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- From: sunclad@sunclad.com (Dennis Kirkpatrick)
- Newsgroups: rec.nude,news.answers,rec.answers
- Subject: [rec.nude] REC.NUDE FAQS Part 1 of 5
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- Organization: The Rec.Nude Faq Maintainer
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- Summary: This posting describes the newsgroup rec.nude, including
- where to find more information. It should be read by anyone who
- wishes to post to the rec.nude newsgroup.
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- Archive-name: nude-faq/part1
- Posting-Frequency: monthly
- Version: 16-Aug-03
- Copyright: (c) 1998-2003 Dennis Kirkpatrick
- Maintainer: Dennis Kirkpatrick <recnudefaq@sunclad.com>
-
- REC.NUDE FAQ Part 1 of 5: The Newsgroup Itself - REV: 16-Aug-03
- Maintainer - Dennis Kirkpatrick - recnudefaq@sunclad.com
- ===============================================================
-
- This part of the rec.nude FAQ talks about the newsgroup itself and how
- it works.
- ______________________________________________________________________
-
- Table of Contents:
-
- 1. What is rec.nude?
-
- 2. rec.nude rules and etiquette
-
- 2.1. Cross-posting
-
- 2.2. Binary posts
-
- 2.3. Posting format
-
- 2.4. Replying to messages
-
- 2.5. Harassment, threats, etc.
-
- 2.6. Stay on topic
-
- 2.7. This is not a pick-up joint
-
- 3. What is RNEO? (Section Deleted 1-Jul-02)
-
- 4. What to do about spam?
-
- 5. Is it possible to participate anonymously in rec.nude?
-
- 5.1. Use alternate Internet access
-
- 5.2. Use a rec.nude "courier" (Section Deleted 1-Jul-02)
-
- 5.3. Abuse of Anonymous Services
-
- 6. Endmatter
-
- 6.1 Revision History
- ______________________________________________________________________
-
- 1. What is rec.nude?
-
- rec.nude is the Usenet newsgroup dealing with naturism. From the
- rec.nude charter: "rec.nude serves as a medium for exchange of views,
- news, philosophies, and ideologies relating to the nudist and naturist
- lifestyles. Here you will find discussions of locations to enjoy
- nature naturally, notifications of legal proceedings affecting
- nudists/naturists, notices of gatherings and trips, and spirited
- discourse on issues relating (most times) to nudism."
-
- 2. rec.nude rules and etiquette
-
- Observing the following guidelines will make rec.nude a worthwhile
- pursuit for all involved.
-
- 2.1. Cross-posting
-
- Cross-posting of messages between rec.nude and non-naturist newsgroups
- is almost always a bad idea. (See Part 5 for a list of other naturist
- newsgroups.) Cross-posting between rec.nude and the various alt.sex.*
- newsgroups is an especially bad idea. Threads get confused and the
- discussion quickly gets "off track". You should only cross-post between
- rec.nude and another newsgroup if the discussion at hand is really,
- truly relevant to both groups. This is rarely the case!
-
- 2.2. Binary posts
-
- Posting of binary files ("binary" = not text, e.g. pictures) is not
- allowed. This is more of a general Usenet rule, rather than a rec.nude
- rule; binary posts are only allowed on Usenet in groups specifically
- intended for that purpose (which have the word "binaries" in their
- names.) Binary posts made to non-binary groups (such as rec.nude) are
- often canceled by spam cancelers without notice.
-
- 2.3. Posting format
-
- Some recently-released news programs allow you to post messages in
- formats other than plain text, such as HTML. Don't do this - not
- everyone is "blessed" (some would say "cursed") with these programs,
- and your messages will appear unintelligible or worse to these people.
- rec.nude posts should be made in plain text to be of benefit to the
- most readers. (Some programs allow you to post in both plain text and
- HTML in the same message - this is a waste of bandwidth and should be
- avoided as well.)
-
- 2.4. Replying to messages
-
- When following up or replying to posts on rec.nude, it is usually a
- good idea to quote a few lines from the original message, in order to
- establish the context. For example, when asking a rec.nude poster for
- directions to some place the poster has mentioned, you should quote a
- few lines from the post so that the original poster knows which place
- you're talking about. But - do not quote the entire original message!
- Only quote as much as is necessary to let everyone involved know
- what's being discussed. And don't quote things like signatures,
- headers etc.
-
- 2.5. Harassment, threats, etc.
