Please read the following rules & guidelines carefully!
1. ADVERTISING
1.1 The RSM Website and associated forum is part of a registered business, therefore there is to be no commercial advertising or advertising of other businesses unless approved by RSM. Links or phone numbers are strictly forbidden. RSM is happy to talk to other business parties about co-promotion of products and advertising space.
1.1a If you have a problem with a particular company DO NOT post it up on the forum at all. This is easily construed as slander and bears legal issues. There are always two sides to every story and without the other persons view it is not fair to post your issues
1.1b You may link to other businesses or car websites in posts, if it is relevant to the topic at hand. Not purely for the purpose of promoting something they have done for you. Basically if someone is looking for a particular item then you may post a link or contact number. If you think you need to tell people about a particular site, do so via PM. Other than that refer to rule 1.1
1.2 No links to other forums in your signature is permitted (Car Domain sites and personal vehicle sites are allowed and encouraged). If you have pics of your car posted on another forum then you may post a direct link to that pic but not the forum.
2. AVATARS
2.1 Avatars must not contain nudity or profanity. Avatars deemed offensive will be removed. If complaints are received regarding Avatars from forum users and deemed inappropriate or offensive they will be removed. If the avatar reappears, you may be banned.
3. PORNOGRAPHY
3.1 Links to porn sites or the posting of pornographic pictures is not allowed.
If you link to offensive websites, you WILL be banned, without warning.
3.2 Pornographic and offensive avatars are discussed in section 2.1.
4. ABUSE
4.1 Abusing or threatening other forum members will NOT be tolerated (doing so will result in an instant ban!).
4.2 Abusing the forum through spamming will not be tolerated and also incurs an instant ban without warning.
4.3 This is an RSM/Works Escorts forum. It is hoped that all members and guests exhibit adult behaviour at all times, however if you come here wishing to cause trouble, RSM will spare no expense in tracking you down and do the same, through legal means.
4.4 Anyone found to be deliberately provoking people in other forums to cause trouble in here will be permanently banned. There is always someone watching you who would be more than happy to tell us.
5. ADVICE FOR NEWBIE’S
5.1 Before posting a new thread (for technical advice etc) please do a search to make sure it hasn’t been discussed before. Plus there is an extensive Technical section on the main RSM website so please look there before posting.
5.2 If you wish to show the world your car, please post your thread only in the Members Cars section of the forum. Post a maximum of 4 pics, preferably showing the outside, trim and engine, with a list of specs, and PLEASE keep the size down to less than 100kb per picture.
6. FOR SALE SECTIONS
6.1 When advertising in the Marketplace section, wait until your thread has moved off the first page before reposting your new thread.
6.2 DO NOT post items for sale in any other section than the For Sale sections.
6.3 DO NOT post the item more than once, except where referring to section 6.1
6.4 When posting in either FS or WTB sections, PLEASE state where you live. If you don’t put in it the add, then ensure your User Profile has your location listed in it. Invariably you then get half a dozen posts just to find out which state you are in.
6.5 Purchasing items from this forum is at your own risk. While 99% of people don’t have a problem at all there is always someone who is going to take advantage of this. If you are having trouble with a purchase from another member please contact us straight away and we will try and help but as we have stated - it is at your own risk!
6.5a If there are any legal issues arising from a sale or purchase of an item from this forum then we will hand over every piece of information to the authorities so the matter can be dealt with – no exceptions.
6.5b A word of advice, if you are buying something from someone get every aspect of the purchase in detail and try to do it through a proper email address (ie: not a hotmail or yahoo account). If someone has internet access then they will have a legitimate ISP account. It would also be advisable to obtain their land line numbers and maybe even a copy of their license.
7. TROLLING
7.1 In any online forum you always get a few people who come in here just to get attention – this will not be tolerated.
7.2 Posting “who’s cute”, “who I like best” or “who likes me” type threads are best to be placed on other ‘Pro Interest type’ forums as it will result in you getting a week’s holiday from the forum.
8. BANNING
8.1 If there is an issue with someone and they get banned for a minor offence it will probably be for a few days or a week at first. Each consecutive banning will result in an extension of your previous ban time.
8.2 We are going to work on the three strikes rule. If you get banned, for whatever reason or whatever length of time, it will only happen three times. After the third time we will assume you are only here to cause problems and will be removed for good.
9. RULES
9.1 These rules may sound harsh but in fact are very easy to follow – simply act like an adult. If you become a problem them you will no longer be welcome here: it’s that easy.
9.2 If you don’t wish to follow any of these rules than simply email admin and your account will be terminated
10. Mods and Admin
10.1 The moderators are here to make sure things are kept under control, they are not here to be abused. If you have an issue with one of them do not argue in the forum or it will result in a ban. Contact Admin (me) with all the info and I’ll find the medium to sort the issues out.
10.2 If you have a problem with Admin (me) then hopefully we can solve it in an adult manner. Communication and compromise are the keys here, but in the unlikely event that we can’t work it out, I guess you always have the ultimate option. I for one will be trying hard to ensure we neverget to that point.