Chatroom Guidelines

RRP Moderated Chat is a structured environment to learn about the birds we watch in a family-friendly setting. Moderators (Mods) participate in discussions during the hours chat is open. Moderators have volunteered their time to make chat a family friendly place to watch and learn more about eagles and the birds of the Flyway. They answer questions with the knowledge and information they have, although the limits of chat prevent them from posting sources. The RRP Forum has Mod Education Threads that are full of detailed info and many sources are cited there. You are also welcome to visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RaptorResourceProject/ for discussion and information.

Moderators will enforce the following guidelines.

• Be respectful and polite. We do not allow profanity, personal invective, or other inappropriate comments. Keep the conversation family-friendly..
• While we are all one Eagle Family and celebrate and mourn with the other eagle nests, we keep discussion focused on the nest or site the chat is devoted to.
• Don't discuss politics, religion, or sports. There are plenty of places to do so, but this isn't one of them.
• Respect the diversity of the room.
• Limit personal information and use common sense regarding what you share in private messages.
• Be thoughtful in your choice of words when you post. What you intended to say may not come through clearly to others. In reading posts, give the poster the benefit of the doubt in what they were trying to convey. Disagreements might be unavoidable but should remain polite, and they should never become arguments.
• Do not post strings of several emoticons, smile-y faces, or random characters. Do not invite roll calls of any type.
• While viewers come from all over the world, we use English to communicate most effectively with other chatters. For non-English options, please take a look at our Facebook page.
• Do not post strings of several emoticons, smile-y faces, or random characters. Unless you are visually impaired, please do not post in all caps; it’s like YELLING. Do not invite roll calls of any type.

Thank you for respecting the room, our volunteers, and your fellow chatters!

PLEASE NOTE: Verifiable Private Messages (PMs) that are insulting, offensive or rude may result in a ban. If you are receiving such PMs, contact a mod for instructions before you delete them.

Decorah Moderated Chat
The lead moderators are Tulsaducati and Glogdog. Moderators are Bob1603, bustopbird, cwellsla, eaglesrock29, iriscats, izzysamlikeseagles, littlebittykitty, oregonian1944, pelmomma, smileawhile, teamcarnes78, and truthpainter.

Decorah North Moderated Chat
The lead moderator is EagleEyeDNN. Moderators are EagleEyeDNN, EagleLady4, IrisCats, Jojo, JoyC58, Kanawa, nature27, RRivereagle, and teamcarnes78.

Flyway Chat
The lead moderator is Izzysamlikeseagles. Moderators are Smileawhile, TeamCarnes, and Iriscats.

All of our moderators can suspend, kick, or permanently ban chat abusers and will delete inappropriate posts. If your presence is disruptive, mods will remove you from chat. Allow mods to deal with chat abusers and do not engage them yourself. Enjoy our chats and visit our forum for more interaction and fun!