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    AAAAAA - New Users Start Here! - Conditions of Access etc

    Conditions of Access to AULRO.com

    1) PERSONAL ATTACKS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED All users must treat other users with respect at all times. This means insults, name calling and personal attacks are strictly forbidden. Forum trolling - the intentional provoking of other forum users - is also forbidden. Please treat other users as you yourself would wish to be treated. Repeated violations of this rule could result in the suspension of your AULRO.com access.

    To further clarify the above Threats of any description (personal, legal or otherwise) directed at this system, the admin team, the moderating team or any user could result in the immediate removal of your access without notice or warning. The refund of any unused portion of any subscription will be at the sole discretion of the current system owner.

    THE SYSTEM OWNER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ENTRY OR TO WITHDRAW ACCESS TO THIS SYSTEM AT ANY TIME.

    2) SEXUAL HARASSMENT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED

    3) IF YOU CANNOT BEHAVE WITH CIVILITY THEN THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU.

    4) YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO NAME AND SHAME INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES OR CORPORATIONS ON THIS SITE. Whilst we welcome feedback we do not allow you to name and shame. Should you name and shame it will attract action which at worst could see your access removed without warning and at best see a formal warning being logged in case there are further instances.. ( If someone asks about a business, workshop or individual and you have a negative opinion, say 'i will contact you via PM'
    If you have an issue with a business, workshop, individual and wish to share it with the forum, you make your thread 'i have had a negative experience with a business in state xyz. PM for further information' Anything else that identifies the business, workshop, individual or hints at it will be treated as a breach of the rules.
    You are free to elicit responses by inviting interested parties to respond via Private Message should they require any further information on matters covered by this clause.)


    5) SWEARING. THE SYSTEM EMPLOYS A FILTER THAT PICKS UP AND MODIFIES WHAT IS CONSIDERED INAPPROPRIATE FOR THIS FORUM. ANY attempt to get around the filter by spelling these words in another way will be seen as a deliberate attempt to circumvent the filter and be treated accordingly.



    We prefer this system to run with in the "G" Classification for internet / gaming websites. For this reason please do not include links to sites with content related to breaking bones, getting hit by trains or cars, or people receiving serious injuries, in your posts on Aulro.com.

    the guidelines are available here

    6a) ABSOLUTELY NO RELIGIOUS DEBATE / DISCUSSION IN THE MAIN FORUM AREAS!

    If you intend to post something you consider may breech these guidelines please ask one of the Admin or Moderating team to clarify it before you post it.

    6b) ABSOLUTELY NO POLITICAL DEBATE / DISCUSSION IN THE MAIN FORUM AREAS!

    If you intend to post something you consider may breech these guidelines please ask one of the Admin or Moderating team to clarify it before you post it.

    6c) ABSOLUTELY NO COVID MISINFORMATION OR ANTI-VAX DEBATE / DISCUSSION IN THE MAIN FORUM AREAS!

    If you intend to post something you consider may breech these guidelines please ask one of the Admin or Moderating team to clarify it before you post it.

    7a) YOU ARE PERMITTED 1 (ONE) LOGIN TO AULRO. MULTIPLE LOGINS CAN BE DETECTED BY THE SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND BREACHES WILL BE ACTED ON.

    7b) IF YOU HAVE BEEN BANNED OR YOUR ACCESS REMOVED YOU ARE COMMITTING TRESPASS ACCESSING THIS SITE UNDER ANOTHER LOGIN OR USING SOMEONE ELSE'S ACCOUNT. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE ALL AVENUES AT MY DISCRETION TO REDRESS ANY ACTS OF TRESPASS.

    8) THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THIS SITE CAN NOT AND WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF THOSE WHO ACT OUTSIDE OF THE ACCESS GUIDELINES. BY ACCESSING THIS SITE YOU INDEMNIFY THE ADMINISTRATORS AND THOSE ACTING ON THEIR BEHALF. You, and you alone, are responsible for the content of your posts, including any images or files attached to your posts or links contained within your posts. Any information that you post must be true or accurate to the best of your knowledge. If you are unsure of the accuracy of any information, your post should include the appropriate qualifications. Keep in mind that you may be liable for anything that you say that may be defamatory, threatening or that contravenes Australian State and or Federal law.

