uncle goober
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This is the funniest thing I've read in ages ;
Please be patient, it gets better the further in you get !
If anyone would like to do a psychological profile of the author, I would be very interested!
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Please be patient, it gets better the further in you get !
If anyone would like to do a psychological profile of the author, I would be very interested!
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1. Content that is libellous, or potentially libellous will be removed .So will content that is either in breach of civil or criminal law such as harassment, threats, blackmail etc. These rules apply equally to personal messages as to content posted on the forum Members are asked to contact Admin or a Moderator if they see such content.
2. The Admin team will remove all such content as soon as it comes to their attention. Any person posting such content agrees by becoming a member of this forum to indemnify the owners of this site in respect of any legal liability incurred as a result of their posting
GUIDELINES
1. Please check the boards before starting a new topic to ensure that you don't repeat threads that have already been started. Use the 'search' function to see if your topic has already been discussed.
2. Your user id and password are individual and may not be used by anyone else. Impersonation by another person using that password and name will lead to an immediate ban. Multiple identities are not allowed unless a request has been made to the Admin team and permission granted
3. No advertising of any kind is permitted without the consent in writing of the Admin Team. This is a non-profit, community discussion racing forum, not a free advertising site and offenders will be banned immediately or given a warning at the discretion of the Admin Team and depending upon their membership history and what is being advertised .Spammers will be banned and reported to their ISPs
4. Starting new threads. PLEASE give new threads clear titles and post them into the appropriate forum. Titles about individual racehorses should please be given an explanation e.g. Authorized – out of King George not just the horse’s name
5. Replying to posts. Please do not post extensive quotations from other texts but either summarise or post a link. Any quoted text used must be attributed to the original source
6. Users who make a stream of posts with no meaningful content and/or continually post up off topic material in inappropriate threads/forums will be warned and banned if warnings are not heeded
7. Trolling is strictly prohibited. . Persistently disruptive posters will be banned. Deciding who is a troll or what constitutes troll like behaviour is the prerogative of the staff team. Any trolls will face an immediate ban and will be reported to their ISP
8. Please note: because of server space and performance issues, old posts and entire threads may be deleted without warning - although where possible warnings will be given of any impending culls\purges. PLEASE MAKE COPIES OF THREADS IMPORTANT TO YOU
9. Starting new polls. If you wish to create a poll, carefully consider all the possible/relevant options BEFORE posting and ensure that there isn't already a poll on the same topic.
10. Direct linking. Do not directly link to 'hostile' web sites. Anyone found posting up malicious links will be banned
11. Racism/homophobia /personal abuse or attacks /defamatory postings/gratuitous swearing etc are not allowed. We welcome lively and robust debate and have no problem with swearing (where appropriate) but posters using these forums to pursue personal vendettas , to continue off forum arguments , to continue off forum relationship breakdowns whether personal or business will face moderation , warnings and a ban if persisted in .
12. Please respect people's privacy and refrain from posting up personal details without their permission. Do not reveal the real names of forum members (unless they already appear in their user name, or they have themselves used that name on ****** Racing ).
13. Posting pictures – Explicit and shocking pictures may be removed at the discretion of the Admin Team. The maximum size for images is 640 x 480. You can check an image's size by right clicking on the image and selecting 'properties'. If you wish to refer to a larger image, write a short description and link to the image, including a reference to the full image size if possible. Any images above 640 pixels wide WILL be deleted or, if the Admin Team has time, changed to a link. Pictures below this size will be removed at staff discretion if it is felt the user is going overboard with pictures, this is to ensure users on dial up do not have their use of the board spoiled by slow loading pages.
Please respect copyright in posting images on the forum
14. Any theft , breach of copyright or unauthorised use of images posted on the forum will lead to an immediate ban for the forum member in question
15. Any member of the forum who seeks to hack into any part of the forum or access any part of the forum to which they have not been given express permission by the Admin Team will be banned immediately and reported to their ISP
16. ****** Racing does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any Content posted on the forum . You acknowledge that the Content cannot replace or substitute for the services of trained professionals in any field, including but not limited to, financial, medical, or legal matters.
17. 'Report this post' option. Please use to help the Admin Team remove trolls and spammers and other posts in breach of these rules . Please do not use it for anything other than posts that clearly break the rules listed here.
18. Moderation . If a post or thread disappears, please DO NOT start a thread asking why. Any such threads will be deleted - PM a staff member instead. This does not mean that the decision is up for discussion. Staff members will reply so long as the questioning is not abusive or offensive to the staff member involved
19. Private Messaging is provided to the members of ****** Racing as a service The purpose of private messaging is to allow for private conversations to take place between members. This privilege is not to be abused. Abuse, spamming, or harassment of any kind by PM is strictly forbidden. Any member receiving an inappropriate private message should forward that message to Admin right away. Although private messages are normally only accessible by those who send and receive them, they are part of the database and as such, property of ****** Racing the administrator, Private Messages however will never be accessed by the Administration Team unless it has good reason to believe from the recipient of the message or otherwise that they contain content that is in breach of any civil or criminal law
20. Any references to civil or criminal law means English law for the purposes of this site
21. The Admin Team may, at its discretion, suspend or terminate the registration of any user who violates any of these terms of use, or for any behaviour that the Management, believes is contrary to the good Administration of ****** Racing or otherwise inappropriate, regardless of whether or not a technical breach of the rules has or has not taken place.
22. Membership of this site is at the sole discretion of the Admin Team. The forums and the chat rooms are provided for active members who wish to participate in an interactive online community. Non active members are liable to have their membership suspended and or removed without notice.
23. The interpretation of the rules is at the sole discretion of the management.
MODERATION NOTES
24. Moderation Control may be imposed on an individual who breaches the rules either for a set period or indefinitely until the Administration Team is satisfied that the rules will not be broken again
25. Temporary bans may be implemented if the breach of the rules is serious or repeated - these usually last from 24hrs to a week. Banned posters trying to post under another or a new identity will be banned immediately and permanently. Persistent attempts will result in a mail to their ISP.
26.If a poster is banned, Please DO NOT start a thread demanding an instant, in-depth explanation: PM a staff member instead , who will answer requests for information at their discretion
27 . Posters temp banned twice in a two week period will immediately be banned for seven days (i.e. the second temp ban in a two week period will automatically be extended to 7 days).
28.Any decision to ban a member permanently will be taken by the full Admin and Moderation team by a majority
29 . Re-admission of any banned member will only be allowed by a decision of the full Admin and Moderation team by a majority
PLEASE NOTE : the staff team run this site in their own time and for no profit or pay, so unprovoked or sustained digs or attacks may result in your posts being placed on moderated status or a ban - If you are unhappy with the moderation of a post or thread please contact the staff member via pm. Abuse of , needling, baiting or attempting to point score with a staff member publicly or privately is not acceptable and will result in a warning as a minimum , and depending on the nature of any abuse could result in a temporary or permanent ban.
We want to provide a friendly community for everyone and protect the identity and privacy of all forums users.Please read these Guidelines when you have the opportunity to do so
I dont get it..... shrug::