-
- Do not make harassing, threatening, or otherwise inappropriate posts
- to rec.nude, or follow-up/reply in that manner. Don't say anything in a
- news post or a mail message that you wouldn't say to that person's
- face. Let's try to keep a civil and friendly atmosphere on rec.nude.
- Many people who are completely new to naturism read rec.nude, and we'd
- hate for them to get the impression that naturists just bicker and
- fight and call each other names. (Many would-be naturists have already
- left rec.nude in disgust over this very problem, most of them never to
- consider naturism again - and that's really too bad.)
-
- Notes: Some states now carry laws against threats against bodily harm
- via the on-line medium. As such posters should moderate themselves in
- this area or you may be subject to process by the authorities.
-
- 2.6. Stay on topic
-
- Discussion which is not germane to the topic of naturism should be
- avoided. It is not my duty as FAQ author to dictate which topics are
- acceptable and which are not. I suggest that you read rec.nude
- carefully for several days before posting, to get a feel for what the
- group considers to be proper discussion.
-
- 2.7. This is not a pick-up joint
-
- rec.nude is not a place to pick up someone. Personal ads and the like
- are not appropriate for this group; please investigate the
- alt.personals.* groups if such is your desire.
-
- 3. What is RNEO? (Section deleted 1-Jul-02)
-
- (Adding the tag "RNEO" (rec.nude eyes only) within the subject line was
- an attempt to offer readers a method of identifying postings that were
- on topic as well as non-spam. However after an initial period of usage
- it was found this did not work in this newsgroup for many reasons.
- Among these were varied types of news programs that did not sort such
- messages into one location or the lack of news reader filters to locate
- these messages or ignore others. Since this has not been used to any
- extent in over a year this section has been deleted by the FAQ author.)
-
- 4. What to do about spam?
-
- First, never respond to spam by posting hate mail to rec.nude. Ever.
- In 99.9999% of cases, the spammer will never see your post, and you
- will only serve to increase the amount of off-topic posts. (Especially
- if you respond to a spam with more spam.) Invariably, people
- responding to spam by posting to newsgroups waste more time, money
- and/or resources than the original spam did. If you feel the need to
- respond to spam, do it in private e-mail. And don't waste your time
- responding ineffectively; before you respond to spam, please consult
- The Spam Boycott Page <http://spam.abuse.net/> for good, useful advice
- on how to do so. A rational, well-directed e-mail response to spam
- (e.g. by mailing abuse contacts at the offending ISP) has been shown
- to be much more effective than ranting and raving on rec.nude about
- it. It is my opinion that nothing will stop spam completely, so if you
- are going to respond to it, you might as well do it in a way that
- maximizes the positive results.
-
- A moderated newsgroup (alt.nudism.moderated) exists where messages are
- reviewed by a team of moderators before they are posted to the newsgroup.
- Readers may want to check into that newsgroup for messages as well.
-
- 5. Is it possible to participate anonymously in rec.nude?
-
- There is nothing wrong with nude recreation, and one should not be
- afraid to post to rec.nude. That said, there is the fact that some
- people are closed-minded and some people may be hassled for posting
- here; some may lose jobs. These people have some options for posting
- to rec.nude without revealing their identity:
-
- 5.1. Use alternate Internet access
-
- For instance, open an account with an Internet service provider (ISP)
- that will allow you to use a pseudonym as your account name. This will
- allow you to post not as "johndoe@bigcompany.com" but as, for
- instance, "nudesurfer@isp.com". A few ISPs exist that will even allow
- you to be completely anonymous, even to the ISP, if you so desire.
-
- 5.2. Use a rec.nude "courier" (Section deleted 1-Jul-02)
-
- The concept of using a volunteer poster to carry anonymous postings to
- rec.nude was a viable system in Usenet's early days, especially when
- newsgroups were not widely accessible. Couriers volunteered to handle
- such postings to the net for said posters. The availability of
- alternative methods for anonymous posting is now widespread and the
- volunteers have, for the most part, departed rec.nude. As such this
- section was deleted.
