*** Site Rules - Please Read *** (Updated: 03/16/2012)

[Muzikman]

UPDATED 03/16/2012

GENERAL RULES - These rules apply to all forums on www.thenewx.org (www.theXterra.org).

· These rules apply to regular members as well as supporting members of the forum.

· These rules apply to all forums, threads, posts, and private messages on www.thenewx.org and www.theXterra.org (herein referred to as the forum).

· Administrators and Moderators reserve the right to edit, delete, and/or lock any content on this forum.

· Although the administrators and moderators of the forum will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this forum. All messages express the views of the author. The owners/moderators of this forum, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. (developers of vBulletin) or any sponsoring vendor (previous or current) of this forum will NOT be held responsible for the content of any information on this forum.

· By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise volatile of any laws.

· The owners of this forum reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.

· HEREBY RELEASES, WAIVES, DISCHARGES AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE THE FORUM or the promoters, participants, or personnel thereof. All of the purposes herein referred to as "RELEASEES," FROM ALL LIABILITY TO THE UNDERSIGNED, his personal representatives, assigns, heirs, and next of kin FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, AND ANY CLAIM OR DEMANDS THEREFOR ON ACCOUNT OF INJURY TO THE PERSON OR PROPERTY OR RESULTING IN DEATH OF THE UNDERSIGNED ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE CONTENT OF THE FORUM, WHETHER CASED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASEES OR OTHERWISE

· It is each individual’s responsibility to read and comply with the rules of this forum.

1) No topics containing religious, racial, or political discussion. (they are the top three flame starting topics.)

2) Do not post NSFW (Not Safe for Work), material. If you find a thread or post you feel is NSFW, please report it to the moderators.

3) Keep cussing to a minimum (there is a cuss filter setup). Do not change around letters or use spaces to avoid the cuss filter. (Talk like you would talk to your boss, parents or 5 year old daughter.)

4) Do not type in all caps - it means you are shouting.

5) Do not use excessive colors, bold letters, or ASCII characters.

6) Do not spam or flood the forum with repeated statements or questions.

7) Do not exhibit disruptive behavior.

8) Post topics under their respective forum. Keep topics on track and do not post to intentinally derail a thread. These posts maybe be moved or deleted.

9) Do not post the same topic in multiple forms.

10) Do not threaten or "flame" members of the board. This includes snide or brash comments. Treat people with respect and post with tact.

11) There will be NO advertising for the various schemes and free items on the internet. This includes "pyramid" type advertising (where you tell 5 people and if they tell 5 people you get a free Ipod etc). If this is your first post you will probably be banned as you just came onto the forum to spam.

12) Do not argue with an administrator or moderator. They have final say. You can disagree with us, but do so with respect. Do not resort to name calling (Nazi, gestapo, dictators, etc.).

13) Do not simply tell someone to use the "search" function. If you must tell someone to search, please do it politely and respectfully and provide at least one useful link pertaining to the topic.

14) One user account per person. If it is found that you have multiple accounts, all accounts will be banned. This includes circumventing a ban or just being funny.

15) Do not create pointless threads. If a thread is created just for the purpose of it being full of pointless posts it will be closed or deleted.

Continued violation and/or complete disregard of these rules may result in a temporary or permanent ban. We use an infraction system to help facilitate the content of this forum.

To try and help the moderators of this forum track problems and keep order, we are implementing user infractions. A user infraction system allows the moderators to issue warnings and infractions to users who break rules or cause trouble. When a warning or infraction is issued, a PM is sent to the user with details of why the warning or infraction was issued. This hopefully will allow for better communication with a user on exactly what rule was broken.

My hope is to not have to use this system much, but with the increased user base of the site, it's getting harder and harder to keep track of problems and handle them efficiently.

Below is the information on the infraction system and showing how many points each infraction is worth and the action taken when certain numbers are reached.

