Club Rules

1. Attacks on moderators will not be tolerated, and may result in an immediate permanent ban. Moderators sometimes have to make difficult judgment calls, but remember we are human. Hopefully we'll make decisions that are considered "correct" by the majority of the community. Do not post complaints, criticisms, or moderation questions on the forum. These posts will be deleted and no explanation will be given. If you have a concern about a particular moderator, send a private message to a different Moderator. If you have constructive suggestions on improvements that can be made to the forum or its moderation, please post them in the Site Suggestions area.

2. Keep in mind that this is not a democracy. We have the right to refuse service to anyone. If you cause too many problems to the moderating community ,or otherwise are a bad influence on the forum, your access may be revoked.

3. This is not a flame war site, so please do not engage in such. No distinction will be made between the instigator and those who merely participate.

4. Personal attacks against other forum members will not be tolerated, nor will any type of looking for a fight in any part of the forum and at any meet or for any reason.

5. No racist, homophobic, or misogynistic remarks, including derogatory slang, be it overt or covert, will be tolerated.

6. Be respectful. This is harder to define, but will be moderated. If a moderator believes you are being purposefully disrespectful to a fellow member, you will be notified. Bashing for the sake of bashing will not be tolerated.

7. Don't make slanderous accusations. If you have a problem with another member or business, and cannot prove it absolutely, don’t bring in into the forum. Provide your proof in any such posts. Post with accusations but no proof will be deleted, and the poster will be notified.

8. No sexually explicit material, nudity, or graphic violence are to be posted. The rule of thumb is that if it's something you wouldn't see on network TV, don't post it. The club strives to maintain a welcoming and family type atmosphere for its members. Any attempts, overt or covert, to undermine this goal will not be tolerated.

9. If you are posting a new thread, do not use vulgarity in the title of the thread. Inside a thread, profanity will only be allowed if used in a controlled manner, and not directed at a particular forum member. Again, just try and be respectful of other forum members.

10. Attacks on new club members (or "Noobies") will not be tolerated. Remember we were all new to the forum once. If a new member makes a post in the New Member section leave all comments to welcomes and answering questions.

11. Posts soliciting for multilevel marking schemes (e.g. Free Ipod or similar) are not allowed, nor are any posts soliciting donations for ANY reason without special permission from club Moderator.

12. Please include a descriptive subject for your thread. People shouldn't have to open the thread to find out what the topic is!

13. Allowable sales of items must be done via our Classified section, and users must read and agree to the Classified Section Rules.

14. All above rules apply to meets and cruises at well as on the forum.

15. Unsafe driving during cruises will not be tolerated. This includes but is not limited to passing on the shoulder. This may include police involvement if deemed necessary.

How We Handle Violations Failure to comply with ANY of the club rules may result in disciplinary actions being taken against you, including a ban on your forum account. These actions are usually as follows, though the moderators may, at our discretion, skip steps as we deem necessary:

- For the first violation, a warning may be sent via private message (PM) and the offending post is modified or deleted.

- For the second violation, a three day suspension and the offending post is modified or deleted.

- Third violation and it’s 3 strikes you’re out. The result is usually a permanent ban, although temporary bans of varying duration may be given on occasion. We only use temporary bans occasionally, and only when we're convinced that the person getting banned just needs a lesson, but will play nice when they return.

- We will not get into a debate with a ban-ee or follower of them. If you would like to discuss the reasons for a ban you may email us at _____@gmail.com. Any threads opened to discuss/debate/complain that a user was banned will be deleted, and the thread participants may find themselves also banned.

- If you're banned, do not register with another ID -- we will find out eventually, ban you again, and we may take further action, including the possibility of contacting your ISP to report the violation.

- The club Moderators retain the right to modify, edit, move, or delete any posts made on the forum by virtue of their position and in compliance with the aforementioned standards. Further, if you continually or repeatedly violate the rules of the forum, your account may be banned.

- Private messages (PM's) may be monitored as part of an investigation of a complaint if deemed necessary by the moderator team

- Before we un-ban someone who wants back, we require they provide a verifiable real name, age, address, and phone number; and if under the age of 18, parents name, address, and phone number. Only when we verify this info will we consider them coming back. Idea here is this removes the anonymity of the Internet and may lead to people who have been banned thinking twice before they start becoming an internet tough guy.

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