Staying safe

[Raq]

Please ensure that you do not post any personal details on the site - this includes your full/real name, your email address and phone number. If you need to share any of these details, you can do this privately via PM. This is to prevent people from stumbling upon the personal details of yourself and your family - particularly given the personal nature of some of the sections on this website.

Likewise, please do not personally name anyone on this site that is not a member nor is in the public domain - this breaches their rights to confidentiality, and since the internet makes the world a very small place, it increases the possibility of somebody else on the site recognising who you are talking about.

I have made the Picture Perfect folder private - this helps protect the privacy of our members when displaying pictures of themselves or their children/families. Please therefore use this folder for posting any pictures - only registered members can view them. Unfortunately, there is nothng to stop anyone from joining our forum to view them (albeit very unlikely) but at least if they are registered, I will have access to their personal information should I need to investigate further. Please do not post pictures of young children wearing few clothes - this is for your own protection. The world is a grim place and should I feel that any picture oversteps the mark in any way, I will delete it. Gone are the days where we could joyfully share snaps of our kids in the bath! :(

Please also ensure that you have the permission of everyone featured in your picture posts!!!!!!
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