*FIDO_SYSOP Echomail Conference*   
                             Conference Rules   
      
                              Last Revision   
                            October 24th, 2015   
      
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   This echo, FIDO_SYSOP, is for FidoNet sysops only. Fidonet SysOps are defined    
   for the purpose of these rules as any operator of a node number which appears    
   in the International Fidonet nodelist as issued weekly by the ZC's of their    
   respective zones.   
      
   Anything of interest to Fidonet SysOps is on topic in FIDO_SYSOP. The topics    
   of   
   discussion are not subject to moderator interpretation or restriction, and    
   moderator warnings and/or feed cuts may only be issued for actions such as    
   flaming and personal attacks, or excessively annoying behavior, such as vulgar    
   or lewd language, spamming the echo, illegal activities in the echo, or any    
   other case specifically mentioned in these rules.   
      
    1. A Point may participate in this Conference if operated by a FidoNet   
    nodelisted SysOp. If the bossnode is not operated by the posting SysOp,   
    the SysOp's FidoNet nodelisted address must be included as part of the   
    signature in the text of the message. Any Fidonet nodelisted SysOp may   
    also participate in this Conference from another Fidonet nodelisted   
    SysOp's BBS system, provided their real name and nodelisted address   
    appears in the signature of the text of the message. In such a case,   
    the SysOp operating the BBS that the second SysOp is posting from must   
    restrict the access of the echo to other Fidonet nodelisted SysOps   
    *only*. The forging of messages to make them appear to be posted by   
    another Fidonet nodelisted SysOp may, upon confirmation by the moderator   
    of the message's non-authenticity from the second SysOp identified in   
    the signature line, be interpreted by the moderator as excessively   
    annoying behavior.   
      
    2. This Conference may not be gated outside of FidoNet without specific   
    permission from the Conference moderator. No such arrangement may be   
    made by the moderator if it could result in distribution of this   
    Conference to persons who are not SysOps of systems listed in the FidoNet   
    nodelist. This is an ECHOMAIL Conference. It may not be gated into any   
    alternate technology which would make it impossible or impractical to   
    enforce the stated distribution restrictions.   
      
    3. There is a "real name only" restriction in place for this   
    conference. A Fidonet member may post a message using an alias, but   
    such messages must contain within them the real name of the SysOp in   
    the signature line.   
      
    4. Once a year, as close to mid-March as practical, an election is   
    held for the Moderator of FIDO_SYSOP.  Upon completion of this   
    election, the former moderator must turn the password for the elist   
    robot over to the new moderator and yield the position.   At any   
    time during his or her term, a moderator may appoint a co-moderator.   
    If a moderator is unable to complete his or her term, and has not yet   
    appointed a co-moderator, he or she may name a replacement to finish   
    the term, revealing the elist password to the replacement moderator.   
    Should a moderator disappear from the conference without leaving a   
    successor or co-moderator, a replacement moderator may be chosen   
    by the echo participants to serve until the next regular election.   
    Although the Elist Keeper may not be bound by echo conference rules,   
    he is specifically requested to facilitate access to the FIDO_SYSOP   
    conference listing for such a replacement moderator in the event that   
    the elist password is not available or the previous moderator refuses   
    to yield the moderator position.   
      
    5. Any moderator of FIDO_SYSOP, present or future, *MAY NOT* make   
    *ANY CHANGES* to these rules without the approval of the echo's   
    participants through a public vote in the Conference itself. If a   
    vote on a rule change is deadlocked, the status quo will be preserved.   
      
    6. Personal attacks, flames, and name calling are not welcome in   
    this conference. If you cannot discuss an issue without resorting   
    to name calling or personal attacks, find another echo to discuss   
    your issues in. If the moderator feels the attack or flame was   
    excessively out of line, or the SysOp involved continues to resort   
    to attacks after repeated warnings, a feed cut to the SysOp   
    involved can be issued with no further warnings to the offending   
    system.   
      
    7. A feed cut or a "vacation" from the echo may not be issued without   
    at least three warnings to the offender being given by the moderator,   
    whether such warnings are done via netmail or publically in the   
    conference itself. A "vacation" may not last longer than four weeks,   
    and a feed cut may not last longer than three months. There is no limit   
    on the number of "vacations" or feed cuts that may be issued by the   
    moderator, provided that such "vacations" or feed cuts are consistant   
    with the Conference rules.   
      
    8. Deliberate retransmittal of the Conference to another system   
    which is not run by a FidoNet SysOp or providing access to a SysOp   
    who has been "cut" from the Conference is grounds for a feed cut   
    from the Conference, with no right of appeal, subject to the terms   
    of rule #7. This rule may be interpreted to include a point of a   
    system wherein the poster of the message is not properly identified   
    as a Fidonet nodelisted SysOp, according to the methods defined in   
    rules #1 and #3.   
      
    9. This Conference is the collective property of all FidoNet Sysops   
    and not that of the moderator. Should the moderator feel it   
    necessary to make significant changes in distribution or rules of   
    the Conference, such changes should be done in COOPERATION with the   
    FidoNet Sysops participating. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES is the Conference   
    restriction to FidoNet Sysops to be removed.   
      
    10. In the interest of communication amongst *all* Fidonet SysOps,   
    this echo specifically is meant for participation in English only. While   
    other languages may be allowed at certain times by the moderator, such   
    messages should not be solely in those other languages, and an attempt to   
    communicate in English with the other SysOps participating in the   
    Conference must be made by all participants. The prolonged posting of   
    messages consisting solely of languages other than English, or messages   
    using codepages such as Cryllic which cannot be readily understood by   
    those participating in English may be deemed excessively annoying behavior   
    by the moderator.   
      
    11. Commercial posts are strictly prohibited in the FIDO_SYSOP Conference.   
      
    12. Echopol1 (EP1) is not in use in this echo and will not be honored here.   
      
   Last revision by:   
   -+---------------   
    Vince Coen   
      
    Addition of rule 12 added by a majority of voting SysOps in the FIDO_SYSOP   
    echo, 8/13/2015.   
      
   Current Moderator:   
   -+---------------   
   Vince Coen, 2:250/1  -  24/10/2015   
      
   Previous revisions by:   
   -+--------------------   
    Janis Kracht, 1:261/38 (janis@filegate.net)   
    Michael Grant, 1:134/11 (mike.grant@softhome.net)   
    Bob Short, 1:105/38 (fidobbs@juno.com)   
    Vladimir Hrusca, 2:53/558   
      
      
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