In addition, here are the latest forum rules. Most of them are common sense.By accessing The Lincoln Forum.Net (hereinafter we, us, our, The Lincoln Forum.Net, http://www.thelincolnforum.net/phpbb3), you agree to be legally bound by the following terms. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all of the following terms then please do not access and/or use The Lincoln Forum.Net. We may change these at any time and we'll do our utmost in informing you, though it would be prudent to review this regularly yourself as your continued usage of The Lincoln Forum.Net after changes mean you agree to be legally bound by these terms as they are updated and/or amended.
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1.) Please use the appropriate forum for your post or question.
There are many categories to help to determine where to post. Some may have more than one forum that "fits". Pick one. If it is found to be inappropriate, it will be moved.
2.) Do not post the same message in multiple forums.
Members who post the same or very similar messages in different forums will find their redundant posts locked, moved, or deleted without warning. Duplicate posting will NOT be tolerated and its not appropriate behavior for a structured forum like this one.
3.) Do not post the same question over and over if you do not get a reply.
This hasn't happened much, but it could. If you wish to keep your posts "fresh" simply reply to it either rephrasing your question or begging for a response. In most cases, the word "bump" is adequate to keep it "at the top".
4.) Try to search the forum before asking a question, any question.
After more than 12 years this forum has had many common questions answered about procedures, parts, where to buy, where to sell, etc. Try using the search function and if you do not find adequate assistance, then ask away.
5.) No name-calling or personal insults. Be polite.
If you disagree with someone, say so. Don't call names or insult other people. Razzing and playfulness should be denoted using smilies or other hints. Name-calling of the forum Admin or its moderators will not be tolerated in any way.
6.) Read each forum's specific rules.
Some forums have additional rules specific to that forum. Follow them.
7.) Choose your username carefully.
Any username that is deemed offensive by TLF.net will be instantly deleted without notice. No warnings will be given. Any username starting with "http:" for pushing a website will be deleted.
8.) No posts or links to offensive sites, spam sites, etc.
Do not put any home page links to sites that are offensive or of questionable content. At best, the link will be deleted from your profile or the post deleted. At worst, your account will be banned.
9.) Do not request posts to be deleted.
This forum is an archive of information. The admins do not have the time to delete posts except those deemed inappropriate to the board. If you become paranoid about your name being on the internet, use an alias or do not post information that is specific. Requests for deleting inappropriate posts will be handled on a case-specific basis.
10.) Intolerance will not be tolerated.
This is not a church forum, political forum, or racist forum. Everyone is welcome here except those who do not welcome others. Racism is not an opinion here. Views expressing it will not be allowed and neither will opinions regarding sexism, anti-semitism, or anti-anything.
This is a Lincoln forum and not one of those other places. There are plenty of places to discuss those views on the internet. This is not one of them.
11.) The ability to post is a privilege and not a right.
That's right. Posting here is a privilege, not a right. What do you expect for nearly free? Even benefactors can be banned.
12.) Do not discuss other members. Please do not talk about other members of the forum publicly. Do not ask what happened to someone, why someone does not reply, etc. Please do not publicly post a message directed to a specific member. Contact them privately if you wish that person to answer your question. The purpose of this is to prevent gossip. Not all posts may be considered this, but the rule will have to be enforced evenly to avoid interpretation issues. Send them a PM.
13.) No thread crapping. Do not criticize the price of an item in the For Sale area. Do not side-track topics with unrelated questions. Stay on topic.
14.) Inappropriate replies. Joking aside, any post deemed as inappropriate, condescending, rude, offensive, or non-value-addede, etc. may be edited, deleted, or used as evidence for banning. Be careful of what you say.
15.) Do not post messages in all CAPS, all bold, or in unnecessarily large font sizes. Use them sparingly for emphasis. Do not assume that your message is more important or more noticeable because you try to overuse unnecessary capitalization or font-enhancement. It is not. Posts of this type may be edited or deleted without notice.
16.) Do not annoy the Admin(s). As much as one might think this is a place a free speech, etc., there is one rule which cannot be defined clearly and could easily be very unevenly enforced. Any posts directed at me or any other admin that is deemed annoying, etc. will be used against you in any way deemed necessary. Friendly pokes or jabs are one thing, but if you go too far, you could be subject to any possible consequence as a result of a post directed towards a moderator or an admin.
17.) Don't be an asshole. I shouldn't need to define this one, but some people insist that they should be able to do or say anything if it's not in the rules. Well, running a forum isn't fun all the times, so this rule is there to cover things that aren't covered somewhere else.
These rules will be updated and edited as necessary. Just because it isn't listed here doesn't mean it will be tolerated. We are very flexible here, but don't act like you have free run.