Forum Rules
Why these rules?
There aren't many rules on this forum - we like it to be an easy going place and like to avoid all the crazy restrictions that other forums place on people, but please read and follow the guidelines on this page.
Moderation here isn't strict (apart from removing spammers) and this easy going attitide relies on members being responsible for their own posts. It has worked so far and will hopefully continue to work while members follow the rules below:
General conduct
Be nice to everyone else on the forum especially new members. New members
are important to the forum - they might stick around and contribute a lot
in the future. If a new member asks something that has been asked a thousand
times before then you might gently point them towards a thread that will answer
their question. Better still why not answer the question yourself. You can
use the stuff from the previous thread and look really smart. I do that all
the time. 
Family friendly
All sorts of people are interested in welding and it's good not to exclude them. Please avoid 'adult content'. Also do not post anything illegal, racial intolerant, or anything concerning violence, drugs, hacking, etc.
No advertising
Advertising not allowed on the forum.
Liable
The forum may be held responsible for what you say, so please don't post any defamatory remarks about suppliers without good reason. For example saying "XXXX Welder Company sucks" without any justification would not be OK, but saying "I don't like my XXXX welder Co welder because it has a permanently live wire feed and that is annoying because of this and that and the other" should be OK. I'm no expert in these law things, but surely nobody can complain about facts that can be backed up.
Language
This is an English speaking forum so please post in English. Use the private message system if you want to talk to a member in another language. English is a second language for many forum members so please do not use abbreviated English of the type used in mobile phone text messaging.
Complaints
If anyone does have complaints about the information contained on the web site or the forum then contacting me is the best way to sort them out.
The rules can change
The forum rules do evolve over time. Do check back every now and again for the latest version.