After seeing the start of these fireworks this morning, I went looking on the forum for those rules. I could not find them anywhere.
Can someone point me to them?
(This is not a smart-alek post. I'd really like to read through them.)
Much to my surprise, I couldn't find them either. The closest that I could find was " Terms and Rules.
https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/help/terms/ Possibly it is time that the administrator consider adding them. Below are some of the basics that has served me well for 2 decades of forum ownership. We have about 3 pages that cover other forum issues to eliminate specific problems that may arise.
TERMS OF SERVICE
STANDARDS
We’re a community with quality standards and expect our members to make a sincere effort to contribute their thoughts on interesting subjects in a meaningful and respectful manner. Posting messages and otherwise interacting on this board is completely optional; many members often prefer to just read what others have to say.
If you do choose to post, we expect you to adhere to the polite standards of behavior that would be acceptable in any public group or place, and to respect the time of others by posting meaningfully.
VULGARITY
Stated simply, it WON’T be tolerated. If in doubt about a post, DON’T. As a community with a diverse variety of members and readers of all ages and backgrounds and beliefs, we ask members to post without using crude or vulgar language or images- PERIOD. In addition, the "masking" of vulgarity by inserting ** or another keystroke in place of one or more letters in a vulgar term is unacceptable in most cases. This applies to all content submitted by users including post text, images, PM’s, album pics, profile pics, avatars, and signatures.
DIVERSITY
This is a public forum viewable by people of all ages, genders, and demographic groups. We expect you to conduct yourself in a mature, courteous manner. Treat others as you wish to be treated. Inflammatory, libelous, slanderous, lewd, obscene, bigoted, indecent, and threatening posts will not be tolerated. We are a diverse community of XYZ enthusiasts, from many different backgrounds and with different perspectives on our hobby and life in general.
The mission of this forum is to provide a place for a friendly, informative discussion of about XYZ tractors. Opinions and viewpoints will vary. You agree to respect the other members of this forum, and to allow them the right to have and retain their own opinions and viewpoints. You have the option in your User CP to '
Ignore' those posters you find disagreeable.
HARASSMENT
Harassment occurs when a member insults, attacks, and denigrates another member at any time. We have zero tolerance for taking an argument about any topic to a personal level. For instance, the use of terms such as "idiot”, “moron”, "stupid", and other derogatory terms constitutes harassment. Repeated critical and sharply negative posts toward a forum member can also constitute harassment. This applies to all content submitted by users including posts, avatars, and signatures. Offenders may be warned, given a "time out" from the forum, or an outright ban depending on the severity of the harassment. Criticizing others' spelling or sentence structure is a form of harassment.
FREEDOM of SPEECH
We hear a lot about
"MY Freedom of Speech can't be restricted!"
You are wrong! These forums are privately owned property that is made available for free public use within our Rules, Terms of Service (TOS), conditions, and guidelines. Everyone who registers here has agreed to be bound by all of these.
The 1st Amendment protects the right to freedom of expression from government interference. However, you are currently posting on
www.xyz123abc.com, a private web property, and your comments are bound by our site's policies. We have a zero-tolerance policy for comments containing violence, threats (direct or indirect), threatening acts, racism of any form, crassness or profanity (any word or phrase considered by courteous society to be profane), all caps (a violation of Internet etiquette), discourteous behavior (calling names, rude or insulting statements directed at another user or post) or violations similar in nature to any of these offenses. Posts violating our policies of posting are subject to removal and the user may face suspension or banning. Thank you for joining us to maintain a courteous and useful public environment where we can engage in reasonable discussion about Kubota Tractors, and other topics.
This means we have the right to forbid, limit, or restrict specific topics, crude language as defined by us, and types of behavior. You have the right not to post here if you disagree with those Rules, TOS, or guidelines. You have the right to go elsewhere.
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