General Posting Guidelines
Please READ and UNDERSTAND this before registering on MSF.ORG.
We DO NOT accept email addresses from Yahoo OR AOL... We require a legit email address from either your ISP or Gmail. This is to help with server load. thanks..
1.) Please search for a topic before posting a new one. This really isn't hard to do and will keep us from having 40 threads on the same subject.
2.) No posting of X rated porn in the site period. We arent here for your sexual needs! V.I.P Lounge has an 18+ over area.
3.) Posting of PG rated stuff will only been done in the Anything Goes forum. Anything you think can get someone in trouble at work MUST have a Not For Work Warning before the thread title! IE:
Work Warning - OMG, This is Hilarious
4.) The last thing i want to see are people getting in trouble at work and end up terminated. This follows under the " respect " and " Haltech Expectation " rule. This WILL be a bannable offense, so please be sure that you don't get caught up in it.
Membership Guidelines
1.) No multiple accounts allowed. One account per user, period. Bannable offense if caught and trust us, we have a system in place that will find them.
2.) Only approved MSF.ORG vendors can have an additional username account.
3.)
Signature Rules
1.) Signatures to other vendors websites are no longer allowed. This is for obvious reasons and shall not be argued. We take care of our own here people.
2.) Signatures displaying Porn and/or inappropriate pictures that are deemed offensive or not safe for work, are not allowed.
3.) Signatures cannot be more then 4 lines in length and the sig images cannot be any larger then 4 lines in length. We will give exact image dimensions allowed shortly.
Avatars
1.) Avatars of half dressed women, flopping breasts, buttocks displayed in a thong or g-string, prohibited.
2.) Avatars that are deemed offensive to the opposite sex.
3.) Avatars that display gay pride, politics, or defamation images of members.
4.) Avatars that attack the site or offends the site in nature.
5.) Avatars of vendors not approved to conduct MSF.ORG Business.
V.I.P Member Rules
1.) No Posting Of Porn Outside Of Dirty Bastard Club
2.) Nude pics shall be posted on in the Redlight District
3.) No Racism or racial slurs
4.)City Of God is the ONLY non moderated forum here. Use it for this purpose.
5.)
Warning & Infraction System
Cross Posting from other sites (f/s stuff)
1 point
3 Days
Signature Rule Violation
1 point
7 days
Attacking members
1 point
7 Days
Inappropriate Avatar
2 points
10 Days
Advertising while being a non vendor
2
1 Month
Inappropriate Conduct
2
1 week
Inappropriate Post Content (porn, Gore, NSFW content in the wrong section)
4 points
2 weeks
Groan System spamming
2
1 week
Insulted Other Member(s) went overboard
2
1 weeks
Duplicate Account
7
1 Month
Racism & Racial Slurs
First offense
warning no points
2nd and after
1 point
3 days
Spamming Website
25
Never
Points and suspension period
5 pts = 1 Day Ban
7 pts = 3 Days Ban
10 pts = 5 Days Ban
15 pts = 7 Days Ban
20 pts = 1 Month Ban
25 pts = Forever Banned and Forgotten
Forum Leaders/Usergroups
III. Color Coded Member Names... What are these?
- RED = Admins - They run the site of course. We also have developers who are Admin as well.
- Silver = Super Moderators - They work for the Admin and are in charge of the daily operations of the site & Moderators.
- Lt.Blue = Moderator ( Moderates Post & Works For Super Mods )
- Green = V.I.P - People Who Have Donated To The Site & are VALUABLE to our community! - Treat them as if they were an Admin!
- Member - Basic Registered User
For Sale/Trade Rules
) For Sale forums MUST have a picture accompanying the item you are selling to show proof of ownership. If you fail to do this, the thread will be removed and you will receive an infraction for it.For Sale Items: MUST have a photograph showing proof of ownership of the said item for sale, including your forum name on a piece of paper written, along with the date. This is for the protection of the members. Anyone who doesnt follow that rule, will have their thread locked. ALSO... if you dont have at least, 100 quality posts, you will not be able to sell items. We wont tolerate flyby night members who register, just to dump parts. These people can't be trusted as their number goal is to dump and take your money.
1a. All items listed for sale on these forums MUST be shown in one or more photographs in the original posting. Photographs of items for sale must contain the following:
a. The item being sold
b. A piece of paper with the owner’s First name, forum username, and current date.
c. A price MUST be posted
All items offered for sale must be photographed while NOT installed on the vehicle, i.e. ready to pack and ship to a buyer.
2. ANYONE (Buyer and Seller alike) participating in a transaction MUST meet the following criteria:
a. 100 posts
OR
b. Be a VIP member of the forum
3. All participants in a transaction must have their location in their profile (City/State)
4. All items posted for sale must be priced, with no exceptions. DO NOT edit out the price when:
a. Completing a transaction
b. Lowering your price
5. NO LINKING TO CRAIGSLIST OR OTHER OFFSITE SALES THREADS.
6. When participating in and after completing a transaction, make full use of the iTrader member rating system.
7. NO FEELER POSTS – If you post an item, it is for sale, and shall have a price and photograph. Otherwise, your thread will be locked and/or deleted.
8. DO NOT SEND ANYTHING OF VALUE WITHOUT DELIVERY CONFIRMATION/TRACKING. UPS, USPS, and FedEx all offer this feature for a very small fee or included in their standard rates. If you’re sending a $500 part, don’t cheap out on the $2 it takes to cover your ass.
9. SHOP AROUND. FedEx and UPS offer rates comparable to USPS Priority with insurance and are both far easier to deal with if there is ever a dispute about delivery. Here are links to the rate calculators for the various carriers: USPS - Postage Price Calculator
UPS - https://wwwapps.ups.com/ctc/request?loc=en_US
FedEx - FedEx Rates and Transit Times
