A quick reminder for people posting to low tide

[Bandit]

Hi everyone.

Just a reminder that when you post something, think about the people that could be reading this.

Some of the people that are in this forum could be very young (even single figure age), have a particular racial or religious background or may have some disability.

So when you go to post that joke that you think is funny, just have a think about it and see if you would laugh if the shoe was on the other foot.

This is not aimed at anyone in particular, more just a post to say that some people are much more easily offended than others, and the forum rules you agreed to do state that you will not post anything deemed to be offensive.

Thanks for your understanding, and keep the jokes coming !

[JimmyA]

Hi All

Just another reminder about posting to Low Tide.

Please ensure that the RTAW Rules & Regulations are followed when making and replying to posts (particularly No. 4).

General Guidelines

1. "RTAW" refers to the bulletin board called Reefing the Australian Way owned and run by the Marine Aquarium Societies of Australia. "We" and "us" refers to the administrators and/or moderators of RTAW.

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Thanks for reading.

Jimmy

[Jim_D]

Just an update:

Low Tide is a fun place to hang out and discuss things, just remember that Reefing the Australian Way is a family orientated forum, so please keep your posts and replies in Low Tide acceptable to PG13 viewing, thanks and enjoy yourself in Low Tide.