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PLEASE READ THIS PAGE CAREFULLY DO NOT BREEZE THROUGH IT. YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO ADHERE TO THESE GUIDELINES. THE STATEMENT, "I ONLY SKIMMED THE DISCLAIMER PAGE" WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AS AN EXCUSE FOR BOARD VIOLATIONS.
GENERAL LEGALESE: Considering the real-time nature of this bulletin board, it is impossible for us to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the contents of and 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 any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of this BB or any entity associated with this BB. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email. 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 BB 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 a violation of any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by The JonFund. We prefer that you use your real name and not a nickname for the "Login Name" in the registration to our board. Use of a nickname or a false name that is inflammatory or contrary to the policies here will result in permanent revocation of board use without notice. Nicknames, handles or other aliases may be used for your "Display Name" please keep it clean.
Although JonFund Inc. does not and cannot review the messages posted and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we at JonFund 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 JonFund Inc, members of JonFund Inc., Groupee, Inc. (UBB)(the makers of the bulletin board software) and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s).
JonFund Inc also reserves the right to reveal your identity(or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.
Advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are inappropriate on the Forum and will be deleted without warning.

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 bar. You can't say whatever you like.
Moderators have a free reign here. If they don't like it, it's toast.
Repeat offenders will be banned regardless of member status.
This is a family forum - like it or not.

We believe in freedom of expression, and the first amendment. However we are not providing the forum for that freedom. We have rules. They must be honored. If you can not accept them, please do not register.

Posting Guidelines(JonFund BB Specific)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. In a nutshell, the first amendment prohibits the US government from passing laws restricting our right to free speech. It does not restrict an organization or business from enacting and enforcing standards.
JonFund is a community of off road vehicle owners and enthusiasts. We have standards in our communications and we have a strong belief in the ability of forum members to "self-regulate" and to stay within the bounds of those standards. Due to the nature of volunteer staffing, we are sometimes slow in enforcing them. Still, we have a strong commitment to providing an environment that we consider civil and "family friendly". We will insist on adherence to our principles.
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:

Technical Discussions regarding engines, supensions, accessories and so on
Discussions related to off road vehicle use
Comments about the club or about a recent run
Setting up a run with fellow club members in the appropriate forum
Buying and selling vehicles and parts
Posts about pets, music, beverages, software, where off roading is not the primary subject.
Topics which, when opened, contain nothing after the sentence "Ha ha, made you look."
Posts criticizing moderators.
Highly divisive, controversial issues such as religion, gun control, politics, etc. There are more appropriate forums for this.
Discussions about human or other mammalian anatomy and bodily functions.
Posts with the sole goal of inciting controversy - flame wars, etc.
Posts containing directions to, or revealing ANY wheeling location legal or illegal
Posts containing explicit (even if thinly veiled) profanity and/or pornography
Topics about activities which would result in incarceration.

From the list above, it would probably be agreed by anyone that items 1 through 5 are totally acceptable. It would also probably agreed by most reasonable people that items 12 through 14 are not. What about items 6 through 11? This is the "gray zone" - the area where different people have different levels of tolerance.

On JonFund.com, items 6 through 14 will be removed without warning or notice and at the moderators' discretion.

In addition, we don't allow commercial advertising on JonFund.com without prior approval. This would include promotions of businesses and other clubs regardless of whether you are being compensated or not.
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 judgement call. Hopefully they'll make the decision that is considered "correct" by 95% 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 or criticisms about others or about the club. Do not post moderation questions on the forum. These posts will be deleted and no explanation will be given.
For the purposes of Administering the BBS system inactive registered users (meaning those people who register and never post, or post 2-3 posts in a lengthy period of time) will be deleted from the system at the discretion of the Admin. Our goal is to provide the best possible environment for most off road enthusiasts. We want your visit to JonFund.com to be rewarding and sincerely appreciate your adherence to our rules. Have fun and drop us a line with any ideas for improvement or just to say "Hello!"

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