Dear hothunk,

Thank you very much for not only joining but also actively contributing to our community. We really appreciate your effort and we always welcome contributions from all areas of our field of interest. Being a relatively new member to this forum, you will not take it amiss if I offer you a few well-meant bits of advice. Your posts so far have not in any way violated any of our forum rules, but there is also something that could be called an unwritten, semi-official forum etiquette.

To put it bluntly, it is very unusual in our community to request, let alone urge, public "comings-out" from other members. You may be sure that any member who wishes to post (links to) pictures of themselves in the public section of this forum will do so. Perhaps you have some pics to post yourself? It is OK to look for people with similar interests, but we are a bit hesitant about mere requests for pictures like the ones you have posted. Which is why the borderline one was deleted.

Likewise, we pride ourselves on a somewhat conservative polite style of writing - you may want to use exclamation marks sparingly; using capital letters means you actually SHOUT, which is not what you usually do in a conversation. Call it boring, if you like, but we respect each other in this community and that entails handling each other with some care. If you take the time to read through a few of the larger topics, you will understand what I mean.

Again, thank you for joining bracesforum.net. As a community, we appreciate your contributions and we hope that you will continue to stop by.

Sincerely yours,
Marty
(site administrator)

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