Forum Posting policy and Etiquette

[ColinD]

In order to make BRISKODA.net enjoyable for the majority of our members, we have adopted some posting guidelines.

1. Selling or direct Solicitation of ANYTHING in the general forum or by PM is not allowed and will result in the deletion of the post. Repeat offenders will possibly lose their posting privileges. Please post your private items that you wish to sell in the for sale forum section. If you have a product or service that you feel can benefit our community, contact us BEFORE you post! You will have the ability to refute the restriction but it is up to you to contact us.

2. Spamming/advertising in the general forums is not tolerated. Again, if you have a product or service that would be of interest to our members, visit our Advertising page to learn how you can help support our community. We offer a variety of packages that can be of great benefit to your company.

3. No Shameless Promotions of other related Sites or Board Wars. There is no problem with occasionally using the name of other sites or even posting a link to a pertinent thread from another site, but repeatedly referring to other related sites is considered "SPAM" and is not allowed. Please have the decency of NOT putting links to them in your signature or have a post or PM telling our members to come over to another related site.

4. Cross posting is not allowed and can result in the deletion of one or both posts. Cross posting is defined as posting the same information in two or more separate forums. We understand that some topics might fit into more than one forum. Please try to pick the best one and stick with it.

5. Respect is the name of the game. Do not flame, hound, badger, disrespect, or taunt ANYONE on the forums. If we feel a thread is getting out of hand we will close it or delete it. You can and very possibly will be banned if you continue this type of behavior. This is on a case by case basis with experince where possible.

6. Vulgar language and offending material is not tolerated and if you violate this rule one time, you will be warned and if you do it a second time, you will be removed from the forums immediately. You will NOT have the ability to refute this.

7. You are not allowed to post URL's that lead to an affiliate program or that in any way earn you something. We consider you earning something if you have an affiliate ID, Website, or if you earn money from banner impressions or click-thru's. If you feel that you have a service or product that the members of BRISKODA can benefit from, please contact us. The Administrator will make the final decision and will be the only one to post the URL etc. These posts will be deleted and you will be banned from posting. You will have the ability to refute the restriction but it is up to you to contact us. Personal EBay sales will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

8. Illegal transactions/sites like warez, selling of personal information (i.e. credit cards, e-mail addresses), pornography, etc are not allowed in the forums and will result in the deletion of the post and the revocation of your posting privileges.

9. Anyone found posting excessive links to their URL's, or suspected of "sneaky" advertising will be warned and possibly banned. We consider this a very broad rule and will be only followed out as a last resort for suspected actions. If you have a product or service that you feel can benefit our community, contact us BEFORE you post! We are implementing this rule in order to give our moderators and administrators more control over editing content. If you feel you have been wrongly accused please contact the forum administrator ASAP with the details.

10. Moderators and Administrators have final say in anything. If you have a problem or a complaint direct it to them, not to the general forums. They will then take the appropriate actions.

11. Most of all....Have fun, drive safely and enjoy the site.