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   TAGname: POLITICS                            Group: FIDO   
      
     TITLe: General Political Discussion - Zone 1   
      
     Language:     ENGLISH   
      
     DESCription:   
       POLITICS is for the friendly and lively   
       discussion of current political topics.   
       Please leave your flamethower at the door.   
       MODERATED version of this echo can be fed   
       directly from moderator's system. Interested   
       sysops can netmail or email for details.   
      
     RULEs:        {Verified}   
      
     Rules Content:   
       Fidonet POLITICS Echo Policies   
       Updated 25 July 2021   
      
       Moderator: Mike Powell (1:2320/105)   
      
       POLITICS is for the discussion and debate of topical political    
   discussions,   
       primarily involving an American point of view.  Due to the nature of these   
       discussions, emotions can and will run high.  The following policies are    
   in   
       place to keep the peace in here as best as possible.  Your participating    
   in   
       this echo implies implicit agreement to abiding by these policies.   
      
       # Real names are required to be used in this echo.  No aliases.  If   
         your BBS software will not allow you to toggle between real name and   
         alias in the message header, sign your messages with your real name.   
      
       # There is no such thing as "free speech" in this echo.  You can speak    
   your   
         mind within reason but the moderator reserves the right to stop and   
         immediately correct boorish behavior.  We're all adults; let's act like   
         it.  There are other political, "free speech" echos on Fidonet.   
      
       # Keep your temper in check.   
      
       # Please keep the swearing to a minumum.  It can lead to tempers which are   
         not kept in check.  The moderator reserves the right to stop and    
   immediat   
       y   
         correct those who make this a habit.  We're all adults; let's act like    
   it   
         If you cannot express your views without swearing, please find another   
         "free speech" political arena to express them in.   
      
       # Please do not discuss illegal topics in this echo.   
      
       # Agree to disagree.  "Discretion is the better part of valor" -- William   
         Shakespeare   
      
       # Resist logical fallacies.  Don't know what a logical fallacy is?  The   
         website logicalfallicies.info is a great place to check.  We all fall   
         victim to logical fallacies but don't fall for them all the time.   
      
       # PUSU ("put up or shut up"; basically show proof of the facts you're    
   using   
         to backup your argument) is in force here.  However, in this day and age   
         of the Internet and the World Wide Web, fact-checking can be done at any   
         time by anyone.   
      
       # You can discuss religion in here but no proselytizing (see the next   
         policy).   
      
       # No personal attacks against one's person, their family, or their    
   beliefs.   
         This goes with the policy above.   
      
       # Have a sense of humor.  It's amazing how a little humor will go a long   
         way.   
      
       # Posting of news/political articles in the echo are allowed provided that   
         the source is properly credited and the text is corrected to pure ASCII   
         (no high ASCII nor gobblygook caused by weird codepages in use by   
         Microsoft products).  Conversion to CP437 is appreciated.   
      
       # All messages must be in English.   
      
       # No blatently off-topic posts, such as BBS ads, "test" messages, network   
         politics, et cetera.   
      
       # Please don't gate this echo to USENET, a mailing list, another BBS   
         mail network, an online Fidonet mail archive, or anything else   
         without the moderator's express and written permission.   
      
       # This echo does not recognize any local or regional echomail policies   
         such as EP1.  This echo originates in Zone 1 and follows Zone 1 policies   
         concerning the "echolist".   
      
       # The moderator is the sole person authorized to correct off-topic    
   behavior   
         publically in the echo.  You are encouraged to contact the moderator via   
         netmail (preferred) or email privately first.   
      
       # Any moderator action is OFF-TOPIC for public discussion in the echo.  If   
         you have a problem with a moderator action, please contact him    
   privately.   
         IF YOU ARE CONTACTED VIA NETMAIL BY THE MODERATOR, *DO NOT* RESPOND BACK   
         PUBLICLY.  IF YOU CANNOT FOLLOW THIS RULE, please do not participate    
   here   
      
       # The moderator wishes to do as little moderation as possible in here so   
         please behave yourself and act accordingly.   
      
       # This is a living document and is subject to change when need be.   
      
       # This document will be posted near the 1st of each month and   
         when needed.   
      
       # Please don't hesitate to contact the moderator with any questions in   
         private.   
      
       Thank you for your participation in POLITICS!   
      
       NOTE for SYSOPS: There is a more moderated option available. Please    
   contact   
       the moderator for details.   
      
       -- Mike Powell   
          POLITICS Moderator   
      
      
      
     MODerator:    Mike Powell, 1:2320/105   
         Email:    ccoky{at}iglou.com   
      
     VOLume:       50/month [not verified]   
      
     ORIGIN:       1:2320/105   
      
     RESTrictions: /REAL   
      
     DISTribution: Z1 Backbone   
      
     GATEway:      None, period.   
      
     From:         Mike Powell, 1:2320/105   
         Email:    ccoky{at}iglou.com   
      
     Updated on:   2023/11/01 and valid till 2024/09/30   
      
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