all sounds sensible. 

Thanks for allowing me in to the Group, hope to contribute as well as benefit from members expertise.

I'm a long term Audi owner , on and off since the early 1980s so have had "one or two" !!!

On 8/22/2017 at 1:46 PM, AOC Admin said:

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I understand

Common sense. Treat people in a way you would like to be treated.

Simple, and easy to abide by. Common courtesy wins the day!

Thanks Phil, I like your confidence. Reality can sometimes paint a very different picture.

Regards,

Gareth.

On 8/22/2017 at 1:46 PM, AOC Admin said:

New Members - please read before posting !

Be civil
Don’t post anything that a reasonable person would consider offensive, abusive, or hate speech.
Avoid confrontational responses to post content that may be different to your own personal beliefs. Everyone has their own opinion on different matters and this provides for diversity, so please avoid an argument.

Be polite
It doesn't cost anything to have manners and would be appreciated by the community if you included 'please and thank you' as required in your posts.

Keep it clean
Don’t post anything obscene or sexually explicit.

Respect each other
Don’t harass or troll anyone, impersonate people, or expose their private information.
Be respectful to Moderating Staff and other members at all times.

No politics or religion
Nothing starts a fight faster than politics or religion, so we don't allow those discussions.

Keep personal information private 
All posts in the forums are easily found via search engines, so unless you're willing to expose your information to the world, please do not post telephone numbers, e-mail addresses etc in your posts.

Have a little patience
We are a club made up of members who have to work days or nights so can’t always reply straight away, someone will get back to you as soon as they can, so please be bear with us.

Thread titles

Be accurate with your topic by giving a brief sentence of the problem, hint or tip you would like to get across to other members. 
These are not concrete terms with precise definitions — avoid even the appearance of any of these things. If you’re unsure, ask yourself whether you'd go on TV and publicly say it on camera.
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I agree with all that's expected from new members. I am very puzzled however as the question I posed was never advertised/ put through and consequently I received no replies whatsoever

3 minutes ago, Titanium said:

I agree with all that's expected from new members. I am very puzzled however as the question I posed was never advertised/ put through and consequently I received no replies whatsoever

Martin.

Your topic was published on Wednesday 16 minutes after you became a member. Perhaps your question was too vague for anybody to offer a sensible opinion.

Sounds good to me