    9) By posting material on this forum you are granting the administrators and members unlimited license to use and re-publish such material without need for acknowledgment of you as the source.

    10) IF YOU CREATE AN AUTO RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION USING PAYPAL YOU WILL NEED TO CANCEL THAT SUBSCRIPTION WITHIN YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT IF YOU EVER WISH TO CANCEL THE AUTO RENEWAL OF THAT SUBSCRIPTION! I accept NO responsibility for cancelling any auto renewing subscriptions. To cancel a PayPal Recurring Payment generally, log into your PayPal account, access the "Profile" tab, beneath the "Financial Information" column, click the "My Pre-Approved Payments" link, select and click the relevant merchant and follow the instructions to cancel the payment. If your Recurring Payment is not in this column, then access the "History" tab instead of the "Profile" tab and access "Subscriptions" and follow the directions to cancel the payment. Recurring Payments may also be referred to as "subscriptions" or "pre approved payments". To cancel a Future Payment, log in to your account, go to Profile then click My settings and Change beside Log in with PayPal.

    11) Should you decide you no longer wish to access AULRO.com and you want your account removed, you will need to notify us in writing and pay in advance the account removal fee of $55.00 to cover the time taken to action your request. Any posts you have made on the system will then show up as being posted by an anonymous guest.

    THE SYSTEM IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY DAVE BLEARS COMPUTING - DAVECANDOIT - AULRO.com AND ALL BILLING FOR AULRO.COM SERVICES WILL SHOW UP IN YOUR ACCOUNTS AS COMING THROUGH DavecandoIT or Dave Blears Computing or AULRO.com, CABOOLTURE, QLD, AUSTRALIA

    Access to this FORUM and the ability to interact with other members should be seen as a privilege and as something valuable.

    You must post at least 1 message to ensure your account is not deleted after 12 months of first signing up.

    If you cannot live with any of the above then this is not the place for you.

    By posting a message here you agree to be bound by the above conditions.

    There are no, nor will there be, any exceptions.

    How the subscription System on AULRO.com works

    The Full list of Subscription levels and details are below.
    It essentially boils down to you get 2 months access to the system when you first register and after two months it will cost you $11 per year to continue that level of access. After two months if you do not subscribe you are moved to the Regular user level.

    More details below.

    Registered User
    Cost = $0 You get 2 months free access
    100 PM's and can send to 1 person at once
    has 102400 KB of gallery space
    No Signature
    No Access to subscriber only features (see below!)

    Regular User
    Cost = $0 You have limited access to systems features
    System automatically moves you to this access level after 3 months
    Limited Access to the Personal Message System (Max 5)
    No Use of the inbuilt search features including new posts
    Use can search the system using the Custom Google search at the bottom of most pages
    You can read but NOT post or download attachments in Technical Areas and The Pinnacles
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    You can view image thumbnails but may not be able to view larger images in some areas.
    No Signature

    Supporter
    Cost = $11.00 per year (other options available)
    100 PM's and can send to 1 person at once
    has 102400 KB of gallery space
    Same feature set as a registered user
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    can have a signature
    can NOT have a commercial signature

    Subscriber
    Cost = $27.50 per year (other options available)
    Removes the google adverts between posts
    Removes advertising from the AULRO apps
    1000 PM's and can send to 5 people at once
    Access to enhanced PM functions
    has 204800 KB of gallery space
    access to extra features to speed up your access and enhance your usage
    access to several other themes including a low bandwidth low latency mobile theme for those on slow dial up or satellite connections
    less adverts displayed than levels below this
    extra sections of the markets visible
    extra sections of the Suppliers section visible
    access to the Subscribers Lounge
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    can have a signature
    can NOT have a commercial signature

    Silver Subscriber
    Cost = $55 per year (other options available)
    Removes the google adverts between posts
    Removes advertising from the AULRO apps
    2500 PM's and can send to 5 people at once
    Access to enhanced PM functions
    has 409600 KB of gallery space
    access to extra features to speed up your access and enhance your usage
    access to several other themes including a low bandwidth low latency mobile theme for those on slow dial up or satellite connections
    less adverts displayed than levels below this
    extra sections of the markets visible
    extra sections of the Suppliers section visible
    access to the Subscribers Lounge
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    can have a signature
    can NOT have a commercial signature

