THE FIDONET GUITAR ECHO   
      
                           echo posting guidelines   
      
                      Last modified:  June 4, 2010   
      
   By posting in this echomail conference you indicate that you   
   have read and will comply with these rules  and  guidelines.   
   Sysops should use whatever means are available via their bbs   
   package of choice to make these  rules  available  to  users   
   when first entering the conference.   
      
   This  fidonet echomail conference is intended for discussion   
   of topics relevant to playing the guitar or the bass.   
      
   Although this is an international conference we ask that you post in   
   ENglish only please.   
      
   All posters must use their real name. IF your real name does   
   not  appear  in  the from field then it should appear in the   
   signature of the message.   
   If for personal or professional reasons you would wish to post here   
   using other than your real name please netmail the moderator at the   
   above shown fidonet address.  Performers and entertainers often   
   would prefer to perform under a stage name, or would prefer to enjoy a   
   forum such as this one without being plagued by the problems that might   
   result.  IF you would wish to participate in this echo using other   
   than your real name please netmail an explanation of your reasoning.   
   Reasonable requests to waive the real name requirement will be granted.   
   IF such a request is granted the privacy of the requesting party   
   will be protected by the moderator(s) of this echomail conference.   
      
   Please conduct yourself in this echo as a rational thinking adult.   
      
   This moderator  prefers  to  handle  moderation  issues  via   
   private  mail  wherever  possible.  Sysops  who do not offer   
   users netmail are asked to convey any communication  addressed   
   to a user and sent by netmail to that user.   
      
   Musicians  are a gregarious bunch, and topics can drift from   
   the stated subject quite easily I've noted  over  the  years   
   while participating  in  many  forums  for  musicians  and support   
   personnel. Your moderator will interpret these  rules  quite   
   loosely  so  as  to  make  this  echo  fun and beneficial to   
   participants. However, flaming  and  personal  attacks  will   
   *not* be tolerated.   
      
   Please  do  not  gate  this  echo outside of fidonet without   
   asking  permission   of   the   moderator   and   conference   
   participants.  Gating  requests  may  be granted if the gate   
   works in both directions reliably.   
      
   As  is  customary  with  fidonet  echomail  conferences   we   
   discourage  multiple  line  signatures  and  high  bit ascii   
   except where allowed by conventions such as  the  header  of   
   the message to convey proper names of individuals, etc.   
      
   So,  come  on  in, pull up a chair and enjoy discussing that   
   musical instrument that has brought  so  much  joy  to  your   
   life.   
      
   WHat you don't use you may lose! Tell your fellow guitar and   
   bass guitar enthusiasts about this echomail conference.   
      
   This moderator  considers  himself  the  custodian  of  this   
   echomail  conference.  ONe of the duties of such a custodian   
   is of course keeping the echo  compliant with requirements   
   for backbone carriage.  The  echo  actually  belongs to its   
   participants. THerefore, if the echo moderator can no longer   
   serve  as  moderator/custodian all necessary information and materials will be   
   turned  over  to  a  new  moderator  chosen  by  the  echo's   
   participants, or an individual who has expressed an interest   
   in serving as moderator. A vote of echo users will always be   
   preferred  should  the  moderator  choose  not  to  continue   
   however.   
      
   This echomail conference was created in 1992.  THe fidonet guitar echo   
   has been carried on the z1  backbone for  over  a  decade,  and  once   
   was a very popular echomail conference. Help us keep it  on  the   
   fidonet  backbones  by participating  and  telling  your  fellow   
   guitar  and  bass enthusiasts about it.   
      
   THanks for participating in the guitar echo.   
      
   Richard Webb, Echo moderator   
      
   MOderator emeritus:  Gary Gilmore   
      
      
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