Theroyalforums
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The Royal Forums is an online discussion forum and resource for topics about royalty, including ruling and nonruling royal families and their members, royal history, royal traditions and protocol, discussions of relevancy to monarchies, information and synopses about movies and books related to royalty, and a wide range of other royalty-related topics.
The Royal Forums is one of the largest internet forums dedicated solely to royalty. It has nearly 30,000 members (as of February 2009) and is growing rapidly, with about 20 new registrations daily. Unlike some other royalty forums, which focus on Europe
an royalty, TRF has a wide-ranging coverage that includes royal families from all over the world.
The site is divided into sections. The current sections are Community Forums, TRF Special Features, Reigning Houses, Non-Reigning Houses, Other Things Royal, and Members' Corner. There is an offsite section of the forum, The Royal Articles, where TRF members write formal articles about any aspect of royalty that interests them. The newest feature of the site is a group blog, The Royal Forums Blog, located on the forum front page.
If by the end of 2002 TRF had slightly more than 5,000 posts, the current post count (as of February 2009) is well over 700,000 posts.
and Mary Donaldson
. The Italian magazine NOVELLA 2000 cited The Royal Forums in its May 2007 issue as the source of information about Charlotte Casiraghi
. The popular magazine Point de Vue occasionally gets inspiration from TRF. In 2006 The Royal Forums was mentioned in a short article about Prince Christian of Denmark
in the Australian newspaper The Age
. The Times wrote about the decision of The Royal Forums’ Administrative Team to forbid speculations about the identity of the minor royal engaged in the blackmail scandal in October 2007. And most recently, Elsevier (magazine)
mentioned TRF as a source of information and photos on the possible Argentinian farm purchase by the Prince and Princess of Orange.
The administration team regularly receive requests from journalists to put them in touch with members to provide information for articles being written for newspapers and magazines, and several professional journalists and photographers are members of the forum.
Discussions and other resources from The Royal Forums have often been copied or cited by royalty enthusiasts in their own blogs and websites, as well as at other discussion forums.
Announcements – Administrators post in the section Important news and special announcements regarding TheRoyalForums.
Forum Support and Feedback – This section is used to report problems, post comments or suggestions to make the Royal Forums a better place.
and Assistant Newsletter Editors write a newsletter
. The newsletters give a short overview of the featured theme of the month. Some of the past newsletters included Movies about Royals, Royal Patron
ages, Coronation
Jewels, Notable
Royal Women in History, Male Consorts, Brazil
ian Royals, Queen Victoria and King Christian IX’s
descendants, Royals and Olympics, and extensive A to Z newsletter, a vocabulary-like basics about Royals, Palaces and other royalty-connected things. At the end of each year, a special newsletter is presented, which summarizes the most important things that happened during the year.
Picture of the Month – Every month, Picture of the Month Representatives for each country and their Committee
team members choose the best picture of a given Royal Family
. The chosen pictures compete in the monthly poll
. Each member of TheRoyalForums can vote for the picture they like best. The winner pictures of all 12 months compete in the End-of-the-Year Grand Poll to decide the Picture of the Year.
Apart from Monthly or Official Polls, there are also Themed Polls that take place every 3 months. The themed polls include 2 Informal Polls, which focus on the less formal aspects of the Royal Life, a Historical Picture Poll, and a Portrait Poll.
The Royal Forums Blog - This forum contains a calendar of major royal events, along with links to blog posts and TRF threads about those events. As the blog grows, so will the content of this forum.
The Royal Articles - This is a new section which gives information about the articles posted at TheRoyalArticles and contains threads where each article may be discussed.
; The Prince of Wales
and the Duchess of Cornwall; The Duke of Cambridge and the Duchess of Cambridge; Prince William and Prince Harry
; The Duke of York
, Sarah Duchess of York
, and
Family
; The Earl
and Countess of Wessex and
Family
; The Princess Royal
and
Family
; Diana, Princess of Wales
; British Royal Residences; and British royal history
. There is also a Current Events Archive, where older threads about the day-to-day activities of the royal family members are stored; the main forum contains threads about more junior members of the royal family and general discussions of British royalty.
Some of the forums have subforums for separate royal houses. The subforum for the Ruling Families of the United Arab Emirates
includes subforums for The Royal Family of Dubai
and The Royal Family of Abu Dhabi
; the main forum is the place to discuss other royal families of the United Arab Emirates.
