rules on the forum

[S. Heisley]

Here ya go, Slow:

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[S. Heisley]

The rules ... of this Forum
Postby mikeschn » Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:34 pm

Teardrops & Tiny Travel Trailers
....................................Forum Rules...................................................
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Here's the 3 rules of the forum... pretty simple actually...

Rule Number 1: ... Respect
We are polite, kind and appropriate at all times.

Rule Number 2: ... No fighting
You fight, we pull the thread, you keep fighting we pull you.
(See the Zero Tolerance Policy: (ZTP) below for more details)

Very important... * discussions about sex, politics and religion,
and certain bad jokes can lead to fighting. We would suggest that you
refrain from the aforementioned... as they will be carefully monitored, and
pulled as they turn into fighting.

Threads lead strange lives. Many begin well but deteriorate into flaming,
bashing, and general negativity. If a thread becomes dominated by this
type of post, the entire thread will be deleted.

Rule Number 3: ...
No Spamming
Sale Items, Products or Services
*(See below for more details on selling and exceptions)
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Zero Tolerance Policy: (ZTP)

A list of what the ZTP covers is as follows:

a. Trolling is not acceptable, period.
b. Bullying is not acceptable, period.
c. Flaming/Bashing will not be tolerated.
d. Harassment (anything that falls in the grey area between
trolling and flaming. More specifically, it is targeting a specific user and
repeatedly mocking them or saying hurtful things. This includes tags in
signatures targeted at specific members or making statements for or
against any policy). No matter how harmless you think it is, don't do it.
Don't test us on this, because we will not let it go.
e. Any posts attacking a group of people, of any kind, for any reason,
will be punished by a ban from these forums. (Bashing a group of people)
f. Inappropriate Content (porn, nudity, swearing, ect.) as judged
by the administration will not be allowed.
g. Spamming (including intentional or frequent multi-posting) in anyway or
form is not tolerated on the forums. Spam will be pulled immediately by
any Admin that finds it on his/her authority alone.
*(See below for more details on joining the forum
and posting issues related to sales of items, stock or trailers)*

Signatures & Avatars
*The above Zero Tolerance Policy is also applicable to Signatures and Avatars.
Note: Signature pictures or symbols
should not exceed (100 pixels high max by 640 pixels max wide)
***

The Warning System
The Warning System simple and flexible depending on the user's
history and the actual nature of the offense. A user will first get a warning
then will be banned if the user does not abide by the Forum Rules. All users
involved in a crisis will go through the Warning System Process.

Warnings are usually sent through PMs. However, they are sometimes
given in a thread itself, especially if it targets a topic or a group of users.
***

Definitions and explanations:
Flaming/Bashing
Trolls vs Internet bullies
How to behave on an Internet Forum (light hearted video)
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*Spamming Sale Items, Products or Services*

Contact an Administrator
If you have any doubt related to sales issues and are not sure

Spamming explained as we see it.
While we welcome all to become members, we do not allow spamming ~
Joining the forum just to sell your items, stock or trailers is not allowed
and is considered spamming by the administration of this forum.
To be clear we will not allow continuous postings of items for
sale ~ that would be considered spamming and not allowed.

Exception to the rule of sales
You are basically allowed to post ONCE in the "For Sale" section, what it is
you have for sale...at that point, we request you put a link to a website or
a blurb ("Private Message me for details if you have questions") in your signature block ~
this encourages you to participate in the daily give and take of the forum
and every post you make will have an advertisement in it.

If you are willing to join in the daily give and take on the forum, you would
be welcome to put a link or blurb in your signature block...anything
else will be considered spamming and will be pulled.
***

These rules are not restricted, and
administration can change them at will ...

This forum is meant to be fun.
With your help, it can be!

Thanks for helping.

Mike
The quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten, so build your teardrop with the best materials...
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[Dale M.]

alright. I have had it up to here folks and I wont' say why I got a pretty thick hide to. but I have finaly wore on my patentience

I was wandering does this forum have rules? I am sure some where I have read them on here.

