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In accordance with current practice and adopted echomail proceedure
within Fidonet, the following rules have been established for the
Home Repair and Home N Garden Echos. The following rules will
be posted periodically in each echo.
The purpose of the rules is quite simply to make sure the messages
conform to Fidonet standards, keep the threads on topic, and to
insure orderly distribution without causing duplicate message loops.
1. Only real names are allowed in this conference. Handles, nick-
names, etc. are not permitted. This is an echo dedicated to
serious topics and such handles as "Asian Warrior", "Satan's Right
Hand", and "The Avenger" have no place here. Short forms of your
first name such as Bob, Al, Joe, etc. are not considered nick-
names.
2. Off topic messages should be ignored. The Moderator will respond
to them directly. Answers by others just tend to perpetuate
themselves and lead the threads astray.
3. Personal attacks (commonly called flames) are not permitted under
any circumstances. In addition to keeping the messages on topic,
we intend to keep things friendly. It is absolutely permitted
and encouraged to disagree. However, it must be done in a nice,
friendly manner. This, however, does not include attacks on any
person, agency (Governmental or otherwise), corporation, etc.
A condescending manner is to be avoided at all costs. Please try
to remember how much you had to learn at one time. This rule is
interpreted to mean that propaganda, "warnings" (other than those
posted by Governmental Agencies or a product's manufacturer), and
other such nonsense is off limits here. This is not an area for
discussion of political ideas. While one may, for example, say
that he favors a particular way of doing something, he may not
indicate that his is the only way, only "right" way, etc. nor
may he say that doing it in a more conventional way is wrong.
4. This echo is available to any Fidonet or Eggnet BBS which wants
to carry it, and we hope they all will. However, at this time
it may not be passed out of Fidonet or Eggnet without the explicit
permission of the Coordinator. Also, it should only be passed
to or from your net echomail hub unless he asks you to pass it
on to another bbs in your net.
5. Sysops (system operators) from throughout the country spend their own
hard-earned $$$ to make these echos available for your pleasure and
education. Therefore, advertisements of any kind, and in particular,
*COMMERCIAL_ADVERTISEMENTS* are not in good taste and are *TABOO*.
It is totally unfair to ask these sysops to pay your advertising
costs, and your cooperation here is most certainly expected.
6. That's all the rules folks. They are really just common sense
and courtesy. Please live somewhere near if not within them and
all will be well. However, we must enforce them if they are
violated.
Bob Germer
Coordinator and Moderator
(1:266/21)