Guidelines For Rennlist Posts
12-19-2008, 06:05 PM
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Guidelines For Rennlist Posts
Folks, as many of you have observed, posts on various forums have been the subject of considerable controversy and numerous complaints. In part this may be due to the fact that many of us don't know the rules. Few if any have looked at the already published guidelines and the Terms Of Service we all accepted when we registered.
Herein you will find a fairly concise summary of the "rules of the road". This Forum will be open for dialog for the moment at least, in the hope that communications between us will foster a better understanding and a stronger community.
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Rennlist Posting Guidelines:
Content: All material posted or linked to, must be G rated. In other words, use only language and post material suitable for the home or office. Do not post foul language, racial epithets or sexually explicit content in any form. At no time will insults or attacks on an individual be tolerated. Racial slurs, epithets or denigrating references to race, color, creed or sexual preference will not be tolerated. This general content rule applies to posts, signatures, avatars and links within posts.
The exception to this rule is in the off-topic section (only available to paying members) whereby the content may be a PG-13 rating (some colorful language may be reasonably utilized), however such content may not be used in an insulting or attacking manner.
Special Rule About Using Rennlist for Buying or Selling Firearms: Advertising, buying or selling firearms on Rennlist is prohibited. It violates IB policy and in addition contraves contractual terms relating to their acquistion of certain other websites.
Advertising by Members: Paying Members (as opposed to “Users”) may advertise or link to an ad to buy or sell personal property. In the case of an item or items offered for sale, the price must be included in the post. Ads must be placed in our Marketplace and must adhere to the Marketplace Rules. Bumping is allowed once per week. Note, auctions are not allowed on Rennlist.
Promotional Ads: Neither Members nor users may post ads promoting a business, theirs, or one owned/operated by others either in the body of a post or in the signature or avatar fields, nor may they post links or solicitations to visit competitive web sites. Note that posts by Members advertising items "for a friend" will be treated as posts by a User.
Posting For-Sale Links in tech forums: A single post, providing a link to the official For Sale ad in the Classifieds Marketplace, is usually allowed. However, full-fledged For Sale ads are not allowed in tech forums. Posting links in multiple threads or forums to the same FS item is not allowed. If this becomes onerous to police (too many link postings), this policy may change. Note that ads camouflaged as ”feelers” or “how much do you think my “xxx” is worth” will be deemed to be advertising.
Ads linking to external sites by Users: Users are not permitted to make “for sale” or “wanted to buy” posts nor link to ads hosted elsewhere. This is a privilege reserved for paying Members. If a User would like to advertise personal property on Rennlist, please, consider becoming a member.
Advertising by Site Sponsors: In order to promote a commercial entity, you must have a contract with Internet Brands. Only site sponsors may promote their commerce on Rennlist. Site Sponsors will be held to posting according to rules established by Rennlist covering the type, size and frequency of ads. In general a maximum of 4 threads per month may be posted in the marketplace. An automatic limiter is in place that allows 4 or 6 open sponsor threads per month in the Marketplace section. The Vendor Announcements section also has the same limit in place. Once a sponsor posts over the limit in these sections their oldest thread will be locked/closed by the automatic system.
Using the technical sections to post advertisements is not permitted. Threads may be created if they are topical and provide value to the Community but do not include sales.
Note that responding to questions by members of a forum is not considered advertising. Threads offering multiple items may be edited to delete items no longer available. Adding items will be considered a new post and count against the 4 per month limit as will "bumping" a thread, i.e., adding a post to increase the visibility of a thread which has fallen off the screen due to inactivity. Sponsors may also have a maximum of two threads in the technical areas of Rennlist concurrent to their Marketplace listings.
Basic/Starter Sponsors are limited to two (2) threads per month in the Marketplace section.
Unlike Member ads, site sponsors are not obliged to post prices in their ads although they are encouraged to do so.
Sponsors are cautioned not to disparage other vendors, or the products/services they may offer.
Promoting Non-Commercial Events: From time to time, posts promoting a not for profit event of interest to the Rennlist community will be permitted. Said posts should appear in a maximum of 6 forums and not repeated more than once a month. Posts of this nature will be closely scrutinized. Any attempt to disguise a commercial venture as a not for profit event will be dealt with promptly. When in doubt consult with a Rennlist Moderator to be pre-cleared.
