Terms of Service
Please make sure to review our "Terms and Conditions" as well as our "Privacy Policy", as they are part of this statement.
Terms of Service
This is a "work/family safe" Site. Non-"work safe" avatars, signatures, titles or posts will be deleted without notice.
Avatars need to be rated G to PG. If it wouldn't be seen on primetime television, you shouldn't use it here.
The public areas of the forum and site are rated PG-13. That means subject matter and language need to be suitable for a young teen of 13 or older.
Ratings for "private" or "restricted" areas of the forum vary from area to area, but are a limited R rating at strongest. These areas contain posts that describe the rules for that individual area. If you do not see a rules post in an area, assume that the public areas, "PG-13" rating applies.
Under no circumstances will ANY sexually explicit content be permitted on this site. Zero Tolerance!
Repeated violations of these rules may result in the loss of the ability to have an avatar, a signature or the ability to post in some or all sections. Please keep it clean and police yourself.
This is an off road oriented board. Discussions of partisan politics, or religion have no place here. No one is going to convince anyone else to change their minds about anything and feelings always seem to get hurt, so lets just skip it all together. Commentary regarding current events will be tolerated, as long as it's in the correct folder and remains civil, on topic and does not become a partisan discussion.
Northwest Toys stands for wheeling legally and Treading Lightly. Do not post regarding illegal wheeling or resource damage, unless it is to help stop the problem. If you do not know who owns the land and do not have the owners permission, you are wheeling illegally and are part of "the problem". We have a zero tolerance policy toward those who wheel illegally and undermine the hard work that many of the members do to keep the trails we still have open.
We will attempt educate posters about the principles of Tread Lightly as well as where you can legally wheel, but if you continue to advocate illegal acts, you will banned and your activity may be reported to the authorities. Ask about how to be part of "the solution", instead of being part of "the problem". Or, visit the "Land Use" folder and get involved.
Forum Signatures may contain information about you or your vehicle or be completely unrelated to either. They may contain quotes or other statements, as long as those statements are in keeping with the other terms of service.
You are strongly discouraged from placing partisan statements there like; "Vote Democrat" or "Jesus is lord". This is just not the place.
Please keep signatures brief. Nothing slows down a thread like a monster signature that takes up half the screen.
Violations of the signature policies may result your losing the ability to have a signature at all.
Custom Titles must be in keeping with the work safe/family safe theme of this forum. Custom titles must not mislead others to think you are a staff member, administrator, chapter member or that you otherwise hold a position that you do not actually hold. Violations may result in you losing the ability to have a custom title or in your being banned.
Flaming will not be tolerated. Decisions about whether something is a flame will be made by the board moderators and will be final. Please keep the tone respectful, even if you disagree with something. If you can't be civil, don't visit or you will be banned. Good natured "ribbing" is one thing, but if it is designed to hurt or to demean, it is not okay. Show respect to your fellow users and you will be treated with respect in return.
Non Toyota owners and non chapter members are welcome here. However, be forewarned that you may experience some good natured ribbing from the mostly Toyota oriented members. Non chapter members are guests here and should behave as such.
Post in the correct area for your topic. Posts in the wrong section may be moved or deleted without notice at the discretion of the moderators.
NWToys Events Please do not copy or cross post NWToys events to other forums without asking first. Some events have limited attendance or other limitations and we want to make them available to NWToys members first.
Other clubs and organizations. Please do not use this board to actively solicit membership for other clubs or organizations. We don't come to your board and recruit members, please show us the same courtesy. Recruitment equals spam and you will be banned accordingly.
Inactive usernames. Usernames that have not been activated and usernames that have not shown any activity for one year will be deleted without notice.
Multiple Accounts. Creation of multiple accounts will result in the user and all usernames/IP addresses and email addresses used being banned from the forum. If you have a genuine reason for needing to have two usernames from the same IP or for the same person, please speak to the administrator in advance to avoid having both accounts deactivated.
Changing your username: Users CANNOT change their own usernames. It becomes confusing and it makes a mess of the database. Under rare circumstances, the administrator can and will change a username, but it is generally discouraged. As a rule, a user who convinces the admin to change their username will be required to have a line like "Formerly known as <old username>" in their signature for at least a week following the name change, so that other users can catch up on the change. Please choose a username and stick with it.
Saying "goodbye": If for some reason, you decide you no longer wish to visit us, we wish you well. However, no drama inducing, pot-stirring, "goodbye cruel world" thread is required. If you post one, it will be deleted and your account may be restricted/banned. We are sorry to see you go and would love to have you stick around, but if you must go, then simply stop posting/visiting. Anything else just makes you look like a "Drama Queen" and whining is so unfashionable these days.
PM's from the Moderators/Admins. These messages are of a confidential nature and as such, are not to be forwarded. Often Moderator/Admin messages contain information that that is for only you or a specific group of members to read. Forwarding or otherwise redistributing these messages may result in being banned.
Donations and Contributing Member status do not excuse you from abiding by the Terms Of Service. Donations are just that and are non-refundable. This goes double if you manage to get yourself banned. If you can't follow the rules, don't donate or better yet, don't visit.
Do not represent yourself as a club officer, club member, forum moderator or other official position unless you actually hold that title.