User Infraction Levels:

Infraction	Warnings	Points	Expire	Comments
Spam	1	1	3 Months
Racial, Political or religious threads	1	1	6 Months
Avatar, Profile picture and Signature rule violations	1	1	3 months	(unless it falls under the obscene or porno graphic)
Excessive profanity / circumvent the cuss filter	1	1	3 Months
Arguing with / Insulting a Moderator	1	1	3 Months
General Rule Violation	1	1	3 Months
Excessive cross-posting	1	1	3 Months
Insulted Other Member(s) (Personal attacks, insults, snide or brash comments, or flames)	1	1	6 Months
Obscene Material (NSFW)	1	2	6 Months	(This could include text, links, video or pictures including (but not limited to) the following scantly clad women, excessive violence, illegal activities, drug use, excessive profanity or any other questionable content that could get someone fired from work for viewing).
Racism	0	3	Never	(This is reserved for severe racial comments. See the racial, political or religious infraction for lesser infraction.)
Pornographic Material	0	6	Never

Automatic Ban:

Number of Infraction Points	Ban Period
3	1 Week
6	1 Month
9	3 Months
12	6 Months
15	1 Year
20	Permanent

User Infraction Forum Restrictions:
If any users reaches 5 infraction points, that user will lose access to the "Contest and Giveaways" forum as well as the "TOTM" forum. Once enough infractions points expire to bring the user down below 5, the users access to these forums will be reinstated. Keep in mind, if you get an infraction for posting porn, you will lose access to these forums indefinitely.

If you wish to appeal the decisions of a temporary or permanent ban please email the following admin@theXterra.org.

[Muzikman]

UPDATED 03/16/2012

For Sale Rules - These apply to the "For Sale" Forum on www.thenewx.org (www.theXterra.org).

1) No spamming the forums or cross-posting. There is no reason to post the same thing in many forums. Cross posts will be all deleted at the moderator's discretion.

2) Thread bumps, these will be deleted from a thread at the moderators discretion. Please update your thread with pertinent information only.

3) This is not an auction, if you don't post a price or list what you wish to trade for, please use ebay, yahoo, or some other site to sell your stuff.

4) If you disagree with a posted price, DO NOT post your opinions within the buyers or sellers thread about how you can get it at a better price, etc., take it offline with the seller and refrain from flaming, arguing, or generating heated discussions.

5) Please indicate your location (city/State/Province, and zip/ postal code may be useful for shipping information.)

6) When a single item (out of many items listed for sale) sells, update the first post of the thread identifying as **SOLD** You may also delete your own threads.

7) Remember, moderators are sometimes busy. Sometimes we do not read every post. If something is out of line, pm or email a moderator so that we can correct it without a flame war.

8) All classified ads MUST have list a selling price. The only exception to this rule is if you are parting out a car or making an ad w/ multiple listings. Even under these circumstances you still must list prices individually.

9) This isn't a place to charge considerably more or double the retail value of items being sold currently just because there is limited access. There are places like eBay for that.

10) Price hiking is not allowed based on amount of responses.

11) Once an item has sold, please update the end of your thread letting a moderator know it's sold so we they can lock the post.

12) The owners and moderators of the www.thenewx.org (www.theXterra.org) are not responsible for any sales that go bad. Buy and Sell at your own risk.

[Muzikman]

UPDATED 03/14/2008

Wanted Items Rules - These apply to the "Wanted Items" Forum on www.thenewx.org.

1) Be as specific as possible with pertinent information on the part you're looking for.

2) Try to include detailed specifications. (year, part number, color, etc)

3) Feel free to include a picture of the part you're looking for.

4) The owners and moderators of the www.thenewx.org are not responsible for any sales that go bad. Buy and Sell at your own risk. If there is a dispute take it up with the person you bought or sold the item from. If we notice a trend from a seller or buyer or if you notice a trend, then email a moderator so we can have the problem taken care of.

[Muzikman]

UPDATED 12/15/2011

Buyer & Seller Feedback Rules - These apply to the "Buyer & Seller Feedback" Forum on www.thenewx.org.

1) There will be NO bashing of another member.

2) When leaving positive, be specific about what was pleasant with the transaction. Example: Shipping was quick, cheap, communication was good, etc...

3) When leaving negative, be specific about what was not pleasant with the transaction. Example: Took 2 weeks to be shipped, never contacted me when item showed up damage, etc...

4) Do not keep harping on the positive or negative. Post the information and be done.

5) Include a link to the For Sale or Items Wanted post that you are referring to.

6) Only one thread per user. This thread should just be the users name (nothing else). All feedback for that user should be placed under that thread. Please search for their thread to make sure there is not already one created for that user. If there is not, you can create one.

7) The owners and moderators of the www.thenewx.org are not responsible for any sales that go bad. Buy and Sell at your own risk. If there is a dispute take it up with the person you bought or sold the item from. If we notice a trend from a seller or buyer or if you notice a trend, then email a moderator so we can have the problem taken care of.

8) If you are NOT involved with the sale or purchase, please do not comment. Any third party comments will be removed and the user will be issued an infraction.

