Moss Motors, Ltd

CODE OF CONDUCT

Welcome to Moss Motors' User Community - the world's largest community of Classic British sports car enthusiasts!

If you're a first time visitor, please read this before entering the forum...

Before jumping in, there are a few things you need to know to make your experience (as well as the experience of the other users) a positive one.

• Although several employees of Moss Motors are interested in the discussions here, and will be posting where they feel it appropriate, we are not "actively" monitoring the discussions on this board. Truly, we want our forum to be your forum.
• If you came here because you have a specific problem with a Moss Motors part, and wish to report it to us, please contact us HERE.
• The forums have a SEARCH FEATURE. It's often helpful to run a search to see if your question has been answered by someone else previously.
• When you post, please do so in the most appropriate section. Please use a Subject Title that is descriptive. Don't force people to open the thread to find out what the topic is.

The Code of Conduct in a 'Nutshell'

1. All Topics and Posts must be related to classic British sports cars, accessories, or automotive topics. Off-topic, good-humored and non-relative Posts may be posted in the MOSS PUB.
2. Language that would be inappropriate in the polite company of strangers is quite unwelcome here.
3. No advertising, spamming, fundraising, trolling, illegal activity, flaming or other personal attacks, be they acrimonious or veiled in humor. If you take issue with a Member's position, by all means speak your mind. If you have a problem with a Member's religion, creed, national origin, sex, politics, associations or personal hygiene, take it to e-mail (or better yet, keep it to yourself).
4. As we can never convey a philosophy through a Code of Conduct, Moss Motors, Ltd. reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to edit or delete posts and/or to revoke any Membership. No second chances. No argument. No trial. At best you will receive one warning.

Advertising Policy

Advertising (including auctions, sales, fundraising efforts, promoting your business in your signature, etc.) is strictly prohibited!

Individuals who have items to sell may not do so on the forum. You may not reference items for sale in your signature.

You may not reference your automotive related business or URL in your signature, user profile, or your username.

Disclaimers

Considering the real-time nature of this bulletin board, it is impossible for us to review messages or confirm the validity of the information posted. Please remember that Moss Motors, Ltd. does not actively monitor the contents of, and we are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of Moss Motors, Ltd. or any entity associated with this Bulletin Board. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY BY E-MAIL. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine 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.

You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this Forum to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by Moss Motors, Ltd.

Although Moss Motors does not and cannot review the messages posted and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we at Moss reserve the right to delete any message for any or no reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Moss Motors, Ltd., and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). Opinions expressed by our administrators and moderators of this forum are not necessarily those of Moss Motors, Ltd. Check your local laws before attempting any vehicle modifications, Moss Motors does not express or imply that any modifications discussed within the forum are legal in all states any countries.

We at Moss Motors, Ltd. also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a legal action arising from any message posted by you.

Inactive accounts may be removed at any time. If your account has been removed, you may re-register.

Posting Guidelines And Examples of Acceptable Posts

Many of us learn in grammar school about "free speech" and "freedom of expression," a concept stemming from the first amendment to the United States Constitution. Unfortunately, most people have never read the first amendment and fewer still understand how it applies to our rights. Essentially, the first amendment prohibits the U.S. government from passing laws restricting our right to free speech. It does not restrict an organization or business from enacting and enforcing standards.

We believe in freedom of expression, the first amendment, and all that it implies. However, we are not providing the forum for that freedom. We have codes of conduct. They must be honored. If you cannot accept it, please do not register (or ask for your account to be deleted if you have already created one).

Moss Motors' Forum is a community of British sports car owners and enthusiasts. We have a strong belief in the ability of forum members to "self-regulate" to stay within the bounds of these standards. Due to a limited number of volunteer staffing, we are sometimes lax in enforcing them. Still, we have a strong commitment to providing an environment that we consider professional and "family friendly" and we insist on adherence to our principles.

• All posts must be civil, friendly, and not contain any profanity or references to profanity.
• All posts must have some point to them and some value.
• This is not a soapbox. You can't say whatever you like.
• Inflammatory, immature and/or pointless topics will be deleted.
• Administrators have a free reign here. If any post is deemed by any administrator to violate the general philosophy of this forum's Code of Conduct, it most likely will be deleted.
• Repeat offenders will be banned.
• This is a family forum - like it or not.
• No fundraising or advertising.
• No cross-posting.

Please note that advertisements (such as auctions, sales, fundraising efforts, promoting your business in your signature, etc.), chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are inappropriate on the Moss Forum.

No requests for information that is a "pay-for-service" info. You may not, for example, ask someone to look up your VIN in Carfax. To do so is a violation of that person's agreement with Carfax and Moss Motors' Forum will not be a party to that violation.

No reposting of copyrighted pictures or articles. It's fine to link to the original article, but it is illegal to copy the entire article into a post.

It is not an easy task to define where "the line" that shouldn't be crossed lies. However, we'll do our best to provide an example. Consider the following types of discussions and topics:

Example of Appropriate Topics

1. British car repair questions and answers
2. Tips on upgrading a British car for better handling, performance, etc.
3. Relative value of normal aspiration vs. supercharging
4. Garage talk
5. Tools

Example of "Over The Line" Topics

1. Posts about pets, music, beverages, software, and quite a few other topics where cars aren't the primary subject. (Although, some liberty is given in our MOSS PUB off-topic area for our forum members to 'blow-off steam' or 'kick-back' and just talk.)
2. Topics which, when opened, contain nothing of value.
3. Posts that inappropriately critique moderating decisions or forum policies.
4. Highly divisive, controversial issues such as religion, gun control, politics, etc. There are more appropriate forums on the web for this.
5. Discussions, descriptions or references to any vulgar or graphic anatomical material or functions.
6. Posts with the sole goal of inciting 'flame wars,' such as "don't you think owners of xyz cars are jerks?"
7. Posts containing explicit (even if thinly veiled) profanity and/or pornography.
8. Topics about activities which would result in incarceration.

Unfortunately, determining which side of "the line" a given post falls is not always so simple. Forum moderators have the difficult task of making that judgment call. Hopefully they'll make the decision that is considered "correct" by 99.9% of the community, but they're human and they will occasionally make mistakes. If you feel that the moderators of a particular forum are making too many mistakes, please CONTACT US with specific details. Do not post complaints, criticisms, or questions about specific moderators on the forum. These posts will be deleted and no explanation will be given to you.

Finally, please reference these links:

1. Forum Questions, Comments or Suggestions (concerning your profile, forum errors, etc.) - GO HERE
2. Technical Question, Complaint or Suggestion About Specific Moss Parts - GO HERE
3. Question, Complaint or Suggestion About Specific Forum Moderators or Administrators - GO HERE
4. Question, Complaint or Suggestion for the main Moss Motors site - GO HERE
5. Sales, Shipping, Technical or General Moss Business Questions - GO HERE

Thank you for your continued support and participation. We hope that you enjoy your new forum experience.

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John Zarate-Khus
Internet Marketing Supervisor
khusj@mossmotors.com

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Disclaimer: Working on automobiles is inherently dangerous. Moss Motors, Ltd. is not liable for injury or damage due to incorrect installation or use of their products. All products are sold with the understanding that the safe and proper installation and use of the products is the customer’s responsibility. Follow factory workshop manual procedures and instructions, but use current shop safety standards and common sense. Some tasks will require professional advice or services which Moss Motors cannot provide.