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RULES
WORLDTLK CONFERENCE RULES & GUIDELINES
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WORLDTLK is an international conference currently distributed on
*five* major star backbone systems in Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3,
Zone 4 and Zone 6 representing North America, Europe, Australia, New
Zealand, Mexico, South America and the Far East.
WORLDTLK is being distributed in Zone-4 through the official Z4
Echomail backbone. WORLDTLK is being linked to Zone-4 as part of
the IDS project, which stands for the Independent Distribution System.
Mexico has also been linked via this distribution system. Pablo Kleinman
and his collegues are providing the IDS distribution for the WORLDTLK
dissemination. Currently we have several nodes in Mexico and Argentina
receiving WORLDTLK. Most recently, WORLDTLK has receiving nodes in the
Far East including Singapore and Japan.
Distribution to parts of Eastern Europe, the Ukraine and the
Soviet Union is also underway and currently we have nodes
receiving WORLDTLK in Leningrad, Novosibrisk, Estonia, Poland and
Yugoslavia. The Zone-2 gateway is the official TAPgate (Bruce
Bodger in the USA and Joop Mellaart in Europe). The Zone-3
gateway is UNitex (USA) and Craig Silva (Australia).
Our primary goal is to provide a 'free' exchange of information,
news, data and technology between nations and to assist in the
breakdown of North-South boundaries as they appply to the the
industrialized nations and the underdeveloped nations of the world.
We hopefully will be gating this conference soon to the Far East
and Africa.
The Conference is sponsored by UNITEX Communications, a project of
UNitek Research Institute and is moderated by Dr. James Waldron, CEO
and Executive Director, UNitex.
I'm sure the various backgrounds of our international readers will
help to strengthen this project of international debate and discourse
using current political issues and topical news that has global
ramifications. The Moderator does not censor material or postings but
tries to direct the focus and the subject matter to the issues at-hand,
whatever they may be.
The Rules and Guidelines that are highlighted below are not
deterrents but just 'guides' to help you stay on track and to avoid
personal involvement with the issues that can often get
'argumentative' and personal. Staying objective is often a difficult
task, even more so on an international theatre. Our jobs, as
moderators, is to assist in this direction and to reap the most, for
the participants of this conference, from the dialoges and exchanges
that will transpire.
Purpose, Rules and Guidelines
The purpose of this conference is to provide a current forum for
the exchange of information and news relating to the current
international political spectrum.
Several of the postings here will be by UNITEX COMMUNICATIONS.
Unitex will provide updates and weekly summaries from the
United Nations General Assembly, news bulletins and news flashes
from other related UN organizations. Other international news
magazines and journalists will also be posting current world
information and topical news into this confernce.
This is NOT a read-only conference BUT good judgement should be
exercised before submitting replies or general inquires. Good
journalism on topical or international issues is of prime
importance.
This conference will undoubtedly reach many university and
college sites, private foundations, governmental and
non-governmental agencies, educational institutes and other
related organizations. Questions or statements entered into this
conference will, in many cases, be viewed and replied to, by
journalists and other professionals in the political and social
science fields, United Nations or governmnet agencies and
closely allied areas.
Please use good judgement, diplomacy and discretion when making
statements or inquiries in the WORLDTLK Conference. This is
truly an international forum which adheres to the protocols that
are currently used by the international press associations, the
United Nations and other foreign press associations.
GUIDLINES
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1. Please stick to the topic of World News.
2. The use of foul language, name calling or
offensive postings will not be tolerated.
3. Use private netmail for any personal inquires
or questions which would not have general appeal.
4. Do not engage in excessive quoting of original messages
since this is an international conference is is gated
to several countries.
This is a MODERATED conference. The moderator reserves the
right to enter timely messages such as the WORLDTLK rules,
guidelines and protocol. Individuals who continue to post
off-topic messages or to be constantly abusive, after being
warned of thier behavior, will be asked to leave the conference
and will be considered excessively annoying under Policy 4 and
in non-compliance with standard fidonet echomail policy and
the current interpretation of Echopol.
Thank you,
=Dr. James Waldron, WORLDTLK Moderator