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- From: anderson@wisc.edu (Jess Anderson)
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- Subject: soc.motss FAQ v2004.05
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- Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 03:49:33 +0000 (UTC)
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- Summary: This posting introduces Frequently Asked Questions
- about the communities of soc.motss.
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- Archive-name: motss/faq
- Posting-Frequency: monthly (8th day)
- Last-modified: 2004/05/08
- Version: 2004.05
- URL: http://www.soc-motss.org/doc/faq/faq_intro.html
- Copyright: Public Domain
- Maintainer: Jess Anderson <anderson@facstaff.wisc.edu>
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- ====|
- ====| Soc.Motss FAQ v2004.04
- ====|
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- 0.0-+
- |
- | Introduction
- |
- | Welcome to soc.motss, the oldest newsgroup for lesbian and
- | gay people. This FAQ introduces our unique discussion
- | environment.
- |
- | The easiest, most effective approach is to spend time in
- | listening mode, that is, to read the articles and observe
- | what goes on in soc.motss. You'll gain a feel for the range
- | of viewpoints expressed and for our varied personal styles.
- |
- | You don't have to be gay or lesbian yourself to participate,
- | but bigots are not welcome. Soc.motss has zero tolerance for
- | homophobia, sexism, misogyny and racism. If you're clear
- | about that, feel free to join any discussion that interests
- | you or to start a new topic.
- |
- | If you decide to stay around, the complete FAQ (see below)
- | explains the group's history, in-group lingo and much more.
- | It tries to help you feel at ease in our midst. However,
- | there are a couple things you need to know right away:
- |
- | * The acronym "motss" stands for "members of the same
- | sex". It's not the most obvious name, but it's the
- | original one and it has stuck. There are various ways
- | to pronounce soc.motss: the two most common ones are
- | "soash-mahts" and "sock-dot-mahts".
- |
- | * Soc.motss is definitely NOT for discussion of whether
- | homosexuality is good or bad, natural or unnatural,
- | moral or immoral; other groups exist expressly for
- | debate on those topics.
- |
- | The problems most often encountered by newcomers are these
- | (for more detail, see
- |
- | http://www.soc-motss.org/doc/faq/faq_problems.html)
- |
- | and avoiding them will spare you emailed or posted protests
- | from the cohort:
- |
- | * Do not cross-post, that is, post both to soc.motss and
- | to another newsgroup at the same time.
- |
- | * Don't post commercial messages, personal ads, pictures
- | or multimedia files.
- |
- | * If your posting software is MIME- or HTML-capable, turn
- | that feature off so you post in plain text only. Adjust
- | your line length to 60-65 characters and type a
- | [return] at the end of each line.
- |
- | This is enough to get you started. The complete FAQ is online
- | at
- |
- | http://www.soc-motss.org/doc/faq/faq_overview.html
- |
- | It's a series of 34 web-based documents with a link index that
- | makes it easy to browse.
- |
- | Send corrections or comments concerning any aspect of the
- | FAQ to the FAQ Maintainer, faq@soc-motss.org.
- |
- | The FAQ is in the public domain; it may be freely copied for
- | any purpose. It comes without warranties of any kind. This
- | introduction is posted on the 8th of every month to soc.motss,
- | soc.answers and news.answers.
- |
- | 8 May 2004
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- * faq@soc-motss.org
- * soc.motss FAQ: www.soc-motss.org/doc/faq/faq_intro.html
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