Purpose of this forum TheObxForum.com exists to be a practical, helpful resource for Outer Banks visitors and locals — sharing real information about beaches, rentals, restaurants, events, local tips, and day-to-day life on the OBX. These guidelines exist to prevent behavior that disrupts that purpose. {{red:Rules}} {{red:1. One Account Per Person}} Each person may have only one account. Creating or using multiple accounts to manipulate discussions, evade moderation, inflate engagement, or otherwise game the system disrupts the purpose of the forum and is not allowed. All accounts involved may be banned. {{red:2. No Spam or Excessive Self-Promotion}} Do not post spam or repetitive promotional content. Local businesses may share information when it is genuinely useful. {{red:3. Do Not Derail or Disrupt Helpful Discussion}} Personal attacks, harassment, trolling, or deliberately inflammatory behavior that derails constructive conversation disrupts the purpose of the forum. Disagree respectfully. {{red:4. Post in the appropriate category and keep content focused on Outer Banks vacation and local information.}} Off-topic posts, repetitive threads, or content that clutters the forum and makes it harder for people to find useful information disrupts its purpose and may be moved or removed. {{red:5. No Illegal or Clearly Harmful Activity}} Do not post content that promotes illegal activity, scams, or other clearly harmful behavior. {{red:6. Use the Flag System Responsibly}} Use the 🚩 flag to report content that genuinely disrupts the purpose of the forum. Do not abuse the flagging system to target opinions you simply disagree with or to harass other users. Abuse of the reporting system itself disrupts the forum and may result in restrictions. {{red:7. Moderation}} Admins and moderators may hide, move, or remove content and restrict accounts when behavior clearly disrupts the purpose of the forum. Moderation decisions are made to protect the forum's usefulness as a vacation and local information resource. Appeals are available by contacting admin. {{red:Flag Rules:}} Look for the 🚩 flag icon next to the reactions on any post or reply. Click it to report the content. You cannot flag your own content You cannot flag admin posts Each user can only flag a piece of content once Once a post or reply reaches 7 flags from different users, it is automatically hidden from public view Hidden content goes into a moderation queue where admins review it Admins can either restore the content (which resets the flag count) or permanently delete it {{yellow:★ Reputation Stars ★}} 1 like = ★ 50 likes = ★★ 250 likes = ★★★ 500 likes = ★★★★ 1000 likes = ★★★★★ 1500 likes = ★★★★★★ {{green:🏆 Photo of the Month 🏆}} Each month the photo with the most total likes wins. Likes on the original post and likes on every reply in the thread are added together. Post must include at least one photo and be created within the calendar month being judged. If you are an Outer Banks homeowner PM me you local address for OBX homeowner access. If you are an old OBC member please PM me your previous reputational stars. Thanks for joining and contact us with any questions.