As there are some new, and returning, participants, here is a reminder of
the rules of this echo. Thank you for reading them, and for keeping them
in mind when posting.

Fidonet POLITICS Echo Policies
Updated 31 January 2021

Moderator: Mike Powell (1:2320/105)

POLITICS is for the discussion and debate of topical political discussions, primarily involving an American point of view. Due to the nature of these discussions, emotions can and will run high. The following policies are in place to keep the peace in here as best as possible. Your participating in this echo implies implicit agreement to abiding by these policies.

# Real names are required to be used in this echo. No aliases. If
your BBS software will not allow you to toggle between real name and
alias in the message header, sign your message with your real name.

# There is no such thing as "free speech" in this echo. You can speak your
mind within reason but the moderator reserves the right to stop and
immediately correct boorish behavior. We're all adults; let's act like
it.

# Keep your temper in check.

# Please keep the swearing to a minumum. It can lead to tempers which are
not kept in check. The moderator reserves the right to stop and immediately
correct those who make this a habit. We're all adults; let's act like it.

# Please do not discuss illegal topics in this echo.

# Agree to disagree. "Discretion is the better part of valor" -- William
Shakespeare

# Resist logical fallacies. Don't know what a logical fallacy is? The
website logicalfallicies.info is a great place to check. We all fall
victim to logical fallacies but don't fall for them all the time.

# PUSU ("put up or shut up"; basically show proof of the facts you're using
to backup your argument) is in force here. However, in this day and age
of the Internet and the World Wide Web, fact-checking can be done at any
time by anyone.

# You can discuss religion in here but no proselytizing (see the next
policy).

# No personal attacks against one's person, their family, or their beliefs.
This goes with the policy above.

# Have a sense of humor. It's amazing how a little humor will go a long
way.

# Posting of news/political articles in the echo are allowed provided that
the source is properly credited and the text is corrected to pure ASCII
(no high ASCII nor gobblygook caused by weird codepages in use by
Microsoft products). Conversion to CP437 is appreciated.

# All messages must be in English. You may post a message in your native
language as long as an English translation accompanies the native
post in the same message.

# No blatently off-topic posts, such as BBS ads, "test" messages, network
politics, et cetera.

# Please don't gate this echo to USENET, a mailing list, another BBS
mail network, an online Fidonet mail archive, or anything else
without the moderator's express and written permission.

# This echo does not recognize any local or regional echomail policies
such as EP1. This echo originates in Zone 1 and follows Zone 1 policies
concerning the "echolist".

# The moderator is the sole person authorized to correct off-topic behavior
publically in the echo. You are encouraged to contact the moderator via
netmail (preferred) or email privately first.

# Any moderator action is OFF-TOPIC for public discussion in the echo. If
you have a problem with a moderator action, please contact him privately.
IF YOU ARE CONTACTED VIA NETMAIL BY THE MODERATOR, *DO NOT* RESPOND BACK
PUBLICLY. IF YOU CANNOT FOLLOW THIS RULE, please do not participate here.

# The moderator wishes to do as little moderation as possible in here so
please behave yourself and act accordingly.

# This is a living document and is subject to change when need be.

# This document will be posted near the 1st of each month and
when needed.

# Please don't hesitate to contact the moderator with any questions in
private.

Thank you for your participation in POLITICS!

NOTE for SYSOPS: For a fully moderated experience, please contact the moderator.

-- Mike Powell
POLITICS Moderator


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As there are some new, and returning, participants, here is a reminder of the rules of this echo. Thank you for reading them, and for keeping them in mind when posting.

Fidonet POLITICS Echo Policies
Updated 31 January 2021

Moderator: Mike Powell (1:2320/105)

Thank you Mike, for setting rules for yourself to abide by.

As you know, there are no moderators in Fidonet. As such, participants
are free to post whatever messages they want, without prior clearance
by anybody, in this forum. Regardless of who might want to pretend to
act as a so-called "moderator" of this forum. That is just the way it
works here in Fidonet, given its core philosophy. You know, the do not
annoy others and do not be excessively annoyed part, which pretty much
sums it all up.

The rules of this echo are what we, the participants, make them to be.
Which basically speaking are none at all. Or none that anybody cares
about, anyway.

So here is what I have to say to you, Mike Powell, in summation
of all there is and all there will be -

Mike Powell, eat your shorts.

--Lee

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Hello Mike,

# Real names are required to be used in this echo. No aliases.

LEE LOFASO

Unscramble the letters and what do you get?

LOOSE FLEA

Thanks for playing.

If your BBS software will not allow you to toggle between real name and alias in the message header, sign your message with your real name.

If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al
Call me

Na na na na, na na na na
Na na na na, na na na-na na-na
Na na na na, na-na na-na na na
Na na na na, na na na na

If you'll be my bodyguard
I can call you Betty
If you'll be my bodyguard
I can call you Betty
If you'll be my bodyguard

# There is no such thing as "free speech" in this echo.

Call me.

--Lee

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