Other Reigning Houses includes subforums for The Royal Family of Brunei
, Princely Family of Liechtenstein
, Royal Family of Saudi Arabia
, and Royal Family of Thailand
. Other reigning houses which don’t have separate subforums are discussed in the main Other Reigning Houses forum.
Royalty, German-Austrian Royalty, Greek Royal Family
, Imperial Family of Iran
, Italian Royalty
, Russian Royalty, and Other Non-Reigning Houses. It is the forum to discuss former monarchies and their royal families, as well as current members of former royal houses.
Other Things Royal includes:
Royal Chit Chat forum (with Royal Genealogy
, Royal Life and Lfestyle, Royal Ceremony and Protocol
, Royalty: Past Present and Future, and Polls, Games and Quizzes sub-forums) is the place to discuss general royalty-related topics that don’t fit anywhere else.
Royal Weddings forum (with Royal Weddings Chit Chat sub-forum) is the place where members normally discuss royal and noble engagements and weddings, as well as everything connected with the engagements and weddings.
Royal Jewels forum (with Royal Jewels Chit Chat sub-forum) is the place where the members discuss and identify the jewels (past and present) of the royal families around the world.
Royal House of Fashion (with Royal Style File sub-forum) is a celebration of royal fashion and style, where people share their opinions about recent and historical fashion trends, or simply outfits, worn by members of the Royal or Noble families.
Royal Library is a media centre for discussions about royal books, magazines, movies, TV programmes, DVDs, etc.
Apart from these forums, there are also private forums for Administrators, Forum Moderators, Authors, and Picture of the Month Representatives.
s that are required to be followed. The rules are especially strict when it comes to posting of photos and other coyprighted content. TRF recognizes the hard work of photographers, authors, photo agencies, and publishers in creating and publishing their photos and manuscripts, and therefore it now forbids posting copyrighted pictures or other copyrighted content in the forums. All content posted on the forum must be in compliance with the US copyright law. Similar strict measures are taken against solicitations, advertisements, vulgar or offensive language, and insults of fellow members or royals.
, who dedicate their free time to make the Board run smoothly. Those volunteers are divided into Moderators, Super Moderators and Administrators.
The Moderation Team changes (mostly expands) quite often, as the Administrators are on constant lookout for potential Forum Moderators. Members can apply for the job of Forum Moderators themselves as well.
Each Moderator is responsible for a separate Forum (or Forums) and one Forum usually has no fewer than 3 Moderators.
Being a Forum moderator involves taking a leadership position in the forum. Specifically this involves tasks like opening and closing threads, deleting or fixing broken links, deleting "empty" posts, merging or splitting threads, and so on.
It also involves keeping threads on topic, helping newcomers who have questions, mediating disputes in the threads, and generally leading by example.
The main difference between Moderators and SuperModerators is that the former are responsible mainly for their forums-only, while the latter have access to moderator features in all forums and can intervene there as required, if moderators of the specific forum are unavailable.
Administrators are responsible for the running of the whole Board. Apart from doing the regular job of moderators, they have also a wide range of other responsibilities, including approving all new registrations.
Newsletter Editor and Assistant Newsletter Editors are responsible for writing and publishing the monthly newsletters, as well as choosing topics for the future newsletters.
Picture of the Month Representatives and Picture of the Month Committee Members choose pictures that represent given Royal Family best during the past month and submit it for the poll. They also choose pictures for the Themed Polls.
Picture of the Month Supervisor and Picture of the Month Coordinators take care of the Monthly Polls, making sure the chosen pictures are in accordance with the guidelines and formats of the polls, both regular and themed.
TRF Authors write royalty-related articles for The Royal Articles.
Article Editors and Assistant Article Editors edit, proofread, help write and give a final form to the articles written by TRF Authors.
The Royal Bloggers contribute to the blog on the forum front page.
Blog Coordinators and Blog Editors maintain the blog and work with the bloggers to provide content for the blog.
The TechAdmin looks after the technical side of the forum.
The Royal Forums is one of the largest internet forums dedicated solely to royalty. It has nearly 30,000 members (as of February 2009) and is growing rapidly, with about 20 new registrations daily. Unlike some other royalty forums, which focus on Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an royalty, TRF has a wide-ranging coverage that includes royal families from all over the world.
The site is divided into sections. The current sections are Community Forums, TRF Special Features, Reigning Houses, Non-Reigning Houses, Other Things Royal, and Members' Corner. There is an offsite section of the forum, The Royal Articles, where TRF members write formal articles about any aspect of royalty that interests them. The newest feature of the site is a group blog, The Royal Forums Blog, located on the forum front page.
