MIDI-NET - MIDI Music Chat
Moderator - Gary Gilmore, 1:2410/400
Last updated: 01/01/2000

 1 - This echo is for general discussion of MIDI music, be it the listening
     to or creating of it.  (Whether via keyboard, or through your
     computer sound card.)  Discussions of MIDI sequencing software, MIDI
     players, MIDI-related software/hardware and MIDI web sites are on
     topic.  Discussions of sound cards is welcome, within the realm
     of playing MIDI sequences through them.  Those with more experience
     on the topic of MIDI are asked to offer help to those new to it.
     Please, be patient with the newbies! :-)  Discussion of routine Fidonet
     info or policies should be discussed elsewhere.
    
     English is the language of this echo.

 2 - Try to get along.  If someone posts something that gives you the urge
     to flame them, walk away from the keyboard until that feeling passes.
     If someone is being a PITA and flaming, let the moderator handle it,
     please!

 3 - Please use your real name when posting here.  If you aren't sure,
     check your birth certificate.

 4 - Avoid creating unneeded traffic.  Here's a list of basic "No-no's":

  No: BBS ads, 'test' messages, "where are you from" chains, multiple
      tearlines, replies to off-topic messages, encrypted messages, PGP
      sigs, multiline sigs or taglines, playing moderator (unless you -are-
      the moderator), additional headers/footers in messages, hi-ASCII ASCII
      "artwork" (we really -don't- care to see it), uuencoded files, or
      huge amounts of over-quoting. <whew!>

      If a program (reader, tagline mgr, etc.) is adding a lot of extra
      junk to messages, please don't use it here.  (The moderator will
      decide what's "extra junk", and let you know.)
  
      Again, large/multiline signatures are -greatly- unwelcome, as well
      as listing every email account or FTN-type address you have.
      Leave it out, please.  One -short- line is an "acceptable" signature.

 5 - Please, limit quoting in your replies.  (If you're quoting more than
     a couple lines, you're probably quoting too much.)  Never quote tag/
     tear/origin lines.

 6 - "OS Bashing" is stupid, and not welcome here.  Don't do it.  Period.
     This also means, leave your cutesy "OS put-down" tag/origin lines
     out of this echo.  (Grow up, ok?)  This also applies to hardware.
     No "my widget can beat up your widget" junk, please.
     
 7 - Rules of Common Courtesy apply at -all- times.  If you want to argue
     with, or complain to someone, do it elsewhere.  Play nice!

 8 - No file announcements are allowed, unless done or approved by the
     moderator(s).  You may, however, help others find programs.  When
     doing so, please include filenames, and what (if any) restrictions
     you have on file requests.  In the case of files via HTTP or FTP,
     include the URL (and directory if needed) of the file as well. (Please
     note that the EarForce MIDI FDN -does- do announcements in this echo.)

 9 - This echo may not be gated (in or out) to any other FTN-style network,
     or the internet, without without prior permission of the moderator.
     Authorized gates will be published in the ELIST*.* listing for this
     echo.

Changes will be made to this list as needed.  Your input is welcome via
netmail.  (Arguing about moderator decisions/rules is not welcome in the
echo... again, please use netmail.)

Thanks for using the MIDI-NET echo!

--gary
  MIDI-NET moderator
  http://oeonline.com/~garyg/earforce/