Overview - 

"Requests" sounds much better to my ear than "Rules" or "Guidelines". My plan is to limit these requests as much as possible.  As situations and events warrant their posting, I'll locate signposts and trailmarkers here.  As the original RBW list guidelines once stated, it's important to be polite, as though you were sitting next to a stranger on a park bench. I believe that is the most important component in keeping the tone of this list. We may disagree, hold strong opinions and think what we want to privately, but please treat one another with respect when posting here. 

Requests:

Request #1 - For Sale Listings:

It seems to me that since this is a Rivendell-centric list, that items listed for sale should be overwhelmingly Rivendellian in their presentation. 

Our One FAQ:

"Why don't my postings immediately show up?"

All new members and any resubscribing members are wrangled into the Moderated Postings corral. This is to prevent the standard SPAM practice of subscribing from a never-to-be-used-again email address at 4 in the morning, hammering the list with unwanted postings and then flitting off past the horizon. This means that if you are "new" to the list, what you post gets sent to me for approval. This can take the better part of a day (or more, if I'm super busy).  

Normally, I go through the new members every couple of weeks, and anyone whose name I recognize as a recent contributor gets allowed into the verdant pastures of full RBW Owners Bunch posting ability. Sometimes I miss folks, and I usually let you post at least once before giving full permissions. If you want to immediately join in the discussion, send me an email when you join, and I'll punch your ticket a bit quicker (though it still might take a day or so, depending on my schedule.) If you do this, make sure you are telling me your member name or the email address under which you joined.