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Welcome to COMPUSALE
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PURPOSE: To provide a medium of exchange for buyers and sellers,
commercial and/or non-commercial, to buy and sell computer hardware,
software, and peripherals.
MODERATED by Tony White, FidoNet 1:124/5117 or 1:124/5117.1, and Kenneth
Hass, FidoNet 1:387/31.110.
COMPUSALE Guidelines
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Commerical and
Non-Commercial
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What is allowed:
Hardware: All computer platforms acceptable. IBM, Apple, Atari,
Amiga, etc. Even an AS/400 is okay :-). Contrary to Madison Avenue
Nintendo, Sega, Atari Jaguar, etc., are _NOT_ computers (at least for
the purposes of COMPUSALE).
Software: All software acceptable EXCEPT any software that contains
pornographic images or text. This *especially* means XXX CD-ROMs.
Posting of such items for sale is NOT allowed. This is not a moral
issue, but rather a legal one. Continued posting of such items for
sale and/or trade *will* result in action being taken by moderator.
Also, any illegal or "pirated" software will not be allowed. Any
person posting such software for sale will be reported to the appro-
priate law enforcement agency.
Peripherals and accessories: All types acceptable. Use your own
judgement.
What is NOT allowed:
Illegal activities of ANY kind will not be tolerated, and persons
involving themselves in such are subject to being reported to the
appropriate law-enforcement agencies. This includes chain letters,
"mailing lists," pyramid schemes, "900" or "976" numbers.
Off-topic messages or threads. Everyone gets a little off-topic
every now and then. We understand that. However, repeated off-
topic messages or threads are annoying. If you receive a message
informing you of an off-topic message or thread, or a message
asking you to cease a thread, please do so without argument.
This echo costs the SysOps money to distribute, so your cooperation~ is
appreciated.
Foul and/or obscene language is absolutely uncalled for and *will*
result in action being taken by moderator.
Alias or "Handle" names are NOT to be used in this echo. Real names
only. This is to protect the individual callers as well as the echo
in general. Accurate FIRST and LAST names are required. If the BBS
from which you are calling uses aliases, and you use one on that BBS,
you _must_ include your first _and_ last names in the body of your
message.
Modification of quoted messages is EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN.
All systems entering messages into COMPUSALE should display a valid
and complete node address.
Mailer problems such as origin stripping and duping are annoying and
are grounds for severing of link.
English is the official language of FidoNet, and it is the official
language of COMPUSALE as well. Other languages are acceptable, pro-
vided the poster of the message provides a full (and correct) English
translation in the message.
High-ASCII is no longer allowed in COMPUSALE. It has been too badly
abused. "For Sale" artwork, graphics, and borders are not allowed.~ They are
costly to transmit and are redundant in a for-sale-only area.
Excessive quoting is excessively annoying. Please refrain from it.
Quoting tearlines, taglines, and origin lines, without good cause,
should not be done.
ALL CAPS messages are frowned upon. All caps is considered shout-
ing, and should be unnecessary here.
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Commercial Vendors
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Your participation is welcome and encouraged. Please, however,
adhere to the following guidelines when posting your advertisements
and messages:
Please do not post the same ad more than once every seven days,
unless a price or product change has occurred. This is one of those
things that causes some people to skip your posts without reading
them -- and is somewhat irritating to others.
Please post prices. "Call for Current Pricing" results in someone
debating whether or not they should call you, and the result is
often a wasted long-distance phone call and/or a lost sale. "Prices
subject to change" is usually good enough. It doesn't cost anything
to post here and you may repost your ad _with changes_ on a more
frequent basis (see above). It is a good idea to make the first
line of your message something like "Last revised 11/4/93".
Please post a phone number, terms of sale, if tax applies to the
sale, etc. Do you accept credit cards, checks, COD, money order,
is shipping included? These things are important to your potential
customers.
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Violations
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Anyone who persists in violation of these guidelines will be
subject to the following:
1) Warning in the echo. If this is heeded, no further action
should be necessary.
2) Second warning in the echo AND a netmail message. If this
occurs, please cease all activities in violation of guidelines.
3) Third warning in the echo, a netmail message to you and to
your sysop. At this point, you have shown your unwillingness
to abide by the guidelines and your choice to ignore warnings
given previously. You will be asked to voluntarily cease your
participation in the echo for a period of time to be determined
by moderator.
4) Fourth warning. Your access will be severed, period, at
whatever level it becomes necessary to do so. You will banned
from the echo for a period of time to be determined by moderator.
The only exception to the above process is FLAMING of a user or
a moderator in the echo, making SLANDEROUS or LIBELOUS statements,
or the use of profanity in the echo. This will result in immediate
action.
NOTE: The moderator reserves all rights to make decisions regarding
what is topical for discussion, what constitutes FLAMING, SLANDER, and
LIBEL in the echo, and what actions to take against persons abusing
their privileges in this echo.
The current "banned" list is as follows:
Name Banned Until
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Phu Luong (alias Robert Tran, alias Permanently
Karrie Parker)
Joseph Thomas Permanently
Rob Schlicher Permanently
Matt Gaskill Indefinitely
Todd Cotsman Permanently
Mike Shannon Permanently
Tony McClenny Indefinitely
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NOTE: The moderator reserves the right to ban anyone at any time.
* Replies to a warning or appeals to a decision must be made
* via NETMAIL ONLY to Kenneth Hass at 1:387/31.110. Doing so in
* the echo will be considered off-topic and will be treated as
* such. No exceptions.
Since I moderate this echo, I have the responsibility of making the
rules. Those who don't think they can comply should take their mess-
ages elsewhere.
If you wish to discuss or debate these rules, use NetMail directly to
me, or leave a message on my BBS. Do *NOT* use this echo to debate or
discuss the rules!!!
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Miscellaneous
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If you've had a deal arranged here go bad; if you feel like you've
been cheated, or if you really *have* been cheated, I would suggest
that you try to resolve the problem via NetMail with the other party
before dragging it into the echo.
However, if you have been cheated, I'd like to know about it, so I
can keep track of those people who might be "suspect." Please NetMail~ me at
1:387/31.110. I don't want to become a mediator for disputes,
however.
Remember: EchoMail is a privilege, not a "right".
Thank you for your cooperation.
That's it... except that if someone comes up with a new and improved
way to aggravate all, the moderator reserves the right to make a rule
to fit the occasion! :-)
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GUIDELINES v1.2; last update 06/25/95.
Kenneth Hass
Moderator, COMPUSALE