Forum Rules of Use

Version 1.2 (revised May 08th, 2011 )

Agreement to Rules of use:

1. (The ownership legalese)

1. This is an international discussion forum about the Yamaha XT660X / XT660R / XT660Z Tenere and XT1200Z Super Tenere, gear and modifications, rides and meetings.
2. By registering and making posts on the XT660.COM Forums, you agree to abide by the Forum Rules of Use, both stated and unstated.
3. By posting messages to the XT660.COM Forums you give forum owner and maintainers permission to permanently store all message content, present it for public viewing, backup to any location and media, present it in other form, modify *, delete, or make any use whatsoever in the Forums.
4. All images posted are copyrighted to their respective owners.
5. You agree to post only content that you have copyright for, or with written permission from the copyright owner.
6. Content copied in it's entirety from other websites, Forums or other media must be accompanied by a link or reference to the material, along with credit given to the original author.
7. XT660.COM Forum is not responsible for the content of any uploaded files, nor is it in affiliation with any entities that may be represented in the uploaded files.
8. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of XT660.COM Forums, nor Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. (developers of vBulletin) will be held responsible for the content of any message.

* Most often this is just the daily work of editing BBCODE problems, fixing non-working links or correcting blatant spelling errors. Content is, of course, not touched if it does not violate rules.

2. (The liability legalese)

1. Message content must conform with content guidelines outlined in each forum's description on forums front page.
2. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of the XT660.COM with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s).
3. You agree, through your use of the Forums, that you will not post any material or links to any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, libelous, inaccurate, rude, racist, disrespectful, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, threatening, obscene, profane, pornographic, racially or ethnically offensive, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of any law.
4. You will not upload or attach files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
5. You agree not to violate the rights of others, such as content which infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or violate any right of privacy or publicity, or otherwise violates any applicable law or reputation.
6. You will not impersonate any person or entity, falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
7. You will not register to the Forum with multiple identities.
8. Linking or giving information about any site that distributes illegal software, ROMs, media, or emulators, seeking help to circumvent any copyright laws, admitting to possessing and/or distributing illegal copyrighted material, or encouraging software or media piracy is grounds for an immediate ban.

3. (The "Anti-Spam" jargon)

1. Direct selling of any product and/or service on the Forums, in the For Sale Section, is only premitted to XT Supporters, and it is strictly prohibited by other members in threads other than the For Sale Section. In the For Sale Section forum members who have joined the XT Supporters Scheme can sell merchandise or services related to Yamaha XT Bikes and accessories. You agree to these rules when posting and replying there.
2. Message bumping is now prohibited.
3. Chain letters, pyramid schemes, "spam", multi-level marketing, blatant cross-posting or other solicitations are strictly prohibited.
4. Private Messaging is for personal use only - using it as a mass-marketing tool is forbidden.
5. You will not collect, record or otherwise use any other users' e-mail addresses or other personal information for any purpose other than those pertaining to participation in the Forums.
6. Political or religious discussions and promotion of political or religious agendas or ideas in posts, signatures, images or avatars is prohibited. Promoting any 'ism or ideology unrelated to motorcycling is not allowed.
7. User names may not be rude, racist, disrespectful, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, threatening, obscene, profane, pornographic, racially or ethnically offensive. Moderators have right to force a user name change if needed.
8. User signature should go into the dedicated signature box and NOT in the actual post. Signature must not contain large fonts or distractive elements.

4. (The "don't be a jerk" language)

1. Have fun!
2. See Rule Number 1!!!
3. We think empathy, caring and sharing is cool
4. Intelligence is valued but not required
5. People can not see your face, use smileys when needed
6. Though we encourage members to engage in healthy debate, we do not condone personal attacks on members. Ideas can be disputed or challenged, but attacks on a personal level are unacceptable and when they are discovered or brought to the attention of the staff, will be dealt with accordingly. Ideas can be attacked, but individuals cannot.
7. You will not "stalk" or otherwise harass other members.
8. Goodbye posts (post seeking attention when you are abandoning the forums) are forbidden.
9. If you know an answer to a question either answer it or say nothing. Giving newbies blunt answers like "search the forum" is not allowed - please use the typing effort to giving the answer instead. Or just give the link to that post you wished the newbie should have searched for. Respect newbies - you were a newbie once.
10. Falsifying your identity to promote a site or business in which you are involved and/or solicitations are expressly prohibited on these Forums.
11. Falsifying your identity with numerous postings under different names is not permitted and can be cause for deletion of your postings regardless of the content.
12. You will not upload or attach files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
13. You will not attempt to access any protected sections of the sites or Forums, nor make use of any hacks, cracks, bug exploits, etc. to bypass or modify the features of the Forum software at XT660.COM.

5. (And of course, Big brother is watching)

1. Forum leaders such as Administrators and Moderators are entrusted with the ability and responsibility of removing objectionable posts. Warnings may also be sent out to the offending party or parties involved.
2. If violations to these rules are severe, or they continue after warnings, a user's privileges to this forum may be suspended for any length of time, up to and including a permanent ban.
3. You will, if asked by a Forums leader, cease posting any content, and/or links to content, deemed offensive, objectionable, or in poor taste by a Forum moderator. NOTE: If you really need help in deciding if your intended post is acceptable, PM the text to admin or moderators for review.
4. Personal Messages (PM) between user and moderator are not to be discussed in public. Note that moderators may share moderator related PM content between other moderators.

DISCLAIMER: Although the operators of XT660.COM do not and cannot review the messages prior to being posted, and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to delete any message for any or no reason whatsoever. Further, we reserve the right to make any modification we deem necessary or desirable to any message posted to the Forums.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE RULES THEN DO NOT DISCUSS IT IN THE FORUM. CONTACT AN ADMINISTRATOR OR MODERATOR AND PRESENT YOUR REASONING TO THEM.

If you do not agree to be bound by these conditions of use, or should you consider any future amendments made to these conditions of use to be unacceptable, you should not post in XT660.COM Forums. READING IS ALWAYS OK!

Rule added: (see rule 4.8)

"Good-bye" threads are not allowed and will result in an immediate 30-day ban in addition to your thread being deleted from public view. People come and people go. If you need to go�for whatever reason�just go. No parades here.