Copyright (c) 1993,94 by Anthony Phillips



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                M o d e r a t o r   G u i d e l i n e s


Revised: 10/10/94

       Moderators of SeekNet conferences are given certain powers, but
 along with those powers comes responsibility. You are expected to be
 courteous, and tactful in dealing with any unpleasantness in your
 conference. A 1st and 2nd warning (at least) should normally be given
 to a problem user on the Network before you ask the SeekNet
 administration that he be removed. Try and keep in mind lag time in
 some mail system transfers. Some Bulletin Boards do not transfer mail
 daily. A user may violate the rules a second time before he receives
 your first warning, so try and keep that in mind before rushing a
 second warning out. When giving warnings, make sure that your position
 as moderator of the conference is known, by using your moderator ID or
 SIG. Never sign your name using your Moderator SIG in a conference
 other than the one that you moderate. Handles, Obscenities, and
 personal attacks by one user against another is a violation of SeekNet
 rules and should be dealt with by the moderator in a professional way.
 A 1st warning should never be a threat of removal, but a courteous
 request the user stay within the guidelines of SeekNet. We will leave
 discretion to you just how many warnings are given, but Abuse of a
 moderator will NOT be tolerated on the Net. Anyone abusing a moderator
 WILL be removed from the Network.
       A Moderator should have a working knowledge of the topic of the
 conference he wishes to moderate. Being a Moderator doesn't mean that
 you give up your right as a user of the conference just because you
 moderate. The ideal person at least posts periodically and tries to
 make sure that discussions in the conference flows freely, without
 bickering or snipping. He may also want to stimulate conversation
 by the introduction of new topics of discussion in times when the
 traffic in his conference slows. One of your frequent duties may be
 in steering those off-Topic discussions, either back on-topic, or to
 a more appropriate conference. Another chore is to try and get users
 to keep quotes down to 5 to 10 lines max per message. Quoting an entire
 80 line message, and then writing a one or two line response, is not
 only costly, but an foolish aggravation as well. Fancy user signatures
 are permitted, but should be a maximun of three lines.
       Running a conference like a sergeant in a boot camp is not the
 SeekNet style. We have found that Moderators who treat people with
 respect, not always, but GENERALLY, gets respect in return. Direct
 yourself to facilitating discussion, not just policing it. But as we
 have stated, "NO" abuse of a moderator will be Tolerated. We encourage
 you to have your own style, and we're not interested in turning out
 cookie cutter moderators. Make yourself comfortable in the conference,
 Introduce yourself as the New Moderator, and be yourself. We're all
 just everyday people here. Any questions about moderating, or SeekNet,
 should be sent private mail, addressed to Anthony Phillips via one of
 the addresses below. All Inquiries about listed conferences or
 additional conferences are Welcomed.

                      BBS - (610)237-6628
                       FIDO - 1:273/412
                        SEEKNET - 120:120/0
                         INTERNET - anthony.phillips@seekers.com
                          RIME/PCRelay - SEEKERS (Site #5516)
                           SNAIL-MAIL - P.O. Box 691
                                        Darby, Pa. 19023

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