Forum Rules

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Forum Rules

Welcome to Duramaxforum.com!
Please read, understand, and follow our rules as outlined below. Rules can be added to or taken away from without notice.

Members are expected to conduct themselves in a civilized manner. That means showing courtesy and respect to ALL other members,moderators, administrators, and staff.

Absolutely no personal attacks, bashes, flames, or bigotry comments.

Give and receive criticism with an open mind. You will be held responsible for your actions, so post wisely. If you can't handle posting wisely, don’t post.

We trust you will find the site both informative and fun, but first things first: By using our website, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions. If you do not wish to comply with these terms and conditions, you should not request posting privileges on Duramaxforum.com. Please note that we reserve the right to change these guidelines at any time, and your continued use of the Website indicates that you agree to comply with any new or modified guidelines. So remember to review the Duramaxforum.com posting guidelines from time to time.
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1. Username and Access (please read this guideline carefully)

1.1 Subscribers may select a username of choice (all usernames will be screened for appropriateness - no profanity or vulgarity, etc.). Usernames related to a non-sponsor business are not allowed. If you register with a business name as your username you will be asked to change it until you are set up as a vendor.

1.2 There is a limit of 1 username/account per individual. This is for board security. "Ghost Accounts" are not tolerated because they become outlets for abusive/ inflammatory posting.

1.3 By requesting posting privileges on Duramaxforum.com, you certify that all information you provide during the registration process is honest and accurate.

1.4 Vendor Note: Each active vendor/commercial subscriber must have his or her business name incorporated into his or her signature block.

1.5 Site sponsorship: All vendors wishing to sponsor the site should PM any staff member for direction with the proper channels.

1.6 Non Sponsor/Vendors may not post links to their business or have their business or Bis. phone numbers listed in their sig.

1.7 Members may not post items for sale in their signature.
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2. Conduct
Duramaxforum.com encourages lively and informative discussion among Discussion Forum participants. But keep it clean and productive.

Please Do Not....

2.1 Repeatedly post any material that the moderators feel is antagonistic to others or instigates non-productive conflict between users as well as vendors/sponsors.

2.2 Post any material or comment that is considered to be "baiting" others into an unproductive conflict online. Baiting is considered to be any post that intentionally badgers, heckles, or leads another user(s) into an antagonistic discussion;

2.3 Post any form of solicitation on any Discussion Forum;

2.4 Post or transmit any material that is mean-spirited, abusive, obscene, hateful, fraudulent, threatening, vulgar harassing or defamatory (the use of symbols or characters to mask profanity and expletives is prohibited and undermines the spirit of these guidelines);

2.5 Post, transmit or link to sexually explicit material;

2.6 Post or transmit any material that you don’t have authorization to transmit under the law (copyrighted material);

2.7 Intentionally violate any applicable law or regulation;

2.8 Knowingly post (or threaten to post) or transmit (or threaten to transmit) any file that contains computer viruses, corrupt files, or any other contaminating or destructive features that may damage computer equipment.

2.9 Post information about race, religion, political views, threats, intimidations, harassments, coercions, or uncivil, insulting, vile, or obscene language. It should also not include false, profane, or malicious statements concerning any member of Duramaxforum.com.

2.10 Occasional recommendations of vendors/sponsors by users is encouraged. However excessive promotion of vendors (cheer leading) on the forums is discouraged and may be subject to removal.

2.11 Spammed Advertisement.

2.12 Post Links to other Diesel Forums not related to Duramaxforum.com, or Autoforums.com.
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3. Discussion Forums
Duramaxforum.com Discussion Forum is designed to help owners solicit input from others on the proper maintenance and operation of their truck. Use good common sense. Remember, we do not have the staff to mediate or "police" all of the information that is posted. Analyze thoroughly before taking any advice offered.

3.1 Keep your posts relevant to the topic at hand.

3.2 Do Not Hijack others thread or post.

3.3 Post your topic in the correct forum. Moderators will move posts that are incorrectly located.

3.4 Making useless threads or post only to gain access to the For Sale section or the VIN forum is not permitted and they will be removed.

