RULES FOR POLITICALLY INCORRECT NET

The rules for this net, like most other BBS based mail networks
are pretty simple, and easy to follow. They can be summed up
pretty easily, in fact. 

1) Treat others as you'd like to be treated.

2) Debate ideas, not personalities.

3) If you wouldn't want your kids to read it, don't write it.

While it would be wonderful to have these as the only written
rules of the net, it's also impractical, because someone will
always argue that their infraction didn't violate the three above
rules. 

Content of Messages.

Remember folks, you have NO FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT ON A BBS. A
sysop, or network has the right to restrict what you post. We
aren't the goverment, we are private property owners who can
dictate what is and is not okay on our property (BBS's). If you
doubt this, please contact the Electronic Freedom Foundation,
they will explain it to you in legalese.

A) The net is NOT age restricted, therefore, there is a language
restriction. It can be summed up easily, if you use one of George
Carlin's "Seven Words", or any derivation of them, you have
violated this rule.
     
     1) The use of $#!#:*%&@ to disguise a word is also    
        unacceptable, most of us can figure out what you meant.

B) Inflammatory, or "Hate" speech is also unacceptable. Calling
other users of the net names does nothing to promote your own
position in a debate, and in fact makes the name caller look
silly. 
    
C) There is NO private mail allowed in this net. Even if the BBS
you post from does allow private mail in a netted conference,
there is no guarantee that the message will remain private until
it reaches it's destination.

D) NO COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING! If you wish to advertise commercial
products or services take out an ad in a newspaper. Violators
will be warned on this, then have their access restricted.

E) No Advertising in conferences other than the FOR SALE area.

F) No carbon copies of messages. Since all messages are public,
it is not necessary to send carbons to other users, as they will
be able to see the original.

G) No "Spamming" of the net with messages. Messages should be on
topic in the conference they are posted in. Cross posting the
same message in multiple conferences will not be tolerated.

        1) Sysops who are just joining the net may send a message
           in the PIN_Chatter, and PIN_SYSMOD conferences to
           announce their arrival. 

H)  Off topic messages happen occasionally, but don't make them a 
habit.

I) Flaming is not an acceptable form of debate, and will not be
tolerated by any user.

It is, in the case of all nets, the users that make the net
worthwhile. Following the above rules, and keeping the three
basic one's in mind while posting make for a friendly net, where
debate is encouraged. Constant violations of the rules drive away
potential posters, and cause the net to wither.

Suggestions to improve the net, either by adding or deleting
conferences, rules changes or anything else are encouraged. Post them
in the PIN_SUGGESTION conference.

updated 01/31/96