ItaliaAuto Forum Guidelines

Below states the ItaliaAuto Forum Guidelines. Through time, changes are made and noted on the forum. The forum makes up a big part of ItaliaAuto. That's where the members continue to communicated with each other even during work and sleeping hours!!

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Foreword

After much deliberation The Committee has decided to maintain a loose set of posting/moderating guidelines to promote information sharing. This is inline with the original spirit of the Italia Auto Club.

Similarly, we wish to promote an environment of self-governance where the forum users take responsibility for their own actions, as well as the actions of other forum users.

Along with these guidelines, we appeal to all forum users to practice common courtesy when interacting with each other. We believe that all forum users are adults and are able to conduct themselves accordingly.

Posting Guidelines

The Committee has full and final say on all Club and Forum affairs. The decisions of The Committee are not subject to question or review.

In case of any conflicts/complaints, you may submit a report to any one of the Moderators via PM. The Committee will have oversight over any single Moderator. With this, there will be two levels of check & balance – First, the Moderator, and second, The Committee.

Please post your thread in the appropriate section. Threads posted in the wrong section may be moved by the Moderators. Multiple identical posts/threads may be deleted by the Moderator.

Off-topic posting will NOT be tolerated in the following sections:
General Discussion
Club Events
All subsections under Cuore Sportivo
All subsections under Driven with Passion
All subsections under Performance and Maintenance
All subsections under Marketplace

Off-topic posting will be allowed in other sections.

Non-car or -Club related topics should be restricted to Junkyard subsections.

We urge forum users to help with keeping posts on-topic. If you feel a post is moving off-topic, feel free to remind the posters to stay on track. Involve the Moderators as you see fit.

We ask the forum users to exercise discretion and good common sense with regards to language, jokes and insults.

All material of an adult nature should be kept within the Verified Members Section.

Friendly insults/banter among members are generally allowed in the relevant sections. We recognize that this can be a grey area. If you feel that you have been unjustly targeted or personally attacked, please notify any one of the Moderators and The Committee will decide on a course of action. Do attempt to solve the issue amongst yourselves [victim & attacker] first. The aim is to promote friendly conversation yet ensuring that no forum user feels that they are being alienated.

If you post an advertisement or a product for sale – be it from a private or commercial source – please be prepared for questions/comments/feedback from other forum users. This is an open forum and everyone is entitled to make their opinions known.

All spam, and double-posted or unrelated advertisements will be removed. If you are a frequent offender, the Moderator reserves the right to ban you.

Any suggestions or feedback may be submitted to any Moderator/Committee member at any time via PM.

Moderating Guidelines

The Committee has full and final say on all Club and Forum affairs. The decisions of The Committee are not subject to question or review.

The Committee members will also be the forum Moderators.

Moderation will be done at the discretion of the Moderators.

If a Moderator is acting inappropriately, you may submit a report to another Moderator who will then take the matter up to The Committee.

No deletion of posts/threads unless with consensus of The Committee (special circumstances), or spam and multiple identical posts.

Improper posts will be edited with the reason and Moderator’s name included in the post.

Improper threads will be locked up with reason and Moderator’s name given.

Moderators will be bound by the same posting guidelines as other forum users. Please bear in mind that the Moderators are also forum users and not superbeings. If we make mistakes, do let us know.

Others

Verified membership and access to Verified Members Section will be granted solely at the discretion of The Committee.

Donations to the Club for operational costs are solely that – donations. Funds will be utilized as The Committee sees fit for the running of the Club/Forum. The Committee will only request for donations sufficient to ensure the smooth operation of the Club/Forum and no more.