Moderation of this page

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BigRiver
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Moderation of this page

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Every now again the question comes up over why this page is moderated. If it weren't, you the reader would be forced to wade through hundreds of porno posts, scam posts and the like to see the real content. It is also moderated to keep people on topic. The title of the page is Information Search, not Random Rants. If posts do not pertain to shipping information they will not be allowed. There are several moderators here, all volunteering their time to keep this a clean page that lives up to its name. Boatnerd is run by a board of directors, not just one person, and moderation is the board's policy, not that of one individual. The rules are there for a reason. Moderation here is nothing new. The page has been moderated since the very beginnings of Boatnerd.

There have been recent, vicious posts here (not approved) on one particular moderator. Such attacks, which we consider hate speech and intimidation, will not be allowed. If you don't like the rules, leave. It really is as simple as that.

The Boatnerd Team