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Welcome to Rimfire Central, the best little corner of the ‘net. We are an inclusive group of novice & experienced rimfire enthusiasts who love to share our passion for our sport. Our founder Indy created this space as a place to talk about rimfire caliber firearms. Initially, we were a Ruger 10/22© focused group, (which is why you will see the 10/22© featured first) but over the years, we’ve grown to include most everything rimfire. We honor our founder by continuing his legacy and respecting our humble roots. Together, we look forward to expanding our horizons. We have a thorough FAQ section and encourage you to become familiar with our policies and procedures.

We hope you enjoy your time here. To that end, we have a few rules that keep our community respectful, inclusive and diverse.

Membership at Rimfire Central is a privilege. We take our rules, listed below, seriously. We reserve the right to address rules violations and may use personal communication, formal warnings and bans for repeat and serious offenses. We also reserve the right to refuse or revoke access to anyone for any reason.

1. Discrimination, harassment, abuse and exploitation of any sort will not be tolerated. Novice, expert- ALL are welcome here.

2. Civility. It is critical to an online community with so many diverse participants that we remain civil. You may disagree with each other, and discussions may get heated, but you must always remain civil, respectful, polite, welcoming and inclusive. You have the option of not showing up for a fight. Name calling and other abusive behaviors are not tolerated.

3. Disagreements with a vendor/manufacturer/seller. We do not allow any public airing of disputes with a vendor or a manufacturer. If you have an issue with someone, take it up directly with them. Do not bash anyone here.

4. Nudity, profanity, pornography or non-family friendly material will not be permitted. Additionally, linking to off-site materials of this type is not allowed. If your grandmother wouldn’t approve, it shouldn’t be here. We do not allow inappropriate or insulting material to be posted in a signature line or hidden in a user name. Substituting special characters to "disguise" profanity is also against RFC rules.

5. Trolling, spamming, posting of inflammatory or offensive materials is not allowed. Derailing threads and off topic posts are not allowed. Disrupting the community or harassing other members is not allowed. Do not post, give out or distribute any information about other members. Do not share the content of private messages. Screen/User names and Avatar pictures must be appropriate.
This includes the Marketplace Classifieds area.

6. We do not allow any posts related to: violation of laws or ATF regs, illegal or unsafe firearms, illegal or unsafe modifications of firearms & ammunition, modifications to reduce sound or any other dangerous modifications or activities.
Do not disparage the ATF here.

NFA items and silencers are ONLY discussed in the NFA section of RFC.

ALL Hunting pictures are limited to the appropriate (hunting) section of RFC and excessively gory pictures are prohibited. Please do not post them elsewhere in the forums.

7. Multiple accounts are not allowed at RFC. When we find a multiple account, all associated accounts will be permanently banned from RFC. Please first refer to the FAQ section then reach out to a member of the team for help.

8. The post reporting system for members to report rule violations, problem members, PMs, threads and suspicious ads. Abuse of the system to settle scores with others or argue with staff is against the rules and will not be tolerated.

9. Private Messaging "Conversations" and use of the Marketplace Classifieds area:

You must have 30 posts and have been a member here for 30 days to use the private messaging system or buy, sell or trade on RimfireCentral.com. ALL buying/selling/trading MUST take place in the Marketplace Classifieds area of RFC.
There is no selling, soliciting a sale or offering to purchase allowed within the discussion forums. Advertising and off site promotional links are not allowed if you're not an RFC sponsor.
Threads or posts in the discussion forum which appear to be fishing for offers to buy or sell will be deleted and infraction points may be assigned- that includes most "How much is it worth?" threads.

Do NOT post any of your CONTACT INFORMATION -Phone numbers, email addresses or links to social media ANYWHERE IN PUBLIC VIEW on the site. THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE WAY TO EXCHANGE THIS INFORMATION IS VIA PRIVATE CONVERSATION.


The Marketplace Classifieds forum is intended for private, member to member classified listings only - Absolutely no vendor posts or listings of commercial nature.

The item(s) you are selling / trading must be yours and currently in your possession; please, no selling / trading on behalf of non-members or offering items you have yet to acquire.
We do not tolerate trolling or disparaging posts within marketplace threads. Make an offer or move on.

You must be an active member of the community (i.e. regularly participate in areas of the forum other than the classifieds). Members who use the classifieds forum as nothing more than their personal "greensheet" and fail to show constructive participation in other areas of the forum are subject to having their classifieds privileges revoked.


The Marketplace Classifieds has its own rules which are outlined in that area. Click here to view the Marketplace Classifieds rules.
By using the Marketplace Classifieds you agree to follow ALL RFC rules.
We do not guarantee transactions within the MC space, it is a service courtesy service we provide to our membership.
We reserve the right to suspend or revoke the privilege of Marketplace Classifieds access at any time, for any reason.

10. Determining value. Honest and sincere questions about value are welcome. Thinly disguised attempts to sell an item by posting, “what’s it worth” in a discussion thread are not allowed. There are numerous places to determine value and ultimately it is only worth what someone is willing to pay.

11. You may only post original content on RFC. Posting copyrighted materials trademarks and other DMCA materials is not allowed. We do not allow links to off site content https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act

12. Our founder had one hard rule:

No Politics, discussion of Race, Religion, Government or Gun Control- no "Hot Button" Topics of ANY sort.

Over the years we’ve found that this is the single best way to preserve harmony.
Controversial topics tend to divide people and communities and are best disallowed altogether to keep the peace.
There are a million places to discuss politics & other controversial topics, RFC is not one of them.
We do not allow any hot button topics such as (but not limited to) Government, Politics, Gun Control, 2A, Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation/Preference, Gender subjects, current events and ANY other "Hot Button" topic that disrupt the harmony of our community. (See rules 1 & 2) Day to day activities at RFC are handled by a volunteer administrator and moderating team who work long hours to keep RFC a safe and inclusive place for everyone.
While we honor free speech, that right is limited to preserve harmony. We do not tolerate in forum or discussion message attacks on ANYONE, Member, Moderator or Administrator. Moderator actions and decisions should not be debated or criticized in open forum. These people are volunteers and deserve our appreciation and respect.

We operate on a point system for violations of the above rules. The short version- If you violate any of the rules, you will get infraction points added to your account. Earn enough demerits and your access to RFC can be revoked.

The decisions of the administrators and moderators are final. Arguing with or criticizing RFC staff is prohibited.
The above rules are a general guide for everyone to coexist in a digital space. No set of rules can address every possible situation. The administration reserves the right to modify these rules at any time for any reason. Compliance with the rules is mandatory and a condition of admission/permission to use this space.

We sincerely hope you enjoy the site.



-RFC Staff
 
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