    Gold Subscriber
    Cost = $88 per year (other options available)
    Removes the google adverts between posts
    Removes advertising from the AULRO apps
    5000 PM's and can send to 10 people at once
    Access to enhanced PM functions
    has 1638400 KB of gallery space
    access to extra features to speed up your access and enhance your usage
    access to several other themes including a low bandwidth low latency mobile theme for those on slow dial up or satellite connections
    less adverts displayed than levels below this
    extra sections of the markets visible
    extra sections of the Suppliers section visible
    access to the Subscribers Lounge
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    can have a signature
    can NOT have a commercial signature

    Vendor
    Cost = $100 per year
    Removes the google adverts between posts
    Removes advertising from the AULRO apps
    1000 PM's and can send to 5 people at once
    Access to enhanced PM functions
    has 204800 KB of gallery space
    access to extra features to speed up your access and enhance your usage
    access to several other themes including a low bandwidth low latency mobile theme for those on slow dial up or satellite connections
    access to the Subscribers Lounge
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    can have an approved commercial signature
    can create threads in The Verandah forum area.
    you are allowed a login using your business name for you or your staff to manage enquirers without compromising your personal login.
    it needs to be a different email address.

    Payment Options

    You can subscribe at any time by clicking on the link below!

    http://www.aulro.com/afvb/payments.php

    or

    in your User control Panel under Paid Subscriptions

    or

    or on-line at Dave's Interesting Things Website

    or

    via direct deposit using the details below
    Bank is Westpac Banking Corp.
    Branch is Caboolture
    Account name is Dave Blears
    BSB is 034611 (some banks may require 034-611)
    Account Number is 163373

    or

    You can now setup Direct Debit payments for forum subscriptions

    Supporter $11 per year

    Bronze Subscriber $27.50 per year

    Silver Subscriber $55 per year

    Gold Subscriber $88 per year

    Please contact me if you have an issue. They can take up to 3 days to initiate.

    ALL subscriptions are used to maintain the system.
    If possible please reference all payments with your AULRO username.
    PM Incisor or email dave@davecandoit.com.au with the details
    or

    by ringing me during business hours on 0416173522

    If you cannot get the automated PayPal setup to work you can use the following to pay for a subscription but you will need to leave your aulro username as the reference and you will need to notify me via PM so i can manually update your account

    Supporter $11

    Bronze Subscriber $27.50

    Silver Subscriber $55

    Gold Subscriber $88

    Vendor $100

    PLEASE NOTE!
    IF YOU CREATE AN AUTO RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION USING PAYPAL YOU WILL NEED TO CANCEL THAT SUBSCRIPTION WITHIN YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT IF YOU EVER WISH TO CANCEL THE AUTORENEWL OF THAT SUBSCRIPTION! To access the PayPal Recurring Payments tools, click Recurring Payments from the Tools section of your account overview. I accept NO responsibilty for cancelling any auto renewing subscriptions though PayPal!.

    ALL BILLING FOR AULRO.COM SERVICES WILL SHOW UP IN YOUR ACCOUNTS AS COMING THROUGH DavecandoIT or AULRO.com or DAVE BLEARS COMPUTING, CABOOLTURE, QLD, AUSTRALIA


    The AULRO Swear Filter

    The system can and will automatically alter input deemed by us to breach the Internet "G" classification by replacing any that are in the systems bad word list with an * or series of ***

    If you feel the need to use an expletive feel free to just type it in as you normally would and the system will try to cope with the nuances.

    We have had so many people abuse the general use of * etc etc to hide swear words by using $ instead of S etc etc that still convey the full meaning of the words, thus negating the attempt to disguise the words, that the moderators and myself came to the conclusion that the only way forward was the bad word filter and a one warning system.

    Should you attempt to dodge the swear filter in some way by using other letters etc then you will as a general rule get a warning from the moderators to not do that in future. Persistent swear filter dodging will incur the much maligned AULRO.com naughty person points discussed elsewhere.

    thank you for your time and consideration...
    Last edited by windsock; 29th December 2021 at 12:03 PM. Reason: Added Section 6C
    1998 Discovery 300TDi Manual SE7
    1996 Discovery 300TDi Auto
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    ADVERTISING on AULRO.com Website

    The system provides an area called Markets for people to advertise, for free, anything of interest to users.

