FOXADMIN.TXT (Revised March 14, 1995) Administration of The FoxNet Echomail Network ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Administration includes: Network Coordinators, FoxNet Hubs, Echo Moderators, Regional Coordinators, and Executive Admin. When behaving in an official Capacity in the course of your duties, Always identify yourself ie: * The following is an Official Message... Your cooperation is appreciated. Name Here -= FoxNet Admin =- OR -= FoxNet Echo_Name Moderator =- This will indicate that you are acting in an official capacity. DO NOT get embroiled in a battle in the Flame Echo, and whip out your Admin "Badge"... Users will not appreciate that, and I will not stand for it. If you go into the Flame echo, you go in without any shield... Naked as a jaybird! Equal turf. *** Exceptions *** 1/... In FOX_FLAME (Adult Flame Echo) The exception will be to step in and intercede between users that have obviously moved past fun and are into violence. 2/... In FOXGEN_WHINE (All Access Complaints and flame) This base can be entered with your Admin Badge on to keep the natives under control... Do not throw your weight around... This is a Mild Flaming area. DO NOT flame while acting in an Official Capacity. **************** PLEASE NOTE **************** If you are having trouble with a user following rules, or is disobeying Admin Directives, Please contact myself or the Sysop of the BBS where the messages are originating and have the matter straightened out locally. Let's not allow situations to get out of hand in the Echo's. Sensitive discussions between Sysop's or Admin Should be carried out via NetMail, not in the Sysop Echo. I will not tolerate BASHING of any Mail Nets including this one... All Admin people are to promote not degrade our Net, and others. Professional Courtesy is a MUST! While I enjoy other Nets, I enjoy them while reading or writing IN them... Crossposting from one Mail Net into this one (and vice-versa) will not be tolerated. Cross posting from your Local Bases into FoxNet is permitted, if not done excessively. I should think that first warnings can be issued in the echo where it occurs (or after moving it to an appropriate echo) Second and subsequent warnings should be issued by myself (Kevin L. Wells) only and it should be in a public echo, so others can read admin decisions... Sort of Place the offenders on display. ********************************************************** From the Founder of FoxNet... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I expect all members of the Admin to behave as professionally as possible... We all lose it sometimes, and I will too, please remember that we are a team, I may need reminding at times, as I am sure you all will too... Here are some general Admin rules... 1/... NEVER openly critcize fellow Admin Members in open Echo's. We should appear to be united on all decisions. The Admin Echo or Sysop Echo is for this.... 2/... NEVER use abusive language when acting in an official capacity... I will not stand for that. Regardless of what a user says to you... It will be easier and more professional to have them removed. It is also difficult to respect someone who is using profanity in an attempt to bully someone. 3/... Be courteous, and turn the other cheek sometimes... It is easy to "over-moderate" and difficult to save face if things backfire on you. 4/... Allways help out new users to Echo Mail... Many learn to enjoy it once they get in the swing of things. 5/... The Network Coordinator (Kevin Wells) Reserves the right to make ALL final decisions in the best interest of the Net. * * * * * * This list will be added to and updated from time to time, so if anyone would like to add to it, please make the text up, and send it to me. Thank you Kevin Wells -= FoxNet NC =-