From: Bob.Shayler@f470.n161.z1.fidonet.org (Bob Shayler)
Newsgroups: k12.chat.senior
Subject: GUIDELINES for Senior Chat
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 22:21:10 PDT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:161/470 - IISME-NET, Berkeley CA

          HIGH SCHOOL CHAT Access Guidelines (15 Dec 92):
 
1.  NON-ABUSIVE LANGUAGE ONLY:
    Use friendly and non-abusive language when typing messages.  
Posting a message which includes any racist or profane language is 
not allowed.  Posting a message which is likely to be slanderous or 
libelous toward either an individual person or a group of people is 
not allowed.
    REMEMBER: the reader of your messages cannot see you as you 
"speak," so the usual visual clues and your tone of voice can't be 
used by the reader to distinguish a joke from an abusive statement.
2.  NO FLAMING OR PICKING FIGHTS:
    Flaming (picking or participating in a verbal fight) and 
profanity don't belong here.  Calling a person a name or attempting 
to intimidate a person is not allowed.  This conference is here to
encourage people to meet each other and make friends, not to support
verbal brawls.  Messages which encourage violence are not permitted.
3.  NO CUTE FORMATS AND ABBREVIATIONS:
    Using cute keyboard symbols like "*&$#" doesn't hide the meaning 
of words which are inappropriate here.  Creating blank screens or
including control characters in messages to create "cute" screen
displays are in fact irritating to most readers.  Write interesting
messages formatted in a normal fashion with usual spelling of words.
3.  CERTAIN DISCUSSIONS RESTRICTED:
    Certain subjects, no matter how important or common in everyday
private conversations, can become inappropriate in this open 
conference medium depending upon the sensitivity of the message.
Messages which include specific references to sexual practices or 
techniques are not permitted.  Messages which invite illicit or 
illegal activities are not permitted.
4.  NO PERSONAL ADDRESSES OR PHONE NUMBERS:
    Unfortunately, there may be readers of your messages who may 
send you stuff you won't like or try to visit or phone you if you 
post your home address and phone number.  If you want to exchange 
regular (written on paper) mail, use your school address at first.
5.  NO PRIVATE MESSAGES:
    ALL messages (mail) you write to people in this conference are 
read by EVERYBODY not just the person you are writing to.  Writing 
to Jane about her ex-boyfriend John may have been intended as a 
PRIVATE message but guess again.  Everyone can read it!
    If you want to write to someone PRIVATELY, then you must write a
message in a PRIVATE MAIL conference or NETMAIL.  It is up to the
sysop of your local K12net BBS whether private messages and/or
netmail are available to you, so contact your local sysop.
6.  IF YOU DON'T LIKE THESE GUIDELINES:
    If you don't like these "guidelines," write me a polite and 
reasoned message (netmail if you can).  These "guidelines" have and 
will evolve over time and with experience.  But do not violate these
guidelines, else you may lose your access to K12net!
 
-Bob Shayler-                          Internet:  bshayler@igc.org
science teacher at San Leandro High School, California, U.S.
Moderator of K12_SR_CHAT conference    Sysop:  IISME-NET (1:161/470)
 

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