9) You can not leave feedback for yourself.

[Muzikman]

MODIFIED: 09/13/2010

TOTM RULES:

THIS IS A PHOTO CONTEST!

Truck of the Month (TOTM) will be two parts. Starting the first day of the month, a submission thread will be started and users can start posting their picture. The submission thread will close at midnight of the last day of the month. At this time a voting poll will be created for the users to vote on their favorite picture/truck. The voting will last 7 days, at which time a winner will be announced. If after the closing of the poll there is a tie, there will be a 2 day vote off between the tied submissions. The winner will have his/her photo displayed on the front home page of the site until a new winner is picked.

1) Submit only vehicles you own (or have permission to drive).

2) If you did not take the photo, ask permission to use it.

3) You may only submit one vehicle a month.

4) Submit just one picture of the vehicle. If more than one photo is submitted, the first one posted will be chosen for voting. If you would like to change the photo you have submitted, please edit your original post.

5) Photos can be of any truck in any setting, but please try and make the photo interesting. If it's a driveway shot, shoot from an interesting angle. You should be able to tell what the vehicle is in the photo, but the entire vehicle does not need to be in the photo.

6) Please give the following details about your vehicle;
...a. Make
...b. Model
...c. Year
...d. Color
...e. Mod List (Please post a link to your "Member's Xterra" thread. If you do not have one, please create one)

7) Please do not post any photos unless it is an entry in the contest.

8) DON'T POST COMMENTS IN THIS THREAD - AFTER (1) WARNING YOU WILL GET A (1) WEEK BAN. If you would like to discuss someones truck, please start a new thread in the appropriate forum.

9) Please do not post unless it's a picture submittal. Any posts that are not a submittal will be moved/deleted.

10) Winners may not enter again until the following year.

11) Any photo may be removed from the submission thread by the moderation group for any reason and the admin/mod's have final say. Examples of photos that may be removed ***;
...a. Photos showing dangerous situation for the driver, by standards or the vehicle it's self.
...b. Photos showing damage to the environment or structures.
.......1. Vehicles shown not on an obvious trail, clearly hardened surface, or sand.
.......2. Never show vehicles blazing a new trail.
.......3. Avoid use of the word "wilderness" in conjunction with motorized or mechanized vehicles.
.......4. Refrain from showing vehicles in excessive water or mud.
.......5. Avoid excessive speed.
...c. Photos depicting inappropriate activities. Keep the photos PG please!
...d. Any other reason we see fit.

***Note: Please follow the "Pictures and Videos Rules" (http://www.thenewx.org/forum/showpos...89&postcount=8)

12) Entries must be made by 11:59p.m. (EST) on the last day of the month.

13) Have fun.

At the end of the year we will take all of the winners and put them up against one another to have the Truck Of The Year (TOTY) selected. That winner will get some kind of award and their truck will be placed on the home page.

This contest is open to all trucks from stock to super modified, 2wd and 4wd. So get out there and get those photos. The better the photo the better the chance of you winning. Please do not risk harm or injury to yourself, your vehicle, the environment, etc. If you have a submission that boarders on that, the admin/mod team will determine if it should be allowed for submission. The Rules will be followed, no questions. If the rules are not followed, your entry will be removed immediately.

[Muzikman]

UPDATED 03/26/2008

Member's Xterra Rules - These apply to the "Member's Xterra" Forum on www.thenewx.org.

1) Only one thread per user/per vehicle. (ie. If you have two Xterra's, you can create one thread for each)

2) Please follow the format below for your first post.

3) Please edit the first post with new information. To let people know that there is something new about your Xterra, you can place a new post in the thread detailing the change.

4) Please keep on topic, remember this is about showing off your Xterra, please do not try to take over someone else's thread by talking about your X. If you want to talk about yours, point them to your thread.

5) No "bump" posts. We know you want people to look at your Xterra, but bumping a thread if there is nothing new can be annoying. Bump posts will be deleted.

6) No flaming other users or their vehicles. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean others don't. Constructive criticism is allowed, but please keep it mature.

7) Keep the number of photos to a minimum. If you have a large group of photos to share, post a link to a photo gallery or links to individual photos.


