Be Sure to Read and Obey the Following Rules, Guidelines and Policy: All Ford Mustangs (AFM) is committed to providing a comfortable, informative, and entertaining environment in which to enjoy our Mustang hobby with fellow enthusiasts. Our Mustang Community Forums is an extension of that vision. We invite everyone to read, post, and enjoy the board.
Posting to our Forums is a privilege, not a right and Forum participants must conduct themselves in an appropriate manner. The following rules, guidelines and policies are displayed and agreed to at the time a person registers as a member of this site. It is important that all members read and abide to each the following site rules:
Site Rules - Member Profile Information is Required:
As a member of AFM it is your responsibility to ensure your member profile contains valid and accurate information. In doing so, please obey to the following rules::
| Member Profile Information | Rules and Guidelines | | Email | Must contain your valid email address. | | Name | Must contain either your full name or your first name only. If you have a nickname, post it as your known nickname within your member profile. | | Country | Country where you reside. | | State or Province | State or Province where you reside. | | Location | City, Town or Region within the State or Province specified. | | Profile Picture: | Post a picture of yourself here or a picture of you and your ride. | | Avatar | Select or upload an Avatar of your choosing or one will be selected for you. | | Signature | Absolutely NO Images or URL links permitted. If you have a homepage, post the URL as your homepage within your member profile.
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Members who fails to adhere to these rules will be subject to the immediate cancellation of their site membership. Our staff reserves the right to modify or ask you to modify your member profile information for any reason without notification.
- Ambiguous Thread Titles:
Do NOT post a new thread with an ambiguous, irrelevant or incomplete thread title. When creating a new thread, take the time to provide a descriptive and well worded thread title, indicative of the content within your post. Posts containing thread titles that are ambiguous, unclear or fail to accurately reflect thread content, may be modified or deleted without notice.
Consider starting your thread with the thread subject followed by your question and/or concern. Use the year, make and model as appropriate and avoid using all caps or repetitive characters such as ..., ???, !!!.
| Ambiguous Thread Titles | Valid Descriptive Thread Titles | | '64 coupe brake pedal removal??? | 1964 Mustang Brake Pedal Removal? | | transmission swap | 2004 Mustang Automatic to Manual Transmission Swap. Worth it or just do gears? | | help me please im desperate!!! | 1987 Mustang Turbo Swap Issues. Please Help I'm Desperate! | | idle just raises to 2 grand | 1991 Mustang GT Idle Surges to 2 grand |
- Off Topic Posting:
Do NOT Hijack Threads. When posting, KEEP to the topic of the thread. Posts containing inappropriate topic conversation that stray too far from the thread topic will be closed or deleted.
- Double Posting:
Do NOT Post Flood the forums. Post your message to the MOST appropriate forum. Cross posting is a waste of time and valuable resources. If within a one hour timeframe from being posted, USE the edit button to change or add to your recent post. If you post the same message in multiple forums, your post will be deleted.
- Offensive Content:
Offensive content is NOT permitted in any of our forums. Obscene, harmful, threatening, abusive, unlawful, defamatory or otherwise objectionable material of any kind will NOT be tolerated under any circumstance. This includes but not limited to, profane language, sexual material, or anything that might exploit minors. Any posts not in compliance with this rule will be promptly deleted or edited to remove offensive content.
- Frivolous Posts:
Do NOT submit Frivolous Posts containing only smilies, one or two word posts, or posting a reply when one is not required. If you wish to thank people for something they've posted, include other comments with your post or send them a pm.
- Shouting:
Avoid using All Capitalized Text in thread titles, posts or member profiles. This is considered rude and is recognized on the internet as a form of shouting.
- Photos and Graphics:
Do NOT display full size photos or graphics directly within your posts. Use the "Attach File:" option to include a thumbnail link to pictures and graphics within your post. This is in consideration for those members using dialup access. You can also upload photos and images directly to your member gallery.
- Classified Ads:
Classified Ads are NOT permitted within our forums. Post your personal ads for items for sale or wanted to buy to our Free Classifieds section. ANY and ALL Classified ads within our forums will be promptly deleted without notice.
