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Son Net Policies and Procedure Manual MAR 1993
This document details the process by which Son-Net operates.
This Network is for the discussion of religious matters from a
Bible-Believing Christian perspective, one does not have to be a Christian
to participate, but should be aware that this is the approach that SON-net
and it's management takes.
SON-net is operated by an administrative staff which has the
following members:
Mr. Paul Schmidt, Network Administrator
Mr. Alan Yusko, System Operator, Seed Sowers BBS.
Our Originating Hub is The Seed Sowers BBS, located in Willowdale,
Ontario, Canada. Willowdale is a suburb of Metropolitain Toronto. You
can contact The Seed Sowers BBS at (416)498-5259 (HST Dual Std) or
(416)498-5962 (2400 baud). SON-net is also carried by the IMEX network.
BBS's may receive their feed directly from IMEX if desired.
We invite new users and Bulletin boards to join our network, and I hope
you find it a warm and friendly place. We invite System Operators to
contact any network node for an application. Most applications will be
approved fairly quickly. We may however contact your BBS from time to
time as part of the acceptance process.
We intend to make admittance fairly easy, providing:
- You accept SON-net rules and regulations
- Your board is not an alias board (real names only!)
- Your board does not operate as an Elite Board (pirate)
- Your board is run in an honest and legal manner
If you have any questions, you can contact us by:
- Leaving a message to SON-net Admin in the NETUSERS conference
in a SON-net node BBS
- By signing onto The Seed Sowers BBS and joining the COMMENTS
conference (Number 1).
- If you are an Imex or Alternet member send your message to
89:480/177
Sincerly
Paul Schmidt
Alan Yusko
Son-Net Administrators
Son-Net Rules and Regulations.
Note:
Some rules and regulations do not apply to Imex members (those have been
marked as such), however all other regulations of the SON-net network DO
apply to Imex members while they are within the SON-net conferences.
Section 1 User Regulations
1.0 User: A person who participates in the network.
1.1 Insulting or name calling or putting down another network user
is not permitted. Putting down another BBS, whether that BBS
is a member of this net or not, is also not permitted.
1.2 The use of profanity is not permitted, nor is implying such by
masking some of the characters, if the moderator can tell what
word you implied, it will be considered an infraction.
1.3 Blasphemy is not permitted.
1.3.1 A user may not believe in God, however mocking God,
Christianity, or His Word, will be considered an
infraction.
1.4 A user may freely disagree with another user, but you must
remain polite in your disagreement. We encourage differing
viewpoints, however, religious discussion is often a hot
topic, and we are trying to keep everyone at peace.
1.5 Messages must stay within the topic of the conference in which
they are posted.
1.6 All users must use their real name, no aliases or handles are
permitted. The Sysop is responsible to verify that users are
who they say they are.
1.7 No illegal activity is permitted in messages on the Net.
Violation of this policy will result in immediate removal from
the Network.
1.8 There is no such thing as receiver only or private mail in
the SON-net Network. ALL messages can be read by the SON-net
Administrators, moderators, and sysops. The receiver only
messages MAY also be readable by other users of differing
BBS's in the SON-net Network due to software glitches and the
receiver only flag being dropped as the message passes
throughout the net. Messages whether marked private or
receiver only must still abide by all rules and regulations
of the SON-net network.
1.9 Troublesome users (who violate these regulations), may be
warned, asked to voluntarily leave a conference for a period of
time by the moderator, or the users originating Sysop may be asked
to remove the user from the conference and/or Network.
Section 2 Node Regulations
2.0 Node : A BBS that makes network messages available to
users on their System.
2.1 Nodes must be approved by the Network Administrator,
and assigned a network NodeID before they can access the
network. The System Node is fully responsible for the long
distance costs of receiving the netmail from a recognised hub.
2.1.1 To help minimize long distance costs, we will encourage
many BBSes to act as hubs. It is not required for
all hubs to phone the the Originating hub. This will
encourage point to point transfers and hopefully keep
long distance charges minimal.
2.1.2 We also permit any accurate method of transfer that you
can arrange between your node and your hub. For
example : QWK Packets, Fido type messages, or PCRelay.
2.2 Nodes must agree to abide by all system rules, before
they can be approved. Using your NodeID, means that you agree
to accept these rules.
2.3 System nodes, may not transfer messages to another BBS, until
they have hub status approved by the Network Administrator.
2.4 Nodes must abide by a moderator or Network Administrators request
to remove a user from a specific conference or conferences.
2.5 System node operators must make their own arrangements for the
method of transfer used between the node and their hub. This must
be agreed to by the Hub.
2.6 Nodes that violate these regulations may have their
node access cut off by their hub on the request of the
Network Administrator.
2.7 System nodes must display their network tagline in this format:
This section (2.7) does not apply to Imex members, they may
use their regular Imex tagline.
SON-net nodeid BBS-name, city, phone
Where:
nodeid = Your NodeID from the official node list
BBS-name = the name of your BBS
city = your city
phone = your BBS phone-number(s) (Optional)
Sample Tag:
SON-net 208999 The Blue Jay Fan BBS, Toronto, ON (416)555-2424
Note: For Private BBSes, they may enter the phone number as -private-
ie:
SON-net 257005 The Jones Brothers BBS, Fort Wayne, IN, -Private-
2.8 Sysops must make the SON-net information packet available
for download to all users, preferably as a FREE download
where technically possible.
Section 3 Hub Regulations
This section does not apply to Imex hubs, who are required to obey
Imex regulations for hub operation. Note: For Imex hubs we will
notify Imex of any violations of Imex rules, regarding SON-net
conferences.
3.0 Hub : a BBS that transfers messages to another BBS.
3.1 A node may apply to become a Hub, but does not become
a hub until they receive permission to transfer mail to
another BBS.
3.2 Hubs may only transfer messages to approved nodes.
3.3 Hubs agree to transfer messages from nodes to their hub
within 48 hours, preferably 24 hours.
3.4 Hubs agree to abide by all regulations for nodes.
3.5 Hubs are not permitted to delete or alter the contents of
messages on the network, in any form.
Note: This only applies until all receiving nodes have
received the message. This does NOT apply to messages
that originate from YOUR BBS.
Section 4 Moderators
4.0 A moderator is a person who moderates or referees a
conference.
4.1 Moderators are approved as moderators by the Network
Administrator. You must fill out an application, applying
does not guarantee acceptance.
4.2 A Moderator has authority only in their own conference, they
may not moderate another conference.
4.3 If a moderator is unavailable due to illness or vacation,
then he/she may ask another approved moderator to take over
in the interum. The moderator should notify the Network
Administrator that this is the case.
4.4 A moderator must give a minimum of two warnings of
infractions before they can request removal of a user.
The only exception is if the user grossly violates the
rules (cursing, exceeding blasphemy etc). In certain extreme
cases the moderator or SON-net Administration may request
immediate removal of a trouble user.
The moderator may then request the Node to remove the
user and the Node Sysop must comply upon receiving the
request. The Moderator will report failure to do so to the
Network Administrator.
Should a user get out of hand, the moderator may request
the user to voluntarily stay out of the conference for a
short time. This would be an alternative to the permanent
removal of a user from the conference.
4.5 A user may appeal to the Network Administrator the decision
of a moderator. The decision of the Network Administrator is
FINAL.