"No obscene or inappropriate pictures and/or graphics for the message or gear forums. No copyrighted (unless yours) pictures or graphics uploaded. This rule applies to usernames and avatars"

Cave divers love pictures, and there are some awesome photographers, and CDF wants to continue to be a venue for these pictures. But,if you plan to post a picture directly (versus a link) and the pictures are not yours, please kindly ask the photographer/videographer if it is okay. With some pictures published recently the photographer reported they weren't contacted to get their permission,but were okay with it,but this doesn't always hold true. So please understand, nobody is saying don't publish pictures, just simply , if it isn't yours, then ask to make sure it is okay.
Thank you
CDF moderators