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                       RIME CONFERENCE RULES

1. Illegal activities, including promotion of illegal acts and promotion
of software copyright infringement, will not be allowed on RIME.
Uploading or transfer through the network of commercial software is
absolutely prohibited. Transfer through the network of software specific
to the running of the network, such as Postlink, is allowed, if the
author's permission is obtained, and it is authorized by the SC.

2.  The use of any word, group of words, expression, comment,
suggestion, or proposal which is profane, obscene, lewd, lascivious,
filthy, indecent, or is ethnically, sexually, or racially demeaning is
strictly prohibited within RIME. Racial slurs or slang names for ethnic
groups, sexual orientation, race or gender are considered offensive
language.

3.  Do not abuse RIME users in any conference(s) by sending foul or
insulting messages.  No abuse of other users is allowed on the basis of
character, physical characteristics, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, intelligence quotient, or ethnicity.  Messages that are
harassing or bullying are not allowed.

Gratuitous negative comments directed at other users are considered
personal attacks.  Personal attacks are not allowed even if they are
disguised as being aimed at a group or a third party not being directly
addressed.

4.  Messages must adhere to the topic of the conference.  Since there
are conferences for almost every subject, place your message in the
conference where it best fits.  If you can't find a good fit, consider
using the UPLINK conference, which is Relaynet's chit-chat conference.

If you are asked by a Conference Host or Steering Committee member to
cease a message thread, please comply as soon as you receive the
message.  Do not debate the issue in public.  If you have questions
about why you were asked to cease a particular message thread, you
should first ask the CH for further information via a routed, r/o
message.  You may also bring that question to the USERS conference.  We
prefer that you first attempt to resolve any differences with the
conference host directly, and if that resolution fails then feel free to
bring the issue to the USERS conference.

5.  Do not "over quote" messages.  Quoting should be limited to only
enough to remind the original user of what was said or to provide for
an adequate response.  Quoting should not exceed more than 20% of the
total message.  Do not quote whole messages and then add only one or two
lines as your response.  Never quote tagline areas unless you are
discussing taglines in the tagline conference.

Signatures are limited to two lines of message text and may not contain
any ANSI escape sequences or ASCII characters that interfere with
readers and BBS software (specifically, but not limited to FF, 1A, 1B)
except in conferences where these characters are specifically allowed
(such as, the Ansi Graphics conference.)  Quoting overhead (boxes,
quoted-message references etc) may not consume more than two lines of
message text.  Messages may not contain variables which result in text
substitution on receiving BBS software (such as the PCBoard @ variable.)

6.  BBS Ads are ONLY permitted in the BBS AD Conference and the ANSI
graphics conference.

Messages containing ANSI codes are ONLY to be posted in the ANSI
Conference and the BBS Ads conference.  No ANSI graphics may be used in
any conference on the network except the ANSI conference and the BBS ads
conference.

7. No for-sale advertisements are permitted in any conference except
the ForSale conference or where specifically allowed by the network.
Ask the conference host of your particular conference if for-sale ads
are allowed in the conference before you place a for-sale ad.  Pyramid
schemes are not allowed on the network as they are illegal.

We here at Relaynet assume NO responsibility for any merchandise
purchased through our network.  There are no rules on this network
that have anything to do with the payment or receiving of goods.  That
is a private matter between the buyer and the seller and RIME assumes
absolutely no responsibility for any sales whatsoever.  It is strictly
a caveat emptor.

8.  Copying messages to other conferences and/or other users.  No one
may copy, quote verbatim, extensively quote or paraphrase from a message
in one discussion conference (as opposed to technical) to another
discussion conference without permission of the originator of the
message and notification of the Conference Host of the receiving
conference.

In addition, retransmission of public/private messages, quoting verbatim
or extensively quoting from a message or paraphrasing of parts or entire
messages dealing with administrative matters to or by anyone other than
the user(s), the user(s)'s Sysop, CH or SC member(s) involved is
considered grounds for moderation.  No matters that are discussed in
administrative conferences such as ADMIN, HOSTS or USERS may be pursued
in any conference other than those specific administrative conferences.

