Community forum

The community forum is a private discussion board hosted by Nottingham Chameleons. It is not affiliated with any social network.

We use the forum to share information about events, keep in touch, and celebrate good news – personal and otherwise.

After registering, you’ll need to complete the form below to request account activation.

To apply for an account, you will need to be over 18 and you’ll need to complete the following steps:

1. Before starting the application, please read the Guidelines & Behaviours section, below. To request an account, you will need to agree and abide by them.
2. Open the web link to visit the forum page and click the option marked Register.
3. Read the Registration terms & conditions. At the end of this section there’s a link marked View the Rules of this Board which, when clicked, will open a new tab in your browser so you may read them. Close the Rules tab when you have understood what you’re agreeing to.

⚠️ When you have read and understood both the Registration agreement, and Board Rules press I agree to these terms to accept them.

4. You will now be shown a registration form to enter your username, and two password boxes – the second is to confirm the first 🙂
5. In the same registration window, there are two entries for your email address.
   • The first – ‘Email Address‘ – links your username and email. This needs to be correct to receive activation links, updates, and reset your password.
   • The second one – named my email – is optional. If you complete this, it allows your email address to appear on your profile, and other forum members may use this to contact you. It is fine to leave this blank or complete it. Should you chose not to complete it now, you can change your mind later.
6. In the last section marked Confirmation of Registration you will need to use your mouse (or your finger if using a smartphone or tablet) to move the items from one category to the next. For example the title blocks might be Fish or Fowl, with a list of salmon, chicken, bantam, trout, hallibut, and turkey. You would need to move the birds into the Fowl column, and then click Submit when you’re done.
7. Returning to this page, scroll down to the section Can you activate my account? and complete the form with the information you used to register. Please note it is vital you get both the email address and your forum username correct – otherwise we won’t be able to activate your account.
8. You may receive an email asking you to confirm your email address. This will be from the forum software. Follow the instructions within it if you do.
   
   ⚠️Note: we will never ask you for your password, so do not share it with anyone who asks.
9. One of the group’s organisers will contact your via email to activate your account.
   • If we have met you at a group meeting and you’ve confirmed your email in person, we will activate your account.
   • If we have not met you and/or you’ve not shared your email address with us, we may ask for a photo of your hand near something that shows the date (a newspaper, date from a letter, etc). This is to act as proof of age, as we do not allow people under 18 to use the forum. This is to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act.
10. Once you receive your activation email, please log in to the forum and post a hello in the Introductions section.

As a golden rule, be kind and if you’re not sure, be curious.

By signing up to use the forum, you are agreeing to comply with the following principles and the forum rules below:

• You will comply with the Forum Rules.
• You will not post spam, post or share unsuitable/illegal content, etc. This content is explained in the above, Can you activate my account? section.
• You will respect the privacy of others, and not share their content without their direct consent. 
• The forum is a safe space and you may be banned if you ‘hit on’ or harass community members. 
• If you have a concern about content, do use the report feature to flag it for moderation. 

Nottingham Chameleons reserve the rights to revoke your forum membership, and, in the event of any illegal and/or abusive behaviour, to pass the information to the relevant authorities.

By signing up to use the forum you are agreeing to allow the storage of a cookie on your computer. This is not for tracking or marketing purposes, but to allow you to log in easily. If you do not want this, please use your browser’s Privacy Mode / Private Browsing to avoid this.

Forum rules

A full list of the forum rules (including compliance of the Online Safety Act) can be found in the Can you activate my account? section.

How we use your email address

We will not use your email address, name, or other details for marketing purposes. Any messages sent from the forum can include:

• activation code so you can log on.
• password reset information if you request this.
• alerts on topics you’ve subscribed to.
• messages from forum members.
• email from other forum members if you have taken the option to display your email address. Please note this is off by default for privacy purposes.
• an administrator and/or moderator may contact you via your email address if you or another forum member raise a concern around content that you have posted and/or viewed.

Please ensure you are using a valid email address as it is required to receive your activation codes and password resets.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account at any time using the self-service option in the forum.

Should you want to have all data removed regarding your forum account, please use the Contact Form on the website.

We will need confirmation of the email address you signed up with, your username, and a personal message from the forum software to prove you are the account owner. Once that’s done, we can delete all of your data from the system.

Social Media

The forum is hosted by Nottingham Chameleons and is not linked to any social media company (e.g.: Meta/Facebook, X/Twitter, Reddit, etc).

However, members may have included a link to their social media account, and it possible you may see video content from YouTube or similar sites. As this content is embedded in the post, it is not the property of the forum, and you will be shown privacy requests by the hosting site. You are free to not agree and not view the content.

After registering on the forum, you’ll need to complete the form below to request account activation.

If you stop using your account for two years, we will delete it and any posts you have made in the forum. This helps respect your privacy, reduce the risk from cyberattacks, and is in line with GDPR good practice.

To prevent your account from being deleted, just log in from time to time; that’s all you need to do keep it.

⚠️ This form is to request the creation of a new forum category, not the activation of a new account.

If you have just created a new forum account, please use form under Can you activate my account? above.

We’ve prepared a guide and answered some frequently asked questions here.