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Our forums contain many moderated discussions about cardboard Christmas houses and related hobbies. If you have a question about something on our pages, or if you have a photo, tip, or special memory that you’d like to share, please sign up and contribute often. A number of knowledgeable collectors and world-class craftspeople belong to our forums and often contribute, so it’s a great place to hang out.
Note: When I discussed setting this site up with my hobbyist friends, many explained their reluctance to join online discussions because they have seen too many forums taken over by scammers, spammers, or folks with an ax to grind. So have I. To me, it is critical to keep Cardboard Christmas a family-friendly, “safe place” for well-meaning people, even if we never have more than a dozen participants. For that reason, I insist that our members provide us a certain amount of real information, including real first and last names when they register.
Registration Update for 2012: No matter how I set it up, the automated forum signup system sends me hundreds of fake signups a week. For that reason, I have shut it down and request that you use our Contact page to register. That means that I will have to plug your information into the system manually, but I’d rather add several real people a day manually than have to remove a hundred would-be spammers while trying not to accidentally delete legitimate requests.
Note about User Names: Whatever user names you’re used to on other forums, please pick one that is appropriate to this list. You may be “sexybaby” or “zombiebait” everywhere else, but here you need to have something that relates to you or to the topics that interest you on this site. “User names” that are sheer nonsense will automatically be deleted as well. I’m sorry if this seems inconvenient, but imagine how inconvenient it is for me to spend an hour a day sorting through fake signups looking for clues that I might accidentally be deleting or ignoring a real person with bad judgment. If you’re a real person with real interest in the hobbies we represent, pleased don’t ignore the tips on our sign-up sheets, or use a user name like asdfljafk or deathtokittens.
If you attempted to sign up and you believe that your (legitimate) registration was removed accidentally, please use the contact page on this site to get in touch and we’ll get it sorted out. Of course, if you use the contact page to try to sell me fake Canadian pharmaceuticals, that will get deleted, too.
Remember, neither your name nor your e-mail address, nor any other private information will ever be seen by other members (unless you share it yourself). We also promise to permanently ban anyone who signs up with false information or who belittles or bullies other members in any way.
In other words, we just want to know that we are as serious about keeping your information safe as we are about making you feel safe when you join our little “club” and participate in the discussions.
If you have any questions about this policy or about our forums in general and you haven’t registered yet, please contact us, and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
To register for the Cardboard Christmas forums, please go to our Contact page and follow instructions.
To read the Cardboard Christmas forums, click here
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