Promoting a Vendor: Praise and a recommendation of a vendor by users is encouraged as a service to the community. On the other hand, excessive promotion of vendor(s), i.e., cheer leading, will be viewed as advertising. In the same vein, systematic and sustained vendor bashing, i.e., carrying out a vendetta against a particular vendor will result in sanctions.
Signatures and Avatars: Must be a reasonable size and contain only G rated material. Particular attention will be paid to suggestive photos. Moderators are empowered to edit or even delete material deemed objectionable.
Copyright Materials: You may not post any copyrighted material that you do not have rights to. Please link to external articles rather than post them in the forums. Posting or soliciting copyrighted material (Carfax reports for example) is prohibited.
Private Messages: Are just that, private. Posting a private message is strictly forbidden and will result in a ban of indeterminate duration.
Failure to Comply: With the rules may result in posts/threads being edited, or deleted as deemed necessary. Continued violations of the rules outlined above may result in certain restricted permissions, up to and including permanent banishment from Rennlist. The latest version of the Forum Software includes “infractions”. Individuals who disregard these guidelines will be issued an infraction. Infraction are like demerit points on your driving license. If you get too many you lose you license or, in the case of Rennlist, your ability to post.
Moderators: In the past forums were moderated by one or two people. As of now, Moderators are permitted to deal with any infractions they observe in any forum.
Herein you will find a fairly concise summary of the "rules of the road". This Forum will be open for dialog for the moment at least, in the hope that communications between us will foster a better understanding and a stronger community.
------------------------------
Rennlist Posting Guidelines:
Content: All material posted or linked to, must be G rated. In other words, use only language and post material suitable for the home or office. Do not post foul language, racial epithets or sexually explicit content in any form. At no time will insults or attacks on an individual be tolerated. Racial slurs, epithets or denigrating references to race, color, creed or sexual preference will not be tolerated. This general content rule applies to posts, signatures, avatars and links within posts.
The exception to this rule is in the off-topic section (only available to paying members) whereby the content may be a PG-13 rating (some colorful language may be reasonably utilized), however such content may not be used in an insulting or attacking manner.
Special Rule About Using Rennlist for Buying or Selling Firearms: Advertising, buying or selling firearms on Rennlist is prohibited. It violates IB policy and in addition contraves contractual terms relating to their acquistion of certain other websites.
Advertising by Members: Paying Members (as opposed to “Users”) may advertise or link to an ad to buy or sell personal property. In the case of an item or items offered for sale, the price must be included in the post. Ads must be placed in our Marketplace and must adhere to the Marketplace Rules. Bumping is allowed once per week. Note, auctions are not allowed on Rennlist.
Promotional Ads: Neither Members nor users may post ads promoting a business, theirs, or one owned/operated by others either in the body of a post or in the signature or avatar fields, nor may they post links or solicitations to visit competitive web sites. Note that posts by Members advertising items "for a friend" will be treated as posts by a User.
Posting For-Sale Links in tech forums: A single post, providing a link to the official For Sale ad in the Classifieds Marketplace, is usually allowed. However, full-fledged For Sale ads are not allowed in tech forums. Posting links in multiple threads or forums to the same FS item is not allowed. If this becomes onerous to police (too many link postings), this policy may change. Note that ads camouflaged as ”feelers” or “how much do you think my “xxx” is worth” will be deemed to be advertising.
Ads linking to external sites by Users: Users are not permitted to make “for sale” or “wanted to buy” posts nor link to ads hosted elsewhere. This is a privilege reserved for paying Members. If a User would like to advertise personal property on Rennlist, please, consider becoming a member.
Advertising by Site Sponsors: In order to promote a commercial entity, you must have a contract with Internet Brands. Only site sponsors may promote their commerce on Rennlist. Site Sponsors will be held to posting according to rules established by Rennlist covering the type, size and frequency of ads. In general a maximum of 4 threads per month may be posted in the marketplace. An automatic limiter is in place that allows 4 or 6 open sponsor threads per month in the Marketplace section. The Vendor Announcements section also has the same limit in place. Once a sponsor posts over the limit in these sections their oldest thread will be locked/closed by the automatic system.
Using the technical sections to post advertisements is not permitted. Threads may be created if they are topical and provide value to the Community but do not include sales.
Note that responding to questions by members of a forum is not considered advertising. Threads offering multiple items may be edited to delete items no longer available. Adding items will be considered a new post and count against the 4 per month limit as will "bumping" a thread, i.e., adding a post to increase the visibility of a thread which has fallen off the screen due to inactivity. Sponsors may also have a maximum of two threads in the technical areas of Rennlist concurrent to their Marketplace listings.