    AULRO does not allow advertising in the forums as many other sites do.


    but

    Anyone, including commercial vendors, can advertise whatever they want to advertise, as long as it is legal in Australia, for nothing, in the markets.

    Main Index - AULRO Classifieds

    there is the obvious exception being the Club and Special interest Group areas which have their own way of doing things with in their own PRIVATE areas and not in visible public areas of the site.

    There are also a Banner Advertising scheme.

    And now a new VENDOR subscription level... information below.

    THESE ARE THE ONLY PLACES WHERE YOU CAN ADVERTISE ANYTHING COMMERCIAL.

    I will NOT TOLERATE abuse of the system by those wishing to take advantage of the user base, without them contributing to the upkeep of the system.

    NO COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING IS PERMITTED ANYWHERE OTHER THAN IN THE MARKETS, THE VERANDAH OR THE BANNER ADVERTISING SERVICE ON THE SYSTEM UNLESS YOU HAVE A CURRENT VENDOR SUBSCRIPTION.

    THAT MEANS :-

    NO COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING IS PERMITTED IN SIGNATURES UNLESS YOU HAVE A CURRENT VENDOR SUBSCRIPTION.

    NO COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING IS PERMITTED WITH IN MESSAGES in areas other than the MARKETS UNLESS YOU HAVE A CURRENT VENDOR SUBSCRIPTION AND ARE POSTING IN THE VERANDAH AREA.

    if you are in are in doubt, ask me or one of the moderators or admins for guidance. Step over the line, you will receive a warning, step over it again and you will have your access removed.

    If you wish to push your own barrow, do it in the markets or use the banner adverts is the moral of the story...

    if you have any questions feel free to ask...

    Vendor Subscription
    Cost = $100 per annum
    1000 PM's and can send to 5 people at once
    has 204800 KB of gallery space
    and can have an approved commercial signature and create threads in The Verandah forum area.

    ADVERTISING on The Australian Land Rover Owners Website

    Header Banners appearing at the top of many (but not all) forum pages are available.

    There are two styles of service available.

    Standard
    The system tries to display your banner 1000 times per day. Adverts have an equal priority through the whole 24 hour cycle.

    Pricing
    Standard AULRO Banners are $20.00 per week with a minimum display period of 13 weeks.

    You are supplied with a tax invoice.

    Banner adverts are 468 pixels WIDE X 60 pixels HIGH

    If you wish to proceed you will need to supply me with

    1) A banner graphic.
    2) The web page address you wish to click through to go to.
    3) Email address for statistics delivery.
    4) Keywords for your business.
    5) Description of your business.
    Last edited by incisor; 30th September 2014 at 11:26 PM. Reason: clearer detail hopefully
    1998 Discovery 300TDi Manual SE7
    1996 Discovery 300TDi Auto
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    The AULRO Infraction System Explained

    The AULRO Infraction System Explained

    Unacceptable behaviour will be rewarded with AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points.

    Certain behaviours attract more points than others as listed below

    Inappropriate Language results in 1 AULRO.com Holiday Reward Point
    Excessive Unruly Behaviour results in 2 AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points
    Inappropriate Commercial Post(s) results in 2 AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points
    Political or Religious Debate results in 2 AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points
    Troll like behaviour results in 2 AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points
    Personal Attack(s) on Other Member(s) results in 3 AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points
    Sexual Harassment or serious attack(s) results in 5 AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points
    Should you reach 5 AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points in any 12 month period you will be banned for 7 days
    Should you reach 10 AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points in any 12 month period you will be banned for 1 month
    Should you reach 15 AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points in any 12 month period you will be banned for 3 months
    Should you reach 20 AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points in any 12 month period you will be permanently banned

    Admins and Moderators have the power to award AULRO.com Holiday Reward Points.

    There are buttons available in each thread to report any behaviour you consider inappropriate "considering the conditions of access". The reports are passed on to Moderators and Admins.

    Please consider the conditions of access before reporting another user.

    It is not something to be played with, inappropriate use of the reporting system will earn you points as well if it seems to be excessive.

