TAG LIB_NW RULEText ================================================================= The following is the Liberty Northwest Rules and Policies which govern the conduct and decorum of this newsgroup. I suggest that you review this information and acquaint yourself with its contents prior to participating. Any questions or comments should be directed to the moderator at libnw@dmi.net ================================================================== ========================================================= L I B E R T Y N O R T H W E S T C O N F E R E N C E A N D N E W S G R O U P A Fidonet Backbone Echo FidoNet 1:346/16 -*- Bonners Ferry, Idaho Email subscriber list: libnw@onelist.com E-MAIL - Admin: libnw@dmi.net ========================================================= MODIFIED AND UPDATED: 13th October 1999 IMPORTANT NOTICE! *NEW - The email subscriber list for the Liberty Northwest Conference and Newsgroup is moving to: libnw@onelist.com effective herewith at midnight on Friday the 15th day of October 1999. The last day for posting message traffic to the present address site will expire on the above-mentioned date. The Usenet Newsgroup side of Liberty Northwest presently located at spk.libert_nw at server: news.spokane.wa.us will also effectively be terminated on the above date, and will no longer be supported in any fashion whatsoever. For Usenet Newsgroup users, you are encouraged to utilise the email or Fidonet sides of Liberty Northwest until another Usenet platform can be identified and established to accommodate your needs for such access. How the above changes will affect the LIB_NW Fidonet echo remains to be seen. The Moderator will make every effort to maintain gating compatibility between Fidonet and the email subscriber list. Regretfully, there will however be no Usenet Newsgroup resources available for Liberty Northwest, and gating, or other services involving Usenet will be updated and accommodated when another platform with appropriate resources has been identified. At this time however, there are no time estimates available as to when such services can be restored, or will again become available for Usenet users. Liberty Northwest is a moderated Fidonet Backbone echo. Fidonet Policy applies. The Fidonet TAG is LIB_NW. Fidonet policy is Contained in the current edition of Policy 4 of the Fidonet standards. A copy of such Policy will be provided upon request. In cases of conflict between policy rules for Liberty Northwest and Fidonet standards, Fidonet Policy hereby supersedes such policies as contained herein. PURPOSE: Liberty Northwest Conference and Newsgroup is a discussion Conference dedicated to promoting various discussions of political, economic, and social issues in the overall context and perspective of Libertarian idealism. The overall hope is to promote and discuss "free choice" as the best and most viable alternative to coerced or forced solutions and choices made by others for us, and embodied in the so-called "statist" government "solutions" most prevalent in the mentality and political reference as institutionalised today. Therefore, we believe that the best solutions are the free choices that individuals make for themselves, their families and their own privately owned property. We believe that individuals have the unalienable right to not only make their own personal choices for themselves, but that they have the responsibility for the consequences of such choices once made. PARTICIPATION: Bringing people together to discuss these issues is the goal and objective. However, we are also a genuine Newsgroup, receiving news and press releases from the national Libertarian Party of the U.S. and other organisations that are most consistent with these goals. Although we are a Libertarian-oriented conference, we welcome all participants. However the topic is "libertarianism" and the Moderator reserves the right to limit and restrict discussions that fail to meet this criteria. The Moderator will at all times set overall policy. Participants disagreeing with the Moderator are directed to submit such disagreements to the Moderator via NETMAIL, or private email, not publicly on the Liberty Northwest Conference and Newsgroup. Generally, all political, economic and social issues are on-topic. Therefore a variety of perspectives and philosophy are expected and encouraged. However, all participants are expected to communicate in an adult and responsible fashion. Flame throwing is discouraged, as are personal attacks against the character of others participating regardless of they're political beliefs! In other words, the Golden Rule applies here. Respect others as you would wish them to respect you! This does NOT mean you necessarily have to respect their beliefs -- you may feel free to debate any issue as you see fit and appropriate. In doing that however, it is important to remember: you are not looking into the faces of those you choose to communicate with here. Some personalities take a while to get to know and appreciate. The restrictions here are intended to be minimal. Here are a few of The obvious that are considered necessary: 1. Posting of messages: Communication should be personal communication between you and other participants on the Conference itself, not a conversation you are entertaining on another forum or platform elsewhere. News releases and personal essays are considered within the above mentioned scope, if the intent is to engender communication or begin a thread or discussion. 2. Crossposting of messages between members of other conferences are strictly prohibited unless a clear unbroken dialogue between LIB_NW participants can be established within the Conference itself. If it cannot, then it has no place or purpose on LIB_NW. Endless or voluminous cross posting of material is NOT permitted and is considered grossly disrespectful to others! It serves no purpose for personal dialogue and is irritating to almost everyone who has to download such unwarranted material, most often at personal expense off a commercial news or mail server. 2. Resource Information: Participants are free to post (sparingly) resource information to include Conservative, Libertarian and Constitutionalist meetings, group discussions, and other pertinent information that back up and supplement ongoing discussion topics on the Conference. Multiple posting of lengthy and fragmented information is prohibited without Moderator approval in advance. 3. Human dignity. Regardless of perspective, philosophy or ideology, all persons deserve the dignity and respect that you feel is due yourself. Anyone expressing racial, ethnic, religious or slurs or comments should be ignored, and if done deliberately and with malice, will not be tolerated. Proselytising and other "salesmanlike" behaviour will not be tolerated. Matters and concerns of a religious nature are welcome, but preaching sermons and attempting to entice others to accept your particular religious views go beyond the purpose of this Conference. 4. Political restraints: None. All perspectives are invited. 5. Grievances and protocol. If any participant feels personally offended by another participant on the conference, a private NETMAIL message to the Moderator would normally be in order if the two parties in question cannot otherwise resolve a particular conflict. If subject matter is a source of conflict, then the offended party should normally post the alleged offence directly to the Conference itself and not the Moderator, since the input of others concerning the subject would be pertinent to resolving the issue. 6. In order to keep the rules and standards of the echo at a bare minimum, participants are asked to contribute as responsible adults. The above rules and standards are subject to change at any time when it becomes necessary to do so. Frank M. Reichert Moderator, Liberty Northwest Conference & Newsgroup _____________________________________________________________________ LIBERTY NORTHWEST CONFERENCE & NEWSGROUP "The only libertarian-oriented political discussion conference on the Fidonet Z1 Backbone..." 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