- Unauthorized Advertising:
Do NOT include Advertisements or Promote 3rd party websites or services within your post or signature. This includes links for the purpose of promoting and/or driving traffic to another website. We will promptly delete any of these posts. A no tolerance policy is in effect.
- Copyright Infringement:
Do NOT copy portions of text from other websites or alternate sources without prior authorization. Doing so is an infringement of copyright laws and could result in this site being closed down.
- Disrespectful Comments:
Flaming is NOT permitted in any of our forums. Slander, bashing, flaming, name calling or harassment of any kind, will NOT be tolerated under any circumstance. Members must show respect for other members of our community at all times. Any posts not in compliance with this rule will be promptly deleted or edited to remove offensive content.
- Trolling:
Do NOT submit any threads or posts designed with the sole purpose to invoke a conflict. This is considered a serious offense and a NO tolerance policy is in effect!
- Spamming:
Spam posts will not be tolerated in any of our forums. If you choose to post messages containing spam, your post will be immediately deleted and your account will be suspended or banned. This is considered a serious offense and a NO tolerance policy is in effect!
- Insubordination:
Any forum of slander, harassment or disrespectful behavior of any kind towards AFM Staff, will NOT be tolerated under any circumstance. This includes the posting of issued warnings and subsequent communications between a member and staff. Any member who violates this rule will be subject to the immediate cancellation of their site membership. This is considered a serious offense and a NO tolerance policy is in effect!
Moderator Rules - Moderators will at all times and under all circumstances, be polite, helpful and above all, respectful to site members.
- Moderators are required to adhere to all site rules, guidelines and procedures, and to moderate, instruct and ensure members do the same.
- Moderators are required to routinely check and effectively moderate all forums assigned at a minimum of once every other day unless prior notice has been given to site administrators.
- Moderators are required to issue sufficient warnings to any member in violation of site rules before that member can be banned or have their account privileges suspended. The only exception is spam accounts which will be deleted immediately upon discovery.
- Moderators who fail to live up to these rules can and will lose their moderator status without guarantee of prior warning or notice.
Trolls and Spammers Beware AFM has a "Zero Tolerance" policy for trolls and spammers! If you come here as a troll or spammer , and post as such, your account will be terminated, and you will be banned. No second chances!
In addition, registering on this forum with more than one user name is prohibited. If we find that you have multiple user names registered, all accounts will be removed with the exception of your original account. If you do it again, your account will be removed, and you will be banned. Accounts not activated within 7 days of registering will be subject to deletion without notice. If you have a problem accessing your account, contact support.
Guidelines AFM is a free site. The people that work behind the scenes to bring you what you see are all Mustang enthusiasts, as well as volunteers. The time and effort to run and manage these forums is considerable. If you have suggestions or comments about the site, please present them in a constructive manner.
Comments which are derogatory in nature will not be tolerated. If you have a question, suggestion, comment or request, please post in the "Site Support" forum. If you would like to discuss it privately, please use the private message system to contact the site admin, or any of the moderators.
Before posting, please USE the search feature to check to see whether a thread on your topic has already been posted. Multiple threads on the same topic will be deleted, closed or merged.
We are all car enthusiasts, specifically Mustang enthusiasts! Respect other opinions, even though you may not agree. Everyone is entitled to their say, but please do so in a courteous manner. It's easy to flame someone if you disagree, but remember, that type of behavior is strictly prohibited. We come from different locations, we are a mix of ages, and our backgrounds vary. Take that into consideration before you click the post button. A moment of thought is better than hours of grief. The general rule of thumb is treat others as you would like to be treated.
Site Policy - The Final Word AFM reserves the right to make changes to these rules and guidelines at any time. If you feel for whatever reason you are unable to follow these simple rules, we respectfully request you move on to greener pastures.
We reserve the right to remove or edit any post for any reason, including those listed above. We will remove or edit posts in question and give you one warning not to repeat the offense. Repeated offenses could lead up to and include a temporary suspension or permanent ban from our forums.
Please do your part to help keep our forums clean, friendly, informative and a cut above the rest. These rules are in place to help create a better community for you, so please Enjoy, Participate and have FUN !
Regards,
Site Administration
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