underESTIMATED
11-09-2005, 09:51 AM
Overview:
MidwestSRT.com is a free registering community specifically targeted for Midwest Regional - SRT owners; but not limited to just our region. We welcome anyone to register here, and encourage out of region activity to better get a feel for our community.
It is free to you because I (the owner) spent the time to set up the site and maintain it. The moderators and admin's donate their time to help keep the forums interesting, and friendly for everyone. The sponsors help pay for hosting and hopefully more features and benefits in the future.
Since there is no registration fee, you don't have the right to post /say whatever you want. If you do not follow the rules of the forum your account can and will be removed if needed. There are no word censor's as I feel those are a childish activity, but you are responsible for what you type on here, and your actions are your own.
The rules are in place as I have seen a need for them. They are meant to be a general guideline and not a brick wall. This fine line is left up to the moderators. I believe this is the best method for maintaining a community, where the owners and future sponsors will enjoy promoting and being apart of. The other alternative is a long list of strict guidelines. I don’t want that and I don’t think most others do either.
Now that I said what needed to be said, let's get down to business. We're here for one reason or another, but the main reason should be to meet fellow SRT owners or friends with the same interest in mind. Once you join MidwestSRT and post in the forums you are considered part of our very friendly community. As part of the community I ask that you respect other members and everyone's taste. It may not be what you would do, but atleast respect what they've done.
Forum Rules:
1. No spam via posting or private message. Spam includes but does not limit to:
- Product or service offerings from a business or organization.
- Products or services using pyramid scheme.
* PM's aren't as private as you might think, if any spam is found while periodically cleaning the database a ban will be served.
2. Please always post in the appropiate forums. Stay on the subject of the forum and topic you are posting in. This allows less work for moderators and it keeps the forums very organized. If you "accidently" posted in the wrong forum, please contact someone that can move it for you (Moderator).
3. Please register only ONCE, if you would like to change your login information please contact an Administrator via PM, or email: admin@midwestsrt.com
4. Forum Moderators have the rights to modify/delete/move inappropiate forum postings without notice.
5. Forum Administrators/Moderators have the rights to modify/ban/remove forum members' information without notice.
6. DO NOT USE CAPS LOCK FOR A WHOLE POST!
7. Ideas and opinions may be challenged, but NO personal attacks.
8. No flaming allowed. Your entitled to your opinion, but this isn't the government, therefore you have no right to free speech.
9. No solicitation of any business or commercial websites are allowed except for Official MidwestSRT Sponsors/Vendors. Bandwidth isn't free, nor is advertising. If you'd like to represent your business, or something you make money on...then it's not free either. You may provide a link to your business in your homepage only. For more information on how to become a vendor or dealer advertisor, please Click HERE (http://forum.midwestsrt.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1)
* PM's aren't as private as you might think, if any spam is found while periodically cleaning the database a ban will be served.
10. Do not post pictures that may be offensive to other members in any other forum besides the: Parking Lot. It is there for this reason. A good rule of thumb is if you wouldn't want your pastor, mother, or sister to see it don't post it in any other forum besides: Parking Lot. All porn posting's of any kind, are to be posted in the "Strip Club" section. It is a pay service admission only. It'll be on the same lines as if you were walking into a real strip club.
***IT MUST have a WARNING in title***
11. If you want to post pictures for others to view, you can either host your pictures elsewhere (ie: photobucket, clubphoto, imagestation) or you may use our attachment feature.
12. If you have a problem with a moderator or admins decision, take it up with that moderator either on AIM or through PM's. The entire forum doesn’t want or need to see your dispute.
13. If you have a problem with another user, again take care of it in private. If you feel a moderator needs to step in contact a moderator.
14. Bandwidth isn't free, nor is advertising. If you'd like to represent your business, or something you make money on...then it's not free either. You may provide a link to your business in your homepage only.
Signature & Avatar Rules:
**Please follow the following rules and you won't get your signature/avatar priviledges revoked by an Admin.
Signatures:
1. Keep it under 6 lines
2. ONE image per sig
3. Maximum image dimensions shouldn't exceed 500 pixels wide, and 150 pixels high.
4. Keep text to under 50 words, it isn't your homepage.
5. NO nudity or offensive material in your sig or avatar.
6. No commercial/business/website promotion (Unless you are a sponsor). The only URL's allowed in signatures are to your own car's personal website.
All signatures are to be at maximum 500(W) x 150(T)
We will no longer allow avatars or signatures that aren't safe for viewing from work, or that you wouldn't want you grandmother to see. Avatars with nudity, near nudity, or anything else of the sort will not be tolerated. If you are not sure about a picture you want to use, simply PM a moderator or an administrator with the picture and ask if it is okay.
Below is an example of a test signature, please use this for comparision.
http://www.ohioscions.com/OS_Rules/Test_Sig.jpg
If you are within the above guidline, you may have one line of text above your sig pic for your AIM name, or whatever you choose. The cap limit will be the 6 line rule and a MAX limit on sig pic of 500w x 150t.
Avatar Rules:
- NO nudity or offensive material
- NO commercial/business/website promotion.
- Maximum Width of 100 pixels
- Maximum Height of 100 pixels
Conclusion: The purpose of signatures/avatars/ is to personalize your posts. With that in mind, it should be related to yourself (ie: picture of your car) and not any business/company/website that you promote or vouch for unless a paying sponsor/vendor.
