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GAYTEEN POLICY
Rules as of January 1, 1993
931025: Changed age limitation, paragraph 2
940925: Changed penalty for person over 21 posting. Added para 5i.
1) PURPOSE:
The purpose of GAYTEEN is to provide a forum for the discussion by
teens of the concerns by teens relating to a homosexual sexuality. Many of
the participants are teens who have already come to terms with their
sexuality. Other participants are teens who are "exploring their options"
and want to learn more about the homosexual lifestyle.
2) ACCESS:
GAYTEEN is an International Fidonet Backbone Echo which is
available to any BBS which can receive echoes from the Fidonet Backbone. It
is preferred that Sysops allow ALL teen callers access to the echo
(including first-time callers) for reading purposes. If your software
supports a different security level for writing messages, it is preferred
that writing privileges be withheld until you are comfortable enough that
the user will not be violating these rules, since the Sysop is ultimately
responsible for all messages leaving his/her BBS. Sysops are requested to
try to insure that ONLY those people under the age of 21 will have access
to the echo. Otherwise, no one should be barred from the echo because of
age, sexuality, or any other criteria, as long as they abide by these
rules. Messages may be posted ONLY by those who are under 21 years of age.
Any BBS that permits someone over 21 to post in the echo will have their
feed cut. The only exception to this is the moderator(s).
3) USER NAMES:
The decision as to the form of name required for use in the
conference is left to the individual sysop of each participating BBS. This
means that some systems may allow handles while others might not.
When handles are permitted, they should be of two parts, so as to
form a name which could pass as a possible real name. Handles may not bear
sexual connotations or innuendoes; nor contain terms which are offensive in
polite society. Handles may not be a common name that would be easily
selectable by several different people, thus causing problems with mail
delivery.
4) MESSAGE CONSTRUCTION:
a) High ASCII characters are discouraged in Fidonet because of the
problems they can cause to mailers, packers, and even non-IBM machines.
They are not tolerated in this echo.
b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS HAVE THE EFFECT OF SHOUTING. It is also an
illiterate style. Please do not shout or be illiterate.
c) The official language of GAYTEEN is English and messages should
only contain English language.
d) Private messages are not permitted since the Fidonet Backbone
does not support them.
e) The 'From:' line must either be a real name, or a non-offensive
pseudonym. The word SYSOP is not allowed in the 'From:" line.
5) MESSAGE CONTENT:
a) Messages will not contain profanity or words defined in
Webster's dictionary as obscene. If you wouldn't use the word in front of
your grandmother, then don't use it here.
b) Messages will not depict or describe sexual acts of any kind or
'How to' messages designed to improve performance. EXCEPTION: Messages
couched in formal medical terminology whose primary purpose is to promote
safe sex are allowed as long as they do not appeal to a person's prurient
interests.
c) Messages will not promote, advocate or otherwise encourage the
use of illegal substances, the conduct of illegal acts or the abuse of
various substances or things (i.e. alcohol, children, etc).
d) This echo is for civilized, reasonably mature discussions.
Messages will not be inflammatory or abusive toward, or about, anyone, or
anything.
e) No advertising of any kind is permitted. This particularly
includes messages telling the world what you are looking for, either as a
lover, or as a 'one-night stand'.
f) Phone numbers and addresses are not permitted, under any
circumstances. BBS and other computer numbers are also prohibited. Origin
lines MUST have a valid Fidonet address in them.
g) Messages MUST be on-topic. To be on-topic, a message must be
discussing the aspects of teen-agers who either are gay, or may be gay. The
world, at large, is continually bombarded by negative-ness about being gay.
The main purpose of this echo is to counteract those situations - to
provide a 'safe haven' type of atmosphere, particularly for teens who are
curious about what it is like to be gay; teens who are just begining to
come to terms with their own sexuality. NOTE: Threads will frequently start
out on-topic and quickly drift to something else. It is the responsibility
of each participant to recognize this and either steer the thread back
on-topic, or to end the thread.
h) Messages must be of interest to all readers. One-on-one
messages between a few people are not permitted.
i) Any BBS which permits messages that are sexually explicit, or
describe specific sexual acts to be entered into the echo will have their
feed to the echo cut off.
6) MESSAGE QUOTING:
The quoting of a SMALL portion of the message you are replying to
is encouraged to establish the context of your reply. However, the quoting
of large portions of the message is discouraged. Quoting of the SEEN-BY
lines and PATHS is prohibited, since this messes up some of the Fidonet
mailers and packers.
7) VIOLATION OF THE RULES:
If another person has violated the rules, or made some
inappropriate comment, refrain from responding IN the echo. We don't need
several people responding to one violation, causing a lot of unnecessary
messages. It is the Moderator's job to deal with this, and it will
frequently be done behind the scenes.
Violators will be dealt with in accordance with the then currently
active Fidonet Echo Policy.
8) ANNOYING BEHAVIOR:
Fidonet policy details (and prohibits) annoying behavior. Annoying
behavior by anyone in the GAYTEEN conference shall not be allowed.
According to the Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language:
annoy - to irritate, bother, etc as by a repeated action.
9) COMPLAINTS & CRITICISMS:
Complaints and criticisms (both good and bad) are Off-Topic in the
conference and will not be tolerated. You can netmail them to the
Moderator. Netmail that is coherent and rational will be responded to;
otherwise I will use my delete key. Complaints and criticisms are also
expected to contain suggested ways to correct the situation. This also
applies to suggested amendments to these rules. Proposed amendments are
off-topic in the echo. Ask your local Sysop for more information about
sending Netmail to us.
10) PRECEDENCE:
Should any item in this set of rules be in direct contradiction
with that of the current Fidonet Policy (presently Policy 4), Fidonet Echo
Policy, or any other upper Fidonet policy currently in existence or to be
released in the future, then the rules as stated in said upper level
document shall apply in lieu of that of this document.
11) AUTHORITY:
The Moderator has the sole authority to determine who is, and who
is not violating these rules. The Moderator's interpretation of the rules
will be the final decision. Anyone who does not agree to these rules CAN
NOT participate in the GAYTEEN Echo. The first posting of a message by a
person in this echo constitutes his/her total acceptance of the rules.
Eric Carpenter, 260/825
Moderator
Sid Balcom, 109/343
Alternate Moderator