3.5 Moderators may Move, Edit, or Delete any thread/post without warning or explanation as they see fit to do so...
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4.Sponsors and Vendors

4.1 Vendors are Not permitted to sale or give price quotes to another member in the open forums.

4.2 Vendors are not allowed to (Cheerlead) for there web site, there products or themselves.

4.3 Repeatedly pushing your site in a thread is not allowed unless it is for a special offer or sale and is posted in your Vendor forum.

4.4 Vendors are not allowed to post in another vendor's forum unless specifically to discuss that vendor's product.

4.5 No vendor is permitted to attack or excessively critique the efforts, ideas, theories, or products of other vendors. Vendors are required to maintain a level of professionalism exceeding that required by our normal members.

4.6 Sponsors/Vendors must have their business name incorporated into their signature block. Sponsors may include their phone number, website or email address. Specials may be listed or linked to their vendor forum section thread, but no pricing information in the signature. Product brands offered may also be listed in the signature.

4.7 Commercial solicitation is not allowed in any Discussion Forum with the exception of the sponsors provided forum.

4.8 Any problems that may arise and need discussion between Vendors and or Vendors and Staff is to be done in the Vendor/Staff forum. It is not to take place in the open forums.

4.9 Vendors are required to comply with all of the site's general rules.

Failure to follow the site and or vendor rules:

First offense: A warning will be given and All staff will be notified of the warning.

Second offense: A two day Ban from the site.

Third offense: Will require a meeting between the Vendor and Staff and can result in removal of Vendor status and a permanent ban from the site.
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5. Educate, Don't Irritate
Generally, nobody enjoys posts that offer little or no information, contains emotion at the expense of reason, or attacks another party. And remember, it is entirely possible to agree to disagree with others . . . respectfully. Diplomacy, discretion and common sense should be your guides. A click to the private e-mail icon and an off-line discussion is suggested to resolve difference.
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6 Infraction System
On a Discussion Forum of this size, responsibility and accountability are important. No one wants to log onto a chaotic, mean-spirited forum. The consequences of non-compliance are outlined below.

6.1 Violations of the guidelines will usually warrant a warning prior to infractions bearing points being issued. We ARE adults after all.

6.2 Five points awarded or accumulated will result in an immediate 3 day suspension.

6.3 Eight points awarded or accumulated will result in an immediate 7 day suspension.

6.4 Twelve points awarded or accumulated will result in an immediate 30 day suspension.

6.5 Fifteen points awarded or accumulated will result in your account being immediately suspended. Moderating Staff will attempt resolution with the member Via a special forum. If no resolution is found the account and originating IP address will be banned.

6.6 Please note that we reserve the right to issue Warnings or Points, extend point durations, and/or skip steps if we feel the violation so warrants. We also reserve the right to change the infraction point values at any time with or/without notice.

6.7 Duramaxforum.com reserves the right to remove any inappropriate post or terminate your posting privileges to the Discussion Forums at any time, with or without prior notice.
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7. This is the WWW
(Don't Forget, The World Is Watching . . .) Be aware that anything you post on Duramaxforum.com may be read by the rest of the world.
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8. Final Comments

Remember: All material provided on Duramaxforum.com is to be used on an "as is" basis; and remember, we're not perfect. Opinions expressed by the members do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Duramaxforum.com, General Motors,and Isuzu or any of their subsidiaries.

Duramaxforum.com assumes no liability for direct, indirect, punitive, consequential, special or incidental damages, accident, injury, loss of property, income or life due to use or misuse of comments, suggestions, procedures, modifications, enhancements, repairs or information presented on the Website.

The use of this site, and the terms and conditions for our providing information, is governed by our Duramaxforum.com Posting Guidelines. By using this site, you acknowledge that you have read the Duramaxforum.com Posting Guidelines and that you accept and will be bound by the terms thereof.

If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, do not view, download or visit the Website.