Code of conduct:
xyz.com is an informative, enlightening, and sometimes amusing way to spend time. Our ever-growing membership ranges from the 9 or 10 year old beginner to the old timer who was around for the dawn of dirt biking. In order to make the site the best that it can be it has become necessary to outline an acceptable code of conduct. Our goal is to give you the freedom that you deserve while keeping with the high moral standards our community.
1. Absolutely no obscene language. This includes the “F” word as well as sexually suggestive comments.
2. Since this isn’t a chat room, if you must talk to your buddy about the weather or going riding tomorrow, email or IM him. Better yet, pick up the phone. Bandwidth is expensive and the more back and forth idle chatter, the slower our site becomes.
3. No spam. If you want to show everybody your personal web page, that’s fine, but the thread will be locked to stop the seemingly endless string of useless replies. No unauthorized revenue-generating links will be allowed. It isn’t fair to the paying promoters of this site if we allow you free advertising space. This does not mean that you can not post links to legitimate sites that are related to the sport, or that are intended to help a member with a question.
4. Signature lines are a means to tell a little bit about yourself, not to make rude or obnoxious statements. If you have an offensive signature line, you will be asked to change it immediately. If you don’t, it will be changed for you, or you will be banned, depending on the situation.
5. There are certain things that are NOT allowed in these forums, period. They include, but are not limited to: racism, bigotry, hatred, harassment, adult content, obscene material, nudity or pornography, or anything that is illegal. These things will be grounds for immediate expulsion from the site.
6. Starting a thread, or making a post, for the sole purpose of flaming or bashing someone, will not be tolerated. The post/thread will be immediately deleted, and the poster will be warned. Three strikes and you’re out. Discussions, debates and disagreements among members are normal and make our site a better place but there is also an acceptable way to deal with the occasional disagreement. For those who refuse to live up to these acceptable standards, your membership days at xyz.com will numbered.
7. There will be Absolutely No discussion or promotion of illegal drugs or sex.
8. Your failing to follow our code of conduct or the request of a moderator may result in the termination of your access privileges.
9. The moderators of the forum have the sole authority to decide what is acceptable and what is not. The absence of a specific rule does not automatically mean that something will be allowed.
10. If you can’t find your recent thread, before you start fussing about it being deleted, look in the proper forum for it. It may have been moved. We have specific forums for each type of post, please try to keep your threads in the correct forum. Don’t ask engine questions in Anything Goes, and don’t ask about a movie in Tech Tips. If you post your question in the correct forum, you are much more likely to be answered in a timely fashion.
11. Topics about politics and religion are not specifically against the rules, but since these topics have the potential to be very inflammatory, and to bring out strong opinions and emotions in people, they will be closely watched. As long as everyone behaves, the threads will remain open. As soon as a member crosses the line, the thread will be deleted.
12. All Moderators have their email links visible to the membership, as does the Administrator. If you have any issues or complaints, or feel that something needs to be taken care of on the boards, feel free to email any of us.