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Area       : BUSINESS
Topic      : Rules for area BUSINESS
Rules      : BUSINESS.RUL
Updated by : [e-mail]
Received   : 15 Feb 98
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 Purpose -

 =========

 The BUSINESS conference is for discussion of starting and running a

 business. Feel free to talk about ideas, problems, ask questions,

 state your opinion, and bring up topics relevant to business.



 While the primary purpose of this echo is NOT to act as an advertising

 medium, nor a place to 'broadcast' messages that advertise or solicit

 business,  recruit employees, or seek quotes on goods or services, there

 may be instances when an explanation of your business will be of benefit

 to others in the echo.



 Because of the potential for abuse, the moderator reserves the right

 to deny access, either on a temporary or permanent basis to those that

 violate the rules of the echo.



 If you are unsure of whether or not your postings may be in violation

 of the rules...DO NOT post!  You may contact the moderator via netmail

 or email at the addresses listed below for clarification.





 Behavior -

 ==========

 This echo is for civilized and reasonably mature discussion.

 Personal attacks and other modes of flaming not be tolerated.

 The object of this echo is to learn from others, not to argue

 with them.  Messages judged by the moderator to be personal attacks

 will result in denial of access to the echo.



 ASCII Characters -

 ============

 While ascii characters are allowed in the echo, the will be NO use

 of ANSI escape codes.  Posters are gently discouraged from overuse

 of ASCII characters.



 Real Names Only -

 =========

 Please use your full and "real" name when posting messages in the

 BUSINESS conference.  If you  have a logon that appears to be a handle,

 you can sign your real name at the end of your message.



 Netmail Access REQUIRED -

 =======

 It is sometimes desirable to respond by netmail to the poster of  a

 message in this echo.  In addition, the moderator may have a requirement

 to reach a poster. If you don't know how to send  netmail, ask your sysop

 how to do this on the particular board you use.



 The poster of any message MUST be reachable through Netmail

 either by:



  1.  using the name that appears in the From: field of the

      message and the Fidonet address that appears in the origin line, or



  2.  using another name and Fido address for Netmail. This name

      and  address must be added to each message you post.



  Sysops:  If users of your system cannot comply with these rules,

  then your system can not deliver BUSINESS to your users.  If the

  moderator can not reach a user on your board via netmail, then you

  run the risk of having access to the echo denied.



  While posters may have internet email addresses at their disposal,

  that method of mail does NOT replace the requirement for netmail

  capability.



 Moderation -

 ============

 Moderation duties are the sole responsibility of the moderator of

 record for the BUSINESS echo, and any such co-moderators he may

 appoint.



 Airing complaints about other participants in the echo not only can

 lead to personal attacks, but also create traffic that impedes the

 orderly dissemination of business information.  As such, complaints

 should be directed at the participant(s) with a cc to the moderator.

 They should NOT be posted in the echo, and if done, will be considered

 Off-Topic, and grounds for denial of access to the echo.



 Complaints, Comments and suggestions about moderation in this echo

 should be sent via netmail to the moderator.  They are NOT to be

 posted in the echo, and if done, will be considered as Off-Topic.



 Quoting -

 =========

 Quoting parts of the message to which you're replying is often

 useful in establishing the context of your reply, however, quoting

 should be kept to a minimum. Quoting the tagline, tearline, etc. are

 nearly always a complete waste of space.  Quoting the entire message

 is generally a waste. Quoting entire paragraphs is often a waste; a

 well-chosen sentence or two will usually do. Excessive quoting will

 be considered excessively annoying behavior and dealt with accordingly.



 MLM,  Employment,  Etc. -

 =========================

 Discussions of MLM or other opportunities is OFF TOPIC. There is an

 echo devoted to the discussion of MLM. "FA$T CA$H" postings are grounds

 for an immediate ban from the BUSINESS echo.



 Employment issues, hiring and retention, salary and benefit packages

 are legitimate concerns for businesses. Postings by either those

 seeking employment or offering it are not appropriate and are OFF TOPIC.



 The moderator(s) reserve the right to make further rules for those who

 continue to be an aggravation to the rest of us! On occasion, the

 moderator(s) may judge that the content of a message is  inappropriate

 or has the potential to attract a barrage of  inappropriate messages,

 and may arbitrarily rule a posting OFF TOPIC.



 Geographic Scope -

 ===================

 Please consider before posting about a specific situation that is

 purely local in nature. The BUSINESS echo is received not only

 in the US and Canada, but many other countries as well.



 Sysop Responsibility -

 ======================

 Sysops who carry the BUSINESS echo on their systems are responsible for

 all messages which are posted to this conference from their systems.

 This includes all messages from the system and from any points. All

 messages must have an origin line with a valid (in the nodelist)

 fidonet address. Gating to other networks must have the approval of

 the moderators prior to any messages being gated. Gating will only

 be approved if the other network agrees to cooperate with the

 BUSINESS conference moderator, pass messages to users in their net,

 and respond to moderator disciplinary requests. If messages are gated

 to and from this conference from another net, the gateway system

 must append its origin line to the message so that netmail

 replies can be properly routed.



 Gating the BUSINESS Echo to and from Internet NewsGroups is EXPRESSLY

 PROHIBITED, by either users or sysops!



 Sysops should make these rules available to their users to insure that

 the users read them BEFORE they begin participation in the conference.



 If you have been contacted by a Moderator regarding use or abuse

 of the echo, you are expected to respond promptly via netmail to

 1:261/1352 or email at [e-mail] if requested to do so.

 Failure to do so will result in the loss of the ability to carry the

 BUSINESS Echo.



 Noncompliance -

 ===============

 If you cannot abide by and comply with the rules, you are not welcome

 in this echo.  Sysops are required to not allow their users to post

 inappropriate or abusive messages to this  conference. Anyone who

 posts such messages will be warned of the infraction. If inappropriate

 posting continues by a user, the moderator will ask the system(s)

 upstream to disconnect your BUSINESS echo feed. While this method is

 effective, it is far better is all participants simply abide by the

 rules.



 ------------------------------------------------

 Thom LaCosta (1:261/1352)

 [e-mail]

 BUSINESS Echo Moderator

 =====================================================



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