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The Quotes 2 Echo Rules
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TOPIC: The Quotes 2 echo area is for the sharing of quoteable material.
------ This has also been expanded to include Puns, and short stories,
otherwise known as Observations ala Will Rogers, J. Frank Dobie
and others... Discussions of Quotes, Puns, or Observations
should be kept to a minimum, but use common sense in that
respect. In other words, requests for qoutes, info on who
may have been quoted and similar items of this nature.
Discussion's on the content of the quote are best directed
to the Quotes_Discussions echo. (yes Binky, a new area)
RULES: The rules for the Quotes 2 Echo are simple, very standard and
------ may be bent a little, but not ignored.
1. Keep your messages on-topic as described above --
Any other content is inappropriate. On occasion, the
Moderator may get the feeling that message content is
inappropriate or has the potential to attract a barrage
of inappropriate messages. In addition, some threads
may be more appropriate on other echo conferences, such
as the new Quotes_Discussions message area.
In such instances, the Moderator will post a friendly
reminder of these "guidelines".
2. Be NICE to one another and keep your sense of humor --
Personal attacks against people whose opinions
differ from yours are not permitted.
The useful exchange of information requires you to accept
that people have opinions or experiences which contrast yours.
The object of this echo is to enjoy quotes from others,
not to argue with them about their quotes.
Profanity is out of place and certainly is not necessary.
Although there are those "risque" sayings, let's keep them
to a minimum... Various Limericks come to mind...
Any personal attack (thinly disguised or not) is inappropriate.
3. Never use the echo to reply to inappropriate messages --
No letters home to Mom and Dad asking for money...
If you feel a message is inappropriate, simply take
a deep breath and please ignore it.
It'll go away. And if it doesn't,
LET THE MODERATOR HANDLE THE PROBLEM!!!
If you respond over the echo, many Sysops will incur
financial expense for your violation.
If you feel particularly strong about a specific posting,
YOU assume financial responsibility by sending the
Moderator private netmail, or by taking your beef
off-echo and flame the person directly.
Leave the other participants out of it, especially the
Sysops who foot the bills.
4. Avoid entering private or local-interest messages --
One exception may be the posting of up-coming events that
may have an impact on the Quotes and Puns area.
The O Henry Pun Off or events similar can be mentioned.
Messages which cannot be of interest other conference
participants are inappropriate and should be sent via NetMail.
Contact your SysOp on the BBS you are calling from, in the
General Msg Area or a special area for messages to/from the SysOp,
not in this Echo! for information on that board's NetMail policy.
5. Do not initiate any commercial advertisements or BBS ads --
Such postings are inappropriate. Note, however, that this
does not forbid messages about specific products, services,
or BBS phone numbers in direct response to request
for information having to do with Quotes or Puns.
HANDLES:
-------- While not encouraged, "handles" or anonymous names are
permitted provided they are not used with the intent to
conceal the identity of a person posting malicious or
illegal messages.
COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL:
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The posting of copyrighted material without the
express permission of the copyright holder may violate any
"fair-use" doctrine. Quoting a passage is acceptable,
especially if other sources are quoted as well.
Posting a single article verbatim without permission
is not acceptable. (That creeps into the realm of plagiarism.)
And really does not have a place in this particular message area.
Any notice that it has been posted without permission
doesn't protect any BBS carrying this echo from possible
prosecution. Sysops, if you feel uncomfortable about
messages containing copyrighted material, it is acceptable
to delete them from your board.
On occasion, the Moderator will place long distance calls
to the copyright holder to verify permission.
SYSOP RESPONSIBILITY:
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Sysops who receive the Quotes 2 Echo are responsible
for all messages which enter this conference from
their systems. This includes messages from users
of the system and any points. All messages must have a
FidoNet compatible Origin line which should contain the
BBS's name. In addition, it is recommended that the
Origin line contain the city and state code.
The line must end with a legal (i.e., listed
in a nodelist) Net/node address. If the Net/node is
not a FidoNet number, then the network (AlterNet,
FamilyNet, EggNet etc.) should be identified in the Origin
line text so NetMail replies can be properly routed.
In addition, please post these rules so that your users can
read them BEFORE they begin participation in this conference.
If you have been contacted by the Moderator regarding use
or abuse of the Quotes 2 Echo from your board, you are
expected to respond promptly via netmail to 1:382/98.0
if requested to do so.
NONCOMPLIANCE:
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If you cannot abide by and comply with the rules, you
are requested to forego posting messages to this conference.
Sysops, do not allow your users to post inappropriate
or abusive messages in this conference. Anyone who
posts such messages will be warned of the infraction.
If inappropriate posting continues, you, as the SysOp,
will be asked to drop the conference.
If you do not drop the conference voluntarily, the system(s)
uproute will be asked to disconnect your Quotes 2 Echo feed.
This method of keeping the Quotes 2 Echo interesting and
productive is not preferred. It is preferable that
participants simply abide by the rules.
Thanks for your compliance with these rules and Thanks for reading the
Quotes 2 echo area.
Chris Nunn * Moderator Quotes 2 *
The Austin Connection! BBS 512-443-3096 / 512-707-7261
Home of Quotes 2 and Quotes Discussions