1. Paradigm:
Please be polite and help if you can. The use of obscene language is considered inappropriate on PMWF by the majority of the board. If for whatever reasons you have the urge to use strong language, then please mask foul words: "....that @#$%^#$% caseback just would not open!". Of course it is much nicer to read through the index page if the language is appropriate
Following our Paradigm please note this:

• Music in posts has to be off per default. However you can add a link or button to a song for the viewer to turn ON.
• HTML and XML are OK as long as they do not change the looks and behaviour of an entire thread or the index page. Be careful and please close tags in your post.
• JavaScripts and other scripting are allowed as long as they do not change the looks and behaviour of the forum after a viewer leaves a post.

Why? Our new forum software allows viewers to see all replies in a thread on one page. Code contained in one reply to e.g. the WYW thread could thus alter the entire thread (e.g. background) and make the thread very hard to see.

2. Watch Forums:
You are welcome to link to other watch forums. I never understood the need to forbid linking to other forums, so please feel free to link to posts on TimeZone, WatchUseek or any other major watch forum. We ask you not to link to fora which promote the sales, maintenance or modification of fake watches. We also include links to non-watch sites that our community likes to visit. You find the links in the pull down menu in the header of each page.

3. Sales:
No open or coveted sales oriented activity on the discussion forums please. Our members have very good antennas and will consider discussion posts with a sales oriented character to be shilling. Please also see rule 4 (Sources) regarding shilling.
If you are a PMWF.com sponsor or a watch manufacturer, you are allowed to introduce new watch related products and special discounts for the PMWF.com community. Please contact admin@pmwf.com before you post. Thank you.
Additional sales forums rules are at the top of the "Poor Man's" Sales Forum and the Premier Sales Forum

4. Sources:
You can discuss and link to prices and sources on the discussion forums. But no shilling nor promoting for your, your relatives' or your friends' watch business please.
No links to websites that knowingly violate copyrights, e.g. use stolen web layouts, pictures, texts. This is not a complete list. Also no pictures containing the URL or links to the URL of sites that infringe copyrights.
If in doubt, ask one of the Administrators BEFORE you post.

5. Auctions, Sales posts:
Please do not link to live auctions (auctions that are not closed yet) on Ebay or any other auction sites unless you recognize a fake, a frankenwatch being advertised as original or unless you spot other irregularities, e.g. the same watch auctioned twice. Links to live auctions will drive the prices up and benefit only the sellers and not the collectors/buyers.
Please do not link to your posts on the sales forums ("Poor Man's" Watch Sales Forum, Premier Sales Forum) as long it is on the main index page (14 days). Linking to your friend's PMWSF posts or your own sales posts in order to raise its exposure is considered shilling and the consequence might be banning from the site.
If you posted about a watch on the discussion forums ("Poor Man's" Watch Forum, I Wish I Were A Rich Man) you will have to wait 3 days until you can post that watch for sale

6. Disputes:
Please do not use PMWF to fight battles of any kind. Please also refrain from importing disputes from other fora or other sites. Please try to resolve buyer/seller matters per email first before bringing them to public attention on the discussion forum.

7. Tolerance:
Please be tolerant and refrain from racial, gender, political and any other form of discrimination. We are gathering on this forum to talk about our passion: watches. Of course it is nice to hear more than just about watches from our cosmopolitan community. Our numerous visitors come from different cultures, political and religious environments. Be careful with jokes as they might be interpreted differently in other cultures or be insulting. Also please consider that "locker room" jokes could be gender discriminating.
However if you think your post is provocative or could escalate or has the potential to get out of hand: do not post!

8. Fakes:
No posts about fakes! Exceptions are if you educate fellow PMWFers about how to identify fakes or have an interesting story about movements or materials used in fake watches. Please note, a fake is a watch that illegally uses the name, design, logo and other characteristics of the brand it tries to imitate.
There is a watch class called "Homage". Homage watches that do not infringe trade marks and model registration and are marketed under a consistent brand name are not fakes.

In any case, do not post links to sites that sell fake or counterfeit watches or accessories or any non-watch related fake merchandise, e.g. pens, leatherwear etc. Your post will be deleted without notification and explanation.

9. Deletion of Posts
We Administrators do not believe in deletion or an oppressive moderation style. We accept the higher risk of a "Laissez-fair" or "Hands Down" moderation style for the benefit of a more lively forum. However all PMWF Administrators are free to delete posts that violate PMWF Rules and all PMWF Administrators have the power to decide independently. However in most cases we consult and discuss before a thread is deleted. We have no fun in removing threads or in trying to apply an intimidating moderation style. The forum is here for you and us and all that want to share their passion about watches.
We are a friendly forum, thus you will get an explanation per email (if you provided a working email address - we will of course remove eventual SPAM tags in your registered email address) why your post was removed or modified with the exception of posts trying to advertise fake watches and accessories. Those posts will be removed without explanation. We will not comment about deleted posts about fakes. You can also ask us to remove one of your posts at any time.

10. Change of screen name (profile name) is allowed, but...
Please be aware that changing screen names (also called handles, usernames) might be interpreted as trying to hide your identity. This is especially relevant for sellers.

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Not a rule, but a maybe useful hint:

The usefulness of introductory posts:
If you are a newly registered member of the PMWF community, then why not make an introductory post? The PMWF has grown a lot, but against all odds, has remained a friendly and relaxed place where making friends is easy. I believe that new members that introduce themselves can benefit further and faster from the community's vast resources. You could either post a watch related introduction: talk about the watches you like most, the watches already in your collection. Or you could also post a more general introduction and include a bit more information about yourself, your profession, other hobbies and maybe the area you are from. I am sure that a single introductory post will help you in the best possible way to find new friends on PMWF or to even find watch enthusiasts living in your city. Of course introductions are voluntary.
And if you optimize your work methodology, then simply cut and paste your introductory post into your PMWF user profile and then the information will stay there as long as you wish. After you registered and logged on, you will see the Edit Profile command at the right of the command line. That is the link to click in order to add information to the PMWF profile. See you on the forum!

Last but not least, if you are not
happy with any of these rules, discuss with us. We are always open for suggestions and feedback. After all, this is our all forum for our watches!


Best Regards,


PMWF Admin Team,
Bangkok, February 2004



Edited 11 time(s). Last edit at 03/21/2009 10:07AM by Reto.