History
TRF was originally called LesTribunesRoyales.com. Its original owner was one of the members, called Bear. Although the original ‘birthday’ of the board is not known for sure, 4 October 2002 is usually credited to be the day the site was officially launched. In 2004, the owner decided to close the forum in order to free up server space for another forum he owned. A few days before the forum was due to shut down for good, it was bought by its current owner, Andrew P. Robinowitz, the owner of Social Knowledge LLC, who goes by the username Andy R at the forum. Shortly thereafter, the name of the forum was changed to The Royal Forums.If by the end of 2002 TRF had slightly more than 5,000 posts, the current post count (as of February 2009) is well over 700,000 posts.
Citations in the Press and on the Web
Because of the size and scope of TRF, it is considered by some journalists to be representative of the worldwide royal-watching community, and as such it has been mentioned in newspapers and magazines several times over the years. The Danish magazine BT had a close look at the discussions at TRF (under its previous name, LesTribunesRoyales) prior to the marriage of Crown Prince FrederikFrederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, the Prince Consort.-Name and christening:...
and Mary Donaldson
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark...
. The Italian magazine NOVELLA 2000 cited The Royal Forums in its May 2007 issue as the source of information about Charlotte Casiraghi
Charlotte Casiraghi
Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi is the second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco, and the late Stefano Casiraghi, an Italian industrialist. She is fourth in line to the throne of Monaco...
. The popular magazine Point de Vue occasionally gets inspiration from TRF. In 2006 The Royal Forums was mentioned in a short article about Prince Christian of Denmark
Prince Christian of Denmark
Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John of Denmark, Count of Monpezat , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. He is the elder son of Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, the Australian born Crown Princess Mary. He is a grandson of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband Prince Henrik...
in the Australian newspaper The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
. The Times wrote about the decision of The Royal Forums’ Administrative Team to forbid speculations about the identity of the minor royal engaged in the blackmail scandal in October 2007. And most recently, Elsevier (magazine)
Elsevier (magazine)
Elsevier is a Dutch weekly magazine with a circulation of over 140,000 copies. Its chief editor is Arendo Joustra. It is conventionally considered to be one of the four most influential written media in its sector, along with De Groene Amsterdammer, Vrij Nederland and HP/De Tijd-History:The...
mentioned TRF as a source of information and photos on the possible Argentinian farm purchase by the Prince and Princess of Orange.
The administration team regularly receive requests from journalists to put them in touch with members to provide information for articles being written for newspapers and magazines, and several professional journalists and photographers are members of the forum.
Discussions and other resources from The Royal Forums have often been copied or cited by royalty enthusiasts in their own blogs and websites, as well as at other discussion forums.
Community Forums
The Community Forums consist of the following sub-sections:Announcements – Administrators post in the section Important news and special announcements regarding TheRoyalForums.
Forum Support and Feedback – This section is used to report problems, post comments or suggestions to make the Royal Forums a better place.
TRF Special Features
Monthly Newsletter – every month the Newsletter EditorEditing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and Assistant Newsletter Editors write a newsletter
Newsletter
A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. Newspapers and leaflets are types of newsletters. Additionally, newsletters delivered electronically via email have gained rapid acceptance for the same reasons email in...
. The newsletters give a short overview of the featured theme of the month. Some of the past newsletters included Movies about Royals, Royal Patron
Patrón
Patrón is a luxury brand of tequila produced in Mexico and sold in hand-blown, individually numbered bottles.Made entirely from Blue Agave "piñas" , Patrón comes in five varieties: Silver, Añejo, Reposado, Gran Patrón Platinum and Gran Patrón Burdeos. Patrón also sells a tequila-coffee blend known...
ages, Coronation
Coronation
A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia...
Jewels, Notable
Notable
Notable can refer to:* the property of a thing having notability* A Notable is a member of the Assembly of Notables, an assembly called by the king of high-ranking notables.* A Wikipedia guideline Wikipedia:Notable...
Royal Women in History, Male Consorts, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Royals, Queen Victoria and King Christian IX’s
Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
descendants, Royals and Olympics, and extensive A to Z newsletter, a vocabulary-like basics about Royals, Palaces and other royalty-connected things. At the end of each year, a special newsletter is presented, which summarizes the most important things that happened during the year.
Picture of the Month – Every month, Picture of the Month Representatives for each country and their Committee
Committee
A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole"...
team members choose the best picture of a given Royal Family
Royal family
A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term imperial family appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning...
