Got it? Good.
No flaming. That means no fighting. No name calling. No attacking others. No "search noob!" crap. Nothing. If you're a new member and you're found flaming, you'll be banned for a day. If you're an older member (30 posts or more) you'll be banned for a week. I don't care if you're a good friend of mine, a moderator, or some guy I really don't like... you'll be banned.
No selling (or requests to buy). Notice that there is no "Beginner Classifieds" section. There's a reason for that. Beginner members are not allowed to sell! If you post 30 useful posts, then you gain a little credibility. Until then, nobody should be dumb enough to want to buy from an unknown person anyway! Any "for sale" threads will be deleted. If you try to buy or sell items via PM, be prepared for a rude answer from many of the older members. Those who understand the reasons behind these rules won't bother.
Asking to buy parts is also against the rules, as is trading. Just wait till you have 30 posts.
Any threads with any sort of request for parts will be deleted immediately. Please do not make us delete worthwhile threads because you want to ask for parts!
Telling someone to PM you regarding a part you have for sale in the Beginner Forums is STILL SELLING. It is just not public, and even worse, because it provides NO records of the transaction. Saying "I have one of those. PM me." is as good as saying "I have one of those. $***. Paypal me at ****@****.com". Such suggestions will be dealt with accordingly. As in, you will be banned.
If it is brought to the attention that a "Newcomer" is attempting to buy or sell items via PM or Visitor Messages, that member will be banned.
Additionally, offering free parts is also not allowed. I understand that there is no harm in giving something away... but people will inevitably ask for items to be shipped, and then there is money involved. Keep it to the classifieds.
Beginner members CAN NOT view the Classifieds section. This is to prevent people from attempting to buy via PM. Get your 30 posts, and you'll have full access to everything on this site. It's not that hard. If you can't wait till you get 30 posts, you are one of the people we're looking to keep out of that section!
No whoring. That means no unnecessary posting. Any posts that have no substance will be deleted ("
" and nothing else... "nice ride" in every thread that contains a picture, etc... I know what you're doing). Any effort made to "cheat the system" will be rewarded with a post count of 0. You can start all over again! You need 30 worthwhile posts to be able to post outside the Beginner Forums.
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If someone asks a question, no matter what it is... answer it, or leave it alone. NO "search" replies will be tolerated. If all you say is "search", there will come a time where anybody that DOES search will only find threads saying "search"! Give an answer. If you give the same answer 20 times, so what? When someone does search, that means they'll have at least 20 answers to choose from. One might even make sense to them.
Saying "search" helps nobody... especially when the search function sucks! You may include a suggestion to search in your answer... especially if you know that more in-depth details can be found elsewhere... but give them something to go on!
"search" = ban. 3 days minimum.
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No "region-specific" threads are allowed in Beginner Off Topic. No "who's from my area" threads, or meet-planning threads (without permission from the staff).
There are organized, moderated, populated Regional Forums for every area in North America on this website already. Just wait until you get your 30 posts, and you can access them.
Why? Because "who's from my area" threads are annoying. They don't concern 90% of the population. They make the Beginner Off Topic forum move far too quickly. And they just clutter the place up.
Any such thread will be locked or deleted. If you re-post the thread after it has been locked or deleted once, you will be banned.
Why are the rules so harsh? Well, here in the Beginner forum, I don't think anyone deserves to be attacked for any reason. No matter how dumb or repetitive a question is, it's welcome here. The anti-flaming rules carry on throughout the rest of the board. They just carry harsher penalties for the older members in here!
IF YOU HAVE BEEN BANNED for any reason, DO NOT create another account and continue posting. You will be PERMANENTLY banned if you are found doing that!
The general rules of conduct for the entire forum can be found HERE
No flaming. That means no fighting. No name calling. No attacking others. No "search noob!" crap. Nothing. If you're a new member and you're found flaming, you'll be banned for a day. If you're an older member (30 posts or more) you'll be banned for a week. I don't care if you're a good friend of mine, a moderator, or some guy I really don't like... you'll be banned.
No selling (or requests to buy). Notice that there is no "Beginner Classifieds" section. There's a reason for that. Beginner members are not allowed to sell! If you post 30 useful posts, then you gain a little credibility. Until then, nobody should be dumb enough to want to buy from an unknown person anyway! Any "for sale" threads will be deleted. If you try to buy or sell items via PM, be prepared for a rude answer from many of the older members. Those who understand the reasons behind these rules won't bother.
Asking to buy parts is also against the rules, as is trading. Just wait till you have 30 posts.
Any threads with any sort of request for parts will be deleted immediately. Please do not make us delete worthwhile threads because you want to ask for parts!
Telling someone to PM you regarding a part you have for sale in the Beginner Forums is STILL SELLING. It is just not public, and even worse, because it provides NO records of the transaction. Saying "I have one of those. PM me." is as good as saying "I have one of those. $***. Paypal me at ****@****.com". Such suggestions will be dealt with accordingly. As in, you will be banned.
If it is brought to the attention that a "Newcomer" is attempting to buy or sell items via PM or Visitor Messages, that member will be banned.
Additionally, offering free parts is also not allowed. I understand that there is no harm in giving something away... but people will inevitably ask for items to be shipped, and then there is money involved. Keep it to the classifieds.
Beginner members CAN NOT view the Classifieds section. This is to prevent people from attempting to buy via PM. Get your 30 posts, and you'll have full access to everything on this site. It's not that hard. If you can't wait till you get 30 posts, you are one of the people we're looking to keep out of that section!
No whoring. That means no unnecessary posting. Any posts that have no substance will be deleted ("
" and nothing else... "nice ride" in every thread that contains a picture, etc... I know what you're doing). Any effort made to "cheat the system" will be rewarded with a post count of 0. You can start all over again! You need 30 worthwhile posts to be able to post outside the Beginner Forums.***
If someone asks a question, no matter what it is... answer it, or leave it alone. NO "search" replies will be tolerated. If all you say is "search", there will come a time where anybody that DOES search will only find threads saying "search"! Give an answer. If you give the same answer 20 times, so what? When someone does search, that means they'll have at least 20 answers to choose from. One might even make sense to them.
Saying "search" helps nobody... especially when the search function sucks! You may include a suggestion to search in your answer... especially if you know that more in-depth details can be found elsewhere... but give them something to go on!
"search" = ban. 3 days minimum.
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No "region-specific" threads are allowed in Beginner Off Topic. No "who's from my area" threads, or meet-planning threads (without permission from the staff).
There are organized, moderated, populated Regional Forums for every area in North America on this website already. Just wait until you get your 30 posts, and you can access them.
Why? Because "who's from my area" threads are annoying. They don't concern 90% of the population. They make the Beginner Off Topic forum move far too quickly. And they just clutter the place up.
Any such thread will be locked or deleted. If you re-post the thread after it has been locked or deleted once, you will be banned.
Why are the rules so harsh? Well, here in the Beginner forum, I don't think anyone deserves to be attacked for any reason. No matter how dumb or repetitive a question is, it's welcome here. The anti-flaming rules carry on throughout the rest of the board. They just carry harsher penalties for the older members in here!
IF YOU HAVE BEEN BANNED for any reason, DO NOT create another account and continue posting. You will be PERMANENTLY banned if you are found doing that!
The general rules of conduct for the entire forum can be found HERE
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