Reel Talk is provided through the courtesy of ORCA as a public forum to encourage the exchange of information about old reels and collecting them. Reel Talk was started in 1999. All users of Reel Talk must abide by the following Terms of Use and Conduct.
The use of the term "member" in this refers to people who are registered on this Reel Talk forum. Keep in mind that registering for this forum does not automatically register you as a member of the organization, the Old Reel Collectors Association (ORCA). If you want to join ORCA, you are encouraged to do so at https://www.orcaonline.org/product-cate ... embership/
Keep your personal arguments off of the forum - Work it out with a phone call or personal mail (use the Contact icon on the right toolbar to email any member). If you have a disagreement and wish to post, state your position, recognize that there is disagreement, and move on. Persistent arguments will be deleted.
Do not post your email address in any message. This is not necessary or allowed. If any member wants to contact you by email, they must use the use the Contact icon on the right toolbar to email or direct message a member.
Treat others with respect. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Personal attacks or negative personal comments about other members and/or their posted opinions, including sales prices, will be deleted. The moderators will have the final say as to what is appropriate.
To prevent posts that are disruptive and confrontational in nature, the following policy is in effect: If the moderators determine that posts made by a forum member are inappropriate, that member will receive two warnings, and on the second warning, the member will lose his or her posting privileges for a period of time to be determined by the moderators.
Reinstated members who persist in inappropriate behavior or who defame others will be banned from using the forum completely, based on the ORCA Constitution:
XIV.D. No person, regardless of the office he may hold, if any, may use any official publication of the Corporation to promote any personal point of view regarding any matter that is being considered by the Board or may properly be considered by the Board in the future; nor to take issue with any decision of the Board; nor to defame any person or organization inside or outside of the Corporation.
Forum members who have been expelled from ORCA will also be banned from participating further in Reel Talk.
Members are encouraged to post photos of reels and other fishing tackle to this board, but by doing so, you must have the rights to the photo posted, and all photos posted become a part of the Reel Talk board and may be used by ORCA in perpetuity.
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Thank you,
ORCA and Reel Talk Moderators
