StreetEXtremes.com Rules

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Warning! Your postings on this public forum will become public. Your text, files and images will be available to anyone with an internet connection if you post it on the site.

By using this web site, you agree to be contacted by site administration, regardless of your account settings, when it becomes necessary to do so regarding your account activity.

The basic ground rules for discussions on StreetEXtremes.com are simple: be polite, use common sense, don't be racistist, don't break the law and don't post any message that even hints at advertising unless you are a Sponsor or it is in the Classifieds section.

You are permitted a maximum of one account, active or inactive, regardless of how many entities you represent. If you choose to ignore this important restriction, all your accounts will be disabled. If you require a temporary user name for any reason, please contact a member of the admin team for approval. If you require a user name change, please contact a member of the admin team. If you have forgotten your log in details and are unable to retrieve them via the system, do not create a new account, please contact a member of the admin team. StreetEXtremes.com allows one account per member and one member per account.

We don't intend to censor messages based on the opinions expressed within posts, but we will enforce the policies outlined both here and on the Forum. We reserve the right to remove, modify or move posts at our discretion and without explanation.
Please contact a member of the admin team if you do not understand any of the rules, guidelines or policies outlined below.
Suspension of your account is a definite consequence of not adhering to these guidelines.
In addition to the rules posted here, you are required to read any individual forum rules which may be posted at the top of specific forums as Important threads or Announcements. StreetEXtreme.com staff assume members have read them and will not take ignorance of any rules as an excuse for not following the rules, policies, and guidelines outlined here and in the forum specific rules.

General Forum Rules:

These rules apply to all Forum categories.

We take the "Be Polite" rule very seriously. We do not tolerate any rudeness. Any member who is intentionally unpleasant or disruptive may be banned without warning.
If you SPAM our members in any manner, your account will be disabled. Do not contact anyone to suggest your product or service who is not explicitly expecting you to contact them from a Classifieds forum post. If you glean information from anywhere other than the Classifieds forums and use that information to contact someone and present an offer, it's SPAM and it will affect your account standing.
Your account is yours alone. You are responsible for any activity created with it. You may not share your account login with anyone. If you choose to ignore this important restriction your account, and any accounts associated with it, will be disabled.
All publicly displayed messages are limited to the English language. This includes posts, titles, signatures, and any attachments or other forms of public display.
Signature Spam (a post that was made in hopes of showing a signature purely as an advertisement, as determined by moderators) is forbidden in all forum categories.
You may not post commission, referral or affiliate links anywhere on the forum.
Cross-Posting is not allowed here. Cross-posting refers to posting new duplicate threads or posts, or the linking to threads or posts already started by the member with the intention of gaining exposure.
You may not compensate anyone for any review or recommendation. Further, you may not suggest a tone (i.e. "Go talk good about us on whereverforum.com, etc.").
You may not post on behalf of any banned member in any public manner. This includes all forums, private messages, signatures, and e-mail features.
You may not post words or URLs that are censored by adding spaces, dots, or substituting characters; or by any other means in an attempt to defeat any censors put in place by StreetExtremes.com. Please contact us if you feel a word or URL is unjustly censored.
You may not link, in any manner, to sites or images containing pornography, sexually explicit, gross violence, or are determined by moderators to be detrimental to the community.
You may not bump threads repeatedly just to keep them above recent posts. Once a day at the most in the Classifieds forum should be sufficient to keep your ad current. It is not acceptable in any other forums or for other posts.
Bumping can refer to posting useless information, posting one-liners or any other action to deliberately keep a thread hot or to bring it to the top of its forum. Moderators will use their discretion, depending on the nature of the post, as to whether to take action or not.
You may not use discussions to recommend, praise, or belittle other products or services, or any company; without first hand experience of those products or services. This includes companies recommending other companies. Any post not meeting a moderator's criteria will be removed without notice.
Any posts that encourage illegal intent will be removed and the account disabled.
Public posts debating these rules and/or moderators' enforcement of such, will be removed without comment. We encourage feedback however and invite you to contact a member of the admin team if you have any questions or concerns.

Forum Specific Rules:

These rules apply to the Main forums (other than the Classifieds forum).

