SciFanNet Rules


Ok, there's not many rules, but here they are:

1. Profanity - I'd like to think we're all adults here (age-wise any-
     way.)  So, let's try to keep it civil.  That's not to say I won't
     tolerate the occaisonal curse word, but please try to contain
     yourself (and keep an eye on your users too--see rule 4).

2. No Flaming - Everyone has an opinion.  You may not agree with their
     opinion, but that does not mean you need to be rude to them, or
     belittle them.  I'm not opposed to a good, healthy debate, but I
     don't want it to turn into a name-calling, flame war (see also
     rule 1).

3. No Spam - No, I'm not talking about the tasty lunchmeat (if you want
     to talk about that, take it to the General Chat area). I mean the
     exceedingly off-topic messages: "Do you want to earn $5,000 a day
     without doing anything?" I get enough of those in my email in-box.
     I don't need them here.

4. Problem users - There are no moderators, so you will need to keep an
     eye on your users.  If they are excessively rude, disruptive, or
     repeatedly ignore warnings, you are expected to deal with them
     (cut their access to SciFanNet or whatever). I have enough stress
     in my daily life, I would like to keep this a light, friendly
     atmosphere.

5. See rules 1-4 - If you can't follow the rules, you will be warned.
     If you are repeatedly warned, your feed will be cut, simple as
     that.  This is a hobby, this is supposed to be fun.  I don't want
     to deal with people who can't follow these simple rules.

Well, that's that.  I think I've covered all my bases here.  If any
changed are made to the rules list, I will post it on the Announcements
conference.