Terms of Conduct

My post / thread disappeared - What happened?

While the NICO Administration tries very hard to avoid censoring or removing posts, posts or threads can be removed for any number of reasons. The most common reasons are:

1) Linking to a forum that competes with NICO. While this may seem silly, NICO exists due to the enormous flow of traffic that enters the site. Without this, the resource would cease to exist.

2) Posting something inappropriate. In the interests of professionalism, we ask that anything posted on NICO be "PG-13" in nature. There are other sites where "anything goes" and, while we try to avoid censoring content, NICO is not one of them.

3) Flaming, bashing or trolling. A good rule of thumb here is, "if you don't have anything nice / constructive to say, don't say anything." NICO prides itself on being a safe place for all people (newbies and veterans) to learn and share a common interest.

4) Commercial posting. We all hate spam, and spamming our members is a good way to be removed from NICO. Further, if you are a business and you have a product that might be of interest to our members, feel free to contact us. We can't allow commercial posting for non-paying advertisers, but we're very flexible and can design a package that accommodates most business budgets.

5) Political and religious discussions. We've learned from experience that these sorts of threads lead to division and dissent in our family, and we'd prefer to remain cohesive and united in our enthusiasm for cars.

6) Starting a new topic in place of one that you *think* might have been removed by a Moderator for one of the aforementioned reasons is simply bad "netiquette" and will be dealt with appropriately.

Other than that, we're a pretty fun place to spend some time, so come in, soak up some automotive knowledge, have a fun off-topic chat, contribute if you wish, and enjoy being part of the NICO Family - we're glad you're here.

Signature Guidelines

Previous threads concerning signature limits were requests for members to follow guidelines. With growth comes change and the following are the official NICO rules for signatures. Please follow them and adjust your current signatures as the NICO Moderation staff have better things to do than edit sigs all day. This thread will be updated from time to time and it is up to you to make sure you are "up to date" on current NICO rules.

1) Maximum sig size is 600x235 (including images AND text): Maximum picture size is 600x200 within a sig along with two lines of default-sized text. Text only should be no larger than 235px high. This means that if you're picture is 600X200 pixels and you have a couple lines of text you should be in the clear. However, the text is additional, the picture itself may not exceed 600X200 pixels. If you are not sure if your signature meets these limitations, ask.

2) Nudity and vulgar language is not allowed, nor is finding cute and clever ways of representing profanity.

3) Any quotes that are considered outlandish by members or NICO staff will be removed. Remember, this is "you" signing "your" post only and should reflect that.

4) No religion or non-religion bashing/statements allowed.

5) Sigs are not to be used to make political statements of any kind.

6) Banned members are not to be referenced to in anyone's signatures. What's done is done, move on.

7) Linking to another forum, a non-sponsoring shop or company, or a competing website is prohibited, so please do the right thing.

Please note the following when adjusting your signature:

1) If it's got a funny quote and it's been up a while, chances are it's no longer funny.

2) If it contains a picture or reference to an "inside joke", chances are it's not only no longer funny, but it's also confusing to new people.

3) If you don't want to look at other people's signatures while you're surfing NICO, there's an option in the User Control Panel (see the "Profile" button at the top of the screen) to turn signatures off.

In order to be even-handed as possible in dealing with signatures, anyone in violation will have their sig edited without notification. If you are missing something in your sig, do not add it back. Adding edited material back into a signature will result in an initial 1 day ban which will be increased to 1 week then 1 month with each repeated occurance. Continual refusal to follow this rule may result in a ban.

Avatar Guidelines

Avatars used should not be political by nature and should not contain any nudity or inappropriate images.

Admins and Super Moderators will be monitoring the forum and adjusting signatures/avatars as time permits. If someone's sig is exceedingly over-bloated or excessively breaking listed rules, you may notify the appropriate moderators. Minor issues should be ignored as they will be adjusted by the staff when time permits.

NICO staff to contact if needed:
Email Rex
Email audtatious
Email Cold_Zero
Email elwesso
Email fiznat
Email jEzTeR
Email maxhopper97
Email repo_man
Email 240sx2nr95
Email szhosain

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to some Frequently Asked Questions about NICOClub itself are here. Read it a bit before asking a question you think may be responded to as being a "stupid question" - odds are it's there.

Posting Pictures

There are several ways to post pictures on NICO. The easiest way is to make use if iServe - go here to read about it.

Alternatively, you can upload your images to a web server and link them to NICO by using the image feature ().

Also, you can go here for info on how to use Photobucket.

Tech Articles and DIYs

This is NICO's answer to all those sites that *claim* to have more technical info than we do.

Well, prepare to STFU because we're *just* getting started!!!

Feel free to link to these articles elsewhere, and stay tuned for a new development (in this area) coming SOON!

NICO Map Link

Back by popular demand!!

http://www.frappr.com/nico

Everybody post up your location!!

Custom Titles

Want a custom title? Submit an article! Talk to Chopp (nchopp) or Chris (dickie) about it!

Chopp's AIM: nchopp83
Email nchopp

Chris's AIM: LincolnSigma
Email dickie

Are you active military? You already get a custom title - talk to one of the Admins or Super Moderators about it.

Email Rex
Email audtatious
Email Cold_Zero
Email elwesso
Email fiznat
Email jEzTeR
Email maxhopper97
Email repo_man
Email 240sx2nr95
Email szhosain

Where did NICO come from?

Wanna read about NICO's history, or learn about the staff? Head here!

You can also read about Rex Birkmire, the founding father of NICO here here.