The Saab Network is an electronic moderated forum for the discussion of Saab automobiles and related topics. The Saab Network's first message was posted in 1988.
The purpose of the resources found on The Saab Network is to help you to resolve your problems and to allow you to discuss your achievements. This site is not a place for you to bash Saab. We are all here to promote Saab so that we can continue driving these cars into the future. If this is not your desire, you've come to the wrong place. New users quickly find that this site is unapologetic and uncompromising when it comes to narrowing its audience to only the most mutually respectful, intelligent, and mature Saab owners - the kind of people with whom you'd want to meet and interact with. Immature, anti-social, and obtuse folks don't get to stick around the site for long. Why? Because they lose their privilege of using this site by assuming they are anonymous on the Internet and can get away with personal attacks and worse. When someone tells you they are 'banned' from the TSN site... They are revealing a lot about themselves. Educate yourself - read this entire document.
TSN is about quality over quantity. I'm not recruiting more users for this site. There are more than enough users. In fact, the focus is on the best Saab Owners in the world. You will notice many forums focus on bickering and personal attacks but you will rarely ever see that here. This is a unique forum on the Internet in which smart, respectful people are having discussions with other smart, respectful people. Quality, not quantity. If someone tells you they lost their privileges here... they did something that showed they clearly did not fit that description.
As you read this site, be aware that people usually only post something when they are seeking answers and solutions to a problem. Most of the traffic will be geared towards problem solving. This doesn't mean Saabs have a lot of problems. It means that this is the place for Saab problem solving. In a recent poll on The Saab Network, over 90% of Saab owners responded that they would purchase another Saab (Past Polls). That says a lot about this car!
The web site is intended as an information resource and has been designed to efficiently accomodate one million users each month. Currently, about 200,000 Saabers visit each and every month. The flashy graphics of an entertainment site have been omitted, although you'll probably find it entertaining enough if you are a Saab fan.
Misusing the site or abusing the spirit of the site will result in restricted access (i.e. Although you will still be allowed to read the site, your posting privileges will be restricted). You are sharing this resource and should respect its purpose and contents. This is an advertising supported web site and as such is reserved first for those users loading the ad graphics. You may not make mass downloads of the site. If you do, you will be restricted from using the site. If the server detects that you are using ad blocking software against the TSN site, you will lose read and posting privileges and will be required to pay $24 to have your access reinstated.
I do make links to many other Saab sites on the Internet. However, I do not promote other Saab sites providing classifieds (or promoting a competing classifieds site on their home page) or English-based bulletin boards as these areas at this site help to support its existence. There are no exceptions.
The Saab Network was born out of the desire to get away from the flame-wars and personal attacks that dominated the USENET rec.autos newsgroup back in the late eighties. The Saab Network has been a moderated forum since 1988. The bulletin boards are not a free-for-all. Inappropriate postings are removed. If you have a problem or question with how the site is administered, the appropriate action is to contact me directly. I do not respond to messages on this topic that are posted on the public bulletin boards. Posting on this site is a privilege, not a right.
The purpose of the resources found on The Saab Network is to help you to resolve your problems and to allow you to discuss your achievements. This site is not a place for you to bash Saab. We are all here to promote Saab so that we can continue driving these cars into the future. If this is not your desire, you've come to the wrong place. New users quickly find that this site is unapologetic and uncompromising when it comes to narrowing its audience to only the most mutually respectful, intelligent, and mature Saab owners - the kind of people with whom you'd want to meet and interact with. Immature, anti-social, and obtuse folks don't get to stick around the site for long. Why? Because they lose their privilege of using this site by assuming they are anonymous on the Internet and can get away with personal attacks and worse. When someone tells you they are 'banned' from the TSN site... They are revealing a lot about themselves. Educate yourself - read this entire document.
TSN is about quality over quantity. I'm not recruiting more users for this site. There are more than enough users. In fact, the focus is on the best Saab Owners in the world. You will notice many forums focus on bickering and personal attacks but you will rarely ever see that here. This is a unique forum on the Internet in which smart, respectful people are having discussions with other smart, respectful people. Quality, not quantity. If someone tells you they lost their privileges here... they did something that showed they clearly did not fit that description.
As you read this site, be aware that people usually only post something when they are seeking answers and solutions to a problem. Most of the traffic will be geared towards problem solving. This doesn't mean Saabs have a lot of problems. It means that this is the place for Saab problem solving. In a recent poll on The Saab Network, over 90% of Saab owners responded that they would purchase another Saab (Past Polls). That says a lot about this car!
The web site is intended as an information resource and has been designed to efficiently accomodate one million users each month. Currently, about 200,000 Saabers visit each and every month. The flashy graphics of an entertainment site have been omitted, although you'll probably find it entertaining enough if you are a Saab fan.
Misusing the site or abusing the spirit of the site will result in restricted access (i.e. Although you will still be allowed to read the site, your posting privileges will be restricted). You are sharing this resource and should respect its purpose and contents. This is an advertising supported web site and as such is reserved first for those users loading the ad graphics. You may not make mass downloads of the site. If you do, you will be restricted from using the site. If the server detects that you are using ad blocking software against the TSN site, you will lose read and posting privileges and will be required to pay $24 to have your access reinstated.
I do make links to many other Saab sites on the Internet. However, I do not promote other Saab sites providing classifieds (or promoting a competing classifieds site on their home page) or English-based bulletin boards as these areas at this site help to support its existence. There are no exceptions.
The Saab Network was born out of the desire to get away from the flame-wars and personal attacks that dominated the USENET rec.autos newsgroup back in the late eighties. The Saab Network has been a moderated forum since 1988. The bulletin boards are not a free-for-all. Inappropriate postings are removed. If you have a problem or question with how the site is administered, the appropriate action is to contact me directly. I do not respond to messages on this topic that are posted on the public bulletin boards. Posting on this site is a privilege, not a right.
