Forum Rules and Guidelines

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Forum Rules and Guidelines
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flag deannec
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Posted: Oct 22, 2007 at 16:17 Quote
It seems that some of you have forgotten the rules that we have on this forum. They are found in the tutorials section but it seems there are some that arn't looking there. Here's a quick reminder:

[Quoten]Basic forum rules:
- Flaming anyone's race, faith or sexual preferences WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, PERIOD!
- No names or avatars that are insensitive to others' faith;
- No vulgar posts, no nudity, no rude, crude or obscene pictures;
- No offensive language;
- No flaming or bashing of competing websites;
- No links to distasteful websites;
- No selling bikes or any items on the forums;
- No "price-my-bike" type of threads;
- Please don't flame bikeshops, you can tell us your problem, but DO NOT trash who it is your issue is with.
- No replying to "bot" threads. These are threads posted by automated programs whose content consists of links to porn, medication or the like. The moderating team is doing all it can to remove said threads, please DO NOT post in them. Furthermore, the messaging of a moderator or administrator to alert them of the presence of one of said threads is forbidden as it is deemed of little to no use and just clogs up the moderators' and administrators' PM inboxes.
- No avatars (factual or fictional) that depict or allude to the following: scenes involving violence or cruelty, pornography/nudity/excessive sexual imagery, racism or homophobia and other such graphical content that might be misconstrued and deemed as being offensive in nature. The latter will be determined by administration on a case to case basis, their say being final.

Soliciting is NOT permitted!
Soliciting on the forums is NOT permitted, whether you are trying to sell DVDs, give away free iPods, sales at shops, contests or trying to promote your own bike site. All posts of this sort will be deleted.
If you have something you feel we should promote on Pinkbike's forum or wish to advertise... Pinkbike will be more than happy to sell you advertising space. Contact tyler@pinkbike.com for advertising rates.

The discussion of piracy on these forums is NOT permitted!
The discussion of piracy and sharing illegal files is not permitted on these forums.
No: "I can't find it on Kazaa, does someone have it for me?"
No: "I got it, check your PM."
No: "You can send it to my piracy@dormail.com account."

Grammar and language:
Spoken language on this forum is English. Form correct sentences and use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Posts with sentences like:
“!ve bin 2 my LoWkal B1k3 Sh0p 2d4y and !y SaW tiS AwSum St@B SupR3m3” will be deleted. Likewise, the use of shorthand / MSN speech (replacing "you" with "u", "are" with "r") is strictly prohibited. Not only does it make it more difficult to read posts but the use of such makes it difficult for foreign riders lacking good English skills to understand certain posts. Furthermore, if your post lacks the proper spelling, grammar and punctuation and it is obvious that you rushed the post, it will be removed. Take some pride in your posts. If you find that you are having difficulty spelling correctly, download the Mozilla Firefox internet browser with a built in spellchecker feature to aid you.

Removed / deleted posts:
Posts put into the wrong forum may be moved or deleted.
Any posts which violate the rules will be deleted and the poster will be suspended from posting in the forums for 1 week, or if it has been an ongoing problem then they will be permanently banned at the administrators' or moderators' discretion. If your post has been removed or deleted, DON'T try to post it again! Your post has been removed because rules were violated.

Take into consideration...
This forum is to show the readers of the Pinkbike forum what you do to have fun on your bike. That being said, this is not the place to give negative or sarcastic comments on the size or difficulty of tricks and/or air time or what they ride. Constructive criticism is fine, ex: how the rider might improve the stunt, maybe a tip on how to position his or her body in the air, a quick fix to someone's bike, etc. Do not just say “Do some tricks,” or “OMG!!! Those jumps were so small,” or “That bike sucks,” because we all started there. At some point in your riding career, no matter where you are at now, dropping off a curb and having the back wheel hit first was cool. Remember that!

Riding is about having fun on your machine. No matter what you are doing or what you are riding. Whether that be riding down A–line in whistler, to bunny hopping up a picnic table, to riding on the bike path with your mom. If you are having fun, then you understand what riding is about. That is the message we would like to convey to the users of this forum. Leave the flaming and immaturity elsewhere. Remember riding bikes is about fun, if you do not believe in that concept then you might want to re-evaluate why you ride. As always, if you're having fun, then keep on givin'er!

On another note: Titles of posts should allow people to know what they are opening up without opening it.

Good Examples:
Need help on deciding on a fork for my Transition Preston
Bass Fishing, anybody else do it?
What is a good pair of tires for street riding?
Funny Video of Biking Crashes

Bad Examples:
Help me please !?!
Don't know what to do, any suggestions?
Open this thread!
Need a new pair of forks


Let's keep this forum fun and clean for everyone. Salute [/Quoten]

Pinkbike.com Team
flag alcapwny
Posted: Feb 20, 2009 at 20:21 Quote
bigquotesAny posts which violate the rules will be deleted and the poster will be suspended from posting in the forums for 1 week
Way too strict in my opinion. A week suspension for one bad post? Come on.
flag pullmanlocc
Posted: Mar 8, 2009 at 20:04 Quote
those rules are waaaay too strict
flag fed-ex
Posted: Dec 22, 2009 at 14:38 Quote
rule 25: word limit (10)
flag mikek594
Posted: Dec 22, 2009 at 15:30 Quote
Easy there mod master. It's an internet forum.
flag Davscott9665
Posted: Oct 11, 2015 at 3:45 Quote
How do I report a member for dishonest behavior.
I had a four hour round trip to pick up a bike that a sale had been agreed only to find that he refused to acknowledge calls.
He cannot be contacted via his message site or by phone.
What can I do?
Delete the above. Jarrhead has got in touch and sorted problem.
flag Yungasrider
Posted: Aug 26, 2016 at 8:13 Quote
Is there a forum for job listings? Is that considered soliciting?
flag MrHyak
Posted: Feb 16, 2024 at 12:05 Quote
....It doesn't appear there are even moderators on these forums. Nothing gets addressed.
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