Updated some obsolete wording in section 4), added mention of Supreme Power in 1) and 2)
1) This echo is for polite discussion of the TV show, Babylon 5 and related books, TV movies and the related series, Crusade. Other JMS projects such as Jeremiah, the comic series' "Rising Stars", "Supreme Power" and "Midnight Nation" are also allowed.
Users are requested to keep within shouting range of the topic. Note - while I suppose comparisons to other shows (notably Star Trek) are inevitable, this is NOT the Trek Bashing echo. Keep it polite, guys. (Even when replying to trolls. Drives 'em NU
TZ.)
2) Don't put spoilers (surprise plot elements etc.) in subject lines. Though not required (currently - folks?), internal spoiler warnings are recommended for episodes of currently running series (Jeremiah), or the most recent issues of currently running
comic book series (Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Supreme Power). In the case of TV movies, oneshot comics and the like (Delicate Creatures), spoilers are recommended for the first week after release.
To include a spoiler warning prefix the information you are warning about by the phrase "spoiler warning for [name of episode or whatever]" followed by about 24 blank lines.
3) Crossposting of messages related to the topic is permitted. Please don't post entire articles from magazines and the like without getting the author's permission first. And check with me before crossposting FAQs to make sure only one person posts that
particular FAQ.
4) This is meant as a discussion echo for JMS projects like Babylon 5; fanfic is not banned, but should not involve anything that might conceivably happen in an ongoing or potential project (including any B5 related movies and the like. It's over, but it
's not THAT over.). As William Rotsler said about costume contest entries, short is good, funny is good, short and funny is best - if it'll run more than one post please check with me first. Long items should be made available for f'req, on websites, or
the like; just tell people where to look for them. Filksongs are fine.
5) Those failing to follow the rules will be warned both in the echo and via netmail - repeated infractions can get you tossed out of the echo temporarily or permanently. Moderator rulings once made should not be discussed in the echo. Take it to netmai
l/email.
6) As always, if someone comes up with a new and improved way to aggravate all and sundry the Moderator reserves the right to make a rule to fit the occasion.
