RMS is a free and extremely useful resource. Use of the site is a privilege, not a right. Whilst the items above are guidelines and not strict rules, repeated misuse of the forum and blatant disregard of these guideliness will lead to a warning and/or a ban. The forum is there for everyone to enjoy and benefit from, not to abuse - so please exercise some common sense, follow the guidelines below, and hopefully RMS will continue to improve as one of Northern Ireland's leading car enthusiasts' websites.

Please note that postings on the RMS Forum are not moderated before they are published on the site. If you spot a spam, illegal, offensive, racist, libelous post or anything contravening the rules below, please use the report post button as described below or the contact form to alert the admin.

If you have any issues or problems with another member's posting on the forum, please use the report post button which is located under every users post. Do not PM or email a moderator in this case.

If you have another issue, problem with abusive PMs or wish to speak to a moderator directly, firstly look for any moderators that are currently online. Their names are highlighted on the forum homepage in the "Who's online section". Alternatively click here for a list of moderators. If you have a problem that cannot be resolved by a moderator, use the contact form (here) to contact the administrator.

The moderators apply the use of an infraction system, which automates the dicipline of unruly forum users. Based on a penalty point style system, any user can receive points on their user account for breaching forum rules.

• 8 Points activates an instant 2 day ban
• Accrue 12 points for a further 7 day ban
• Accrue 16 points for a further 10 day ban
• Totalling 20 points and the ban will be permanent

Warnings will expire after a certain amount of days, known as the warning maturity. Obviously these are for normal warning circumstances, and the moderators may deem that action may need to be taken outside of the warning system, including immediate banning without warning of any user.

If a warning is issued, the offending user will receive both a PM and email (in case of banning, email only) from the moderator who actioned the warning explaining the type of warning and if applicable, the post or thread that it concerns. Back chat due to a warning may result in an immediate ban.