    Should you have any suggestions on how i may improve or make this system more effective please PM me.
    Last edited by Bytemrk; 14th June 2017 at 07:59 AM. Reason: Added Political or Religious Debate to the list
    1998 Discovery 300TDi Manual SE7
    1996 Discovery 300TDi Auto
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    .nb: WHERE HAS MY THREAD GONE???

    .nb: WHERE HAS MY THREAD GONE???

    If you can not find your post or thread please read the following list BEFORE contacting a moderator

    Originally Posted by Reasons for missing post/thread
    Your post/thread was in breach of the AULRO Conditions of Access.
    ...
    Your post/thread was blatantly rude, offensive, insulting, racist or slanderous in the moderators opinion.
    ...
    Your post/thread was in breach of the AULRO Advertising Policy.
    ...
    Your post/thread was a personal attack on a user and you have probably also received an Infraction or Warning.
    ...
    Your post/thread was in the wrong forum and has probably been shifted to the correct area ... go check the AULRO Forums for the correct area.
    ...
    Your post/thread was a 'For Sale' or 'Wanted' advert and has been deleted ... Please repost in the Markets.
    ...
    Your post/thread was a 'What's it Worth' question
    If you are asking because you're selling something than this is an advert (see Point 6.)
    If you're asking because you are looking at buying something, then all is probably okay and not been deleted.
    ...
    Your post/thread was deemed inappropriate by a moderator and has been deleted ... if you do not agree; click in the top right of this post to alert the moderators.
    ...
    Your post/thread was 'duplicated' in multiple areas and has either been merged into the one thread in the correct forum OR had the duplicates deleted if no replies.
    ...
    Your post/thread did not abide by the Ron clause.
    ...
    This list can be updated at any time at the prerogative of the AULRO Administrators and Moderators.

    Thanking you in advance for your cooperation in helping AULRO run as smoothly as it does.

    AULRO Administrators and Moderators.
    Last edited by incisor; 8th August 2013 at 02:13 PM.
    1998 Discovery 300TDi Manual SE7
    1996 Discovery 300TDi Auto
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    The RON clause

    The RON clause

    Originally Posted by © RUFF @ OL
    "The following is not a rule. It is simply a suggestion to make your stay in the forum more enjoyable

    This is a forum, we have virtually unlimited capacity to hold letters within a post. There is no reason to use abbreviated TXTspeak here, full stop. You are sitting at full sized keyboard and can probably spell correctly faster on that keyboard than you can spell (TXTspeak) incorrectly on it, assuming you have been to school in the last 10 yrs where keyboard skills are routinely taught.

    We can and will cope with minor spelling errors and mis-types, as everyone does it. We would generally prefer that people try as much as they can to use adequate and appropriate punctuation, and that capital letters are used at the start of sentences and for proper nouns for clarity and etiquette.

    There are some of us crusty old farts that are definitely two fingered typists, that seem to take more pride in their online presentation, despite being far slower as typists that the young'uns who can blaze off 60-80 words per minute.

    Please just try to be clearly legible to everyone."
    1998 Discovery 300TDi Manual SE7
    1996 Discovery 300TDi Auto
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    Swearing and general behaviour ... a timely reminder

    Swearing and general behaviour ... a timely reminder
    As you all should be aware this place runs in "G" (General Viewing) Internet rating space and that is somewhat different to TV rating space btw.

    It does so because i want my children and my children's children to be able to read the place without being subjected to more swearing, more hate speak, more porn and more generally bad behaviour.

    It appears some people can not cope with these basic tenets and can not behave as they should with out being reminded that the rules apply to them as well as everybody else, myself, and the moderators who give their time to help run the place, included.

    The same rules have been in place here for years, and will not be changing as long as i own the place.

    If you feel it is too harsh a regime, please do not bother to impose your good self on the rest of us that are happy to continue to use the place with in the current guidelines.

    to those that can not accept that they will occasionally be reminded that the rules Do apply to them, and for what ever reason, feel those rules should not apply to them, i have some bad news for you, they do, they will continue to do so and you will continue to be reminded they do till you wear out your welcome and your naughty person points level excludes you from the place.

    Having a shot at a moderator that dares tell you that you are operating outside of these rules and guidelines will do little to enhance your experience here.