No copying messages from other networks without the specific
permission of the author of the message and/or the originating network
whichever is appropriate.  Technical messages, where the author
specifically requests wide-spread distribution, does not fall under this
category.

9. Bombing the network, or the practice of a user posting multiple
messages, not related to the conference topic, in one, or several
conferences, either simultaneously, or closely related in time, is
prohibited. Conference disruption, by bombing a conference, may lead to
removal from the conference or the entire RIME network.

10. Messages that are specifically intended to mislead and deceive are
considered to be disruptive to a conference and are grounds for
suspension from that conference.

11. No aliases are permitted.  You must use your real name in every
RIME conference (except certain conferences such as RECOVERY where a
reasonable alias is permitted.)  If you are unsure, do not use an alias
but ask the conference host if one is permissible.  Sysops retain the
right to allow a reasonable sounding alias to be used by a particular
person on their own system, if they are sure of the identity of that
user and there is a compelling local reason for such use.

12. Special conferences have special rules.

Messages in the COMMON conference are limited to 10 lines including
quoting and signatures, but excluding software generated taglines. The
Common conference is considered a starting place on RIME, and is carried
by every RIME BBS. It is a conference where you might greet each other,
locate boards in various geographically areas, post messages as you
would on a "live" bulletin board or make general announcements.  Please
do not "hang out" in the COMMON conference, (although you may use r/o,
routed messages to carry on extended conversations on any topic, and
those messages may be of any length.)

The SYSOPS conference is open to all sysops whether they are members
of RIME or not.  Also, at the discretion of a Sysop, any user
may be granted access to this conference.

The Net administration conference is open only to Relaynet Sysops,
Conference Hosts and equal, working Co-Sysops.  Because the
administration conference is a working conference the only Co-Sysops
that are permitted into the administration conference are those
co-sysops that hold equal responsibility, on a daily basis, with the
sysop of the board. Co-sysops with only occasional or specific duties
on a board are not permitted access to the ADMIN conference. The sysop
of the board is defined as the owner of the software.

RIMENEWS is for network wide announcements. It is read only.   That
means that no one but the SC and the Conference Coordinators may
place messages in this conference.  Do not place any messages in the
RIMENEWS conference or allow any messages to leave your board in this
conference.

The FORSALE conference has the following rules:
        a - Dealers are encouraged to participate but they must identify
themselves as dealers and not send the same ad more than once a week.
They may send significantly different ads daily.
        b - personal ads are allowed every few days.
        c - all ads for software must include the words "includes all
original disks and manuals" and that is all - they do not have to include
original packaging if all disks and manuals are sold.
        d - no guns or ammunition may be offered for sale on this
network, in any conference.

The USERS conference is open to all Users. While participation in the
USERS conference is encouraged, you may not involve yourself in trying
to explain other users intents or wishes. Nonsubstantive messages are
not allowed in the USERS conference. Upon resolution of an issue, the
topic will be closed. Dissatifaction with a decision is not a valid
reason to continue closed topics.  All decisions of the administration
are final and are not appealable.

13. Differences of opinion over these rules are to be discussed in the
NETADMIN (for sysops, conference hosts) or the RELAY USERS (for users)
Conferences only.  Any differences over these rules, should first be
discussed with the Conference Host in the conference by R/O and/or
Routed message only. If a satisfactory resolution cannot be reached,
then feel free to message with STEERCOM in the COMMON Conference by
routed, R/O message only or openly in the USERS conference.

To reach all members of the Steering Committee at once, enter your
private, routed message with the TO: field addressed as STEERCOM and
multicast the message to the following sites:

->2 3 5 6 7

If you have a difference of opinion with a Conference Host you may not
discuss that difference in the conference of origin unless by routed,
r/o message.

14. Solicitation of information and/or conduction of surveys are not
allowed on the network without prior, specific Steering Committee
approval.

15. Any user or sysop threatening to involve Relaynet in a law suit or
legal battle, at the discretion of the CC or SC, may be permanently
removed from the network.

16.  Any and all of the rules that are part of the RIME Bylaws are
hereby incorporated here.

Abbreviations in use:
CH=Conference Host              CC=Conference Coordinator
SC=Steering Committee           R/O=receiver only, private