MidwestSRT.com is a free registering community specifically targeted for Midwest Regional - SRT owners; but not limited to just our region. We welcome anyone to register here, and encourage out of region activity to better get a feel for our community.
It is free to you because I (the owner) spent the time to set up the site and maintain it. The moderators and admin's donate their time to help keep the forums interesting, and friendly for everyone. The sponsors help pay for hosting and hopefully more features and benefits in the future.
Since there is no registration fee, you don't have the right to post /say whatever you want. If you do not follow the rules of the forum your account can and will be removed if needed. There are no word censor's as I feel those are a childish activity, but you are responsible for what you type on here, and your actions are your own.
The rules are in place as I have seen a need for them. They are meant to be a general guideline and not a brick wall. This fine line is left up to the moderators. I believe this is the best method for maintaining a community, where the owners and future sponsors will enjoy promoting and being apart of. The other alternative is a long list of strict guidelines. I don’t want that and I don’t think most others do either.
Now that I said what needed to be said, let's get down to business. We're here for one reason or another, but the main reason should be to meet fellow SRT owners or friends with the same interest in mind. Once you join MidwestSRT and post in the forums you are considered part of our very friendly community. As part of the community I ask that you respect other members and everyone's taste. It may not be what you would do, but atleast respect what they've done.
Forum Rules:
1. No spam via posting or private message. Spam includes but does not limit to:
- Product or service offerings from a business or organization.
- Products or services using pyramid scheme.
* PM's aren't as private as you might think, if any spam is found while periodically cleaning the database a ban will be served.
2. Please always post in the appropiate forums. Stay on the subject of the forum and topic you are posting in. This allows less work for moderators and it keeps the forums very organized. If you "accidently" posted in the wrong forum, please contact someone that can move it for you (Moderator).
3. Please register only ONCE, if you would like to change your login information please contact an Administrator via PM, or email: admin@midwestsrt.com
4. Forum Moderators have the rights to modify/delete/move inappropiate forum postings without notice.
5. Forum Administrators/Moderators have the rights to modify/ban/remove forum members' information without notice.
6. DO NOT USE CAPS LOCK FOR A WHOLE POST!
7. Ideas and opinions may be challenged, but NO personal attacks.
8. No flaming allowed. Your entitled to your opinion, but this isn't the government, therefore you have no right to free speech.
9. No solicitation of any business or commercial websites are allowed except for Official MidwestSRT Sponsors/Vendors. Bandwidth isn't free, nor is advertising. If you'd like to represent your business, or something you make money on...then it's not free either. You may provide a link to your business in your homepage only. For more information on how to become a vendor or dealer advertisor, please Click HERE (http://forum.midwestsrt.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1)
* PM's aren't as private as you might think, if any spam is found while periodically cleaning the database a ban will be served.
10. Do not post pictures that may be offensive to other members in any other forum besides the: Parking Lot. It is there for this reason. A good rule of thumb is if you wouldn't want your pastor, mother, or sister to see it don't post it in any other forum besides: Parking Lot. All porn posting's of any kind, are to be posted in the "Strip Club" section. It is a pay service admission only. It'll be on the same lines as if you were walking into a real strip club.
***IT MUST have a WARNING in title***
11. If you want to post pictures for others to view, you can either host your pictures elsewhere (ie: photobucket, clubphoto, imagestation) or you may use our attachment feature.
12. If you have a problem with a moderator or admins decision, take it up with that moderator either on AIM or through PM's. The entire forum doesn’t want or need to see your dispute.
13. If you have a problem with another user, again take care of it in private. If you feel a moderator needs to step in contact a moderator.
14. Bandwidth isn't free, nor is advertising. If you'd like to represent your business, or something you make money on...then it's not free either. You may provide a link to your business in your homepage only.
Signature & Avatar Rules:
**Please follow the following rules and you won't get your signature/avatar priviledges revoked by an Admin.
Signatures:
1. Keep it under 6 lines
2. ONE image per sig
3. Maximum image dimensions shouldn't exceed 500 pixels wide, and 150 pixels high.
4. Keep text to under 50 words, it isn't your homepage.
5. NO nudity or offensive material in your sig or avatar.
6. No commercial/business/website promotion (Unless you are a sponsor). The only URL's allowed in signatures are to your own car's personal website.
All signatures are to be at maximum 500(W) x 150(T)
We will no longer allow avatars or signatures that aren't safe for viewing from work, or that you wouldn't want you grandmother to see. Avatars with nudity, near nudity, or anything else of the sort will not be tolerated. If you are not sure about a picture you want to use, simply PM a moderator or an administrator with the picture and ask if it is okay.
Below is an example of a test signature, please use this for comparision.
http://www.ohioscions.com/OS_Rules/Test_Sig.jpg
If you are within the above guidline, you may have one line of text above your sig pic for your AIM name, or whatever you choose. The cap limit will be the 6 line rule and a MAX limit on sig pic of 500w x 150t.
Avatar Rules:
- NO nudity or offensive material
- NO commercial/business/website promotion.
- Maximum Width of 100 pixels
- Maximum Height of 100 pixels
Conclusion: The purpose of signatures/avatars/ is to personalize your posts. With that in mind, it should be related to yourself (ie: picture of your car) and not any business/company/website that you promote or vouch for unless a paying sponsor/vendor.