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RULES OF THE ROAD
In the past, the
VRCC staff was spending an inordinate
amount of time reviewing messages to insure that they
reflect the spirit of the VRCC. This was a huge waste of time and
resources … time and resources that would be better spent working on
things that enhance the club, rather than on things that have no
business being part of this club.
While we are loath to censor anyone, apparently someone has to do it...
We choose YOU!
It’s time for
a little common sense, self-censorship, ladylike and gentlemanly
behavior, and time for a few of you to take a deep breath. More
about this a little later.
We know that some of you would like a hard and fast, black and white
laundry list of DON'TS. There are some. They include activities
that are unlawful, harmful, threatening, sexually explicit,
defamatory, obscene, racial and/or ethnic slurs, personal attacks;
harassing, offensive, vulgar, abusive, hateful or bashing comments
or content; and similar pictures or links, especially those aimed at
sexual orientation, gender, race, color, religious views, national
origin or disability. There are plenty of places on the Internet
where you can find nude pictures. This is not one of them. If you
wish to post nude pictures, do so on one of the boards or groups
where it is acceptable.
Then there is this gray area where political views and general bad
behavior seem to be the norm. Let’s all agree that it’s unlikely
that you will ever convince me that your stupid political views have
any worth, and that the probability of me convincing you of the
merit of my equally stupid political views is remote. Get over it
and move on.
A good rule of thumb, might be….if you don't see it on Leno, don't
post it here….if Jay can't say it on TV, you can't say it here.
Another one might be….If I am going to be embarrassed by something
my ten-year old child sees on this website, then it doesn't belong
here.
As we mentioned earlier, we won't be monitoring the board as closely
as we have been. We will depend on YOU
to do that. When YOU find
something that doesn't meet our standards, send a note to the
Support Staff. If we agree, we will remove the post. If we
don't agree, we don't agree. If we have to pull
an entire thread that has degenerated into finger pointing and name
calling, some good posts might be lost, possibly one of yours among
them. Sorry.
For those of you who like to walk right up
to the line and delight in challenging the Staff, you may suddenly
find yourself without a member number, handle and/or ability to
post.
Don't
bother to email us and ask why, we don't have any interest in
explaining the facts of life to you.
We would like everyone to strive to make our boards a positive
experience.
As my mother would say, play nice or go home.