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MUSIC Conference Rules
"Participation in the MUSIC ECHO is a privilege not a right. It's like
driving a car. A DWI or two will get you talked about <smile> as well
as your license revoked." (Author Unknown)
MUSIC is a general message oriented echo. Conversation is encouraged.
Debate is encouraged. All discussions are open to anyone who wishes to
join in. Keep the discussion relevant to MUSIC. While some cross-
subject topics are inevitable (i.e. drugs or AIDS while discussing
certain musicians), don't get carried away.
The MODERATOR may not always be right, but his decisions are final
unless she / he says otherwise. A minimum of Moderator activity is
intentionally maintained.
The MODERATOR may post his own opinions, and argue freely and
completely with anyone, as an individual. Moderator messages are
labeled as such. If they do not explicitly state they are from the
Moderator, and not just from Chuck Allen, you may freely argue with
any of his enlightened opinions without fear of moderator reprisal.
In addition, the Moderator will enforce these rules without prejudice,
whether or not she / he agrees with anything you may say.
QUOTING is REQUIRED. If you don't know how to quote, then you MUST
indicate in the message what the original point you are disagreeing,
agreeing, or discussing with was about (recap). While you and the
recipient may know what you are talking about, the object is to let
_everybody_ know what you are talking about.
DON'T OVERQUOTE. Do not quote Tag lines or Origin lines unless they're
important to your reply. The idea is to remind the readers about what
you're discussing, not give a complete recap of the conversation. In
addition, do not quote 15 lines of text only to write "I agree."
DEBATE
This echo carries an extremely small level of traffic, and, as such,
there is also an extreme divergence of views. Be prepared to have one
person jump on you for a statement which you consider offhand or
harmless. Always remember that somewhere out there is someone who will
disagree completely with your most reasoned arguments, and that logic
will not always convince that person, especially in the matter of
musical tastes, and whether or not Group A is better than Group B.
With all that said, here are the conference rules:
Rule 1: BOOTLEGS AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
This conference is not to be used for any illegal purpose
whatsoever. This includes, but is not limited to, arrangements
for the illegal copying or distribution of copyrighted material.
Yes, this includes bootlegs as well as taped copies of albums and
CDs. If you absolutely must conspire to break the law, do it via
direct netmail, NOT via this conference.
Your sysop may be liable if you do use this echo for illegal
purposes. As a result, this is quite possibly the rule that will
be most strictly enforced by the Moderator. It is expected that
you will police yourself in dealing with this matter. However, if
you do not, and you are called on it, you will be expected to
immediately end all relevant conversation.
Rule 2: NO FLAMING
Treat others as you would like to be treated. Personal attacks
are NEVER permitted. It is possible to disagree with people on
MANY subjects and still be friends, or at least treat each other
in a friendly manner.
Rule 3: Do not be easily offended. Keep in mind that no one is
forcing you to be here, and no one is forcing you to read
messages that cause psychotic behavior in you. You are free to
either hit the N)ext message key or to move to a more compatible
environment.
Rule 4: STAY ON TOPIC
Confine your messages to the subject matter of the conference.
There are many other echomail conferences for the discussion of
many other topics. The topic of this conference is MUSIC and
messages posted here should be relevant to that topic. Please
note that any response to an off-topic message is also off-topic.
If you see an off-topic message, DO NOT POST A RESPONSE. The
preferred response is to simply ignore it. If you feel you cannot
ignore the posting, send netmail to the author of the message, or
to the moderator. If you post a response, you are just as much in
violation of the rules as the original poster is.
Rule 5: NO ADS/PERSONAL MESSAGES
This conference is not to be used for advertisement or
personal messages. If you have an ad you wish to post, do it in
the appropriate conference, not here. If you have a personal
conversation you wish to conduct, do it via netmail. Messages
posted here should only be those of possible interest to a
significant number of the participants.
Rule 6: Each system operator that receives this conference is
responsible for any and all traffic that enters this conference
from his system. This does not include in transit messages from
other systems receiving the conference, but DOES include messages
from users of the system, and any point operators of the system.
Rule 7: A few words on profanity:
1) Please restrain yourself. Is the offending word necessary? Or
are you just trying to tick someone off? The only time profanity
is acceptable is in the form of a quote from lyrics in a
pertinent context.
2) If you find such a word necessary, please use an asterisk (*)
in place of a vowel. If the appearance of the word itself is
offensive to the receiver, then you will be able to convey your
message without actually having to rub anyone's nose in it.
3) Anyone who is swearing is assuming the risk that the moderator
will find its continued use excessively annoying, and will take
appropriate action.
Rule 8: ENGLISH
English is the "official" language of this echo. I have done
this in order to allow the most people possible to understand all
the conversations. Please refrain from posting in other languages
(at least without a translation).
These rules are not intended to restrict discussion, but rather to
focus it on the conference topic. If you have comments or questions
about these rules or the conference in general please send them via
netmail to the conference moderator(s) at the net address(es) given
below. If you have any questions on how to use netmail, the system
operator of the BBS you are reading this on should be able to help.
Comments, questions, and suggestions are more than welcome, and will
be responded to via netmail as time permits.
Chuck Allen (1:129/41) Moderator