Southeastern Family Campers: Forum Guidelines & Rules

SECampers.Com exists to provide a forum for people interested in trailer camping. We provide a free to use, organized space where members are welcomed to post questions and answers primarily about camping or campers, but not limited to those things. As a secondary feature, SECampers.Com provides planning space for camping get-togethers such as Rallies, Meetings, or casual weekends together. We also provide a social networking site that revolves around but is not limited to camping.

We have no objection to calling something a "SECampers Rally" as long as there is not expectation on the part of the organizers of financial gain. That does not mean "SECampers.Com" has any ownership over the rally. We do ask that the rally organizers keep the "No Financial Gain" idea in mind. In the past, when more money came in than was expended, it was traditional to award that in the form of prizes.

We will continue to provide this space essentially unfettered to whosoever is willing to register and abide by the rules regarding decorum and good taste. Essentially the rule of thumb is, if you can say it to Aunt Bea, if you can show it to Aunt Bea, you can post it here. Keep in mind, what you post here, stays here, not to be removed unless it violates a law or the Aunt Bea sniff test.

We could care less what you say on other forums. That being said, we do care that this forum will not be used to disparage other places or people on other sites. that is not what we are all about.

If you have a problem with someone or something pertaining to this site, please bring it to the attention of the Moderators using an email or PM. If the operation of this site is in question, similarly, please let the Moderators know. The Moderators run this place and their decision is final. Remember, this is not a public location, but is instead a privately owned site provided as a service to anyone willing to register and abide by the rules. If you are not willing to abide by the rules then you may leave but anything you have posted remains.

Currently Moderators provide both the rules and the day-to-day operations of this site. Unless we find we have a requirement to do so, we will not implement a different organization. We will try to keep this as simple as possible.

The Moderators are dedicated to keeping our space as a drama-free as possible. We pledge to you we will do our best not to be part of the drama here or elsewhere. We are human beings with families and friends so we ask that you keep personal animosities off this site where our families can see it. We wouldn't do this if we didn't believe it to be worthwhile and as long as we believe it to be worthwhile, we will continue.

Other than a Moderators Lounge, there will be no private or secret forums on this site. If you can't say it in public, don't say it here. The only reason the Moderator's Lounge exists in private is so members questions can be considered and discussed without airing our laundry in public.

Thus far the financial support for this website has come out of individuals pockets. We will continue to keep the doors open as long as there is interest and we have the financial wherewithall to pay for this. If you would like to contribute money to keep this going you are welcome to send it to our PayPal account. We will provide a financial accounting and a link to this account by the end of June 2009.

SECampers, though privately owned, is not and will not ever be "For Sale". Even though we have one owner, that owner has relinquished all ownership rights to the Moderators, henceforth and forever more. Nor will we accept advertising. If contributions can't keep us going, well, we aren't providing much of a service and we will fold.

Thank you for reading this and let's go camping...





Please read the following rules and guidelines very carefully. By proceeding to post you agree to these guidelines and must obey them at all times. Refusal to obey these guidelines will result in the appropriate responsive actions.

We have implemented the following guide for using all our forums. This guide is designed to strike a balance between the main goal of our forums, providing support, and keeping the relaxed and welcoming family atmosphere of our community.

Please remember that we are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of this bulletin board.

Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email or PM. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.

You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this bulletin board to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law.

You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you.

We require all posts to be positive, constructive, and on topic. We may delete individual posts that could ruin a good topic thread.

Unnecessary bumping of topics is considered Spam, and topics bumped for no reason shall be locked.

We reserve the right to edit or remove any content on these forums that we deem inappropriate with or without forewarning. We will try to give fair warning when we can, but it is not always feasible to do so.

Having fun is our goal. Please keep it positive and polite. We do not censor opinions or ideas on our forums but we do take action against posts and/or topics that could cause unrest in the community beyond a civil and polite disagreement.

Please NOTE: Due to the inflammatory nature of political, world news, religious and other related topics, we have deemed them inappropriate for our forums. These topics often result in heated discussions not always suitable for our younger members. We suggest you discuss these types of topics on a forum and/or site dedicated for heated debates.

You may not make personal attacks on other users or staff members either in public forums or private messages.

You may not use profanity in usernames, posts, signatures or anything else on this website. It is unprofessional and offensive and will not be tolerated. We have word filters in place for the most vulgar terms. Circumventing those word filters will result in punitive action.

We reserve the right to ban any member who violates our guidelines or disrupts our community. We will be fair and provide warning in most cases.
If you have an issue concerning our services, policies, or staff, please use a personal contact method such as a private message or email to a staff member. All staff are highlighted in the active members list. We take serious complaints to heart and will do our best to address them.