As a note, this Code of Conduct may be subject to change in the coming days and weeks. If changes are made, we'll make a reply post here to ping you guys that something has changed.

Keeping this thread locked to keep it clear and uncluttered, but commentary and suggestions are, as always, welcome via PM to the admins.

I have been getting a rash of people attempting to register who have not provided an e-mail address. Unsurprisingly, some of such registrations have come from our banned friend(s) who just can't seem to get enough of us.

As a result, I am requiring that all new registrants provide an e-mail address.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to deal with people I don't have to or want to and, yes, what the requirements are to get an account here are completely based on my judgment.

This post relates to accidental or inadvertent posting of others' PI.

We moderators are cognizant that accidents occur, we are also of the opinion that many accidents are preventable. That said, users are responsible for what they post. If you cut-and-paste a post from elsewhere that contains PI, you are responsible for the contents of that post. And that means that if it contains PI, you will be removed for having violated this rule unless you take steps immediately to address the issue.

More or less, if any of the moderators have to step in to remove PI from the board before a user modifies a post to exclude it, a violation has occurred, regardless of knowledge.

Be careful what you post from elsewhere and be careful when using names. We look at these things on a case-by-case basis, along with what we surmise to be the intent of a post.

And, as always, violations of this rule force me to actually do work, and making me work makes me grumpy.