    Being the caring soul that i am, and if you feel the need to argue, discuss or even abuse someone over the situation, please direct your anguish and pain at me, not one of the persons who volunteers their time to help run the place.....

    whilst i try to have the place run in a spirit of peace and co operation, and am always looking for ways to help or modify the place to enhance the level of support it offers land rover owners, i am never going to tolerate, to any degree, moderators being abused.

    if you do so, your access will be immediately and permanently removed.

    The AULRO Swear Filter

    The system can and will automatically censor your bad words by replacing any that are in the systems bad word list with asterix

    If you feel the need to use an expletive feel free to just type it in as you normally would and the system will try to cope with the nuances.

    We have had so many people abuse the general use of asterix etc etc to hide swear words by using $ instead of S etc etc that still convey the full meaning of the words, thus negating the attempt to disguise the words, that the moderators and myself came to the conclusion that the only way forward was the bad word filter and a one warning system.

    Should you attempt to dodge the swear filter in some way by using other letters etc then you will as a general rule get a warning from the moderators to not do that in future. Persistent swear filter dodging will incur the much maligned AULRO.com naughty person points discussed elsewhere.


    thank you for your time and consideration...
    Last edited by incisor; 29th January 2015 at 08:36 AM.
    1998 Discovery 300TDi Manual SE7
    1996 Discovery 300TDi Auto
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    What is an internet troll?

    FYI

    What is an internet ?troll??

    Internet trolls aren?t loveable creatures with crazy bright coloured hair but rather are individuals who engage in online behaviour that is provocative and offensive, with the ultimate goal of garnering some sort of online attention. Arguably, the most common example of trolling behaviour is posting offensive comments in response to a post or article. However, the explosion of the popularity of social networking sites has seen an increase in trolling behaviour ? leading to the imprisonment of the first Australian for being a ?troll?.
    AULRO.com considers a Troll is someone that appears determined to infuriate others and or someone that appears to constantly argue a point beyond reasonable debate without any substantiated facts to back up their claim..

    What are the laws that regulate ?trolls??

    The Criminal Code Part 10.6 regulates internet services and some of the areas that the Part encompasses are child abuse material, child pornography, as well as using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause an offence to the reasonable person as stated in Part 10.6, Division 474.17(1).

    There are laws at state level that also be used to prohibit offensive online behaviour, such as Queensland?s Criminal Code, as well as the Crimes Act in both New South Wales and Victoria.

    Are there any options to stop ?trolls? in Australia?

    Depending on what type of trolling behaviour was undertaken, there can be a few options available. If an individual believes that they have been defamed, seek legal advice. However, if the trolling behaviour has included content that would normally be refused classification, or classified as X 18+ or R 18+ a complaint can be made to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) who can investigate complaints relating to prohibited material.
    Last edited by incisor; 9th June 2015 at 08:58 AM. Reason: added Troll description
    1998 Discovery 300TDi Manual SE7
    1996 Discovery 300TDi Auto
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    AULRO Subscription Info

    How the subscription System on AULRO.com works

    The Full list of Subscription levels and details are below.
    It essentially boils down to you get 2 months access to the system when you first register and after two months it will cost you $11 per year to continue that level of access. If you do not subscribe you are moved to the Regular user level.

    More details below.

    Registered User
    Cost = $0 You get 2 months free access
    100 PM's and can send to 1 person at once
    has 102400 KB of gallery space
    No Signature
    No Access to subscriber only features (see below!)

    Regular User
    Cost = $0 You have limited access to systems features
    System automatically moves you to this access level after 3 months
    Limited Access to the Personal Message System (Max 5)
    No Use of the inbuilt search features including new posts as it is cpu intensive
    Use can search the system using the Custom Google search at the bottom of most pages
    You can read but NOT post or download attachments in Technical Areas and The Pinnacles
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    Most areas you can view thumbnails of pictures but may not be able to view large pictures.
    No Signature

    Supporter
    Cost = $11.00 per year (other options available)
    100 PM's and can send to 1 person at once
    has 102400 KB of gallery space
    Same feature set as a registered user
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    can have a signature
    can NOT have a commercial signature

