This site was started by Eric and Mark a few years ago, back when Yahoo crippled their "groups" function. It was a scary transition time, taking the discussion from a primarily email-based group to this web-based venue. Here we are, a few years on, and things are going very well, thanks to so many folks who are regular contributors. Things are not perfect of course, but very well. We are in a much better position, much less dependent on outside entities to keep our content available for the long term.
But as we have grown, perhaps it is time to revisit our original rules and give them a read-through/update. It's important that new folks have a good understanding of the efforts we take to keep things productive. Here is what we currently have in the sticky, and that goes out to new members who register:
Welcome to the Bearhawk Forums. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy being a member here and gain (as well as share) a lot of insights and knowledge about the Bearhawk4-Place, Patrol and LSA airplanes.
Please take a minute to read the few simple rules that we follow as members of the group:
1. This is an aviation related group. What that means is that all posts must be somehow aviation related. To keep it interesting, posts do not have to be strictly about the Bearhawk, Patrol or LSA, but should be at least somehow aviation related (airplane build techniques, flying, fly-ins, etc.).
2. Politics (see exception*), religion, porn, or graphic language will be not be tolerated.
* The exception to the "no politics" rule is that discussions about proposed laws or regulations that would directly affect aviation, freedom of flying, aviation fuel taxes, airport use charges, etc. are fine as long as they are directly aviation related. Just use common sense.
3. Anyone interested in learning about Bearhawk airplanes is welcome - you do not need to be a plans holder to join or be on this group.
That's really it - follow the rules and everyone will be happy.
Please take a moment to post a message and introduce yourself to the group. We always appreciate it when you include your name as well as your city & state, in your signature at the bottom of your post. You might just find out that there are some builders close by that you can pay a visit to.
Thanks for joining and have fun!
Here is what I'd like to propose as our new rules/welcome message. Would anyone like to suggest any improvements or other changes? Anything I'm leaving out?
Hello,
Welcome to the Bearhawk Forums. We sincerely hope that you will enjoy being a member here and gain (as well as share) insights and knowledge about the airplanes designed by Bob Barrows (Bearhawk 4-Place, Bearhawk Patrol and Bearhawk LSA)
Please take a minute to read the few simple rules that we follow as members of the group:
1. This is an aviation related group that operates for the benefit of Bearhawk folks. All posts must be somehow aviation related.. Posts do not have to be strictly about the Bearhawk, Patrol or LSA, but should be at least somehow related (airplane build techniques, flying, fly-ins, etc.).
2. All contributions must be on-topic (per rule number 1), respectful, and civil. Posts must not advocate or document unsafe or illegal choices. Disagreement and discussion are welcome (even expected) as long as the tone is productive and civilized.
3. Certain types of highly divisive or offensive content will be removed without further consideration. These include politics (see exception*), religion, porn, graphic language, and solicitations to buy unrelated stuff.
* The exception to the "no politics" rule is that discussions about proposed laws or regulations that would directly affect aviation, freedom of flying, aviation fuel taxes, airport use charges, etc. are fine as long as they are directly aviation related. Just use common sense.
4. Anyone interested in learning about Bearhawk airplanes is welcome - you do not need to be a plans holder to join or be on this group.
That's really it - follow the rules and everyone will be happy.
Please take a moment to post a message and introduce yourself to the group. We always appreciate it when you include your name as well as your city & state, either in your the signature at the bottom of your post, or in your profile. You might just find out that there are some builders close by that you can pay a visit to.
Thanks for joining and have fun!
But as we have grown, perhaps it is time to revisit our original rules and give them a read-through/update. It's important that new folks have a good understanding of the efforts we take to keep things productive. Here is what we currently have in the sticky, and that goes out to new members who register:
Welcome to the Bearhawk Forums. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy being a member here and gain (as well as share) a lot of insights and knowledge about the Bearhawk4-Place, Patrol and LSA airplanes.
Please take a minute to read the few simple rules that we follow as members of the group:
1. This is an aviation related group. What that means is that all posts must be somehow aviation related. To keep it interesting, posts do not have to be strictly about the Bearhawk, Patrol or LSA, but should be at least somehow aviation related (airplane build techniques, flying, fly-ins, etc.).
2. Politics (see exception*), religion, porn, or graphic language will be not be tolerated.
* The exception to the "no politics" rule is that discussions about proposed laws or regulations that would directly affect aviation, freedom of flying, aviation fuel taxes, airport use charges, etc. are fine as long as they are directly aviation related. Just use common sense.
3. Anyone interested in learning about Bearhawk airplanes is welcome - you do not need to be a plans holder to join or be on this group.
That's really it - follow the rules and everyone will be happy.
Please take a moment to post a message and introduce yourself to the group. We always appreciate it when you include your name as well as your city & state, in your signature at the bottom of your post. You might just find out that there are some builders close by that you can pay a visit to.
Thanks for joining and have fun!
Here is what I'd like to propose as our new rules/welcome message. Would anyone like to suggest any improvements or other changes? Anything I'm leaving out?
Hello,
Welcome to the Bearhawk Forums. We sincerely hope that you will enjoy being a member here and gain (as well as share) insights and knowledge about the airplanes designed by Bob Barrows (Bearhawk 4-Place, Bearhawk Patrol and Bearhawk LSA)
Please take a minute to read the few simple rules that we follow as members of the group:
1. This is an aviation related group that operates for the benefit of Bearhawk folks. All posts must be somehow aviation related.. Posts do not have to be strictly about the Bearhawk, Patrol or LSA, but should be at least somehow related (airplane build techniques, flying, fly-ins, etc.).
2. All contributions must be on-topic (per rule number 1), respectful, and civil. Posts must not advocate or document unsafe or illegal choices. Disagreement and discussion are welcome (even expected) as long as the tone is productive and civilized.
3. Certain types of highly divisive or offensive content will be removed without further consideration. These include politics (see exception*), religion, porn, graphic language, and solicitations to buy unrelated stuff.
* The exception to the "no politics" rule is that discussions about proposed laws or regulations that would directly affect aviation, freedom of flying, aviation fuel taxes, airport use charges, etc. are fine as long as they are directly aviation related. Just use common sense.
4. Anyone interested in learning about Bearhawk airplanes is welcome - you do not need to be a plans holder to join or be on this group.
That's really it - follow the rules and everyone will be happy.
Please take a moment to post a message and introduce yourself to the group. We always appreciate it when you include your name as well as your city & state, either in your the signature at the bottom of your post, or in your profile. You might just find out that there are some builders close by that you can pay a visit to.
Thanks for joining and have fun!
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