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are not afraid to ask questions, participate in this community and
generally have a good time discussing the things we love most -
cars, stereos, meeting new people, etcetera.
Any
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guarantee that any posts or threads will be deleted or edited, however,
even if they break forum rules. The volume of posts at cadillacforums.com
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sent to us reporting messages that violate the rules.
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You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CadillacForums.com and its owner from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation by you of these Terms and Conditions. CadillacForums.com reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.
Violation
of the rules listed below are grounds for immediate banning of your
account at moderator or administrator discretion. Violation of these
rules may alternatively result in a reduction of access.
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The
rules:
No
profanity in subject lines, signatures or posted messages.
No
discussion of religion, politics or sexual preference.
Any images that are pornographic in nature - or can be construed as such - may not be used on CadillacOwners.com.
No
spamming or commercial solicitation of any kind by members unless
specifically given the right by administrators. Any such messages
can be removed at the discretion of either a forum moderator or
administrator. Selling of individual items is permissible by a private
owner only in our Classifieds section, however selling multiple items
of the same product is considered a commercial post and may be removed
at the discretion of moderators and/or staff.
Commercial
solicitations may be posted in the forum they most apply to as long
as the company conducting the group buy is a supporting vendor at
cadillacforums.com.
Messages
promoting a commercial entity that is not a supporting vendor of
cadillacforums.com may be deleted at any time at the discretion
of cadillacforums.com moderators and administrators.
No
flaming of other members to incite or perpetuate a conflict or argument.
Personal
attacks or name-calling can get you banned.
No
bombing forums or threads with pointless posts.
No
linking or posting of pornographic or objectionable material.
No
linking to other forums, message boards or communities that are
primarily Cadillac-related. We've worked hard to generate more traffic
than any other Cadillac website on the net. If you want to persuade
our hard-earned members to visit your site, contact us for a link
exchange.
Do
not impersonate other individuals or falsely represent yourself.
Do
not discuss, suggest, engage, or encourage any illegal activity
on the forums. Linking to locations that deal with any such activity
is also forbidden.
Do not post multiple discussions of the same topic across several forums.
Posting
under secondary usernames or alias user names other than your main
account for the purpose of arguing, degrading or belittling other
readers is grounds for having your posting privileges revoked.
You
must have a valid e-mail account in your profile so you can be reached
by a forum moderator or administrator.
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The
rules listed below are here to make the forums easier to use and
more conductive to friendly discussion. Violation of the rules below
may result in points being taken from your user account but may
also be grounds for immediate removal of posting rights:
Respect
both forum moderators and administrators.
Post
in a manner that promotes good will in the community. A few examples
of what not to do: do not post racially derogatory comments or make
threats of personal violence in the forums. It is up to the discretion
of cadillacforums.com moderators and administrators as to what constitutes
inappropriate posting behavior. Please use common sense and be civil
and we won’t have any problems.
Try
to post to the forum that is most appropriate for the topic being
presented.
Refrain
from using profanity or cr3ative spell1ng to get around the censor
filters.
Respect
the privacy of other members and individuals. Do not post personal
information about them (i.e. addresses, phone numbers, passwords,
etc.).
Observe
all copyright laws when posting copyrighted material.
Do
not post messages that violate Federal, State, or Local laws which
include, but are not limited to, anything that violates a copyright,
trademark, patent, trade secret, or is bound by NDA (Non-Disclosure
Agreement).
Under
no circumstances may any member edit-out and/or delete content that
he or she has posted in the past or present. Anything posted in
our forums is to be considered the rightfully owned content of cadillacforums.com..
Furthermore,
advertising on CadillacForums.com will only be permitted by officially
recognized site sponsors. Advertising includes, but is not limited
to, direct and indirect solicitation of business in posts, business
contact information, use of corporate logos, or use of any language
or image that can be construed as an advertisement. Posting is defined
by posts in forums, signature files, personal messages and e-mails
sent from CadillacForums.com.
Fees.
You acknowledge that CadillacForums.com reserves the right to charge for the Services and to change its fees from time to time in its discretion. If CadillacForums.com terminates your Membership because you have breached the Agreement, you shall not be entitled to the refund of any unused portion of subscription fees.
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Moderators
and administrators review many forum messages for those that are
in violation of cadillacforums.com rules. Any messages found to
be in violation may be deleted without warning or explanation. cadillacforums.com
also reserves the right to ban any user, at any time, and for any
reason.
There
are going to be topics and discussions that will have heated debates.
Please think before you post and re-read what you type before you
post it. Keep your comments limited to the debate at hand and do
not make this a personal issue between you and another reader. There
is tremendous diversity in age, race, gender, language, location
(worldwide) and more here and there will be a lot of varying opinions
on different subjects. We're all human beings and we're all drawn
to this site because we have a common bond as car enthusiasts.
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Private
Messaging is provided to the members of Cadillac Forums as a
service intended to enhance the Community experience. The purpose
of private messaging is to allow for discreet conversations to
take place between members. This privilege is not to be abused!
Solicitation, spamming, or harassment of any kind is strictly forbidden.
Members found sending spam in private messages will lose their private message privileges.
Members who report spam will be rewarded (once the incident is verified) with a Free one-month Supporting Member account. Those who are already supporting cadillacforums.com will get a one-month extension to their supporting member account.
Any member receiving an inappropriate private message should forward
that message to an Administrator or Moderator right away. Although
private messages are only accessible by those who send and receive
them, they are part of the database and as such, property of Cadillac
Forums. An Administrator, if so inclined, could locate the Private
Messages in the database and read them. They are private, but not
necessarily secret.
In
addition, private messages are not intended to deprive the Community
of valuable information or experiences which could benefit the entire
group. Please do not use private messages if the content of the
message can be helpful to others.
The
Administrator may elect to turn off Private Messaging for members
with less than a certain minimum number of public posts.
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Considering
the real-time nature of this bulletin board, it is impossible for
cadillacforums.com to review all messages, content or confirm the validity
of information posted. Please remember that cadillacforums.com does
not actively monitor the contents of all posted messages and is
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not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness
of any message, and is not responsible for the contents of any text or message.
The messages express the views of the author of the message, not
necessarily the views of cadillacforums.com or any entity associated
with cadillacforums.com. Any user who feels that a posted text or message
is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email.
cadillacforums.com has the ability to remove objectionable messages
and will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame,
if it is determined that removal is necessary. This is a manual
process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove
or edit particular messages immediately, in fact, we may not edit
or delete posts that break our rules at all. We have many time constraints
on us and cannot guarantee that we will be able to edit or delete
posts that break the rules/user agreement. If you do not agree with
this then do not view or register for cadillacforums.com.
Although
this Discussion Forum does not and cannot review the messages posted
and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages,
we at cadillacforums.com reserve the right to delete any message
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We
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or legal action arising from any message posted by you.
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The
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