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    Autopia Forum Rules

    Hey All,

    Welcome to the Autopia.org! Thanks for visiting this site. These rules apply to you if you have registered to be a member and are logged in and are ready to post.

    In order to ensure that everybody has a good time, we have a few rules set up to help everyone out. Do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have any questions, comments or concerns about the rules.

    1. First off, Autopia.org is an OPEN FORUM where all brands of detailing products can be discussed freely. You do not have to limit product conversations to brands that are available from our sponsors. This isn`t an open door invitation for Spam or shilling by non sponsoring vendors or manufactures. URL`s or links to other retail detailing stores are prohibited. If you are a detailer or car owner not affiliated with a vendor or brand and want to honestly have unbiased product discussion, this is the place.

    2. Please refrain from arguing, slamming, bashing or profanity in the public forums. We do encourage spirited debate and conversation. Just be polite and courteous at all times. If you feel that you are being attacked, harassed or stalked at anytime, let a Moderator or the Administrator know about it and the problem will be addressed ASAP.

    3. ATTENTION MANUFACTURES & VENDORS - NO SPAMMING OR SHILLING ALLOWED!

    4. No buying, selling or want ads. If you have new or used items to sell, we suggest that you visit a website that is designed to accommodate member to member sales such as Amazon.com or Ebay.com.

    5. POSTING PICTURES - No provocative, pornographic or obscene photos on may be posted. If you are posting vehicle photos, we ask that you make license plates unreadable out of respect for the privacy of the owner of that vehicle. Pictures with a width of 800 pixels or less work best.

    The Owners and Moderators of Autopia.org will make all attempts to keep all objectionable messages from the forum, however, we cannot be responsible for message content. It should be noted that all messages posted members represent the view of the author and not the Autopia Forum management.

    The Owners, Administrators, and Moderators of Autopia.org accept no responsibility/liability regarding the opinions expressed by members of this forum in posted messages. Representatives of Autopia.org or it’s Moderators may remove, delete, edit, move and close any topics without notice, not to and including the following.

    1) Any offensive images, language, or content.

    2) Any member threatening other members in forum posts, forum chats, or Private Message etc.

    3) Blatant advertising or repeated postings for commercialism or gain.

    4) Posting of any copyrighted is forbidden.

    The creation of multiple user accounts is not allowed. In addition, screen names may not have sexually explicit content or be inflammatory in anyway shape or form.

    Numerous forums have been created to assist members in posting. Please make all efforts to post in the appropriate area. Any posts not found to fit in the appropriate forum may be moved to another area by the Owners or Moderator of Autopia.org.

    Any thread or posting to be of questionable content or be moved or deleted by the Moderators or Owners of Autopia.org without notice.

    Any comments that appear to be rude, instigating in nature, insulting, or created for commercial gain or promotion will not be tolerated.

    If you feel that you need to comment in private or want to alert the forum leadership to any posting please feel free to do so. The Moderators and Owners of Autopia.org will make every effort to handle the issues or posting in a timely manner.

    Signatures on Autopia.org are allowed. However, signatures may not have a commercial link in the signature. Any signature found to be inflammatory or offensive maybe deleted by the Moderators or Owners of Autopia.org without notice.

    All trading between forum members is the sole responsibility of the parties involved. Autopia.org is not responsible for disputes between members regarding bad transactions. Trade with caution.

    Infractions to the Rules Will Be Issued Via Our Infractions System

    1. First time- A warning will be given, via pm by a Moderator or Administrator. At this time no infractions points will be given.

    2. Second time- An infraction will be given disabling the account for at least 1 day depending on the violation.

    3. Third Time- An infraction will be given disabling the account for at least 3 days.

    4. Fourth Time- account will be disabled permanently.

    Helping fulfill and complete the vision of Autopia.org
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    Re: Autopia Forum Rules

    Good Call Pat....Its always a good idea to go ahead and set up the guide lines and rules....that way...nobody can say "well I didn`t know that"

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    Re: Autopia Forum Rules

    Is there a way to make these rules accessible from any/all threads? In the past, I know that I personally have had to hunt to find them. I know, I know once I`ve found them I should know where they reside but because I don`t read them frequently, I forget. People need to know the standard to which they are held.

    By the way, this is a good update to our rules, concise and simple. I think the expectations are quite clear.
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    Gearhead

    I made them a "sticky". It should be easy for members to find it. I also placed it in the Welcome Forum for all new members to see.
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    Re: Autopia Forum Rules

    Quote Originally Posted by Pats300zx View Post
    All trading and purchases between forum members are the sole responsibility of the parties involved. Autopia Forums is not responsible for disputes between members regarding bad transactions. Trade or purchase with caution. [/B]
    Given there is not a forum dedicated to trading, how will public trading discussions be accepted?

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    Re: Autopia Forum Rules

    Quote Originally Posted by Bunky View Post
    Given there is not a forum dedicated to trading, how will public trading discussions be accepted?
    Bunky we all know a lot of trading goes on these forums even without a section just for it. That is just a rule to help protect all parties involved IF it happens.

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    Re: Autopia Forum Rules

    Quote Originally Posted by Bunky View Post
    Given there is not a forum dedicated to trading, how will public trading discussions be accepted?
    Bunky..I just wanted to have a rule so that the forum itself wouldn`t get dragged into a dispute between forum members who were not happy with the way that a trade or sale of a product went.

    We can certainly consider a "Good Deals" or "Personal Sales" section if the other members are interested.

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    Re: Autopia Forum Rules

    Are we still free to discuss any products or are we now restricted to the products PBMA carries? ?Just want to cover my bases...

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    Re: Autopia Forum Rules

    Quote Originally Posted by Pats300zx View Post
    Bunky..I just wanted to have a rule so that the forum itself wouldn`t get dragged into a dispute between forum members who were not happy with the way that a trade or sale of a product went.

    We can certainly consider a "Good Deals" or "Personal Sales" section if the other members are interested.
    I think it would be something different to set apart from AG but I would suggest it be restricted to members with set number of posts (yes, we know this can be abused) so it will less likely be abused by one post wonders doing trades/sales.

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    Re: Autopia Forum Rules

    Quote Originally Posted by TroyScherer View Post
    Are we still free to discuss any products or are we now restricted to the products PBMA carries? ?Just want to cover my bases...
    You are free to discuss any products at all. There are no restrictions.

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    Re: Autopia Forum Rules

    Quote Originally Posted by Bunky View Post
    I think it would be something different to set apart from AG but I would suggest it be restricted to members with set number of posts (yes, we know this can be abused) so it will less likely be abused by one post wonders doing trades/sales.
    Bunky...that`s a good idea. We can set a minimum number of posts at say "25" before a person can post in the For Sale section. We possibly consider a min post count for those that want to post links or pictures.

    That would help cut down on spammers.

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    Re: Autopia Forum Rules

    Quote Originally Posted by Pats300zx View Post
    You are free to discuss any products at all. There are no restrictions.
    So, how about that Turtle Wax compound? Bwahahahahah!!!

 

 

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