I am sure some where I read there are rules on this forum against bullying other forum members rules against attacking other forum members rules against fighting rules against bashing other members post.

am I crazy but is there not rules on this forum and are they posted some where where we all can read them?


just wandering but I thought I read somewhere on here that there are rules on this forum?

this forum has rules to it doesnt'?

slowcowboy

You know... You whine that people are picking on you and you have threatened several times to leave forum for that reason, others have asked you to stay, you claim to have a thick hide yet you are here again looking for rules to protect yourself or use to attack others.... I wonder if maybe its you all along and maybe its just you that are not compatable with the forum.... Sure we all run into times where we get slapped down or insulted, but we pick ourselves up and move on.... IF it is to offensive for you here, why do you stay?.... NO, I am not avocation you leave, but every so often this sort of subject comes up from you... It is becoming very tiresome... What do you do about people on the street or on stores who may offend you, flip them off or take baseball bat and break out the headlights out on their cars.... I don't know what the problem is this time but try to be reasonable about it.... IF you don't like comments some people make, put them in your ignore list....

Quite frankly I have learned to pretty much ignore you because some of the things you suggest are unsafe and scare the hell out of me, but I have never asked you to leave or been downright obnoxious to you... You have always come beck in defense of your opinions, and that is ok, but I choose to put a lot of what you say through a filter and tend to shake my head in wonder how you have survived so long as you have with out grave personal injury.... Take a few days off from forum, take a walk in the grasslands, drive to town and sit in the bar and have a beer, go to store and buy a new winter coat and hat.... Life is good, don't let a few things said here offend you.... In the whole scheme of things in life a few adverse opinions voiced here is not that important....

Dale

[madjack]

...the rules of this forum are basically summed up by the "Golden Rule"...ya know, treat others as you would be treated...if any post offends you, there is a "report post" button at the top right of EVERY post(triangle with red slash)...it is the admins job to take care of this not you or any other member...USE THE BUTTON......
madjack

[S. Heisley]

It's good to see you back, MadJack!

[mikeschn]

Ditto! It's good to see you back MJ.

Mike...

[Shadow Catcher]

Mike you do not need to be defensive, but you do need to listen! There are may here who wish you well so take it as it is.
Realize that there are many here who know more than you and listen to them, most will give an explanation of why they believe as they do or how they learned what they know. Most will admit their mistakes and try to help others avoid those mistakes. As an example from my own experience when I wrote up Hacking a Frigidaire I enumerated the mistakes and the solutions, i.e. use the thermostat from the AC, my more than $70 digital thermostat that would not play well, the need to use a bilge blower to keep the coils from freezing up and using a PMW to regulate its speed...
The problem with opinions is that everyone has one and unless they are founded on facts and knowledge they are worse than useless.

[PKCSPT]

There is a report post button? Wonder what else is around here I haven't found yet. Just found the read unread posts button so I don't have to go through each area one by one which is what I have been doing for a few years now. Always learning.

[Phooey]

I have been on the forum for a while as the DH encouraged me to sign up on my own. I don't really post much but enjoy reading and learning so much from other's posts. Prior to Slow Cowboy I really didn't notice too many upsets with posts. A few WTH things but nothing major. After this individual joined I noticed a definite change in tone. I was dismayed and disappointed. I kind of get tired of the "all Cowboy all the time". You're very correct, everyone has an opinion but sometimes we should keep them to ourselves. Just my opinion, for what it's worth but maybe we should all think before we speak or in this case, post.