. The chosen pictures compete in the monthly poll
Poll
Poll, polled or polling may refer to:- Figurative head counts :* Polling, voting* Show of hands, voting* Opinion poll* The polls, polling places* Poll, an election* Polling , sequential interrogation of devices- Other :...
. Each member of TheRoyalForums can vote for the picture they like best. The winner pictures of all 12 months compete in the End-of-the-Year Grand Poll to decide the Picture of the Year.
Apart from Monthly or Official Polls, there are also Themed Polls that take place every 3 months. The themed polls include 2 Informal Polls, which focus on the less formal aspects of the Royal Life, a Historical Picture Poll, and a Portrait Poll.
The Royal Forums Blog - This forum contains a calendar of major royal events, along with links to blog posts and TRF threads about those events. As the blog grows, so will the content of this forum.
The Royal Articles - This is a new section which gives information about the articles posted at TheRoyalArticles and contains threads where each article may be discussed.
Reigning Houses
There are 14 main Forums in the Reigning Houses section. The forums have subforums for the monarch, the heir, the country's royal history, and sometimes other topics depending on the size of the forum and the popularity of the different topics. For example, the British Forum has subforums for Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
; The Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
and the Duchess of Cornwall; The Duke of Cambridge and the Duchess of Cambridge; Prince William and Prince Harry
Prince Harry of Wales
Prince Henry of Wales , commonly known as Prince Harry, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and fourth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
; The Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
, Sarah Duchess of York
Sarah, Duchess of York
Sarah, Duchess of York is a British charity patron, spokesperson, writer, film producer, television personality and former member of the British Royal Family. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, whom she married from 1986 to 1996...
, and
Princess Beatrice of York
Princess Beatrice of York is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York...
Family
Princess Eugenie of York
Princess Eugenie of York Eugenie Victoria Helena; born 23 March 1990) is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York...
; The Earl
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh...
and Countess of Wessex and
Lady Louise Windsor
The Lady Louise Windsor is the elder child of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. She is the youngest granddaughter and second-youngest grandchild of Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh...
Family
James, Viscount Severn
James, Viscount Severn is the second child and only son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and the youngest grandchild of Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh...
; The Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
and
Peter Phillips
Peter Phillips is the son of Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom.Peter Phillips or Philips may also refer to:* Peter Philips Peter Phillips (born 1977) is the son of Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom.Peter Phillips or Philips may also refer to:* Peter Philips Peter Phillips (born...
Family
Zara Phillips
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE is the second child and only daughter of Princess Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips and is 13th in the line of succession to the throne...
; Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
; British Royal Residences; and British royal history
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
. There is also a Current Events Archive, where older threads about the day-to-day activities of the royal family members are stored; the main forum contains threads about more junior members of the royal family and general discussions of British royalty.
Some of the forums have subforums for separate royal houses. The subforum for the Ruling Families of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
includes subforums for The Royal Family of Dubai
Al Maktoum
Al Maktoum is the family name of the ruling dynasty of the emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Al Maktoum family is a branch of the Bani Yas tribe , a powerful bedouin clan from the interior...
and The Royal Family of Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
; the main forum is the place to discuss other royal families of the United Arab Emirates.
Other Reigning Houses includes subforums for The Royal Family of Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
, Princely Family of Liechtenstein
Princely Family of Liechtenstein
The Liechtenstein dynasty, from which the principality takes its name, is the family which reigns by constitutional, hereditary right over the nation of Liechtenstein...
, Royal Family of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, and Royal Family of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Other reigning houses which don’t have separate subforums are discussed in the main Other Reigning Houses forum.
Non-Reigning Houses
There are seven forums in the Non-Reigning Houses category: FrenchFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Royalty, German-Austrian Royalty, Greek Royal Family
Greek Royal Family
The Greek Royal Family was a branch of the House of Glücksburg that reigned in Greece from 1863 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1973. Its first monarch was George I. He and his successors styled themselves "Kings of the Hellenes"...
, Imperial Family of Iran
Pahlavi dynasty
The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...
, Italian Royalty
House of Savoy
The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia...
, Russian Royalty, and Other Non-Reigning Houses. It is the forum to discuss former monarchies and their royal families, as well as current members of former royal houses.