-
- 5.3. Abuse of Anonymous Remailers
-
- Anonymous remailers which allow one to post to newsgroups or send E-mail
- anonymously were created with the intention of protecting those who had
- serious personal issues that required that they remained unknown. The
- corporate whistle-blower fearing for public safety, victims of abuse
- seeking outreach and information, or those fearing serious retaliations
- for their outspoken manner are but a few examples. Sadly, in some cases
- individuals can and do abuse the anonymous remailer services by using
- them to post slanderous, libelous and untrue information steeped in
- personal agenda for profit, hate and prejudice, obsessive behaviors, or
- even mental illness. The discerning reader of any newsgroup should be
- able to determine whether a person posting through such a service has a
- genuine need and agenda or whether the poster is simply taking advantage
- of both the remailing service and the readership for selfish or illegal
- means.
-
- 6. Endmatter
-
- Copyright 1998-2003 - Dennis Kirkpatrick
- All rights reserved. <recnudefaq@sunclad.com>
-
- Contributions to this FAQ have been added by numerous persons since the
- rec.nude newsgroup was founded. This includes the various FAQ maintainers
- and newsgroups users as well. This body stands as a compilation of these
- efforts over time and serves as both newsgroup charter and FAQ.
-
- While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this
- document, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or
- omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information
- contained herein.
-
- This document may be reproduced and distributed in any medium,
- physical or electronic, so long as the entire document, including this
- copyright notice and the modification date below, remains intact and
- unchanged on all copies. Commercial redistribution is permitted, but
- you may not redistribute it, in whole or in part, under terms more
- restrictive than those under which you received it. If you have
- questions regarding reproduction and/or distribution of this document,
- please contact Dennis Kirkpatrick at: recnudefaq@sunclad.com
-
- The latest version of the FAQ is always available at the following
- location(s):
-
- NEWSGROUPS:
- ----------
- rec.nude - posted on or near the first of each month or
- within the first 7 days of a month.
- rec.answers - same as above.
- news.answers - same as above.
-
- Your news reader program can be back-dated if you miss these postings.
-
- FTP:
- ---
- rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part1
- rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part2
- rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part3
- rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part4
- rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part5
-
- Using an FTP or "Anarchie" type program you can access the FAQ from
- this public archive.
-
- WEB:
- ---
- http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-author/recnudefaq@sunclad.com.html
- ---or individually---
- http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part1/
- http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part2/
- http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part3/
- http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part4/
- http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part5/
-
- While other WWW sites may carry versions of this FAQ, this location
- is considered a definitive and authoritative version in that it
- emanates from the same point of origin at rtfm.mit.edu.
-
- For BOTH the REC.NUDE newsgroup and NUDE BEACHES FAQs, you can bookmark:
- http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgroup/rec/rec.nude.html
-
- 6.1. Revision History
-
- This document will carry a revision history by date. Any time a change is
- made to any of the five sections of this FAQ the revision date will change
- on each section to reflect the revision date of the FAQ as a whole. The
- revision dates will be carried in last to first order with the most recent
- change at the top of the document. This will allow readers to know when
- the FAQ was last updated.
-
- Revision 16-Aug-03 -Updated link to Prodigy Message Board & other updates
- Revision 1-Jul-02 -Issued various corrections & updates as noted within.
- Revision 1-Nov-01 -Various updates to links and addresses.
- Revision 5-Mar-00 -Updated various web links to current requirements.
- Revision 1-Sep-99 -Updated listings for AOL, Compuserve, Prodigy, and
- other reference material as necessary and submitted
- by newsgroup users. Parts 1, 4 and 5 effected.
- Revision 1-Aug-98 -Updated Posting Locations of FAQ and various URL
- updates.
- Revision 1-Jul-98 -Added FTP locations for FAQ.
- Revision 31-May 98 -Added HTML locations for FAQ and other link updates.
- Revision 15-May-98 -Changed information for the Nude Travel section on
- the AOL system in Part 5 of the FAQ.
- Revision 21-Mar-98 -Corrected URL for Fed de Quebecoise de Naturisme
- Revision 1-Mar-98 -Adjusted 4 part FAQ into 5 to conform with limits of
- web browser sizing.
- Revision 1-Feb-98 - Carried over from previous FAQ maintainer and updated
- FAQ maintainer contact info and some access info
- regarding the AOL Naturist/Nudist posting areas.
-
- Revisions Prior to January 1998 not documented.
-
- Please do not e-mail the FAQ maintainer with questions that may otherwise
- be answered in the newsgroup FAQ or the associated Beaches FAQ.
-
- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
- D. M. Kirkpatrick
- FAQ & Charter Maintainer - Newsgroup: REC.NUDE
- recnudefaq@sunclad.com
- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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