PLEASE READ: Using the "Swap Forum"

Lee · 24th October 2008, 04:53 PM

Please be aware that there are a number of laws regarding trade in ivory and other materials originating from endangered species.
CITES thread

Lee · 3rd July 2009, 10:14 AM

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There is no enforceable external legal constraint against posting an object for discussion in a forum such as ours and later deciding to sell the item and posting a link to the discussion in the forums. However, if a forum member does this without having received the permission of the authors of the relevant posts in advance for such commercial use of their remarks, this constitutes grounds for cancellation of the offender's forum registration.

<yawn> To remind and clarify, having noticed two examples this past week, as the rules presently stand, this also includes links from the swap forum to the discussion forums, as useful as they potentially are. As long as no one who had posted on the discussion thread complains, the bear will sleep. But, if the bear is awakened, the reflex is to swipe... <snore>

Lee · 6th August 2009, 11:42 AM

If you wish to allow unregistered viewers (lurkers) and users still in moderated status to contact you about items in the swap forum you will need to place contact information in the body of your message as these users cannot use the forums software to contact you.

Do not rely on interested parties to post 'you have a pm,' as they can no longer reply to a swap forum thread; only a thread's originator (or a moderator) may reply to it.

Do post in your thread if the item goes on hold.
Do post in your thread when the item is sold.
Do reply to all member inquiries.

24th October 2008, 04:53 PM	#1
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 937	Additional Caveats and Concerns Please be aware that there are a number of laws regarding trade in ivory and other materials originating from endangered species. CITES thread Last edited by Lee; 7th August 2009 at 11:18 AM.

6th August 2009, 11:42 AM	#3
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 937	Not Entirely Working as Intended If you wish to allow unregistered viewers (lurkers) and users still in moderated status to contact you about items in the swap forum you will need to place contact information in the body of your message as these users cannot use the forums software to contact you. Do not rely on interested parties to post 'you have a pm,' as they can no longer reply to a swap forum thread; only a thread's originator (or a moderator) may reply to it. Do post in your thread if the item goes on hold. Do post in your thread when the item is sold. Do reply to all member inquiries. Last edited by Lee; 7th August 2009 at 11:26 AM. Reason: email forwarding not working for members still in moderated status