Other Things Royal
Other Things Royal is a place to discuss royalty-related topics that would not fit in other places.Other Things Royal includes:
Royal Chit Chat forum (with Royal Genealogy
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
, Royal Life and Lfestyle, Royal Ceremony and Protocol
Protocol (diplomacy)
In international politics, protocol is the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state.A protocol is a rule which guides how an activity should be performed, especially in the field of diplomacy. In diplomatic services and governmental fields of endeavor protocols are often unwritten guidelines...
, Royalty: Past Present and Future, and Polls, Games and Quizzes sub-forums) is the place to discuss general royalty-related topics that don’t fit anywhere else.
Royal Weddings forum (with Royal Weddings Chit Chat sub-forum) is the place where members normally discuss royal and noble engagements and weddings, as well as everything connected with the engagements and weddings.
Royal Jewels forum (with Royal Jewels Chit Chat sub-forum) is the place where the members discuss and identify the jewels (past and present) of the royal families around the world.
Royal House of Fashion (with Royal Style File sub-forum) is a celebration of royal fashion and style, where people share their opinions about recent and historical fashion trends, or simply outfits, worn by members of the Royal or Noble families.
Royal Library is a media centre for discussions about royal books, magazines, movies, TV programmes, DVDs, etc.
Members' Corner
Members' Corner is a forum for TRF members and is only visible to members who are logged into TRF. At Members' Corner, TRF members have a chance to get to know each other. It is also a place for members’ input on non-royal-related questions and discussions.Apart from these forums, there are also private forums for Administrators, Forum Moderators, Authors, and Picture of the Month Representatives.
Forum Organization and Leaders
TheRoyalForums has a set of Rules and FAQFAQ
Frequently asked questions are listed questions and answers, all supposed to be commonly asked in some context, and pertaining to a particular topic. "FAQ" is usually pronounced as an initialism rather than an acronym, but an acronym form does exist. Since the acronym FAQ originated in textual...
s that are required to be followed. The rules are especially strict when it comes to posting of photos and other coyprighted content. TRF recognizes the hard work of photographers, authors, photo agencies, and publishers in creating and publishing their photos and manuscripts, and therefore it now forbids posting copyrighted pictures or other copyrighted content in the forums. All content posted on the forum must be in compliance with the US copyright law. Similar strict measures are taken against solicitations, advertisements, vulgar or offensive language, and insults of fellow members or royals.
Administrators and Forum Moderators
The leaders of TheRoyalForums are unpaid volunteersVolunteering
Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life, but people also volunteer for their own skill development, to meet others, to make contacts for possible employment, to have fun, and a variety of other reasons that could be...
, who dedicate their free time to make the Board run smoothly. Those volunteers are divided into Moderators, Super Moderators and Administrators.
The Moderation Team changes (mostly expands) quite often, as the Administrators are on constant lookout for potential Forum Moderators. Members can apply for the job of Forum Moderators themselves as well.
Each Moderator is responsible for a separate Forum (or Forums) and one Forum usually has no fewer than 3 Moderators.
Being a Forum moderator involves taking a leadership position in the forum. Specifically this involves tasks like opening and closing threads, deleting or fixing broken links, deleting "empty" posts, merging or splitting threads, and so on.
It also involves keeping threads on topic, helping newcomers who have questions, mediating disputes in the threads, and generally leading by example.
The main difference between Moderators and SuperModerators is that the former are responsible mainly for their forums-only, while the latter have access to moderator features in all forums and can intervene there as required, if moderators of the specific forum are unavailable.
Administrators are responsible for the running of the whole Board. Apart from doing the regular job of moderators, they have also a wide range of other responsibilities, including approving all new registrations.
Other Positions
Apart from Forum Moderators and Administrators, there are also a number of other position that require responsibility.Newsletter Editor and Assistant Newsletter Editors are responsible for writing and publishing the monthly newsletters, as well as choosing topics for the future newsletters.
Picture of the Month Representatives and Picture of the Month Committee Members choose pictures that represent given Royal Family best during the past month and submit it for the poll. They also choose pictures for the Themed Polls.
Picture of the Month Supervisor and Picture of the Month Coordinators take care of the Monthly Polls, making sure the chosen pictures are in accordance with the guidelines and formats of the polls, both regular and themed.
TRF Authors write royalty-related articles for The Royal Articles.
Article Editors and Assistant Article Editors edit, proofread, help write and give a final form to the articles written by TRF Authors.
The Royal Bloggers contribute to the blog on the forum front page.
Blog Coordinators and Blog Editors maintain the blog and work with the bloggers to provide content for the blog.
The TechAdmin looks after the technical side of the forum.