Basic/Starter Sponsors are limited to two (2) threads per month in the Marketplace section.
Unlike Member ads, site sponsors are not obliged to post prices in their ads although they are encouraged to do so.
Sponsors are cautioned not to disparage other vendors, or the products/services they may offer.
Promoting Non-Commercial Events: From time to time, posts promoting a not for profit event of interest to the Rennlist community will be permitted. Said posts should appear in a maximum of 6 forums and not repeated more than once a month. Posts of this nature will be closely scrutinized. Any attempt to disguise a commercial venture as a not for profit event will be dealt with promptly. When in doubt consult with a Rennlist Moderator to be pre-cleared.
Promoting a Vendor: Praise and a recommendation of a vendor by users is encouraged as a service to the community. On the other hand, excessive promotion of vendor(s), i.e., cheer leading, will be viewed as advertising. In the same vein, systematic and sustained vendor bashing, i.e., carrying out a vendetta against a particular vendor will result in sanctions.
Signatures and Avatars: Must be a reasonable size and contain only G rated material. Particular attention will be paid to suggestive photos. Moderators are empowered to edit or even delete material deemed objectionable.
Copyright Materials: You may not post any copyrighted material that you do not have rights to. Please link to external articles rather than post them in the forums. Posting or soliciting copyrighted material (Carfax reports for example) is prohibited.
Private Messages: Are just that, private. Posting a private message is strictly forbidden and will result in a ban of indeterminate duration.
Failure to Comply: With the rules may result in posts/threads being edited, or deleted as deemed necessary. Continued violations of the rules outlined above may result in certain restricted permissions, up to and including permanent banishment from Rennlist. The latest version of the Forum Software includes “infractions”. Individuals who disregard these guidelines will be issued an infraction. Infraction are like demerit points on your driving license. If you get too many you lose you license or, in the case of Rennlist, your ability to post.
Moderators: In the past forums were moderated by one or two people. As of now, Moderators are permitted to deal with any infractions they observe in any forum.
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Bubbabuzz (08-12-2020)
10-24-2010, 10:33 AM
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Doyle - good question, here's the infraction grid. Before we instituted the infraction system, people got banned - too frequently in my opinion. Now, banning, except for spammers, is very rare.
Note that at the discretion of the mod, an infraction may carry no points, rather just a warning.
Infraction points expire as shown below. If someone accumulates 10 points (or more) there is an automatic vacation for three days. Note THREE DAYS as opposed to forever. Hope this answers your questions.
Best,
Bob
Title Points Expires Warning
Signature Rule Violation 1 10 Day(s)
Inappropriate Language 2 30 Day(s)
Inflammatory post - trolling - belligerence 2 30 Day(s)
Insulted Other Member(s) 2 30 Day(s)
Non-Sponsor Business 2 30 Day(s)
Inappropriate content unsavory language and or images 4 3 Month(s)
Post Nudity 5 3 Month(s)
Threaten Mayhem 5 3 Month(s)
Needs a cooling off period 10 30 Day(s)
Spam 10 Never
Note that at the discretion of the mod, an infraction may carry no points, rather just a warning.
Infraction points expire as shown below. If someone accumulates 10 points (or more) there is an automatic vacation for three days. Note THREE DAYS as opposed to forever. Hope this answers your questions.
Best,
Bob
Title Points Expires Warning
Signature Rule Violation 1 10 Day(s)
Inappropriate Language 2 30 Day(s)
Inflammatory post - trolling - belligerence 2 30 Day(s)
Insulted Other Member(s) 2 30 Day(s)
Non-Sponsor Business 2 30 Day(s)
Inappropriate content unsavory language and or images 4 3 Month(s)
Post Nudity 5 3 Month(s)
Threaten Mayhem 5 3 Month(s)
Needs a cooling off period 10 30 Day(s)
Spam 10 Never
12-22-2010, 03:40 PM
#3
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Penalties for being a jerk may vary at the discretion of the mod.
Fortunately there are very few jerks on Rennlist so the issue doesn't arise too often.
Fortunately there are very few jerks on Rennlist so the issue doesn't arise too often.
12-09-2011, 08:00 AM
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Folks, I have just done a major clean-up on this aisle. The purpose of this forum is to make it easy for people to read and understand the rules which govern our behavior here. It is not a place for sponsor bashing, chest thumping or off topic comments. We have plenty of other forums for that sort of thing.
Thanks,
Thanks,
