Posting rules & guidelines

[scottydl]

I would like to see some more concrete Posting rules & guidelines on the new board, that every new member must read and agree to before contributing to threads. Here is an example of the posting rules at JeepForum.com, and FWIW I agree with almost all of them:

Rule and Guidelines for posting.

Rules:

* Please try to keep your messages on topic.
* Swearing,(including ways to defeat the automatic censor) flaming, slamming and spamming will not be tolerated. Posts that do not fall within the guidelines of this site will either be edited for content or will be deleted all-together. This is your only warning. Repeat offenders will find their login-id's and IP addresses banned from using JeepForum.com. Attempts to defeat the censor will result in individual posts being deleted without warning, and if it is a thread with persistant attempts at defeating the censor, it too will be deleted without notice.




Guidelines:

* Pictures maybe posted with your messages. Please check the Registry Section for ideas on how to properly post the pictures that you wish for others to see.
* Topics allowed include anything PG-13.(at moderators discretion) No X-Rated pictures, jokes etc. No racist remarks, gender remarks etc. You will only be warned 1 time about this and you just got that warning. There will be no tolerance on this.
* Please do not post and re-post your questions several times over as the answers are not always immediate. Some people will refrain from answering questions even after reading them if they cannot prove their points of view.
* Posts that are nothing but "padding" the post-counter (ie: "I agree") will not be tolerated for long. If you agree, say so, but please add more to the discussion, you do have opinions that you can share! This does include 1 line story threads and the like.
* F.A.Q. Check the F.A.Q. out for the Board.




As times and members change with this group, some questions maybe asked over again.

* For the old timers, please be patient with those who are new.
* To those who are new, you can search the online databases for answers to your questions. If you feel the answers found do not satisfy you, please don't hesitate to post your question here.



Note: New Rule - 12/01/03
Respect yourself and respect others, else you will be banned without warning and the ban will never be released.
The moderators of jeepforum.com have the right to edit, close, delete or alter in any way they see fit each thread, and or post within this forum without notice.

Update 10-25-04

Free Posting - Please refrain from posting meaningless threads, one word (or short) non-sense posts, or the such. This only serves to clutter the forums.

Locked post - If one of your posts is locked, please do not start another thread dedicated to why it was locked. If you have a problem with your post being locked, please send a private message to a admin/mod describing the problem.


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Thank you,

The Moderators and Administration of JeepForum.com

[JimW]

This is what we have so far

** PLEASE READ THIS WHOLE MESSAGE. YOU WILL NOT RECIEVE ANY SUPPORT FROM OUR STAFF IF YOU DO NOT READ AND ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS. **

Welcome to the Official Message Boards of the Aurora Club of North America



The message boards for ACNA is a community message board tailored specifically for owners of the Oldsmobile Aurora. The first and most important rule is simply; respect for each other. Our members are all bonded together by one common trait and that is our love for these vehicles. To join us is to adopt our premise and uphold that value.

The ACNA is ultimately run by the community itself. This is our first value; we are all responsible for this community.

The rules of this community:

No vulgarity in post content or signatures. Avoid using cr3ative spel1ing to avoid language filters in place.

No inappropriate discussion of religion, creed, race, politics or sexual preference.

No spamming or commercial solicitation of any kind by members unless specifically given the right by administrators. Any such messages can be removed at the discretion of either a forum moderator or administrator. Selling of individual items is permissible by a private owner in our Classifieds forums, however selling multiple items of the same product is considered a commercial post and may be removed at the discretion of moderators and/or staff.

Each post is the property of the author and is subject to screening by site Staff members.

Commercial vendors wish to post on message boards must seek permission from ACNA message board staff before any solicitation any ACNA member.

No flaming of other members to incite or perpetuate a conflict or argument.

Personal attacks or name-calling can get you banned. Repeated offences WILL get you banned

No bombing forums or threads with pointless posts.

Private Messaging on the ACNA message boards is a privilege and can be disabled if abused. Any abuse of any member off public forums will result in revoked PM ability. Further antagonizing or abuse will result in a ban. In addition, private messages are not intended to deprive the Message boards of valuable information or experiences which could benefit the entire group. Please do not use private messages if the content of the message can be helpful to others.

No linking or posting of pornographic or objectionable material. Any questionable material must be indicated as such and is subject to review at the Staffs’ discretion. This is a family oriented site, keep it that way.

Do not impersonate other individuals or falsely represent yourself.


Do not discuss, suggest, engage, or encourage ANY illegal activity on the forums. Non compliance with this policy will get you banned.

Posting under secondary usernames or alias user names other than your main account for the purpose of arguing, degrading or belittling other readers is grounds for having your posting privileges revoked.

You must have a valid e-mail account in your profile so you can be reached by any staff member.

We are all here for the same reason, to support, learn, respect and appreicate the knowledge of others.

Non-conformance of the rules listed above are grounds for immediate banning of your account at moderator or administrator discretion.

However more rules and guidelines will be integrated as suggestions state in this thread.

[scottydl]

Sounds good to me. Although I do like the idea of adding a separate line of the rules that specifically discourages pointless, off-topic posts primarily designed to boost a person's post count. Just a pet peeve of mine.

[JimW]

Thanks Scotty, I will address your concerns as well as the other ones you mentioned, I appreciate the extra eyes on this item.

[erw38]

JimW said:

The ACNA is ultimately run by the community itself. This is our first value; we are all responsible for this community.

I think that this statement would sound better if it were slightly reworded. I would reword it as follows:

The ACNA community is ultimately run by the members.

It's simple yet sweet while still conveying the original message. I am all for keeping things simple.