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RN Forum House Rules

This is your Forum and we really want you to be informed, involved, and in touch with the Royal Navy and show your support as part of the Royal Navy community.

RN Forum House Rules

The House Rules, and the Online usage guidance material contained within them, are in the interests of creating a healthy online community for all our Users to engage within.

This platform is authorised to post information at Official Level whilst OPSEC and PERSEC must be considered at all times.

For more on staying safe online, see the “ Think Before you share ” (www) guidance on the GOV.UK website.

 

We reserve the right to block or delete posts containing any of the following:

  • Future Ship or Submarine movements and port visits. Please DO NOT post these anywhere within the RN Forum, you may endanger the safety of the crew and cause a change in their programme. Dates of visits or events will be officially posted when safe to do so and, once this information is in the public domain, you can discuss
  • Offensive or threatening language (including swearwords), taking into account inclusive language and cultural sensitivities of other countries
  • Words or sentences in languages other than English
  • Intentionally offensive, unconstructive, off-topic or disruptive comments (while we welcome differing views and debate but please be respectful of other users). Take it offline or into direct messaging, noting that screen grabs can still be taken from these DM platforms – WhatsApp, Messenger, SnapChat etc.
  • Shameless plugs of unrelated products, services, or spam
  • Overtly political statements
  • Any form of gaming, lottery, or betting
  • Any unlawful use of imagery that violates copyright or breach of a licence agreement
  • Any use of images that may be considered abusive, offensive, indecent, or obscene
  • Links to sites that may be obscene, offensive, indecent etc.
  • Links to materials, groups or sites that are not open to public viewing
  • Do not share information pertaining to events under investigation. The outcome of these should not be shared without authorisation
  • Any discussion of ongoing legal proceedings, which may be contempt of court – if seen these will be deleted. This includes potentially libellous accusations

Any identifiable images of an Individual must be agreed for online use prior to it being posted.

Be extra careful of any images of children, ensuring Parental /Guardian agreement to use.

The guide below gives some additional tips to keep safe online as an education tool to be viewed by ALL Users.

It acts as additional House Rules and Online posting guidance.

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Thank you very much for your cooperation.

RN FPS moderate the RN Forum to ensure that these rules are being followed and reserve the right to ban or block users who break these rules seriously or repeatedly.