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- Subject: [rec.scouting.*] Read This First Before Posting Anything
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- Archive-name: scouting/welcome
- Last-Modified: 1997/05/25
-
- PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT BEFORE POSTING TO ANY
- REC.SCOUTING GROUPS!!!
-
- The FAQs are archived at:
- http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/scouting/top.html
- ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- =================
-
- 1 - General Introduction
- 2 - Etiquette Guidelines
- 3 - Where to go for more information
-
- Subject: General Introduction
-
- Welcome to the rec.scouting hierarchy. This is an unmoderated
- Usenet news grouping aimed at Boy and Girl Scouts, Girl Guides,
- Cub Scouts, Venturers, Rovers, other scout-like organizations, their leaders,
- and all people interested in Scouting and Guiding around the world.
-
- IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT POST ARTICLES IN
- THE WRONG GROUP. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS VERY CAREFULLY.
-
- There are now four groups in the rec.scouting listing.
-
- Rec.scouting.usa, is directed to the large number
- of participants that are directly or indirectly involved in
- Scouting (and Scout-like organizations) within the United
- States of America. This group is intended to be the primary
- place for BSA and GSUSA specific posts. If you don't know
- if your post is BSA specific, please post it here.
-
- In rec.scouting.misc
- you will find articles relevant to international
- Scout/Guide activities and administration/policy issues.
- Questions about and ideas for activities are most welcome. You are
- sure to get answers and support from various participants from various
- world-wide organizations who are willing to share their experience.
- All Scout/Guide organizations and
- associations around the world are encouraged to discuss activities,
- administrative details and ideas here.
-
- Rec.scouting.issues exists as a forum for discussion of
- sensitive and political issues relative to the various aspects of Scouting
- and Guiding.
-
- Rec.scouting.guide+girl is a group for members of organizations
- associated with the World Association of Girl Guides and
- Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). All parties with an interest in this
- aspect of Scouting and Guiding are encouraged to participate
- in this group. This is the international forum for Girl Scouting.
-
- Rec.scouting.misc is an *international* scouting and guiding
- forum intended for discussions of all aspects of guiding
- and scouting. Since there are so many BSA and GSUSA scouters
- on Usenet, let me note here that rec.scouting.misc is not the
- place to post BSA or GSUSA specific posts.
-
- To keep duplicate articles to a minimum,
- crossposting between rec.scouting groups is discouraged.
-
- Postings not related to scouting or guiding are discouraged.
-
- If you have a useful item to be included wth this FAQ file
- please write it and post it to rec.scouting.misc. Please send a
- copy directly to me and I will add it to the file.
-
- As the FAQ files are updated regularly, make sure that you have the
- latest copy in your hands. The release date of this FAQ is indicated in
- the line starting with "Last-Modified:" at the top of this file. Files
- older than three months should be considered as outdated.
-
- NOTE: The term rec.scouting.* refers to the rec.scouting hierarcy
- within this FAQ.
-
- This file or parts of it may be freely used, printed and re-distributed
- as long as you enclose this paragraph and keep the references to the
- respective contributors and to the maintainer (listed below) intact.
-
- -- Bill Nelson <nelsonb@aztec.asu.edu>
-
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- Subject: Etiquette Guidelines -- rec.scouting.*
- From: Bill Nelson <nelsonb@aztec.asu.edu>
- Date: 22 Jun 1996
-
- *** ETIQUETTE GUIDELINES ***
-
- Before reading any further, please go to the newsgroup
- 'news.announce.newusers' and read the posting: 'Rules for posting
- to Usenet'.
-
- This article describes some of the preferred rules for posting
- on Usenet. People posting to the rec.scouting groups are expected to
- know and abide by these rules.
-
- It is also recommended to review RFC 1855 "Netiquette Guidelines"
- which can be found at:
- http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc1855.html
-
- The best starting place for learning about Usenet is Indiana
- University's Usenet Resources page, at:
- http://scwww.ucs.indiana.edu/NetRsc/usenet.html
-
- The following guidelines are in addition to the above.
-
- o It is expected that scouts, guides and scouters adhere to the
- principles of their organization's oath, promise or law pertaining
- to proper behavior.
-
- o Before asking a question, check the Frequently Asked Questions
- (FAQ) here and in the FAQ file for your rec.scouting.* group.
- Chances are the answer is there.
-
- o Please do not "flame" (insult) anyone in these newsgroups.
- Discussions will naturally bring disagreements, however, rebuttals
- should always be made in a rational, logical and mature manner.
- A good rule of thumb: Be conservative in what you send and
- liberal in what you receive. You should not send heated messages
- even if you are provoked. On the other
- hand, you shouldn't be surprised if you get flamed and it's
- prudent not to respond to flames. Don't get involved in flame wars.
- Neither post nor respond to incendiary material.
-
- o If an inappropriate, or off subject note is posted to a group
- please send a private email to the poster informing them of
- the appropriate subject matter for the group. Such action should
- be taken with all due respect and in a polite (Scout-like) manner.
- Please do not post a reply to the group. A posted reply only adds to
- the clutter in the group.
-
- o The rec.scouting hierarchy is international in scope, Readers not
- familiar with your specific organization may have difficulty
- understanding some of your terminology. In fairness to these
- people, please define terms and expressions in your posting so all
- can understand exactly what you are writing about.
-
- o If you post concerning a specific organization (e.g., Scouts Canada)
- Please put the name of the organization (e.g., SC:)
- in the subject line since many organizations share the same
- names for their particular programs (e.g., Cub Scouts).
-
- o English is not the only allowed language on rec.scouting.*;
- however, it is the most widely understood. So if you're posting
- a message in another language, please, if possible, add a short
- abstract of its content at the beginning.
-
- o Please limit the amount of material included from previous
- postings and try to be concise.
- However, make sure that you include enough of the original
- post so as to make your follow-up sensible.
-
- o If you state any facts, please cite a reference where interested
- people can fine further information, and verify the citation.
- Please refrain from making global generalizations, such as
- "The xxx organization is the only organization in the world
- that does such and such."
-
- o Please re-edit your Subject and Newsgroup lines before sending
- a follow-up. Replies in the third round rarely have a direct
- relation to the original subject.
-
- o Please remember the charter of each newsgroup.
- If you find that your discussion is going outside of this charter,
- please take it to another group or off-line.
-
- o The bottom line: post intelligently, and make this newsgroup
- worthwhile to read through.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Where to Go From Here
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- There are a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) files
- posted on the individual news groups as well as archived at:
- http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/scouting/
-
- The next FAQ we recommend you read is:
- [rec.scouting.*] About the Scouting newsgroups (FAQ 1)
-
-
- End of [rec.scouting.*] Welcome - Read this First (FAQ 0)
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