Format of an opening post:

Thread Title:
"Username" - <Title>

Message Body:
Username:
Year:
Make:
Model:
Trim:
Color:
Mods: (listed in an organized and easy to read fashion)
Comments:
Photos:

[Muzikman]

UPDATED 04/28/2009

Avatar Rules:
1) Must be 100x100 pixels or smaller (150x150 for Supporting Members).
2) Must have a file size of 25K or smaller (50K for Supporting Members).
3) Animated image ARE allowed.
4) Must be suitable for ALL users. (No obscene, vulgar, offensive or objectionable content). The admins and mods of this forum reserve the right to decide what "objectionable content" is.
5) Must follow other forum rules. This means no political, religious or racial topics.
6) An administrator can change or remove an avatar for any reason.

Profile Image Rules:
1) Must be 150x150 pixels or smaller (250x250 for Supporting Members).
2) Must have a file size of 75K or smaller (150K for Supporting Members).
3) Animated image ARE allowed.
4) Must be suitable for ALL users. (No obscene, vulgar, offensive or objectionable content). The admins and mods of this forum reserve the right to decide what "objectionable content" is.
5) Must follow other forum rules. This means no political, religious or racial topics.
6) An administrator can change or remove a profile image for any reason.

Signature Rules:
1) NO Images
2) Can not be more than 4 lines of text.
3) Can not contain more than 1000 characters (including BB Code).
4) Must be suitable for ALL users. (No obscene, vulgar, offensive or objectionable content). The admins and mods of this forum reserve the right to decide what "objectionable content" is.
5) Must follow other forum rules. This means no political, religious or racial topics.
6) An administrator can change or remove a signature for any reason.

Failure to follow these rules will result in a PM to you and in most cases, your Avatar, Profile Image or Signature modified. Let's try and keep this place comfortable for all users.

[Muzikman]

UPDATED 09/13/2010

Pictures & Videos Rules - These apply to the "Pictures & Videos" Forum on www.thenewx.org.

Any photo may be removed by the moderation group for any reason and the admin/mod's have final say. Examples of photos that may be removed;
...a. Photos showing dangerous situation for the driver, by standards or the vehicle it's self.
...b. Photos showing damage to the environment or structures.
.......1. Show vehicles on an obvious trail, clearly hardened surface, or sand.
.......2. Never show vehicles blazing a new trail.
.......3. Avoid use of the word "wilderness" in conjunction with motorized or mechanized vehicles.
.......4. Refrain from showing vehicles in excessive water or mud.
.......5. Avoid excessive speed.
...c. Photos depicting inappropriate activities. Keep the photos PG please!
...d. Any other reason we see fit.


Rules - Clarification / Explanation

a. (dangerous situation): There have been some people point out photos that might be a dangerous situation, but were not pulled. For instance, a photo of someone with their arm out of the window while the vehicle was leaning. Is it dangerous, sure, but it's not the type of dangerous situation we would pull a picture for. What we are looking at is things that present serious injury, death or accident. Things such as jumping the vehicle on the street (or in an unsafe location or manor), speeding, someone surfing on the roof, etc.

b. (damage to the environment or structures): The main part of the rule says it all. Do not post pictures that show damage to the environment or structures.

b.1. (obvious trail): A vehicle does not have be shown on just an obvious trail, but a hardened surface or sand. What this means is that if you are crawling over a rock and you can't tell where the "trail" is in the photo, it's not a concern. You are on rocks, it's a hardened surface. Also look back to the main rule, "no damage to the environment", so this means that you can be parked in short grass, as long as you are not turfing it up. I would say however, that parking in tall grass is not acceptable. Rolling over grass that is 2-3 inches tall is one thing. Rolling over grass that is 2-3 feet tall is another. The sand thing, as long as it's a location where vehicles are permitted and you are not driving over the biocrust out west, you are pretty safe.

b.2. (Blazing new trail): Obviously if new land opens up to motorized vehicles and there are no existing trails, trails need to be built. However, showing pictures of vehicles in tall grass, running down trees, turfing up the ground are not appropriate. If you want to show pictures of people actually marking and cutting a trail, we are fine there. That shows that there was organization and thought put into it. Showing a vehicle ripping stuff up and then trying to justify it as we are building a new trail with permission just does not cut it.

b.3. (Wilderness): It's pretty self explanatory. As an example, if you post up a picture and say, "This was taken in a wilderness area". It will be removed.

b.4. (excessive mud and water): This one has been a big issue and of all the rules, it's also the more gray as "excessive" leaves a lot open for judgment. To give this rule more clarity, here is our interpretation. Fording deep water or rolling through a deep mud puddle is not an issue, the key is speed. If someone posts a photo that shows mud or water spray higher than the hood, then they were most likely going too fast. Remember, as slow as possible, but as fast as needed. Yes, getting through mud take momentum, however, it does not mean you have to hit a mud hole at 30mph. There are some exceptions. If someone is at a real mud bog, there is no problems with it. However, the photo must show that is what it is. It should not be just some mud in a field with ripped up grass all around. It must be a valid mud pit and pictures showing so.

