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8/15/89
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TO: All Users
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SUBJECT: Written Statement
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FROM: Sysops for Responsible Modem Use
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Users of the Modem Community,
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The decline of modem responsibility is a growing problem within our
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community today. Some people are abusing their BBS calling privileges and
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causing problems for the ones who are not.
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Because of this problem, THE SYSOPS FOR RESPONSIBLE MODEM USE was formed,
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and met for the first time on August 13th, 1989 at 1:30pm. This group is a
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unity of GBBS sysops in the Houston area. It seemed there was not enough
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communication between the GBBS sysops, and that was what this meeting was to
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remedy. The meeting was highly successful, and all of us agreed on a number of
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actions and ideas that must be carried out.
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To make a long story short, we, the SYSOPS FOR RESPONSIBLE MODEM USE, have
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had enough bickering and abuse from some users in the Houston area. We are
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FIRM believers that calling a BBS is a privilege, not a right. In order to
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protect all the Bulletin Board Systems involved with this group, we are going
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to increase information exchange about problem users in great detail. This
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will help keep all member sysops informed of situations on other systems, and
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warn them of any problems that be heading their way. There is no pressure on
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any or all sysops to handle situations one way or the other. All actions on a
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sysop's system are determined and carried out by the sysop. We firmly believe
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that a sysop should run his/her system the way he/she wants to, and should not
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be pressured by other sysops. This information exchange will simply help the
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sysop make a decision about a problem user.
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The following are a few points and definitions that need to be explained:
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PURPOSE OF THE SYSOPS FOR RESPONSIBLE MODEM USE:
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To increase information exchange between member sysops to better deal
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with problem users of the GBBS Community.
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"Problem User" : Any user who willfully abuses another user, system, or sysop
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publicly, whether this abuse is verbal or with actions of
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another nature. (This includes crashing of systems, etc.)
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GROUP POLICY:
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As of August 13th, 1989 all users within the Houston area are starting with a
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"clean slate" so to speak. We will not judge users by their past actions.
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Some sysops have personal problems with users that are currently being handled
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and the group as a whole will not take part in these proceedings. Whatever
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personal problems a sysop may have with certain users we beileve is of a
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private nature and the group will take no stand either way. But, if the
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problems do overflow onto other systems and sysops, the group will stand behind
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any actions that may occur within the group's limits.
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If a user becomes a problem on one of the group's systems, ALL information
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about the user and his actions will be relayed IMMEDIATELY to the group's
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private forums for all the sysops of the group to review and comment on. This
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will give ALL SYSOPS OF THE GROUP information about the user and what kind of
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person that user is.
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** THIS GROUP IN NO WAY SUPPORTS THE OLD METHODS OF BLACKLISTING OR "TELE-TRIAL"
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IN ANY SHAPE OR FASHION.
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Contrary to popular belief, there is no large blacklist with names that
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we plan to wipe off the boards in Houston. This was never even discussed.
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We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to "shape up" if they do become
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a problem. That is why we are "wiping the slate clean".
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In no way are we trying to decide the fate of the modem world as some people
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have tried to label us as doing. We have no right to do such, but we do have
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the right to dictate what happens on our systems. That is the point we need to
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stress to any and all users of the GBBS community.
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We hope we will have your full support and cooperation.
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Sincerely,
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THE SYSOPS FOR RESPONSIBLE MODEM USE
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Lord Capulet Dark Side of the Moon
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Old Gray Hair Little Apple Board
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Disk Doctor Club Apple
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Steve Ragsdale Rooftop Hide-way
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Tumbleweed The Houston Times
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Will MC The Citadel
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DKL Chameleon
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King Kelson
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Charter Member
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Sysops for Responsible Modem Use
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