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| Mole |
 Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject: Forum guidelines and rules - ALL NEW USERS PLEASE READ |
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Posting on Franklinsvwwerks.com is a privilege, not a right.
We reserve the right to delete your posts and/or ban you from this forum and/or Franklinsvwwerks.com without prior warning.
It is your responsibility to read and follow these rules.
General Dos and Don'ts
- DON'T post anything that attempts to directly compete with Franklins VW Werks for personal gain or is in any way harmful to the business. The business is what is paying for this site
- DON'T post for sale or wanted \"ads\" in the non-Classifieds Forums - Use the Free Classifieds Forums ONLY
- DON'T use the Tech Forums for personal conversation or argument; use email or private messages
- DON'T post non-technical comments or pictures in the Tech Forums, they will be removed at the moderator's discretion
- DON'T post religious- or politically-charged content in any parts of the forum except Home & Garden (if you have access). These topics never end well
- DO take administrator and moderator warnings seriously
- DON'T abuse site members on the forums, or through email or private messages
- DON'T create more than one account for any reason. If you have multiple accounts:
- You may request to have older accounts consolidated
- We will eliminate your duplicate account
- Violating this rule may lead to deletion of ALL your accounts and Classified Ads
- DO take responsibility for your own posts, because we will not
Posting Messages Dos and Don'ts
- DO use the search button before posting; your question may have been answered
- DON'T post nudity or graphic images, link to them using a NSFW warning (Not Safe For Work)
- DON'T post personal attacks based on sexual preference, religion, nationality, race, etc
- DON'T post abusive, inflammatory, or threatening messages
- DON'T post messages for the sole purpose of attacking a person or company or just to start an argument
- DON'T use excessive profanity
- DON'T use obscene or abusive language or images in avatars, usernames, or signatures
- DON'T use insult or ridicule other members in your avatar or signature, this includes using another member's picture as your avatar
- DON'T post the same message in multiple forums
- DON'T post SPAM about your website, business, eBay ads, or classified ads
- DON'T post someone else’s full address or phone number without their permission
- DON'T double post two messages in a row; edit your original message
- DON'T post complaints about a forum or moderator; contact Franklin or Marsha or one of the moderators privately.
As a general policy, we discuss moderation-related topics only via private contact
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Forum Etiquette Dos and Don'ts
- DON'T use excessive punctuation, smilies, annoying or unreadable text colors, or bold text
- DON'T post in ALL CAPS, this means you are yelling
- DO think before you type; remember you are dealing with real people and you are not anonymous
- DO lurk before you post. Read the rules and some existing threads. Locate the search button
- DO respect other people's time and bandwidth, you are not the center of cyberspace
- DO use the private message button or email for personal discussions
- DON'T abuse the quote button; include only as much as is necessary for context. This includes pictures
- DO limit the size of your signature or you will lose that privilege
- DO help ensure a useful post or thread
- DO stay on topic
- DO use a clear subject line; subjects like \"LOL\" or \"Look at This!\" are unacceptable
- DO provide enough details or pictures in your question so that people can help you
- DO post in the correct forum
- DO help others. A forum is a community which works best when people share information
- DO welcome newcomers to this community and correct mistakes in a courteous manner
- DO have patience with users who post questions that seem ridiculous or have been seen before. Not everybody has the same level of experience as you do. Either help the person out or report the post to the moderation staff
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We encourage members to report abuse of this site. We really appreciate the help as we can't see everything. We depend on everybody to keep these forums a useful resource for VW enthusiasts.
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Since it is MUCH easier to delete a whole thread than individual messages, if there is a large amount of garbage, the entire thing will be deleted, regardless of whether it had any useful information in it. This includes portions of a thread, i.e. moderators delete \"from this point forward\".
You can be banned from Franklins VW Werks Forums for violating any of the posted rules, or ignoring specific instructions from the administrator or any moderator. Continued abuse of the Forums or attempts to get around a ban will result in banishment from access to the entire website. If your username is banned understand that it is banned on the entire site.
If you don't like a particular forum, find another or create your own. By using this forum you agree to hold Franklinsvwwerks.com blameless and without responsibility for any trauma experienced here. Franklinsvwwerks.com reserves the right to update these rules without notice.
Special thanks to Everett Barnes of theSamba.com for permission to use his site rules as a basis for creating our own. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Folks:
We here at Franklins have gone for years without actually posting rules or anything like them - we've always meant to, but just never got around to it. Over the years, though, we've been noticing that we weren't doing the best job we could at establishing what the boundaries are.
So what did we do? Easy! We 'lifted' - with permission - the ones that have worked so well over at the Samba all these years (thanks EB!). So please don't look at this as a 'crackdown' or anything like it - this is just an enhancement that is long overdue and is intended for your benefit as well as ours.
Addionally, we are working on setting down some guidelines for the moderation staff. We won't be publishing these, but we want you to know that we are going to do our level best to ensure that these forums remain a useful and congenial place to exchange ideas and information.
Happy motoring!
The staff at Franklins VW Werks
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