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The Signature Rule

Animal Network Admin — Fri, 26 May 2006 11:48:51 GMT

Signatures are now being moderated. Your signature must now comply with these rules:

1. Your signature is not to exceed 500pixels by 200pixels. If you don't know what the heck that means...

If all the contents of your signature do not fit into that red box space, your sig is too big. The lone exception is TEXT. Text may go further right than the edge of the box because it wraps naturally. However, ALL IMAGES MUST FIT IN THIS AREA. You may have as many images in this area, but they can't exceed the boundaries, and no one image can exceed any boundary.

2. Your total signature images must be less than 100K in size. If you have no clue what that means, try reading this. You can always right click your image and choose "Properties" to see what your file size is. This means you may have to start gettin rid of animated images, as they are big in file size.

3. Posting personal information in your signature is not allowed. This is your age, IM name, e-mail, full name, your location/address and your phone number. Posting anyone else's personal information in your signature is also not allowed.

4. Linking to other sites is allowed so long as the site is not an offensive, illegal, or inappropriate site. Linking to auctions, sales pages or online shops is forbidden.

Failure to comply with these rules will result in the editing of your signature by the staff. Thank you for your cooperation.

Underage Members

Animal Network Admin — Fri, 26 May 2006 11:46:52 GMT

I'm not sure we'll have as much trouble with this as on our other forums (since I believe you have to be over 13 to ride any gas-powered motor vehicle), but I still have to post it.

As of today, registration requires you to select your age to verify you are not under the age limit. Those who wish to register who are underage must submit a COPPA request, which is now in the registration area when you sign up.

If you signed up and are found to be underage, you will have your ACCOUNT AND IP ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BANNED until you can provide a COPPA form. This is not to be mean, this is the law and our policy.

Thank you for your understanding.

To get the COPPA form, click here.

Guidelines for Participation

forumadmin — Thu, 12 May 2005 17:17:14 GMT

If you’re looking for the best spot on the internet to talk about motorcycles, you’ve come to the right place! We offer an engaging environment where enthusiasts can connect, share stories and exchange advice.

When participating in our community, there are a few simple rules we ask each member to follow:

1) Communicate in a friendly and respectful manner.
It’s ok to share your opinions and to disagree, we simply ask that you do so without attacking another member in the process.

If you feel you have been personally attacked in our community, don’t respond with an attack of your own. Instead, email the Community Moderator to alert him to the problem.

2) Keep it clean.
Profanity and obscenities will not be tolerated. This includes masked profanity where letters are substituted with special characters.

3) Don’t instigate arguments.
Content intended to inflame or disrupt the community is not allowed. This includes harassment of fellow members, links to inappropriate content, racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, or other slurs as well as any name-calling.

4) No solicitations.
No unsolicited or unauthorized advertising. This includes promotion of items for personal financial gain, as well as promotion of an item or issue for the purpose of mass communication. Further, mass posting or ‘spamming’ the message boards is not allowed.

5) Don’t share personally identifiable information.
To protect your privacy and to ensure your online safety, we ask that you do not post personally identifiable information. This includes phone numbers, address, instant messaging screen names (AOL, ICQ, Yahoo, MSN, etc) or web address leading to such information. Further, we ask that you do not share someone else’s personally identifiable information.

6) Don’t post copyrighted material.
We ask that you do not post any copyrighted or trademarked material unless you have the express written consent of the owner to do so. BowTie, Inc. is not responsible for any posts that infringe on copyright laws. If a copyright has been broken, you may be held legally responsible.

7) Respect our Community Team
The community team includes employees and volunteers who do their best to maintain the integrity and standards of our community areas. Should a problem arise on a message board, we ask that you assist the community team by paying attention to their posts and following any directions they may provide.

These rules are here for your protection. They ensure we maintain a fun, safe and supportive environment. Members who continually break these rules are subject to account suspension and are no longer eligible for participation in our community.

Now that you know the rules, we invite you to join in our community and look forward to your participation. Welcome!

Thank you - AnimalNetwork.com Forum Administrator

MCN Forum Rules

torqueman — Wed, 11 May 2005 15:22:55 GMT

http://www.animalnetwork.com/bowtieinc/detail.aspx?aid=21782&sts=all

Torqueman
Battle Creek, MI
Goldwing 03