduce the risk of your email address being
discovered and used by spammers or viruses.
- The first few posts you make will not appear in the forum immediately. They will be queued for verification by a moderator before appearing. Once you have made a few acceptable posts this restriction will be removed, and your posts will then appear immediately. The moderators may reapply this restriction to any member on a temporary or permanent basis if they feel that posts by that member require this verification.
B. Posting
Messages
- Please post your message in one section only. Most people read all sections
and don't want to see the same message repeated.
- Please try to post your message in the right section. If you are not sure
which section to use, look at the messages already in the sections for guidance.
- When starting a new thread please use clear and meaningful subjects that
include the make and model of the set, if applicable.
- Ensure that any post is relevant to the title of the thread that it is posted
in and to the ongoing discussion within the thread. Off-topic posts are likely
to be deleted by moderators.
- If you start a new thread please don't bump it until at least 14 days have elapsed
after you last posted in it. "Bumping" is defined as posting in a thread purely to bring it closer to the
top of the "New Posts" list, as opposed to adding significant new information to the thread.
- Please avoid vulgar and offensive language. Remember that members of this
forum range in age from youngsters to senior citizens, so language that seems
OK to you may be unacceptable for other members. Also avoid comments that
could be regarded as insults to members of different race, gender, lifestyle,
sexuality etc.
- Keep your posts 'clean'. Unnecessary departure from the default font style
and size, excessive use of different fonts and/or colours and excessive use
of smilies may result in the post being edited or deleted at the discretion
of a moderator.
- Remember that you are talking in a public forum and that you are legally
responsible for your own words and for any action that may result from your
comments. Please keep your posts truthful and accurate, to the best of your
knowledge. Avoid defamatory remarks that refer to identifiable individuals,
organisations or companies, unless you include facts to justify your comments
and are prepared to stand by your remarks in a court of law.
- Messages must be written in clear English. If English is not your first
language, please just do the best you can.
- This is an online discussion forum, not a text message service or an instant
private messenger. We don't expect perfect spelling and grammar, but at least
make an effort. Text slang (e.g., "hi r u going 2 NVCF")
is harder to read than plain English and presents you as a small child using
a mobile phone. Familiar acronyms (HTH, IMHO, TIA, FWIW etc.,) are fine but
should be kept to a minimum.
- This forum is primarily for the discussion of equipment that was manufactured
or originally sold in the UK. Discussion of non-UK equipment is welcome but
may be more appropriate to forums based in the relevant country. The moderators
may use their discretion to limit excessive discussion of non-UK equipment.
- Do not post or request service data in the forum which is available for sale at http://www.service-data.com.
The service data website funds this forum. Also do not post links to other
sites or sources of data which is available at http://www.service-data.com,
regardless of the price charged at the other site/source. Also do not post
data from any published commercial CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or website requiring payment
for data. In situations like this you should simply state where the data may
be obtained. However you may post a small section from published data (such
as a section from a circuit diagram or other diagram) where appropriate to
illustrate or help with a discussion.
- This is a discussion
forum, not a notice board. You should expect people to reply in the forum, and
should check back to read any replies. Requests for replies by other means will
be deleted. You must not include your email address, telephone number or other
contact details in your posts or signature.
C. eBay
and other on-line auctions etc.
All
references to eBay below also apply to other similar organisations.
- The word "eBay" can be used in these forums so long as you keep
within the rules. Don't disguise the word "eBay" by using expressions
such as "A well known auction site", "You know where",
"A place I mustn't mention", "e
y"
and so on. If you do this it just looks like you've got something to hide.
Don't use derogatory terms such as "fleabay" either.
- Buying and selling are peripheral activities in these forums, so you may
not promote eBay auctions here. This applies to other seller's auctions as
well as your own. This means that you may not mention that an item is for
sale on eBay, or post a link to it. Neither can you seek to circumvent this
rule by posting something like "This set is too difficult for me to restore,
so I'm putting it on eBay" or "I sell these on eBay, my eBay ID
is...".
- You may not post links or references to items just because they interest
you, you think they may be of interest to other forum members, or you wish to make any comments about them. Posts such
as "I saw this on eBay, but can't afford it. Another forum member might
like to buy it" or "I intend to bid on this if somebody nearby can
pick it up for me and bring it to NVCF" are not allowed.
