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A Few Echo Area Rules
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For those unfamiliar with message "echos," they are national conferences
in which a message entered on this board is "echoed" to all of the other
boards that carry that conference. What you type here in Gainesville is
seen in California, Illinois, Arizona, etc. Some echos are even carried
internationally -- You will occasionally see messages from as far away as
Australia, Denmark, or Thailand.
Because of the huge geographic areas covered by each echo, and because the
sysops pay the freight to move messages across these areas, certain basic
rules should be observed:
1. Messages should NEVER deviate from the stated topic (i.e. Don't post
a message about Atari computers in the Writing echo.) Either post the
message where it belongs or, if you can't find the correct message board,
don't post it at all. If you have questions about whether or not
something belongs, ask your friendly, local sysop -- BUT ASK ON A LOCAL
MESSAGE BOARD!
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2. Posted messages should only be of wide interest. No one really cares
that you are going out to dinner and a movie this Friday night. Actually,
we're all quite happy for you (you should probably get out more often), but
I see no reason to spread your plans around the country.
3. If at all possible, keep the "flames" to a minimum -- like NONE.
Often, in the heat of a, er.. discussion, you may read messages from
someone who has an opinion totally different from yours. Feel free to
discuss the difference of opinion but don't call him or her names
or speak poorly of their parentage. Again, none of us wish to spend money
to carry name-calling sessions across the country. (Some BBS's do carry
an echo called FLAME for just this type of thing. If you really want to
burn somebody, find a board that carries that echo and put your message
there.)
4. Under NO circumstances should you ever post a message similar to the
standard "Hey, Doode, anybody got any great warez to trade?" Don't even
THINK of sending this kind of crap out on an echo. Doing that will get
you (and eventually me) kicked off the echo. Act your age. Better yet,
act OLDER than your age.
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5. I shouldn't have to say it, but I will: THERE SHOULD NEVER, EVER BE
ANY MESSAGES POSTED ABOUT HACKING/CRACKING PROTECTED SOFTWARE. NEVER,
EVER, EVER!!! The same goes for messages about telephone or credit card
fraud. Don't do it. Don't even think about it.
6. Don't post any BBS notices on the echos (this includes the
Communications echo -- often called the COMM echo). You'll get nothing
but rude replies in return. BBS notices belong on a local message board.
Using the echos can be a great deal of fun. Some are so busy that the
messages pour in at the rate of 100 or more a day -- far more than
any local-only message board could achieve. So enjoy them. But please,
follow the rules above. And, if you have any questions, feel free to ask
(on a local board only!).