Groups

UserGroup FAQs

Q: Where can I find the usergroups and how do I join one?: A: A summary of all UserGroups follows these FAQs. You can also view all UserGroups via the UserGroups tab at the top of your User Control Panel. If you would like to join one, proceed by clicking the appropriate Select button, then press Submit at the bottom of the list.
Q: Can I join any group I want?: A: Not all groups have open access. Some may require approval to join, some may be closed and some may even have hidden memberships. If the group does not require approval, you can join it by clicking the appropriate button. If a group requires approval to join you may request to join by clicking the appropriate button. The user group leader will need to approve your request and may ask why you want to join the group. Please respect the group leader’s decision if they deny your request.
Q: What constitutes a UserGroup?: A: Any number of members considered as a unit can be called a group. Members may be grouped together in the forum system for administrative purposes.
Q: Can I propose a new UserGroup, and if so, how do I do that?: A: Yes. Go to the Website Concerns Forum and add a new Topic: Proposed new UserGroup – [name]. Explain what the purpose of the group should be and who would benefit from membership in that group, and what those benefits are.

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Name	Description	Members
Administrators This is a special group, special groups are managed by the board administrators.	The administrators (admin) manage the technical details of running the site. As such, they may promote (and demote) members to moderators, manage the rules, create sections and sub-sections, as well as perform any database operations (database backup etc). Administrators often also act as moderators. Administrators may also make forum-wide announcements, or change the appearance of a forum.	3
Automotive Technicians This is an open group, members can apply to join.	Certified mechanics. Past, present, lapsed, and expired.	40
Bots This is a special group, special groups are managed by the board administrators.	This is a group that web crawlers are placed into automatically. Bots are a type of software agent. In general, a bot is a computer program that browses the World Wide Web in a methodical, automated manner. Other terms for bots are web crawlers, spiders, ants, automatic indexers, worms, or web robots.	223
Forum Moderator This is a closed group, new members can only join upon invitation of a group leader.	Moderator of the forum!	7
Global moderators This is a special group, special groups are managed by the board administrators.	Moderators who are able to moderate the entire site without any limitations. Global Moderators can do just about anything to posts. Edit, move, delete, approve, etc.	6
Guests This is a special group, special groups are managed by the board administrators.	This is the group assigned to anonymous users who browse the site without logging in.	1
How-to Authors This is an open group, members can apply to join.	Members who have contributed specific steps to complete a project or modification of some sort. How to articles are usually in the form of step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish a specific task on a GMC Sierra or Chevy Silverado. How-to Authors have comprised a write-up to assist others gain information on how to do something to their silverado or sierra. To show our appreciation and recognize the altruistic members who have gone above and beyond the call of duty, an exclusive group called the How-to Author's group has been set aside for them.	27
Newly registered users This is a special group, special groups are managed by the board administrators.	This group will be assigned as the default group to brand new members who recently registered an account. These are users with many of the common privileges that registered members have except they are slightly restricted to help reduce spam bot registrations. Users will be removed from this group once they reach a definable amount of posts and the "Registered user" group will become their default group.	21,210
Registered users This is a special group, special groups are managed by the board administrators.	The general populous with common privileges to create new topics, reply to other topics, send/receive private messages, browse most areas of the forums, create polls, upload attachments, create photo galleries, etc.	32,867
Raffle Contestants This is a closed group, new members can only join upon invitation of a group leader.	Members who have participated in a Raffle.	0
Servicemen This is a freely open group, all new members are welcome.	Men and women of the Armed Forces. Past and Present. Including Air Force, Army, Marines, National Guard, Navy, Reserves, Soldiers, Sailors, Seaman, Airman, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, etc.	385
Supporters This is a closed group, new members can only join upon invitation of a group leader.	Contributing members who have made a donation of $25 or more to the site. To donate to the site: Log into your PayPal account and click the 'Send Money' tab. Enter the email address to send money to (support@silveradosierra.com) and the amount you'd like to send and viola! Once the donation is received we'll make you a member of the Supporter group. Remember you can always support the site by clicking on any advertisements you see.	9
TOTM Winner This is an open group, members can apply to join.	This is an exclusive group of members who have been voted as Truck Of The Month by fellow forum members.	9
Vendors This is an open group, members can apply to join.	A vendor, or a supplier, is a term meaning anyone who provides goods or services to the members of the site. A vendor often manufactures inventory-able items, and sells those items to us. If you are looking for parts and accessories for your Silverado or Sierra truck these are the guys to contact for great deals.	17

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UserGroup FAQs

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Raffle Contestants

Servicemen

Supporters

TOTM Winner

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