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From : Jacques Montagne
Date : Wed Nov 08 2000 04:58 am

                  12_STEP Echo Rules (posted monthly)

A. CONTENT GUIDELINES:

1.  The 12_STEPS Echo is a conference for the discussion of
    participants' experience, strength and hope in using the Twelve
    Steps suggested  as a program of recovery in the book, Alcoholics
    Anonymous, and as adapted for use by many other self-help Anonymous
    fellowships.

2.  12_STEPS Echo is open to all who wish to share their personal
    experience in putting the Steps into practice, as a way to enhance
    their recovery and to help themselves and others who may be seeking
    to follow the same course of action.

3.  This is an open echo.  Aliases or handles are permitted and invited,
    at the discretion of each local sysop.  All who participate are asked
    to respect the anonymity of the other participants.

4.  Once a month, the conference moderator will post one of the twelve
    steps as a general topic for discussion.  Discussion of any of the
    Steps, however, consistent with the first two paragraphs above, or
    of the Twelve Traditions, is welcome.

5.  Ad hominem attacks and recurring general chitchat are not
    appropriate in 12_STEPS Echo and may be considered excessively
    annoying.  Echo participants should keep in mind that many different
    Twelve Step fellowships are represented in the echo, and that the
    exact wording of the steps may differ from fellowship to fellowship,
    as may the suggested application of those steps.  In other words,
    sharing beyond one's experience is discouraged.

B. FIDONET ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES:

1.  This conference may be gated to any other amateur mail networks,
    provided that:

       a) We are notified of the name of the network and gating system,

       b) All messages posted here contain a valid origin line, showing
          the originating system (and not just the location of the
          gateway).

2.  Messages in this conference must contain a tear and origin line.
    The tear line may not be longer than 25 characters including the
    "---" characters, and should include only packer or editor program
    information.  The origin line may not exceed 79 characters including
    the required ending of a proper network address and the "# Origin: "
    text.  Eight-bit ASCII is not allowed in this conference.  All
    characters in displayed message data (text/header) must be in the
    range 32 to 126.

3.  Please keep the amount of quoted text down to the bare essentials.
    ABSOLUTELY necessary.  (One of the biggest costs with distributed
    mail conferences is the use and abuse of the quote feature.)

4.  The moderators reserve the right to deny specific individuals
    posting access to this conference if the individual repeatedly
    ignores requests from the moderator to terminate a message thread or
    engages in persistent violations of echo rules.

5.  The assistant moderator has full authority *and responsibility* to
    carry out any and all actions that pursuant to FIDO NET formal and
    informal policies are the responsibility of the moderator.  In the
    absence of the moderator from the echo for two weeks or longer, the
    assistant moderator will assume the moderator's responsibilities
    pending his/her return, resignation, or removal from the FIDO NET
    nodelist.

6.  In the event that the current moderator resigns the position, he/she
    will announce the upcoming resignation in the echo and ask for
    suggestions on who should be the future moderator from echo
    participants.  The retiring moderator will select the new moderator
    from among those suggested by participants, announce the identity of
    the new moderator in the echo, and give the new moderator the Elist
    Password and any other pertinent information via net mail.

C.  MISCELLANEOUS:

1.  Treat others as you wish to be treated yourself.

2.  Don't take yourself too damned seriously!


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This is the description publicly available to ALL on the monthly
Fidonet EchoList:


12_STEPS
     **********  RECOVERY FOR "ALL" 12 STEPPERS  **********                
           For 12 steps users involved in RECOVERY from various addictions.
          An echo designed for the sharing of EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH
          and HOPE for those practicing the 12 steps recovery program,
          as it applies in their current on-going processes of personal
          growth. A meeting place of all 12 steps members, whatever
          fellowships they belong to;  the COMMON BOND IS OUR USE
          OF THE PROGRAM. Former moderators: Edward S., Marie W. 
          Status: Active  
     Origin:       Montreal, Canada                  Group:      
     Distribution: Everywhere                                             
     Gateways:                                                            
     Language:     English                  
     # Nodes: N/A          Volume: 15/mo        Rules:               
     Flags:
     Notes:                                                                
     Moderators:   Jacques Montagne, 1:167/133
                   Jacques Montagne, MonTang@aol.com
     Last changed: 31-Oct-2000

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Jacques M.   as moderator of this echo.


                                                      copyright 2000, JM
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