[Socal Tom]

I haven't spent a lot of time here, but over the last 10 or 15 years I've. Spent a lot of time on several different forums. While there are many very helpful and friendly people here , there are quite a few, that are openly hostile to others, and the moderators seem to tolerate. It. Slow cowboy gets bullied often, and usually by t he same few members. It's really kind of a shame, slow seems like a nice guy, and his posts often are some of the most replied posts ( even if you ignore the trolls). Compared to 4 or 5 other forums, this is the second most hostile forum, the other being pirate4x4, but that's part of the appeal over there, no one is singled out. Over here... All I can think is that maybe small trailers attract large numbers of small people. There are a lot of nice people e here, but there for a relatively small active membership, there a more than enough unfriendly people.
Tom

[Roo Dog]

I do not read all the posts but those I do appear friendly enough. More than friendly from my point of view.
I shall have to keep my eye out for the nasty posts as I appear to be missing these unfriendly folks and their comments.
Nah stay as I am, it is a good forum from where I stand, prefer to keep it that way.

Take it easy.

RD

[absolutsnwbrdr]

There is a report post button? Wonder what else is around here I haven't found yet. Just found the read unread posts button so I don't have to go through each area one by one which is what I have been doing for a few years now. Always learning.

Karen, the Report Post button is the little "!" button in the top right corner of each post.

FWIW, about 99% of the time I use the "View New Posts" link just next to the "Unread Posts" link, on the board index page. Definitely easier than sifting through each individual forum

[Woodbutcher]

I find this to be a very well run and friendly forum. Any time you have input from a large number of people there will be a few problem guys. Slow is not one of them. I camped with him and helped set up the first Walk the Winds gathering. While his social skills may not be up to the standards some of you want. He does offer some good advise and many of his threads go on for pages. His view of life is based on his location. He has not traveled all over the country and thus he has a narrow scope of what the rest of the country is like. If I was ever in a bind and needed help, he would be one of the first people to volunteer help. So, as been said before, if you don't like his posts, ignore them. How hard is that?

[Socal Tom]

You know... You whine that people are picking on you and you have threatened several times to leave forum for that reason, others have asked you to stay, you claim to have a thick hide yet you are here again looking for rules to protect yourself or use to attack others.... I wonder if maybe its you all along and maybe its just you that are not compatable with the forum.... Sure we all run into times where we get slapped down or insulted, but we pick ourselves up and move on.... IF it is to offensive for you here, why do you stay?.... NO, I am not avocation you leave, but every so often this sort of subject comes up from you... It is becoming very tiresome... What do you do about people on the street or on stores who may offend you, flip them off or take baseball bat and break out the headlights out on their cars.... I don't know what the problem is this time but try to be reasonable about it.... IF you don't like comments some people make, put them in your ignore list....

Quite frankly I have learned to pretty much ignore you because some of the things you suggest are unsafe and scare the hell out of me, but I have never asked you to leave or been downright obnoxious to you... You have always come beck in defense of your opinions, and that is ok, but I choose to put a lot of what you say through a filter and tend to shake my head in wonder how you have survived so long as you have with out grave personal injury.... Take a few days off from forum, take a walk in the grasslands, drive to town and sit in the bar and have a beer, go to store and buy a new winter coat and hat.... Life is good, don't let a few things said here offend you.... In the whole scheme of things in life a few adverse opinions voiced here is not that important....

Dale

See, I look at posts like this and I see someone taking a reasonable concern and turning it into an insulting tirade. Nothing Slow's original post required a tirade like this, and none of the other posts took the OP to be a justification to attack Slow. A member of the 1000 club no less. If Slow bothers you that much ignore him, like you say you do. This post makes it seem like what you really do is watch him like a hawk, so you can attack him anytime he leaves an opening.
Tom
BTW, I see these statements above as downright obnoxious. If you said those words to someone's face, you would be called an '@**hole"

[jstrubberg]

This is a case where the written word just isn't the right medium.

I just deleted a long post on Slow and why he rubs folks the wrong way. Those who feel the way I do would have nodded, those who don't would have seen it as an attack. In the end, nothing would have been accomplished.

I think I will just continue with the two people on this board I have on ignore, enjoy my day and wish all of you (Slow included!) a great weekend.