b.5. (Excessive speed): Obviously we are not going to prevent people from posting desert race photos. However, we need to make sure that any photos showing fast speeds do not show any environmental damage. Also, dust is going to happen, however, photos showing people intentionally kicking up a lot of dust should not be posted. Photos or video of people speeding on the road or flying down tree lined trails will not be allowed.

c. (inappropriate activities): This should be self explanatory. The rules state post must be PG, but a conservative PG. This means no puke cover doors, No half naked chicks spread across the hood, No illegal activities (drugs use). Photos of people drinking should be reasonable (no wild frat party pictures of people doing beer bongs, keg stands, or other forms of alcohol abuse).

d. (because we said so): The admins and moderators do have final say on this forum.

[Muzikman]

UPDATE 02/06/2011

Chat Room Rules - These rules apply to the chat room at www.thenewx.org.

1) Avoid topics containing religious, racial, or political discussion (they are the top three flame starting topics)

2) Do not post NSFW (Not Safe for Work), material.

3) Keep cussing to a minimum

4) Do not type in all caps - it means you are shouting

5) Do not use excessive colors, bold letters, or ASCII characters

6) Do not spam or flood the room with repeated statements or questions

7) Do not exhibit disruptive behavior

8) Do not threaten or "flame" members. This includes snide or brash comments. Treat people with respect and post with tact.


9) There will be NO advertising for the various schemes and free items on the internet. This includes "pyramid" type advertising (where you tell 5 people and if they tell 5 people you get a free Ipod etc).

10) Do not argue with an administrator (operator) or moderator. They have final say. You can disagree with us, but do so with respect. Do not result to name calling (Nazi, gestapo, dictators, etc.).

11) Please avoid using colored text, bolded, underlined or unusual fonts. Some text colors will not show up in some clients or be very difficult to read. If you do this, you will be kicked and warned. If you continue you will be kicked and banned.

12) Do not flood the channel. This includes multiple connections, constant repeats, joining and leaving channel repeatedly in a short amount of time. These things will get you kicked and possibly banned.

13) Please use the same name in chat as you do on the forum.

14) Please do not use someone else's name or try to act as someone else. If you plan to use chat, it is a good idea to register your name. For more information on this, type in "/msg nickserv help" (without the quotes) in the "status" screen in the chat client.

** A bot is in place to help police some of these rules. Even if you are the only one in the channel, the bot will be there to help keep order. It's not a real person, don't try and complain to it, it won't listen.

[Muzikman]

UPDATE: 04/28/2009

Group Buy Rules - These apply to the "Group Buy" Forum on www.thenewx.org.

1) No spamming the forums or cross-posting. There is no reason to post the same thing in many forums. Cross posts will be all deleted at the moderator's discretion.
only.

2) If you disagree with a posted price, DO NOT post your opinions within the thread about how you can get it at a better price, etc., take it offline with the seller and refrain from flaming, arguing, or generating heated discussions.

3) If the group buy is from another site you must link to the originating information, paste the details in your post, and note in the title that it is not a newx.org group buy.

4) All group buys MUST list a selling price and quantity required for said price.

5) Remember, moderators are sometimes busy. Sometimes we do not read every post. If something is out of line, pm or email a moderator so that we can correct it without a flame war.

6) The owners and moderators of the www.thenewx.org are not responsible for any sales that go bad. Buy and Sell at your own risk. If there is a dispute take it up with the person you bought or sold the item from. If we notice a trend from a seller or buyer or if you notice a trend, then email a moderator so we can have the problem taken care of.

> The following details are required to be mentioned on the Group Buy post:

Product Description: (ensure you are 100% clear on fitment for different models, etc)
Price: (including details of discounts / staggered discounts)
Delivery Charges: (or if the product is overseas, agree how the taxes and duty will be handled)
Numbers Required: (for the GB to proceed)
Details: (company supplying the products (who they are, etc)
Company Contact Details: (website / email / phone)
Payment information: (options available)
Closing dates: (for the group buy)
Delivery dates: (updated once orders are placed)

> The Group Buy Organizer (GBO) must be a member for a minimum of 2 years or have made over a 1,000 posts.