- There
is one exception to the above rules. You may respond to a "Sets/Parts
Wanted" or "Information Wanted" post by mentioning an eBay
item or posting a link to it. This is on an "Information Only" basis
though, so don't discuss the item in follow up posts. Once again don't try
to circumvent the rules by posting a wanted ad and then responding to it by
saying "I've found this one on eBay", or by promoting your own auction.
- No
discussion is allowed about the eBay company (including subsidiaries), the
eBay website, eBay auction items or eBay sellers. So don't start your Success
Story with something like "I bought this on eBay, the seller is a right
crook. He charged far too much for postage and the packing was lousy. He said
it was working, but it's missing half the parts."
- Think
about whether you need to use the word "eBay" at all. Are other
forum members really interested in where the item came from? Could you use
a PM rather than posting in the public forums? If in doubt don't use the word
"eBay" or seek advice from the moderators.
- The
moderators will assess any references to eBay or items listed thereon, on
a case-by-case basis. This may result in posts that are felt unsuitable or
inappropriate being edited or removed, even if they do not fit the examples
above.
- Anyone violating the wording or spirit of these rules can expect a warning or infraction for the first violation and stronger penalties up to a permanent ban for repeat violations.
For more information about the reasons for this section of the rules and further clarification of what is and is not acceptable please read this forum thread.
D. Buying
and Selling
- Regular contributors
to the forum discussions may post messages requesting parts and sets they
require, and may also offer occasional items for sale. However it should be
noted that any buying or selling is a peripheral activity and is not the main
purpose of the forum.
- Offered and
Wanted posts may only be posted in the Offered and Wanted sections of the
forum.
- Items offered
or requested must be relevant to the topics discussed at this forum.
- Any item offered
must include an exact price, and indicate whether or not you are prepared
to post it.
- The only exception to the exact price rule is if all the proceeds are to be donated to charity. In this case the name of the charity must be clearly stated and the buyer expected to pay by cheque written directly to the charity.
As any postage and packing incurred will need to be recouped by the seller, this has to be stated precisely and a separate cheque or other method of payment used to pay the seller.
- Messages offering/requesting
swaps are not permitted. These are rarely successful and are sometimes used
to circumvent the price rule above.
- If the location
of the item is not the same as your location in your profile, you must state
the location of the item.
- You may only
offer items for direct sale. You may not post details of items you are selling
on eBay (see eBay section) or have offered elsewhere.
- You should expect
people to reply in the forum or via the forum Private Message system, and
should check back to read any replies. Requests for replies by other means,
such as email or phone, will be deleted.
- The posting
of sale or wanted messages is a privilege offered to regular forum members
only. If, in the opinion of the moderators, you are only here to trade and
not to become involved in other discussions, your posts may be deleted and
your access to the forum may be restricted.
- Commercial advertising
and spamming is not permitted under any circumstances.
E. Private
Messages and Emails
- The ability to send Private Messages (PMs) and emails to other members will
be enabled once you have posted one message in the forum and (as noted in
rule A8) this post has been approved by a moderator.
- The same guidelines as detailed above for forum messages also apply to
messages sent via the forum Private Messages system. Reports of harassment
via the PM system will be fully investigated. To report an abusive or unwanted
PM, please contact a moderator or administrator. Anyone using the PM system
for spamming or other junk messages is likely to be banned.
- The Private Message system is intended for private follow-up correspondence
as a result of forum threads (exchanging contact details to complete transactions
etc). It is not intended as an alternative to using the forum itself. Nor
is it an alternative to email for ongoing discussions unrelated to the forum.
Excessive use of the Private Messages system while making few or no posts
in the forums is not acceptable and could result in warnings leading to a
forum ban.
- The contents of Private Messages, while generally regarded as private, can
be accessed and read by the forum administrators in exceptional circumstances.
Note that deleted Private Messages can still be accessed by the administrators
through the regular forum backups.
F. Prohibited
Discussions, Sales and Wants
- Equipment or information that cannot be used legally in the UK by the general
public or a licenced radio amateur must not be bought, sold or discussed in
these forums. The moderators will delete any posts relating to equipment or
information falling into this category. Examples include (but are not limited
to) broadcast transmitters, unapproved CB equipment, mobile phone jammers,
GPS jammers, speed camera jammers, bugging equpment, circumvention of copy
protection systems and pirated/cracked software.