You may not publish or discuss any information regarding your product or services, or future (possible) products or services, or any product or services you are, or have been, associated with. This includes, but not limited to suggesting your own services, or services of partners, clients, employers or friends. The Classifieds forum are for advertising.
You may not post any message that is commercial by nature unless you are a Sponsor and it would reasonable to expect this type post.
If your user name is the same as your URL or company name, you may not refer to it outside the Classifieds forum.
You may not post any message that directs others to any pages at your own commercial domain, including informational pages.
A commercial domain is defined as a site that receives any type of income or links to any income producing properties.
You may not direct others to contact you.
You may not solicit the membership for feedback or suggestions on your product or services unless you are a Sponsor and it is done in the Classifieds forum and/or your subforum.
You may not solicit users for any project or purpose external to the forum; public, private, or commercial.
Most importantly our member base is not a resource to be "mined" by individuals, groups, or businesses, for profit or not for profit.
You may only discuss details about your company and/or product offerings when the thread starter or poster has made direct reference to your company and stated something untrue or misleading, or something which clearly needs clarifying. The response must be in direct reference to the point discussed only and contain no added promotional information and/or fluff.
It is advisable when in the above scenario to contact us first.

These rules apply to the Classifieds (advertising) Forum Category:

Advertising is limited to the Classifieds forum regarding your companies, sub-companies or associated companies. It will remain any companies' responsibility to schedule and maintain the offers your employees post in conforming with this important rule.
You must be a Sponsor level member before starting a commercial thread.
You are expected and required to read and follow the rules outlined within a category that are posted as Announcements.
You may not intentionally "trash" or "troll" in another user's advertisement thread.
The Classifieds forum are not a place for you to criticize or pass comment on another user's advertisement. Comments such as "You could get a better deal at.....", or "Your price is way too high for that...", or "That design stinks....", etc. will be removed and your account may be suspended.
Keep your posts clean. A maximum of two colors and two font styles are recommended.
Requests for loans or other banking transfers are not allowed in any Forum Category.
Any attempts to defraud or deceive our members may result in your account being suspended. Law enforcement officials will be notified and requested assistance given.

Custom User Titles, Locations, Profiles, and Signatures:

The custom user title (if enabled), location field, profile picture and signature options are edited via your Profile. Custom user titles and the location field are displayed next to your posted text, under your user name. Profile pictures are shown in your public profile. Signatures, once created in your profile, are attached to the end of your posts (if you choose the option to include your signature).

URLs or other forms of advertising (phone numbers, plans, contact details, etc.) are not allowed in custom user titles or names, which are limited to 25 characters. Also, you may not use member names or custom titles to impersonate, or attempt to impersonate, StreetEXtremes.com staff, user groups, or any entity you are not associated with.
Your location field cannot include URLs or other forms of advertising.
Profile pictures cannot include sexually explicit or graphically intense images.
Profile Summary (and all other modules) cannot include or link to illegal encouragement, racist, harassment, sexually explicit, or other non-family-friendly content.

Signatures:

- Are a benefit extended to StreetEXtremes.com members.
- Must be setup in your profile, and not manually added to your messages.
- May not contain any pricing, plan, sales, etc. details. "Free" is considered a price in the context of this rule.
- May not use the word "Free" to describe any cost.
- May contain smilies or animated smilies.
- May include two clickable links.
- May include colors, plus black.
- Maximum font size cannot be larger than normal.
- Must be kept to a maximum of four lines when viewed at 1024x768 resolution using the horizontal postbit.
- May not contain links to other threads or posts.
- Please keep special characters to a minimum.
- Your signature is your signature. It is not for sale or rent.
- Any signature that is offensive or insulting to StreetExtremes, its members, or its staff, is prohibited.
- We reserve the right to ask you to change and/or remove your signature at any time, for any reason.

Any posts not meeting these guidelines may be removed with our without notice. We do not remove posts or accounts on request.

In light of our policy of encouraging candid, open exchanges of views and the rapid distribution of information originating from many sources, StreetEXtremes.com cannot determine the accuracy of information that may be uploaded to the forum.

Opinions, advice and all other information expressed by participants in discussions are those of the author. You rely on such information at your own risk. You are urged to seek professional advice for specific, individual situations and not rely solely on advice or opinions given in the discussions.

Privacy Policy:

We will not release any member information unless under court order to do so or requested by an authorized agency if we initiated the complaint. We do not use your information for other than what is necessary for the operation of your account on this site. We do not release your information for any purpose other than what is stated in this policy. We do not sell your information for any purpose.

We use cookies created by phpBB, Coppermine, AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Chat or other associated software which keeps you authenticated and logged into the board, gallery, chat or other software used on this site. They also provide functions such as read tracking of forum posts and votes cast by associated accounts as needed by software used on this site.

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, Click: http://www.networkadvertising.org.

Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on your visit to this site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html.

We reserve the right to modify and amend these terms at any time without notice. It is your responsibility to remain informed of current StreetEXtremes.com policies.

We further, reserve our right to disable any account at any time for any reason and without notice.
If there are any rules or policies you do not understand, please contact a member of the admin team.

Finally; any abuse towards our staff and/or management in any form, may result in immediate suspension of your account.