    Subscriber
    Cost = $27.50 per year (other options available)
    Removes the google adverts between posts
    Removes advertising from the AULRO apps
    1000 PM's and can send to 5 people at once
    Access to enhanced PM functions
    has 204800 KB of gallery space
    access to extra features to speed up your access and enhance your usage
    access to several other themes including a low bandwidth low latency mobile theme for those on slow dial up or satellite connections
    less adverts displayed than levels below this
    extra sections of the markets visible
    extra sections of the Suppliers section visible
    access to the Subscribers Lounge
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    can have a signature
    can NOT have a commercial signature

    Silver Subscriber
    Cost = $55 per year (other options available)
    Removes the google adverts between posts
    Removes advertising from the AULRO apps
    2500 PM's and can send to 5 people at once
    Access to enhanced PM functions
    has 409600 KB of gallery space
    access to extra features to speed up your access and enhance your usage
    access to several other themes including a low bandwidth low latency mobile theme for those on slow dial up or satellite connections
    less adverts displayed than levels below this
    extra sections of the markets visible
    extra sections of the Suppliers section visible
    access to the Subscribers Lounge
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    can have a signature
    can NOT have a commercial signature

    Gold Subscriber
    Cost = $88 per year (other options available)
    Removes the google adverts between posts
    Removes advertising from the AULRO apps
    5000 PM's and can send to 10 people at once
    Access to enhanced PM functions
    has 1638400 KB of gallery space
    access to extra features to speed up your access and enhance your usage
    access to several other themes including a low bandwidth low latency mobile theme for those on slow dial up or satellite connections
    less adverts displayed than levels below this
    extra sections of the markets visible
    extra sections of the Suppliers section visible
    access to the Subscribers Lounge
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    can have a signature
    can NOT have a commercial signature

    Vendor
    Cost = $100 per year
    Removes the google adverts between posts
    Removes advertising from the AULRO apps
    1000 PM's and can send to 5 people at once
    Access to enhanced PM functions
    has 204800 KB of gallery space
    access to extra features to speed up your access and enhance your usage
    access to several other themes including a low bandwidth low latency mobile theme for those on slow dial up or satellite connections
    access to the Subscribers Lounge
    You can read, post and download attachments in all areas you normally have access to.
    can have an approved commercial signature
    can create threads in The Verandah forum area.
    you are allowed a login using your business name for you or your staff to manage enquirers without compromising your personal login.
    it needs to be a different email address.

    Payment Options

    You can subscribe at any time by clicking on the link below!

    http://www.aulro.com/afvb/payments.php

    or

    in your User control Panel under Paid Subscriptions

    or

    or on-line at Dave's Interesting Things Website

    or

    via direct deposit using the details below
    Bank is Westpac Banking Corp.
    Branch is Caboolture
    Account name is Dave Blears
    BSB is 034611 (some banks may require 034-611)
    Account Number is 163373

    or

    You can now setup Direct Debit payments for forum subscriptions

    Supporter $11 per year

    Bronze Subscriber $27.50 per year

    Silver Subscriber $55 per year

    Gold Subscriber $88 per year

    Please contact me if you have an issue. They can take up to 3 days to initiate.

    ALL subscriptions are used to maintain the system.
    If possible please reference all payments with your AULRO username.
    PM Incisor or email dave@davecandoit.com.au with the details
    or

    by ringing me during business hours on 0416173522

    If you cannot get the automated PayPal setup to work you can use the following to pay for a subscription but you will need to leave your aulro username as the reference and you will need to notify me via PM so i can manually update your account

    Supporter $11

    Bronze Subscriber $27.50

    Silver Subscriber $55

    Gold Subscriber $88

    Vendor $100

    PLEASE NOTE!
    IF YOU CREATE AN AUTO RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION USING PAYPAL YOU WILL NEED TO CANCEL THAT SUBSCRIPTION WITHIN YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT IF YOU EVER WISH TO CANCEL THE AUTO RENEWL OF THAT SUBSCRIPTION! To access the PayPal Recurring Payments tools, click Recurring Payments from the Tools section of your account overview. I accept NO responsibility for cancelling any auto renewing subscriptions though PayPal!.

