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Forum Rules

Registration to this forum is FREE!

As this is a professional forum, we REQUIRE that all members use their first and last names., with a space in between first and last names as their username to keep the membership roster tidy and organized. As professionals, we do not wish to have to address our comments to "photoguy" instead of Sam Smith, for example. If you do not register with your first and last name, we will email you asking for your real first and last name so we can change your username for you. If we do not receive that information from you within a week, we must delete your profile and you'll have to go through the registration process again. Thank you for your understanding with this simple, but important rule.

You agree, through your use of this forum, that you will not post any material that is false, defamatory, innacurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, threatening, harassing, obscene, invade another persons privacy, is adult material, or otherwise in violation of any United States or International law.

You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, and chain letters are forbidden on this forum, as is advertising products or services unless you're a paid sponsor. This is also very important as our paid sponsors are why you get to join this forum for free. They are covering the costs for you. So, only businesses that are paying to support the forum may post any forum of advertising for their business. Thank you.

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You remain solely responsible for the content of your posted messages. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of this forum, any related websites to this forum, it's staff and its subsidiaries. The owners of this forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any other information collected on this service) in the event of a formal complaint or legal action arising from any situation caused by your use of this forum.

After you register, please fill out your profile with as many details as possible. The better other members know you, the more help you may receive or the help may be more tuned to your particular situation.

Please note that with each post, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this forum, or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement.

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The hopes and goals of this forum is to have a community of helpful members that share with everyone in order to help the community as a whole grow and prosper. Please remember that since you cannot hear the voice of the person that is posting, nor can you see their facial expressions or feel the emotion behind their typewritten words, that you should always assume that posts are written in a friendly and peaceful manner. All too often messages are misinterpreted, which quickly leads to upset parties. The use of smilies is a wonderful way to show that your own posts are being made peacefully, especially if your message can be misinterpreted in any way. Please, no flaming. No personal "wars".

And finally, please don't just be a "lurker". By posting your thoughts, your images, your ideas, etc., you are guaranteed to learn more yourself, find more friends, receive more help, and have a much better experience. When you learn more, you earn more. No matter if you're a newbie to this business, or a veteran of 40 years experience in photography, everyone is interested in what you have to say and there is no such thing as a dumb questions.

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