A copy of these rules are posted in the Facebook group, however we keep a copy posted here for reference purposes. 

“IF NOT ALLOWED PLEASE DELETE”: If you plan to start your post with this message, DO NOT POST IT. First, please read our rules. Your question(s) may be answered in our rules. IF NOT, PM a moderator to ask if it’s allowed. In your PM, state what you want to say and if you plan to post a picture or link and include that in your PM.
LINK Sharing - We do love the sharing of how to tutorials, Free patterns but DO NOT allow Group LINK sharing direct or in direct. So If your link is leading members to another group please pm me to authorize it.


LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK- This is an English speaking group. If you do not speak English, please translate your message.
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GROUP OWNERS: If you have your own group and would like to share a resource, please PM an ADMIN. Don't post your group without taking this step.
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DESIGNERS: If you are a designer and want to promote anything, please PM an ADMIN. There are ways to promote. No poaching! See next rule.
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POACHING: Do not use this group to PM members to advertise a design, a group or any type of service! If we see you say you’re going to PM a member, you will be warned 1 time. Second time you will be banned. We DO love to see freebies and you can take advantage of our giveaway page! Again, PM an ADMIN!
Go Fund Me's are not allowed! If you have a cause that you feel we could help you with (Check out our Carter Strong Cause) Reach out to an admin.
Donations of any kind Please PM and admin before posting for donations !!
Need Testers: Don't Post without coming to an admin for approval! 
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NEW* ADVERTISING/SELF PROMOTING – We have a NEW list of perks for our affiliate designers! Please PM Tina Flewelling for a list of details, if you are on our list or want to be.
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“LOOKING FOR” POSTS: We want to help you locate what you’re looking for! This can get a bit out of hand and hard to control since many times it is a pattern designer/maker behind the steering wheel. But we do love to help our members find items they are looking for so you can pm an Admin until we get our NEW Request Center event up and running. 
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POSTING PHOTOS: All photos that you post must be a direct picture post. Example: If you have a beautiful finished blanket photo on your profile or in your albums, don’t “share” it from your personal profile or album, a group, or any other facebook pages. Post your photo direct into this group. If you want to give credit to a designer, see the next rule below.
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MEMBERS WHO WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO DESIGNERS – In your original post of your project, you ARE ALLOWED to post a direct store link to the pattern itself. Do not tag a person or a group -- UNLESS it is a Lobby Designer! 
Tina Flewelling, Ashley Sadler, Cathrine Wadler, Joanna Rampton, Liz Payne , Cheryl Hughes, Luci Rouse and John Michael.
There are some designers who are not affiliated or “lobby friendly” to us. If you happen to post a store link to them, we will PM you to let you know and so you can QUIETLY remove the link.
Never tell folks to email a designer, Pm a designer, go to a designers group or NEVER post for folks to PM you - USE Direct pattern LINKS ONLY. 
IF You have any questions please PM me! 
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ADDRESSING THE GROUP – We are all known as “Lobby”! Some of us are male, some of us are female, so when making a post please be mindful of this. Please use "Lobby" when addressing the group.
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DRAMA – SKIP IT!! Treat everyone the way you want to be treated. Respect and common decency for each other that's how we will keep this group drama free! No name calling, bashing, politics, racism, insults or rudeness!
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COMPLAINTS – PM an admin or moderator. Shouting or complaining about the staff, the rules, or the members, will result in an IMMEDIATE ban.
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PHOTOS THAT ARE NOT YOURS – We strongly discourage this. However, sometimes we need to post a photo if we need to find the source of where to get it. IF IT IS NOT YOUR PHOTO, say so with your post.
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LIKE & COMMENT! – Everyone likes to be loved and recognized for their hard work. Lobby is a family oriented group. Show some love by liking and commenting other members’ posts! Help them to find what they need using Lobby resources. Share pinned post or share a link, but Please don't tell them to go somewhere like YouTube, if that is all you have? Scroll on by and let someone that in invested in Lobby help them.
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FLOODING – Please do not flood the group with WIP after WIP or repeat posts. We encourage 
WIPs, but keep them to a minimum if they are of the same project. If you want to show continuous WIPs, you may do so in the comments of your original WIP post. When you completely finish your project, please make a NEW post to show your work!
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COUPONS & DEALS – We all love deals! But if it’s for food, post it somewhere other than this crochet group! If it’s crochet related, share away!
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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT - If you see YOUR graph or design posted in any of our groups and want it removed, contact Tina Flewelling or Lissa Conley by private message (PM) and provide PROOF that it is yours so we can SWIFTLY remove it.