With over 40,000 unique visitors each month, these Message Boards will reflect a diverse range of topics and discussions.

For things to work we all need to provide

a) An open mind and,

b) The respect to listen and challenge varying views in a constructive manner.

We have set up a number of catch systems to hold the message boards in line, however if you find anything of issue please contact us via email - team@chelsey.co.nz for urgent matters.

House Rules >>

We reserve the right to remove any post from our Forums - When posts are deleted, it's usually because they violate one or more of our community rules.

Personal Attacks

Feel free to challenge others' points of view and opinions, but do so respectfully and thoughtfully - Don't not resort to personal insults. There is a clear distinction between constructive criticism and unwarranted harassment – the latter is not acceptable.

Keep it Legal

These forums are "public," by submitting or posting content here, you are representing that you are the owner of such material or have authorization to distribute it.

Do not post anything that may put yourself or Chelsey in violation of any law or suggest/encourage any illegal act.

From a legal point of view we are a public domain, in posting a comment you accept full responsibility for it.

Don't Reduce Yourself to a Spammer

Messages which do not contribute anything meaningful toward the subject being discussed or contain superfluous information that does not add value to the community will be removed.

No solicitations or advertisements are allowed. This includes advertisements for your business, your own online endeavours or the latest joke of a get-rich-quick scheme.

Commonsense & Respect

Material that contains vulgar, obscene, Pornographic or indecent language or images including excessive swearing. Statements that are bigoted, hateful or racially offensive Victimization or retaliation of any kind against a member, or group of members will not be tolerated and result in immediate banning.

Guidelines >>

By registering or posting on the Chelsey.co.nz Forums, you agree to abide by the guidelines shown above. Any breaches of these guidelines may result in messages being edited or removed. Repeated breaches may lead to being temporarily or permanently banned from the Forum.

All messages on this Forum represent the views of their author, not the views of Chelsey.co.nz, the Forum administrators or any other person/entity. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Chelsey.co.nz, its administrators and any other person/entity from any action which may occur as a result of a message you post.

We reserve the right to disclose information in the event of legal action.

The Forum administrators do not guarantee that they are able to read every message posted on the board and offer no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information presented. Nor can we guarantee the removal of every message which may breach of the below guidelines. If you are aware of a breach of the Forum guidelines which has not been identified by the board administrators, click on the report icon and submit a report as to what is unsatisfactory about the post concerned. Or contact us via email - team@chelsey.co.nz for urgent matters.

Breaches of Board Guidelines >>

Initial breaches of board guidelines will result in the offending message(s) being edited/removed. If the offending content is the entire message then the message will be removed. If the offending content is only part of a message then the message will be edited removing the offending content.

If a message of yours is edited/removed by a board administrator, do not repost the same content. If you are unsure as to why a message was edited/removed, then get in touch via team@chelsey.co.nz

For repeated breaches the user will be contacted and given a Warning by either Private message, email or where appropriate as a reply to a message they have posted.

Further breaches may incur a temporary ban, usually for a period of 48 hours.

Repeated refusal to comply with warnings issued by administrators will result in a Final Warning being issued via Private message or email.

Further breaches of board guidelines after receiving a Final Warning will, with the agreement of the majority of the board administrators, result in the user being permanently banned.

If you have been temporarily or permanently banned, then you are not permitted to post via another member or by registering another username.