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IGA_Net<tm> GENEALOGY NETWORK
GENEALOGY RESOURCES CONFERENCE RULES
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Last Revised July 17, 1995
Echo Tag: IGA_GEN_RES
Moderator: Jeff Burton (IGA_Net<tm>: 440:129/1)
(Fidonet: 1:2275/10)
1. This conference is available to any IGA_Net(tm) SYSOP or Private
member who has a personal interest in, or whose operation has
callers having an interest in, commercial offerings relating to
genealogy services or products. Messages from professional
researchers, publishers, genealogy software dealers, users with
genealogy articles for sale (such as family books) are encouraged.
Any message which details services or goods that would be
beneficial to the genealogist are welcome in this echo
Also messages from individuals who request knowledge of commercial
products or services are welcome.
2. Neither IGA_Net<tm>, nor anyone connected with it, vouches-for or
guarantees in the least the veracity or goodness of offers, the
quality of service(s), or *anything* relating to the goodness or
merit of any product or service mentioned in the echo.
3. Any agreements between parties which result from any message
entered in the echo are solely and completely between the parties
involved--and neither IGA_Net<tm> nor any person acting as a member
of IGA_Net<tm> may or will become a party to any such agreement.
If you enter a message in this echo, you do so at your own risk.
Similarly, if you respond to a message which has been entered in
the echo, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN PERIL. Neither IGA_Net<tm>, nor
any of its participants, assumes *any* responsibility relating to
any product or service offered in this echo.
4. There will be no fee or charge associated with advertising in this
echo. All ads are carried gratis.
5. Prices for products and services will be conspicuously posted
within the offering message. Messages which do not detail the
specific and full price for a product or service are prohibited.
6. Individuals who advertise in the echo must completely identify
themselves with their real names and residential addresses.
Companies and organizations who advertise must give their complete
and correct names and location addresses. No blind ads are allowed.
A bonafide company name may be given, but absolutely no aliases or
handles.
7. No actual purchasing transactions will occur via this echo. If
a person wants to purchase a product or service advertised in this
echo, they will *not* make such arrangements in this echo. They
will utilize other means, e.g., direct telephone contact, snail
mail, direct netmail, E-mail, etc.
8. The motto of this conference is: CAVEAT EMPTOR
Simply, this means: LET THE BUYER BEWARE !!!
Prior to purchasing any product or service, a *thorough*
investigation is first in-order. You are cautioned to purchase
nothing just because it is advertised in this echo. Do a complete
investigation prior to sending money to anyone or any company.
9. The moderator's judgment is the sole and ruling factor relating
to whether a product or service may be advertised in this echo. If
you are advised that a message you have entered is among the
traffic which is prohibited, you may *NOT* enter another message
on that subject in this echo. To do so, guarantees your feed will
severed.
Similarly, once a subject message has been declared prohibited, NO
ONE should comment further on the prohibited message or subject.
Shams, pyramid schemes, or "fast-money" schemes are not allowed
in this echo.
10. Message length will not exceed 100 lines.
11. Messages advertising a product may not be entered more frequently
than once per month.
12. Reports on the goodness or badness of a product or service may be
entered. If you do criticize a product or service, you do so at
your own initiative and risk. IGA_Net<tm> will not be responsible
for *any* comments or evaluations of products or services which
are entered in this echo.
13. Personal attacks (FLAMES), offensive language or racial slurs are
prohibited in this conference. When someone enters a message with
such content, their feed will be immediately severed--without any
notification. In case a message appears which is questionable as to
possibly containing contents prohibited above, the originator will be
required to respond by direct netmail to the moderator with answers
to questions presented by the moderator. In the absence of a speedy
communication, the message originator's feed will be severed.
14. Messages from this conference may not be gated to any other
network without the express consent of the Zone Coordinator of
IGA_Net<tm> (440:1/0).
15. Off-topic messages are prohibited in this conference.
16. The use of taglines is strongly dissuaded. In the event the
originator of a message finds he/she has an urgent need to
utilize a tagline, the tagline will only be a short line
detailing research surnames:
Researching: JONES, GREEN, and CALLAWAY
Cutesy taglines add nothing to the value of genealogical research
being conducted by the message originator.... in fact, they detract
greatly from the serious purpose of the message content.
Also, taglines add to the length of messages and therefore add to
the cost of transferring traffic via continental and intercontinental
telephone. Again, you are requested to empathize with those who are
paying the long-distance charges and leave taglines off your messages.
17. The use of excessive "quoting" is strictly discouraged. Only
quote that portion of a message which is necessary to continue the
"thought" without going overboard. Quoting an entire message is
hardly ever necessary.
18. Do *NOT* enter a message in *ALL* capital letters! Capital
letters are used to EMPHASIZE a point or to make SURNAME's
stand out inside the body of the text.
19. Although "thank-you" notes are a form of good manners, they
are more appropriately sent via NetMail or Snailmail.
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Considering that characters with the high-ASCII bit set
(above 7F hexadecimal (127 decimal)) and characters of value
less than 20 hexadecimal (32 decimal) cause numerous problems
with software now in use, such characters are not allowed
in messages in this echo.
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