WEBMASTER
01-13-2006, 10:57 PM
The following is the Code of Conduct to be used while participating on the Heart of Carolina Mustang Club (HCMC) website forums page. Posting messages on this board is not a right based on membership, but is a privilege that can and will be revoked if the Code of Conduct is not abided by. The club and its website is to be considered a family friendly entity where members can enjoy the Mustang hobby and all of its different venues.
There are members of the HCMC that moderate this forum. We encourage all members to participate in the forum to share knowledge and promote a positive experience when communicating with others. It is the moderator’s obligation to police the forum against those that cannot communicate in an adult manor. The moderator is expected to monitor and maintain the message board to ensure that the HCMC’s reputation as a family organization and its ideals (to include sponsors) are upheld and not adversely impacted by the opinions, views, and/or actions of those who participate in the message forums.
The Heart of Carolina Mustang Club is made up of members owning Ford Mustang’s of various years and models. The strength of this forum resides in our ability to appreciate each others cars without the need to foster rivalry between members based on the vehicle driven.
Private Messages can be used to communicate between two individuals. Private Messages can only be viewed by the sender, the recipient, and the administrator of the site. Should any member find a Private Message to be vulgar and offensive, the administrator has the right to view the PM and bring it to the President of the HCMC to be considered as an infraction of the Code of Conduct. The administrator will at no time divulge the content of any PM other than to the presiding officer of the HCMC.
In order to post within the HCMC forum, we require that you abide by the follow rules of conduct:
Do not post any profanity. Profanity includes foul language and indecent photography and pornography. The use of avatars (images associated to your specific id) must be in good taste and not include foul language, pornography, or indecent gestures. Those wishing to post will not entice verbal abuse on to other members. Verbal abuse will be defined as a post that is found to be offensive or provoking of another member. Disparaging comments and debasing are also not allowed. This includes personal attacks on ones reputation whether it be a person, group, or business. This is NOT a stage for the debate of sponsorship, leadership, or any action taken by a moderator. Any comment that the moderator finds to NOT be in the best interest of the forum, club, and/or its sponsors will be deleted. Participants will be respectful of the opinions of others, whether or not they agree with said opinion. Participants will conduct themselves as adults and not participate in petty bickering. Posts will not foster rivalry between members based on the type of car they drive.
Creating a user id to post in the HCMC forum automatically binds any individual to adhere to aforementioned Code of Conduct as they exist now or as they may be changed in the future.If participants violate any of these guidelines, the moderator will notify the individual(s) of the conduct infraction, which is to be understood as a warning. If a second warning is needed, the moderator reserves the right to ban the participant(s) from posting on this website. If the offender is NOT a member of the HCMC, only one infraction is needed for consideration to be banned from the site.
Any participant that feels an infraction to the Code of Conduct has occurred can report the alleged incident to any of the moderators for investigation via email or Private Message.
The Federal Trade Commission's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) requires that Web Sites are to obtain parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under 13. If you are below 13 then you can NOT use this forum. Do NOT register if you are below the age of 13.
By registering to use this forum you meet the above criteria and agree to abide by all of the above rules and policies.
Please note that the above rules are subject to change. If/when any changes are made to the "Code of Conduct" an email will be sent to all registered forum users.
There are members of the HCMC that moderate this forum. We encourage all members to participate in the forum to share knowledge and promote a positive experience when communicating with others. It is the moderator’s obligation to police the forum against those that cannot communicate in an adult manor. The moderator is expected to monitor and maintain the message board to ensure that the HCMC’s reputation as a family organization and its ideals (to include sponsors) are upheld and not adversely impacted by the opinions, views, and/or actions of those who participate in the message forums.
The Heart of Carolina Mustang Club is made up of members owning Ford Mustang’s of various years and models. The strength of this forum resides in our ability to appreciate each others cars without the need to foster rivalry between members based on the vehicle driven.
Private Messages can be used to communicate between two individuals. Private Messages can only be viewed by the sender, the recipient, and the administrator of the site. Should any member find a Private Message to be vulgar and offensive, the administrator has the right to view the PM and bring it to the President of the HCMC to be considered as an infraction of the Code of Conduct. The administrator will at no time divulge the content of any PM other than to the presiding officer of the HCMC.
In order to post within the HCMC forum, we require that you abide by the follow rules of conduct:
Do not post any profanity. Profanity includes foul language and indecent photography and pornography. The use of avatars (images associated to your specific id) must be in good taste and not include foul language, pornography, or indecent gestures. Those wishing to post will not entice verbal abuse on to other members. Verbal abuse will be defined as a post that is found to be offensive or provoking of another member. Disparaging comments and debasing are also not allowed. This includes personal attacks on ones reputation whether it be a person, group, or business. This is NOT a stage for the debate of sponsorship, leadership, or any action taken by a moderator. Any comment that the moderator finds to NOT be in the best interest of the forum, club, and/or its sponsors will be deleted. Participants will be respectful of the opinions of others, whether or not they agree with said opinion. Participants will conduct themselves as adults and not participate in petty bickering. Posts will not foster rivalry between members based on the type of car they drive.
Creating a user id to post in the HCMC forum automatically binds any individual to adhere to aforementioned Code of Conduct as they exist now or as they may be changed in the future.If participants violate any of these guidelines, the moderator will notify the individual(s) of the conduct infraction, which is to be understood as a warning. If a second warning is needed, the moderator reserves the right to ban the participant(s) from posting on this website. If the offender is NOT a member of the HCMC, only one infraction is needed for consideration to be banned from the site.
Any participant that feels an infraction to the Code of Conduct has occurred can report the alleged incident to any of the moderators for investigation via email or Private Message.
The Federal Trade Commission's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) requires that Web Sites are to obtain parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under 13. If you are below 13 then you can NOT use this forum. Do NOT register if you are below the age of 13.
By registering to use this forum you meet the above criteria and agree to abide by all of the above rules and policies.
Please note that the above rules are subject to change. If/when any changes are made to the "Code of Conduct" an email will be sent to all registered forum users.