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This club sees itself as a community. So, in the community spirit, we ask that you follow a few guidelines when posting on the forums. First of all, the don'ts: Nothing illegal, no religion, no politics. Anything that does not pertain to the Ninja 250 can go in the Off Topic forum. Posts which are in bad taste, are blatantly argumentative, or have been posted a thousand times before are subject to deletion. Complaints about deletion will, at best, be ignored.
Search the forums or the FAQ before you start a thread.
- It is very likely that your problem or suggestion is just a rehash of prior posts/discussions. You may be surprised how many problems have been discussed before.
If searching our forums or our FAQ didn’t answer your question, try searching online.
- Google or Yahoo are the popular choices for a search, but there are also other forums that specialize in certain areas and may be more appropriate places for your particular question. You can also use Dogpile, which searches every search engine out there.
Start a thread in the appropriate forum.
- If you are uncertain which forum to use, choose the forum you think it most closely fits into. Post in one forum only.
Create a subject line that accurately describes your problem.
- Creating a thread with the subject "Help" may not get much attention from the people who are proficient in the area of your problem. Don't waste the forum members' time by asking them to read posts for which they cannot provide help. A specific title/subject line will likely get you the results you are looking for and cuts down on the clutter in our database. If there is a specific title, then we know whether or not we have a shot at answering it and can focus/manage our time in those threads. Before posting, you should give some thought to the form of your post. If you are writing a particularly long message, and you want to save and edit it on your hard drive, composing in Notepad (or another text editor, but not Wordpad) is advised. If you compose in MS Word you may have a problem with your post if you copy and paste.
How to write your post.
- Write in clear and succinct English, and use the Preview and Spell Check functions. Posting in IM style ("Textese") will get you nasty replies and in most cases no answer to your problem. We can only help you if we know what your problem is. The more accurate your description the better. Leave out irrelevant information. You are the one with the problem, so give us a break by also telling us what you have done to try to solve the problem. Answering a suggestion with: "I did that" is bad form and offensive to the member who took time to answer your post.
Answers
- Answers are generally available within a short period of time, so keep checking on your post. You can also elect to have a post forwarded by email by checking the appropriate box in Settings, upper right corner of the Forum Index Page. This forum is read worldwide, so be aware of time zones. Other parts of the world are soundly asleep while you are waiting for an answer. Wait at least 24 hours. Do not bump your post. Certain administrators are very touchy on this one.
Communicate.
- If a suggestion solves your problem, let us know. Also, make your mother proud by posting a thank you note. Posts need to be closed so that on a search the post is not revived three years later. If you fixed it yourself we also would like to know.
Replying to a thread.
- Reply only if you have useable info to add. Don't waste our time with frivolous or irrelevant posts. If you write only one short sentence it will appear as a single topic line with the addition of "(n/t)" , meaning no text.
- Refrain from speculating. Speculating messes up or worsens the problem.
- Tried and proven facts are what you should provide. Be sure to use the quote feature when you respond to only part of a post. If you refer to a solution you found with a search on Google or any other search engine, you should include a link to the information posted by enclosing the link in URL tags.
Editing your post.
- There is no need to post twice in a row if you need to edit. You can edit your post if you have some additional info by clicking on the little pencil icon shown to the right of the choice boxes below your post.
Do not hi-jack threads.
- Keep your posts limited to the topic of the thread. If you must post something only remotely related to the current post, or a new topic comes up as a result of the post at hand, start a new thread.
Keep things work-friendly.
- Many members view this site while at work. Do not post anything which could in any way be deemed offensive by a boss.
And finally:
- Be mindful that everyone on this board is volunteering, including the administrators. All effort here is donated for free.
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