Posting Guidelines

acauth1 · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 12:54 am Post subject: Posting Guidelines

Welcome - Introduction

The help forums can be heavy traffic at times, so the idea is to keep your related problems all in one thread in the correct forum without cross-posting anywhere else. Doing otherwise may have your thread removed or unanswered. Please read this thread and search the forums for your problem/resolution prior to posting. Usually, an answer may have already been posted for common problems or questions.

Forums/Site Etiquette

Before we begin in any forum, lets keep in mind that a well mannered, well behaved site acts like a magnet for experienced users who are happy to help folks who are new. However, poorly behaved forums with repetitive topics will not only drive them away, but also new members. Whether or not people keep coming back for quality posting is up to each of us.

Getting Help: What you need to know

To help us help you from the moment you post your new thread, its best to provide as much detail about the problems you are having. To do that a minimum of what should be posted is:
Mention the model year of your El Camino and engine.
Anything you have done to solve or create the problem.
How long have you had the problem.
When does the problem occur.

Title your thread appropriately, and not with "I need help!"

Mostly new threads here are seeking help anyway, so we know you need assistance. Instead of calling your thread "help,"
title it accordingly to your problem like: "Won't start cold."

Giving Help - Being a Team Member

One of the most important features of El Camino Central and The National El Camino Owners Association is the reaching influence on El Camino/Sprint/Caballero owners worldwide. Many folks come here seeking help without thought to help others out afterwards. It is our common goal to progress both in expertise and knowledge, so if you found a way to fix something, or a tip/trick that hasn't been posted before, please by all means post it so that others may benefit from your experience and knowledge. After all, we're a global family. Plus, it gives you the chance to give back to the ECC/NECOA community.

Appropriate behavior and content

Profanity, racial slurs, personal attacks, and destructive postings will not be tolerated in any form. Whether it is content or language. Above all keep in mind that this is a family oriented site. The offending poster will be notified one time only before the appropriate action will be taken including but not limited to the editing or removal of the offending material. The second offense may result in a probationary period of one week, or immediate termination, (action taken is at the moderator's descretion.) The third will result in immediate termination and the banning of said account.
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acauth1 · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:48 pm Post subject:

While El Camino Central neither endorses nor opposes any political party or belief, we do at times feel it necessary to close
certain threads to maintain a tone of civility in the forums.

I am all for Freedom of Speech, I am also for agreeing to disagree... as long as we can remain agreeable about it.
El Camino Central was never intended as a forum for poliltical debate, yet it seems at times we cannot avoid certain topics that we as individuals are passionate about.

El Camino Central, and the National El Camino Owners Association is an organization of men, women, children who are passionate about El Caminos and their GM cousins. We are people who would normally not mix, but we find a common bond in our love for the El Camino.
Let us then focus on the similarities between us and not the differences of opinion that would tear us apart. Please remember too, that we are a family oriented organization.

In other words, let us be "Civil" in our conversation among ourselves. And, if anyone feels the need to hold heated debates of this nature, please do so in private emails or on forums where it is the norm.

Every member here is valuable asset to ECC/NECOA, regardless of their personal opinions, without our cohesion we are little more than a message board where "anything goes." And if that is what we become, then our popularity will surely die.... no one will find us a fun and safe place to discuss El Caminos.
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