LSC 8 Membership Rules

The e-mail facility (and Discord – same rules / philosophy applies) is there to help people get in contact with each other easily for Club Trips / holidays and also to learn more about surfing and where to surf. However, it should not be over-used – speaking to people is still always the best option!

Some guidelines on how to use the e-mail system are below:

When to use the e-mail system

a) Initial contact to organize Club Trips. E-mailing the Club is a very good way to find out who is interested in a particular surf Trip or holiday. Once you have your likely contacts you should switch to personally e-mailing individuals instead of the Club (see below). Some Members prefer people to ring them to arrange meeting up etc – you should check with the people concerned.

b) Writing up Club Trip / holiday experiences. We appreciate that our Members are very busy people – however, it is important for people to occasionally write up their experiences of Trips or holidays (particularly if other people can learn from them). New Members are asked to write about their first Club Trip (at least) and Established Members (including those still in contact with the Club from faraway lands!) should contribute too. This ensures a varied input from Club Members - from Novices to Experienced Surfers - and helps us all learn something!

c) Finding out information on when / where to surf. One of the main advantages of being a Member of the Club is that you have access to the experience of other surfers – if you want to find out more about surfing in the UK your best course of action is to persuade others to take you surfing.

d) Equipment matters. There is often second-hand equipment for sale within the Club and also advice on what to buy / how to fix boards etc. New Members and Novices may find the advice of established Members particularly helpful on these issues. In addition, due to individual surfing preferences and experiences, it is very likely that different Members will offer different advice. Being a Surf Club catering for a range of surfers this is welcome and debate and individual contributions should be respected. When selling second-hand equipment Club Members are expected to be sensitive to the needs of Novice surfers, respect other Members' opinions and be mindful of the Club Rules (especially when they are selling equipment on behalf of a Third Party who is not a Club Member). At the end of the day individual Members will have to make up their own minds on what advice they choose to follow or what equipment to buy.

How to use the e-mail system

You can login to the members area, to read member's stories and see pictures of classic days all around the world, and access the membership list: https://www.londonsurfclub.com/members/login.aspx

To send an e-mail to everyone simply e-mail: sendtoall@londonsurfclub.com

The 8 Rules

Finally, a few rules on the use of the list to keep it useful to everyone:

1. Only send a message to the list address when it is intended for the whole audience. If you want to reply to an individual on a 1:1 basis just reply to their email address.
2. If you want to send an email to one or two people only, you can look up their email address at: https://www.londonsurfclub.com/members/login.aspx so you don't have to broadcast to everyone.
3. Please include your name and either postcode or telephone number at the end of all emails, so people either know where you are geographically in the Smog or have a telephone number to contact you on (which is always handy when organising the car).
4. The subject line of a message should always reflect its content so people can decide whether to bother reading it or not. Blank subject lines are not very helpful. If you're starting a new subject, send a new message instead of a reply to an unrelated one. Subject should be surf-related!
5. No flaming or abuse; if you feel the need to have a go at someone, do it on a 1:1 basis, not to the whole group.
6. The language of the list is English. Please do not post messages in any other language.
7. All surf spots are special, as knowing what the best tides are can be crucial, so we would class all spots as Special Spots, and should never be mentioned by name or with maps via the club e-mail service or in any other way. People spend years exploring the coast, and if you are lucky enough to be shown one such spot then you should guard it with the merit it deserves. This is also important, as a vast majority of the club are still learning, and most of these spots would be out of their current surfing ability. What is a secret / semi-secret spot? - as a rule a spot that has rocks, whether on entrance or underneath (ie a reef!), obviously there are exceptions to the rule like in the "Badlands". However as a general rule if in doubt don't mention it by name(!) - or create your own trip name for it, so only your car passengers understand the coded references. Clearly known beaches like Croyde and Fistral don't fall into this category, if in doubt just invent a name for the car trip – triangles, oysters, let your imagination run wild!
8. E-mails sent to the club e-mail address remain, club property as such, and should NEVER be sent to non-members. All Club Business should remain between Club Members, there is no justification for involving non Club-members in internal Club Business.

You are respectfully asked to follow these guidelines, to make it more fun for everyone – thank you for your co-operation.

Any queries can be directed to the Club President, Treasurer or Elders.