1. Any biking enthusiast can freely visit the Bike198 website and post messages on the forums.
  2. Bike198 Administrators and Moderators reserve the right to edit any and all content of the forums.
  3. The views, and opinions, expressed on Bike198 forums are not necessarily those of Bike198 or it's administrators. Bike198 and it's administrators are not held responsible for views or opinions posted in the forums.
  4. Members are limited to one username on Bike198, creating extra usernames will result in deletion of accounts.
  5. Prohibited Types of Posts on Bike198 Include:
    1. Links to or requests for software serial numbers, warez, mp3s, illegal software, etc.
    2. NWS (Not Work Safe) material. This can include everything from websites about hate groups to pornography.
    3. Misleading links. A misleading link is a text link that says one thing and takes you to another site.
    4. Links to websites that contain crazy pop-ups, make your CD tray open, or otherwise disturb your computer.
    5. Weapon sales of any kind
    6. Sale of non-tangible items or virtual property (i.e. online game accounts)
    7. No hotlinking images or "leaching" images from other websites, please host any images you might want to post on Bike198 on your own or approved webspace.
  6. Any profanity or pornography (or internet links to them) are strictly prohibited on the Bike198 forums.
  7. The forums use a “swear filter” to block profanity, using symbols or creative spelling in order to “dodge” the filter is prohibited.
  8. Personal attacks directed towards other members and other websites are strictly prohibited on the Bike198 forums.
  9. No CROSS-POSTING of topics is allowed in the forums. Definition of Cross-Posting: posting the same thread, or a link to the original thread, in more than one forum. This will get you put into TimeOut.
  10. No post whoring. This is where one creates a lot of small, worthless posts to increase their post count.
  11. Absolutely no "elite" style (***, @@@) or all caps writing is allowed anywhere on the forums, especially in the subject lines.
  12. All Off-Topic posts must be posted in the Off-Topic forum. Please try and keep off-topic posts to a minimum.
  13. Trolls are not welcome on the Bike198 website.
  14. Please always try and be considerate of your fellow Bike198 members. The forum is comprised of men and women, young and old, white, black, and all shades in between. Please keep this in mind when posting.
  15. No ethnic, religious belief or sexual preference "bashing" will be tolerated.
  16. No flame wars, if a topic appears inflammatory, the moderators will take care of it.
  17. Posts that contain items for sale or items wanted to buy must be posted in their appropriate section of the Classifieds forum.
  18. User names, signatures or locations that contain URL’s to websites with parts, service or items for sale are not allowed UNLESS the user is a REGISTERED Vendor with Bike198.
  19. Vendors who wish to promote products or service to the forum must be registered with a Vendor status. Information on becoming a vendor can obtained by writing to rsutton@bike198.com. Please use "Bike198 Vendor Request" in the subject of the e-mail.
  20. The Bike198 vendor fees help pay for operation costs of this site in order to keep the site free for all other members. A Vendor label is located below the vendors screen name to identify Registered Vendors of the site. Non-registered vendor advertisements on this site are not allowed. Please report any advertisement by a non-registered vendor to the moderator of the forum immediately.
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