- For this forum, broadcast transmitters are defined as those having an output
in excess of 100mW e.i.r.p. on any waveband currently or previously used for
radio or television broadcasting. Most 'Gizmo' and 'iTrip' type units intended
to enable transmission over a few metres are less than this threshold.
- The only exception to F1 and F2 is that general discussions on licensed
broadcast equipment operated by professional broadcast organisations are allowed.
- Discussions about radio, audio and associated equipment and electric clocks fitted to vehicles are allowed. Discussions about other aspects of vehicular technology are not permitted as there are many web sites which are more likely to be of use.
An exception is posting images, with brief details of the vehicle's purpose, of vehicles in the service of radio (etc) manufacturers and/or dealers, TV detector vans, BBC, ITA and Post Office Telephones vehicles but technical details of the vehicles themselves must not be discussed.
G. General
- Your postings on this forum are displayed on a public website. Your text
will be available to anyone with an internet connection. Even if deleted from
this forum, it may have been cached by search engines and web-archive sites,
or someone may have saved or printed it.
- This is a discussion forum, not a notice board. You should expect people
to reply in the forum, and should check back to read any replies. Requests
for replies by other means will be deleted. You must not include your email
address, telephone number or other contact details in your posts or signature.
- Any messages that do not comply with these rules or which are deemed to
be inappropriate by a moderator may be edited, moved or deleted at the moderator's
sole discretion.
- A warning and infraction system is operated here. Anyone who posts in violation
of the above rules may receive, at the moderators sole discretion, either
a zero-point warning or an infraction carrying one or more points. Points
expire after a period of time (30 days for one-point infractions and 90 days
for other infractions). If you accumulate 10 points you will be automatically
banned. Note that the infraction/warning point "score" is only visible
to moderators. Members can see their own "score", not that of other
members.
- Members may also be banned for persistent inappropriate posting, spamming,
abusive remarks towards the moderators or other members, or any other serious
or ongoing action likely to disrupt the normal running of the forum or waste
a disproportionate amount of moderator time.
- In all cases the decision of the moderators is final.
- Members who have not posted any messages for three months or longer may
have their memberships deleted as part of the regular forum maintenance.
- Some forum sections contain "sticky" threads which contain further
rules applicable to that section only. Rules in such threads are in addition
to these overall forum rules.
- The forum rules may be changed periodically. An announcement will be posted
in the forum when this happens. By continuing to use the forum after such
notice is posted, you are confirming that you agree to comply with the revised
rules.
- The UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum is a privately-owned
and operated discussion forum under the sole authority of its Chief Administrator
(Paul Stenning), and run with the aid of additional Administrators and Moderators
who act on the Chief Administrator's authority. At all times members of this
Forum should follow the instructions and requests of Administrators/Moderators.
They are acting on behalf of the Chief Administrator. Questioning their actions
or motivations in public messages is not welcome. Instead, should you have
an issue with the way a moderator is behaving or disagree with their judgement,
you are asked to please contact the Chief Administrator via private message
or the "Contact Us" link to express your concerns. Taking matters
into your own hands will not be tolerated. This is because our staff is entirely
volunteer, and deserves the freedom to be able to do their volunteer jobs.
- Also, while we grant our users the utmost discretion and freedom, there
is no guaranteed right of free speech (or right toward anything else, for
that matter) in this community, and we make no guarantees at all about its
operation, its moderation or its policies. The UK Vintage Radio Repair and
Restoration Discussion Forum is operated solely at the leisure of the administrators/moderators,
in their free time, and no user is guaranteed the right to be here as a participant.
We reserve the right to terminate any user's membership for any reason at
any time.
Forum
rules last updated: 20th February 2013
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WARNING
AND DISCLAIMER
Vintage
electrical/electronic equipment may use or produce dangerous high voltages
and may contain components running at hazardous temperatures. Great care must
always be taken when working on such equipment, especially when it is powered
and shortly after it has been powered. Messages in this forum may discuss
carrying out tests on live equipment, but do not give specific safety warnings.
The absence of such warnings does NOT imply that the action is safe. Warnings
have simply been omitted to avoid repetition and to keep the meaning of the
description concise. Live equipment is always dangerous. If you are in any
way unsure about your ability to work with vintage electrical/electronic equipment
safely, please refer the work to a qualified and experienced engineer.
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