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3.4 KiB
Prolog
67 lines
3.4 KiB
Prolog
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<1> N*Y*S*A Ethics statement
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Telecommunications, and, more particularly, computer to computer
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telecommunications, has experienced major growth in the last two years. We
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expect that growth to continue in the years to come.
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Of particular interest is the growth of computer-based "bulletin boards."
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These systems have proliferated within the last few years, parallelling the
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growth in distribution of home computers.
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This has led to the development of a new form of communication between
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individuals who may never meet, but who can and do communicate with regularity,
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utilizing the medium of computer bulletin boards. These boards, provided as a
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public access service by their respective system owner/operators, have had the
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unique effect of facilitating communication between individuals at the very time
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when one hears cries that the modern, computerized, highly technological society
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is destroying the links between individuals and groups, links which are valuable
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to the health and functioning of that society.
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What is unclear to both observers and participants, however, is the "governing
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etiquette" which should be operative in this new format. System operators
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voluntarily provide a forum for users at their own cost, and each for his/her
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own reasons. Issues of concern which have been raised within this new
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"electronic community" center on the type of messages, various legalities, the
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obligations of system operators and users to each other and the development of a
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broadly based code to guide both system operators and users in the future growth
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and development of the medium.
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The Ethics Committee of the New York Sysops Association proposes the following
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Code of Ethics to the membership:
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The Association recognizes that the existence of any bulletin board system is
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based on the voluntary co-operation of the system operator. This code of ethics
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is based on the assumption of the mutual goodwill of the member systems and
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their users.
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Whenever the term "system" is used herein, it shall be construed to include
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the owner of the system and any persons to whom the owner has extended operator
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privileges.
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Wherever the term "user" is used herein, it shall mean any person who avails
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him/herself of access to a system.
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1. Nothing illegal is allowed on the system. This includes messages about
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pirating/trading, allowing the downloading of pirated software, and the
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sharing of illegal phone access codes for "phreaking".
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2. Nothing offensive to the users, either by way of language or ethnic
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references is allowed to remain on the system, and is actively discouraged by
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the Sysops.
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3. N*Y*S*A and its member boards promote, respect, and support the free and
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uncensored sharing of information, opinions, ideas, and communication in general
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through their message bases and text-file sections (bulletins, news, etc.) for
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all users within the limits described above.
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4. The member boards agree to continue to be mutually supportive in the
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running of their boards and maintaining the standards described above.
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5. Member boards shall indicate their membership in N*Y*S*A on their system
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by both displaying the N*Y*S*A code of ethics AND adhering to it.
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6. Sysops may join N*Y*S*A by applying for membership at any BBS already a
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member, and upon acceptance, will be admitted to membership by having their
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board included on the official list displayed on the member boards.
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