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THE THIRTY BBS COMMANDMENTS
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Author Unknown
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It has finally happened. Some very intelligent SysOp gave some
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great thought to how a BBS should be operated and came up with
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the 30 BBS Commandments. We would be very remiss if We kept these
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from you, so here they are:
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1. Thou shall love thy BBS with all thy heart and all thy bytes.
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2. Thou shalt remember thy name and password.
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3. Thou shalt not POST IN ALL CAPS!
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4. Thou shalt use thy real name.
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5. Thou shalt only call a BBS two times a day.
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6. Honor thy SysOp.
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7. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's password, nor his or her
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real name, computer, software, nor any other thing belonging
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to him or her.
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8. Thou shalt not post messages that are stupid, worthless, or
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have no meaning.
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10. Thou shalt spell thy words correctly.
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11. Thou shalt not use a "handle" unless thine computer is made
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by Commodore.
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12. Thou shalt delete thine olden messages.
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13. Thou shalt help other users.
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14. Thou shalt not post anonymously when offering criticism.
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15. Thou shalt keep thy foul language to thyself.
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16. Thou shalt not occupy thy BBS with thine arguments, for
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Verily, I say unto thee that thou shalt maketh a fool of
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thyself.
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17. Woe be unto the user who attempt to crash thy BBS, for he or
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she shalt be cast out from the sanctuary of thy hobby and
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must repent by doing 40 days and 40 nights of penance of
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voice-only communications.
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18. Thou shalt first dial BBS numbers during the day by way of
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voice line to assure correct numbers.
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19. Thou shalt not beg for E-Mail.
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20. Thou shalt not post messages while drunk.
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21. Thou shalt confine thy messages to those of friendship,
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requests for assistance, aid to the needy, advice, and
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advancement of thy hobby; and thou art obligated to repel any
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who wouldst transgress upon those commandments.
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22. If thou doth promise to reply to a message and thou doth not,
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then surely thou shalt spill coffee into thy keyboard and
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burn out thy central processing chip.
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23. Thou shalt not giveth any false information when applying for
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membership to a BBS, for verily it is written that
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whosoever shall do so will surely be found out and thy
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welcome on all boards will be thus denied forever and ever.
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24. Thou shalt log on properly and in accordance with the SysOp's
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rules.
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25. Thou shalt observe BBS time limits.
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26. Thou shalt not upload "worm" programs.
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27. Thou shalt not ask stupid questions that are already fully
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explained in the BBS instructions.
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28. Thou shalt not exchange copy protected software thru the BBS.
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29. Thou shalt not violate applicable state/federal/local laws
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and regulations affecting BBS telecommunications, or thy will
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feel the wrath of thy judicial system.
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30. Thou shalt not hack.
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