Online community forums are like any other organized gathering of people. There are rules of etiquette that everyone is expected to follow.
You agree, through your use of this Service, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually explicit / adult material, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, copyrighted, or otherwise violate any law.
Posting of GPS coordinates and exact fishing locations is prohibited. This includes, and is not limited to, sharing details about areas that are sensitive to abuse. ie. naming rivers during salmon and steelhead runs, fish spawning areas, small back lakes, or any other content which is deemed 'too specifc' and may be harmful to the resource, fishery or environment. If you would like to share specific fishing locations, access points / parking or personal contact information, please use the PM (Private Messaging) system.
This is a family-friendly and tourism friendly community.
No bashing of businesses in these forums. If you have a business complaint please contact the business owner directly. Do not use these forums to post your business complaint in public. Offending posts will be removed at the discretion of the administrators.
Posting of links to other message boards, forums, facebook groups or any other social media or discussion / chat groups is also prohibited and your post will be either edited or deleted.
Posting of links to non-profit organizations, personal websites & blogs in your signature or for the purpose of announcements or fishing reports will be allowed, but only under the following condition; You must post your announcement / fishing report content text and not just a link to your site. Self promotion or direct marketing for commercial purposes is not allowed. Posting of links or direct marketing of businesses or services other than our Sponsors will also be removed.
Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately via the 'Report' Post button. 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).
Please note, that we cannot confirm the validity of posts, and as such, are not responsible for the content contained within. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information presented. The posted messages express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of this forum, its staff, its subsidiaries, or the forum's administration. We reserve the right to remove objectionable content at our sole discretion.
Any violations of our terms, will result in deletion of your post or an account suspension, depending on the severity of the offence.
We work very hard promoting 'Lake Simcoe Outdoors' and it's affiliated partner sites and appreciate your support and loyalty. Enjoy our forums, and happy fishing!
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