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SUBJECT: FIDO UFO CONFERENCE RULES FILE: UFO2634
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Welcome to the echo. I will post a copy of the echo rules here for
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you to post as a bulletin on your system. Please encourage your users to check
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out the echo, and above all have fun. :-)
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** F I D O U F O C O N F E R E N C E R U L E S **
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# = added/updated 06/26/93
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The UFO echo is dedicated to *serious* research of the UFO phenomenon. It is,
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therefore, aimed at people who have familiarized themselves with the topic.
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The fact is, this echo has grown well-beyond its original scope of a tight
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group of researchers. We welcome participation as long as you follow the rules
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of this area:
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# 1-* Discuss UFO. This is rule number one . This is NOT the forum for
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religious discussions, or out-of-body experiences, nor such topics that are
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best suited on the Space, Aviation or Physics conferences -unless- it relates
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directly to UFO's and clear definable connections can be shown. Nor will topics
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involving channelling, Space Brothers, Meditation, Walk-ins, Starseed, or any
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other such 'New Age' topic be permitted. Those topics are best suited to
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conferences dedicated specifically to those discussions. They are simply
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inappropriate to =this= forum. However, the discussion of *any* topic is
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admissable if it can be positively shown to have UFO connections.
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UFO is defined specifically as Unidentified Flying Objects, and
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should not be taken to mean anything else.
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2-* If you do not accept the existence of the UFO phenomenon, please
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extend us the common courtesy of letting us discuss what we want to discuss.
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Of course, if you are new to the topic and want to learn more, by all means
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participate. Participants in this echo on _all_ sides of the issues agree that
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UFO phenomena are worthy of serious, substantive discussion. If you do not
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agree, please do not use this echo: Remarks to the contrary are unwelcome,
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off-topic, and subject to sanctions by the moderator.
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3-* No personal attacks are permitted. If you have no other argument than
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discrediting your opponent, you don't have an argument at all. Besides, we are
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here to discuss and share UFO experiences, not to argue about them.
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4-* Ads will be permitted =only= on the grounds that they are UFO related
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and for the benefit of others for informational purposes. Further defined, this
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means that ads posted for sources such as UFO video tapes, UFO books, UFO
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conference information and membership information regarding UFO networks are
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permitted. Any such Ad that does *not fit* this criteria are expressly off
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topic and forbidden.
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5-* If you participate in the echo, use your real name. No handles are
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allowed. We like to know to whom we are sharing our ideas with. THIS WILL BE
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STRICTLY ENFORCED.
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6-* Please let the moderator moderate. If you see an-off topic message,
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do NOT jump at the originator. That is the moderator's job. You may not always
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see what action is taken, but something is being done.
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7-* For you debunkers who drop in, please have your evidence and
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references ready. You'll be held to the same standards as "true believers." A
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simple assertion is not good enough, nor will mere opinions-as-facts be allowed
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or acceptable.
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8-* Foul or harsh language is not tolerable and will not be accepted. If
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you *don't* like what someone has to say for personal reasons, send them a
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reply using NETMAIL - not Echomail.
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9-* It costs a good deal of money to move these messages about the echo
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and in order to help us keep our costs down it is required to keep the quoted
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parts of messages to a reasonable length. This means, no one likes to see 20-50
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lines quoted with only a 1 or 2 line response of "I agree". Conversly, use
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common sense. Users who use message utilities as an enhancement to their
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quoting will be required to ensure that the usage of said utility does not
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consume excess bandwidth. Excess bandwidth, in this instance, is defined as
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more of a 'border' or 'box' than the actual response itself.
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10-* No UFO 'politics' will be allowed here. If you have an axe to
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grind with any UFO Organization or Network, then kindly take that matter
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to netmail or snail mail. These matters are not 'constructive' in any
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way, nor do they add to or enhance the topics of this forum.
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These rules may be modified in the future to reflect the
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changing needs of this echo.
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Don Allen
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Moderator, Fidonet UFO echo
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Mufonet BBS - 1:123/26.1
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* THE U.F.O. BBS - http://www.ufobbs.com/ufo *
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