    ALL BILLING FOR AULRO.COM SERVICES WILL SHOW UP IN YOUR ACCOUNTS AS COMING THROUGH DavecandoIT or AULRO.com or DAVE BLEARS COMPUTING, CABOOLTURE, QLD, AUSTRALIA
    Last edited by incisor; 5th March 2021 at 11:29 AM. Reason: modified contact phone number
    1998 Discovery 300TDi Manual SE7
    1996 Discovery 300TDi Auto
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    Privacy Policy

    Forum and Website Visitors


    Like most website operators, AULRO collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. AULRO’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how AULRO’s visitors use its website. From time to time, AULRO may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.


    AULRO also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. AULRO does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.


    Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information


    Certain visitors to AULRO’s websites choose to interact with AULRO in ways that require AULRO to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that AULRO gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up for a forum at AULRO.com to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with AULRO are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, AULRO collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with AULRO. AULRO does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities. AULRO does not keep a copy of any credit card information once a transaction is complete.


    Aggregated Statistics


    AULRO may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, AULRO may monitor the most popular forums on the AULRO.com site. AULRO may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, AULRO does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.


    Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information


    AULRO discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on AULRO’s behalf or to provide services available at AULRO’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using AULRO’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. AULRO will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, AULRO discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when AULRO believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of AULRO, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an AULRO website and have supplied your email address, AULRO may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with AULRO and our products. We primarily use our various product forums to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. AULRO takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.


    Cookies


    A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. AULRO uses cookies to help AULRO identify and track visitors, their usage of AULRO website, and their website access preferences. AULRO visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using AULRO’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of AULRO’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.


    Ads


    Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. If you dont not allow targeted adverts in your settings with these various companies you will be served generic adverts that may or may not be of interest to you.This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by AULRO and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

    AULRO.com currently utilises the following external companies for ad serving in various places on this system:

    Google AdSense and AdMob
    Media.Net
    Adversal

    Any or all of these companies may present a popup on this system asking you to confirm your preferences with them.

    On AULRO.com the above advertisers will show only non personalised AD content to European Union vistors.


    Privacy Policy Changes


    Although most changes are likely to be minor, AULRO may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in AULRO’s sole discretion. AULRO encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a AULRO.com account, you should also check your forum’s dashboard for alerts to these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.


    In a Nutshell

    AULRO.com is fully Australian Owned and Operated, is operated from only Australian based hosting, none of the technology employed is based in the European Union and none of the staff are based in the European Union to the best of my knowledge.

    Australian laws govern its operation and it is fully compliant with all those Australian laws.

    to do so AULRO.com keeps a record of certain information for it's own internal use

    your email address
    date of birth you submit
    the location you submit
    your ip address when you register and when you access the system
    times and dates you access the system
    and of course what you post

    All data is backed up daily and the backup deleted after a week

    AULRO.com does not hold your real name or other personally identifying information

    Thank you for your time
    Last edited by incisor; 31st May 2018 at 02:46 PM. Reason: Updated for GDPR Compliance
    1998 Discovery 300TDi Manual SE7
    1996 Discovery 300TDi Auto
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    A recent (Sept 8th 2021) high court defamation appeal finding that items placed on a social media platform by third parties become the responsibility of the platform owner has ramifications for AULRO.com


    As AULRO.com is deemed the publisher of the posts placed on this forum, any material or post placed on this website that is deemed to be defamatory in any way will be deleted and the poster will be given an infraction to reflect the severity and context. It is important to note that only the offending post and poster will get to hear the ban hammer. It will be business as usual for the rest of us.


    This emerging situation is going to require greater vigilance and a stricter stance from the moderation and administration team. The area of immediate concern is defamation where defamation is defined as "a communication from one person to at least one other that harms the reputation of an identifiable third person, where the communicator (the publisher) has no legal defence". (Definition from https://www.artslaw.com.au/images/up...VERSIONS)_.pdf)


    While these issues can be defended in court, AULRO.com will not tolerate being placed in the position of having to do so. Posting such material under the guise that it is true and/or defendable in court offers no protection for AULRO.com, the claimant mainly only has to prove injury to reputation or income to be successful. Any such action against AULRO.com would be devastating to its long term viability.


    Name and Shame and Personal Attack infringements, will incur five (5) points.
    Last edited by windsock; 19th September 2021 at 05:55 PM. Reason: Edit link
    1998 Discovery 300TDi Manual SE7
    1996 Discovery 300TDi Auto
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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