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WebGuy

Big Ring
Posts:366

Administrators
Louisville, KY

03/10/2008 9:34 AM
Please help us keep our forum a great place to hang out. For the benefit of the community and to protect the integrity of the website, please observe the following posting guidelines: 1. No Advertising. This includes promotion of commercial and non-commercial products, services and or websites which are not directly related to BikeClicks.com. 2. Keep discussion related to cycling and within the most appropriate forum for the topic. 3. No Flaming or Trolling. 4. No Profanity, Racism, or Prejudice. 5. No uploading of pornographic, sexually explicit or inappropriate photos. 7. Site Moderators have the final word on approving/removing a thread, post, comment, photo, link, video or other content. 8. English language posting only, please. 9. This is a public site. Please use your best judgement and act as you would in any public situation.

Steven Webster Web Guy, BikeClicks.com

G-MAN

Big Ring
Posts:246

Registered Users
Louisville, KY

03/10/2008 8:17 PM
Excuse my ignorance, but what is Flaming or Trolling.

WebGuy

Big Ring
Posts:366

Administrators
Louisville, KY

03/10/2008 8:52 PM
No problem. Sometimes I forget that we speak another language...from Wikipedia: Flaming is the hostile and insulting interaction between Internet users. Flaming usually occurs in the social context of a discussion board, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) or even through e-mail. An Internet user typically generates a flame response to other posts or users posting on a site, and such a response is usually not constructive, does not clarify a discussion, and does not persuade others. Sometimes, flamers attempt to assert their authority, or establish a position of superiority over other users. Other times, a flamer is simply an individual who believes he or she carries the only valid opinion. This leads him or her to personally attack those who disagree. Occasionally, flamers wish to upset and offend other members of the forum, in which case they can be called "trolls". Most often however, flames are angry or insulting messages transmitted by people who have strong feelings about a subject. An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial and usually irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, with the intention of baiting other users into an emotional responseΏ] or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.ΐ]

Steven Webster Web Guy, BikeClicks.com

Fadeto

Granny Gear
Posts:49

Registered Users

03/11/2008 9:47 AM
1. No Advertising. This includes promotion of commercial and non-commercial products, services and or websites which are not directly related to BikeClicks.com. Does this include listing your sponsors in your signature line?

If the thunder doesn't get you then the lightning will.

WebGuy

Big Ring
Posts:366

Administrators
Louisville, KY

03/11/2008 9:58 AM
Fadeto, no problem at all with sponsors. It's hard enough to get and keep sponsors these days so by all means. This is more to protect the members from blatant spamming & advertisements, etc.

Steven Webster Web Guy, BikeClicks.com

Fadeto

Granny Gear
Posts:49

Registered Users

03/11/2008 11:27 AM
Good deal...just didn't want any sponsor bashing taking place. Especially since G-MAN has the inside line on the heavy hitters.

If the thunder doesn't get you then the lightning will.