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ANIMAL_RIGHTS RULES & GENERAL GUIDELINES (Rev. 9-6-97)
PURPOSE: The purpose of the ANIMAL_RIGHTS conference is to educate
and be a forum for the exchange of ALL viewpoints and opinions
on the issue of animal rights. All sides of this emotional
issue will in all probability be represented. Therefore,
all users, whether pro or con on the animal rights issue
should feel free to express their opinions. They should
also expect to be challenged in their beliefs by those in
the oppositon, perhaps quite strongly.
RULES: The rules for this conference are simple and few.
If you wish to discuss them, you must use NETMAIL.
Discussions of the rules within the conference
are off-topic.
1) The topic is animal rights. All viewpoints are
welcome, but be sure you stay on-topic. Side-
issues will be tolerated only if related to the
animal rights issue.
2) The animal rights issue is an emotional one.
You are expected to control your anger, and to
treat all participants of the echo fairly and
with respect. Remember to attack the issue, and
not the person.
3) Quoting messages from others is a vital method
of ensuring that everyone knows what's being
discussed. You are encouraged to quote. Avoid
over-quoting at all times (instances in which the
the message you quote is longer than your reply).
a) As a side-issue, participants are encouraged
to present information of interest to the
conference which may come from magazines,
newspapers, or other sources. In order to
avoid deluging the conference with these,
please summarize the articles and provide an
electronic reference where they may be found.
b) It is not acceptable to post disclaimers to
such posts. If you post it, you will be ex-
pected to discuss it if others wish to do so.
4) In general, real names will be used in this con-
ference, either in the header or body of the message.
5) Anything that has been deemed off-topic either by
these rules or by a ruling of the moderator will
be resisted by all participants. Any off-topic
message will be ignored by all participants. If you
feel a need to reply, use NETMAIL.
a) The in-depth discussion of abortion has been deemed
"off-topic."
b) The in-depth discussion of religion has been deemed
"off-topic."
c) The in-depth discussion of homosexuality has been
deemed "off-topic."
d) The in-depth discussion of registration of
shareware has been deemed "off-topic."
6) If you feel insulted, or personally affronted, you
have two alternatives:
a) Ignore the person.
b) Discuss the problem with the person in NETMAIL.
The moderator does not feel obligated to settle
petty squabbles, nor should he. He is NOT your mom or
dad!
7) Any "official" commentary on the part of the moderator
will have "From: Moderator" in the header. The
moderator will disagree with many in the echo on the
issues involved. His opinion statements should not be
construed as "official" unless the header states the message
is from the moderator. Messages from "Dale Anderson"
are his opinions, only, and not "official."
COMPLAINTS: Any complaints should be sent to the Echo Moderator
via NETMAIL. Any complaint sent in the echo itself,
either to the Echo Moderator or to the offending party,
will be considered as off-topic, and not responded to.
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS: In the best of all possible worlds, we'd
all get along and be able to discuss anything imaginable
without things getting out of control. However, we don't
live on the best of all possible worlds, and those who
break the rules may look forward to reprimands, formal
warnings, and banishment from the conference if such is
determined necessary by the Moderator. Severity of the
punishment will be based on the severity of the trans-
gression. Discussions of disciplinary actions will be
limited to NETMAIL and are off-topic in the conference.
MODERATOR: Dale Anderson (1:238/0)
Internet--danders3@waun.tdsnet.com