Est1892's purpose is to be a friendly and accessible community where a wide variety of Liverpool fans can interact in a relaxed environment. We prefer self-regulation, but we also prefer being able to enjoy the site, and therefore we ask all posters to respect these general guidelines.

- Try to be nice, or at least civil. Show others the respect you would like to be shown. Remember everyone is entitled to an opinion, expressed in an appropriate manner of course, no matter how wrong they may be, without receiving abuse from others who do not agree with it. Trashing of other posts or topics is not big or clever, nor does it make you a better fan or person. At the end of the day we're all Liverpool fans – you may disagree with somebody's point of view, but please respect their right to have it and express it on here. Petty flaming spoils forums for everyone, if you think someone is an idiot simply ignore them and respond to someone else.

- Think before you post. If you are creating a new thread, try to make it interesting, well worded, or informative. Repetitive threads or polls, and those started with a few words rarely inspire good discussion. Use the search function to check it is not been covered in an existing thread, in which case you should post in there instead. Duplicate threads may be merged, or exceptionally inane ones locked, at the moderators discretion. Also, websites containing 'nuisance' code that can interfere with a user's browser are rarely funny, and can sometimes result in loss of data, so please refrain from linking to them.

- Do not make endless repeated posts saying essentially the same thing. Excessive domination of threads by individuals who incessantly pick on every comment made by others, and consistently post in a tit-for-tat fashion, is both off-putting and tiresome to read for everyone else. Try to state a point fully, and then let others have their say without browbeating them into submission.

- If you have a particular problem with any post on those board, please contact us via the 'report to moderator' link at the bottom of each post. And do try not to respond, or especially quote it, on the forum itself please.

- Please do not defy the moderators express wishes. If you feel a decision has been made wrongly or in haste, do not endlessly debate or open numerous new threads about it, or otherwise throw toys out of the pram. Polite contact via the private message system, or a thread in feedback if necessary, will suffice. We're all human, we all make mistakes sometimes, but we rarely respond well to histrionics.

Other specifics are covered in the rules below, and the help section.

Thanks, and enjoy the site.

Est1892
March2008