- By using this forum, you state that you agree with these guidelines and that you have understood them
- All registered users are bound to these rules
- This forum is not affiliated to Tacx and is moderated by individuals who dedicate their free time to help others
- If any of the rules are not respected, you will be banned
No NSFW or Offensive Content
- Please do not post anything which would be considered inappropriate in a business or office setting, ie. NSFW (Not Suitable For Work) - or might be considered not "family friendly".
- This includes, but is not limited to, profanity, sexual, sexualised or illicit content, hateful, threatening, provocative or vulgar content, links and websites and discussion encouraging the use of piracy or warez distributions, or any otherwise illegal content.
- The rules are not designed to censor opinions or promote the views of the site owners. However, keep in mind that you are a guest on a private website, so we reserve the right to remove content that interferes with the harmony of the site.
- Please do not attempt to circumvent the censoring options we have set up.
No Personal Attacks
- Treat all members of the community with respect and communicate in a polite and courteous manner.
- Personal attacks, aggressive messages, and passive-aggressive behaviour is unacceptable.
- We like to use the analogy of "play the ball, not the man" - meaning, you are permitted to challenge what someone has posted, but you are not permitted to attack the person.
- If you take particular issue with another user and are unable to reply in a civilised and constructive way to their posts, you should use the forum's "Ignore" facility to hide posts made by that user.
- Responding to baiting posts in an aggressive manner is likely to result in you receiving warnings which may lead to you being banned - don't feed the trolls.
- Report problems, don't retaliate - if you feel another user is attacking or being aggressive towards you, report their message to staff using the Report function, do not respond publicly.
- If someone attacks you and you respond with an attack, you will be warned regardless of who started it.
- When the line is crossed, the discussion may be closed by the moderation team. Users who continue to post inflammatory, abusive comments will be deleted from the forum after two warnings
No Hate Speech or Bigotry
- Hate speech is anything that attacks a person or group on the basis of attributes such as gender, ethnic origin, religion, race, disability, or sexual orientation.
- Bigotry is having an intolerance towards those who hold different opinions from oneself.
- We will not tolerate intolerance (yes, we see the irony in that statement).
Do Not Insult Moderators
- Our moderation team are volunteer members of our community who give their time freely and willingly to help maintain the discussion, answer questions and deal with problems.
- Occasionally this may lead to conflict when decisions made by the moderation team are unpopular - but we will not tolerate abuse directed towards our volunteer moderators (either in public or in private) for the actions they take on our behalf.
- If you have a question about a moderation decision, you should contact the administration team and politely ask for clarification.
- If we review and decide to uphold a moderation decision, any continued questioning or complaining about the matter may result in you being banned.
- You are allowed to ask general questions about moderation and the forum rules in public discussion threads - but you are not permitted to discuss specific moderation decisions in public - such posts or threads will be removed.
Add Value
- Posts should always be constructive and on topic - they should add value to the discussion or to the community.
- For common questions, simply telling someone to "do a search" is not acceptable. Answer their question or direct them to the actual thread or post where the answers can be found.
- If you disagree with a post and feel the need to reply as such, it’s important that you explain why.
- Off topic posts or posts which add nothing to the discussion may be moved or deleted as required.
No Trolling
- Trolling refers to posts made with the sole goal of causing a heated reaction from other members and without any intent to add value to the community.
- If we consider that a member's posts contain no value to the community or are overly imbalanced, they may be banned from the site.
- We have no time or interest in entertaining conspiracy theories and theorists - this is not the site for that type of content. Such content will be removed members who continue to post such content without adding value to the site may be banned.
No Bumping Threads
- Do not bump threads unless you have something else to add to the discussion.
- Additionally, replying to discussions which have been inactive for several months or longer should be avoided unless you have something of value to add.
No Cross Posting
- Posts should be made in the most appropriate forum topic.
- Do not post the same content in multiple topics or in multiple threads.
- If you decide that your thread should have been made in a different topic, you may delete and repost it (if nobody has already responded to it), or else Report your own post and ask the moderators to move it to the correct topic.
Don't Post Copyrighted Material
- Do not post content that is not yours and which you do not own the right to reproduce on the forums. This includes newspaper or magazine articles.
- You may quote small sections for the purposes of discussion on the forums, but you should ensure that full attribution of the source is given - including links.
No Link Obfuscation or Referral Links
- You may not use URL shorteners to obfuscate the true destination of a link you post on the forums for the purposes of hiding affiliate or referral links.
- The use of affiliate or referral links when linking to third party products or services is strictly forbidden.
Do Not Defame Others
- You are not permitted to post material which may be libellous or defamatory in nature or damaging to the reputation of a third party based on unfounded or unproven allegations or assertions about them or their activities.
- You are permitted to tell your story where you have had a bad or unpleasant experience - but you should do so by stating the facts and avoiding emotive language or assertions or allegations of unproven illegal conduct or wrong-doing.
- In situations where a post is made by a member who seems to have created an account on the forums for the sole-purpose of posting negative or damaging allegations - we will generally remove such content because we have no track record or history of the member or any way of judging the legitimacy of their claims.
- Anyone found to be deliberately posting defamatory material against a third party or for malicious purposes will be banned.