This is a Civilized Place for Public Discussion

Would you kindly behave appropriately in this discussion forum, as you would in a public park? In the spirit of Genius Car Stereo, we are also a common community resource—a place to exchange interests, abilities, and expertise via constant discussion about anything linked to cars.

These are only guidelines to support our community's human judgment; they are not strict regulations. Follow these rules to ensure that this is a tidy, well-lit space for polite conversation.

Improve the Discussion

Please try to always enhance the conversation in some manner, no matter how tiny, to help us make this a great site for debate. If you are unsure whether your contribution advances the discussion, consider your points carefully and try again at a later time.

We want you to behave as though the subjects covered here are important to you, because they are important to us. Even though you disagree with some of what is being said, show respect for the subjects and the individuals who are debating them.

Finding discussions that are currently taking place is one approach to make the current one better. If you take the time to go through the topics before responding or creating your own, you'll increase the likelihood of running into people who have similar interests to your own.

Be Agreeable, Even When You Disagree

You might want to disagree with something in response. That's alright. But always remember to critique concepts rather than specific individuals. Please stay away from:

calling someone names.
Ad hominem assaults.
reacting to the tone rather than the content of a post.
impulsive contradiction.
Rather, make well-reasoned counterarguments that advance the discussion.

Your Participation Counts

The conversations we have here set the tone for everyone. Help us influence the future of this community by choosing to engage in discussions that make this forum an interesting place to be — and avoiding those that do not.

Discourse provides tools that enable the community to collectively identify the best (and worst) contributions: favorites, bookmarks, likes, flags, replies, edits, and so forth. Use these tools to improve your own experience, and everyone else’s, too.

Let’s try to leave our park better than we found it.

If You See a Problem, Flag It

Moderators are in charge of this forum and have unique authority. However, you are as well. Moderators are not only janitors or police; they may also be community facilitators with your assistance.

Reacting negatively to behavior is not appropriate. By admitting the poor behavior, it gives it legitimacy, drains your energy, and squanders everyone's time. Simply mark it. Action will be taken automatically or through moderator intervention if a sufficient number of flags are raised.

Moderators reserve the right to remove any content and any user account at any time for any reason in order to uphold our community. The moderators and site operators do not assume any liability for any content submitted by the community, nor do they screen new entries in any manner.

Terms of Service

Yes, legalese is boring, but we must protect ourselves – and by extension, you and your data – against unfriendly folks. We have a Terms of Service describing your (and our) behavior and rights related to content, privacy, and laws. To use this service, you must agree to abide by our TOS