
   InfiNet - The International Freedom of Information Network.

   Network Rules, Regulations, and General Policy.

   Last Updated on June 11, 1995.


   INFINET'S CARDINAL RULE:    Post on-topic.   Post intelligently.


-- REGARDING - POSTING OF MESSAGES:

  Cursing and Profanity is permitted (within reason).  However, flaming
   or ragging posts are strictly prohibited.  There are no rules as to actual
   message content, only that each message be posted in an appropriate topic
   area.  One-line messages, consisting only of a reply to another message
   (ie; "Yeah I know what you mean!"), or some meaningless comment, are HIGHLY
   frowned upon, and may result in a user's expulsion from the network if
   committed frequently.  Quoting a replied-to message is highly desirable,
   but do NOT quote 250 lines to type a two-line response.  Use your brain.

   NOTE:  NO MESSAGE IS EVER CENSORED IN INFINET.  If a user becomes too
   disruptive or begins causing problems with other users, that user will be
   warned.  Continual violations will result in a sanction against the user,
   and possibly against the BBS from which the user is posting.  Regardless
   of the circumstances, however, it is the SYSOP'S RESPONSIBILITY to police
   his users.  If it is found that numerous complaints have arisen against
   one particular BBS, that system may very well be removed from the network.


-- REGARDING - UNAUTHORIZED HUBS:

  Any system found to be routing any portion of InfiNet, be it one message,
   one echo, or the entire network, to another system not currently listed in
   the InfiNet nodelist, will be immediately and permanently removed from the
   network.  If any InfiNet node is found to be hubbing for another InfiNet
   node without permission from the network coordinator, both systems will be
   warned, and possibly removed from the network.  If a system wishes to
   receive the network, they MUST poll one of the authorized network hosts,
   or an otherwise approved hub system.  Unauthorized hosts/hubs will not
   exist in this network.


-- REGARDING - FREQUENCY OF POLLING:

  All system operators are expected to poll their hub a MINIMUM of TWICE
   WEEKLY.  If a sysop is going to be away for any extended period, that
   sysop's hub must be notified, so he can temporarily suspend waiting mail.

   NOTE:  If a node has not polled its' hub for two weeks or more, and the
   sysop of said node has failed to notify either his hub or the network
   coordinator (Mitchel Waas), that system WILL be removed from the next
   InfiNet nodelist.  Sysops removed from the nodelist due to inactivity MAY
   reapply for InfiNet at some point in the future.

 
-- REGARDING - NEW NODES:

  Upon notification of a new system's acceptance into InfiNet, that system
   should immediately begin setup of InfiNet.  New member sites are given TWO
   WEEKS (fourteen days) to completely setup InfiNet, and send out their
   first test message.  If a new member board has not setup within this
   period, that system may be removed from the next nodelist.  Exceptions ARE
   granted; however, the sysop in question MUST contact Mitchel Waas at
   69:100/0 for permission before assuming an extension has been granted.


-- REGARDING - ECHOS AND THE ECHO LISTING:

  NEW ECHOS:  New echos may be requested by ANYONE - sysop, cosysop, or
   individual.  Once an echo topic has been suggested (in INF-SUGG - InfiNet
   New Echo Voting only, please), it will be added to the New Echo voting
   list, whereupon voting will commence.

  NEW ECHO VOTING POLICY:  Votes are accepted from ANY user, sysop, or co-
   sysop that is able to access InfiNet.   Each echo, unless noted otherwise,
   requires ten votes within sixty days (typically, two months) in order to be
   accepted.  If an echo fails to accumulate the minimum of ten votes in the
   allotted time, it will be removed from the voting list for a period of no
   less than six months.

  ECHO REMOVAL POLICY:  Due to the time required to fully implement a new
   echo into the structure of InfiNet, echos are automatically given three
   months to "come to life", so to speak.  If, after this period of time, an
   echo is still receiving little or no activity, OR, if an older echo is seen
   to be receiving fewer than one post a week for a period of over three
   months, that echo will be placed on the Pending Deletion listing, by a
   publicly-posted message, establishing a final cut-off date for deletion.
   Once on the listing, echos are given 30 days to improve activity, or be
   removed from the network.  If an echo begins to show signs of activity
   (using the standards established above) before the deadline, it will NOT be
   deleted, and will be removed from the Pending Deletion listing.

  ECHO LIMITATIONS:  Regardless of how many bases are scheduled to be added
   or removed, there is now and will remain a maximum total of TWO HUNDRED
   echos to be contained in the InfiNet Echo List.  Less than two hundred
   echos is acceptable, but echos will cease being added once that total has
   been reached, and will remain as "TO BE ADDED" until any echos Pending
   Deletion have been removed from the nodelist.

  ECHOLIST UPDATES:  If required, the network echo listing is updated once
   every two weeks.  Echolists are first updated on every alternate Saturday
   morning (again, only if and when necessary), distributed to the regional
   hosts and hubs for early setup, and distributed netwide the following
   Friday.  Echos facing immediate removal from or incorporation into the
   network will wait until the next echolist update.

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   What you have just read comprises the sum and total of all rules and
   regulations to be followed under InfiNet.  Moderation is quite lenient,
   truth be told, so as long as messages remain of a relatively intelligent
   and non-hostile quality, life will remain good for all.

   Thank you.

   Mitchel Waas
   InfiNet Moderator



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