41 The Charter (soc.history.war.vietnam)
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This article is from the Vietnam FAQ, by Brian Ross, John R. Tegtmeier, Edwin E. Moise, Frank Vaughan, John Tegtmeier with numerous contributions by others.
41 The Charter (soc.history.war.vietnam)
1. Aim & Purpose of Soc.History.War.Vietnam
This newsgroup will provide an open forum for the objective discussion
of the Vietnam and Indochinese wars, their causes, aftermath, and
effect on the people and societies which took part in them. The use
of a moderator is intended to provide an environment that is conducive
to this discussion, and open to all categories of potential readers/
contributors - academics, veterans, members of the anti-war movement,
students, and anyone else with an interest - without regard to ideological
or political positions.
The wars in Vietnam and Indochina in the middle of the twentieth century
not only bred armed conflict between combatants, but also divisiveness and
social conflict within the societies of some of the participicants in the
conflicts. In the United States, some believe that the war has transcended
its historical moment to become a culture icon for the turbulence of the
sixties. At any rate, there still exists a great desparity in the
understandings of the social, political and historic circumstances of the
war, and its continued influence on various societies.
Soc.history.war.vietnam will seek to promote a discourse which will allow
these positions to be explored. Perhaps, in this way, the newsgroup may be
instrumental in achieving a better understanding of the events, and may
even assist in the process of healing.
2. The Function of the Moderators
This newsgroup shall have an active moderator, and at least
two co-moderators. It shall be the responsibility of the active
moderator to screen postings to the newsgroup, and elimante those
which are:
a. flames, insults and attacks directed at a person rather than
a position;
b. flames that use derogatory labels to depict whole categories of people,
such as veterans or members of the anti-war movement, etc.;
c. articles that have no connection to the Vietnam or Indochina wars, their
causes, effects or aftermath; and
d. any message of a commercial nature.
The active moderator may not screen postings for merit of argument, nor for
their political or ideological content.
All articles that are rejected will be sent back to the contributor
with a short message explaning the reason for rejection. Such
rejections may be appealed as outlined below.
The co-moderators serve in a back-up capacity, so as to insure
continuity during either a temporary or permanent change in the status
of the active moderator. In addition, the co-moderators will have the
responsibility, along with the active moderator, for voting on appeals
of rejected posts, the appointment of new moderators, and the possible
removal of a current moderator as outlined below.
3. Appeal of Rejection of Posts
If a contributor whose post has been rejected wishes to appeal this
action, the current active moderator will forward this request and the
post in question to all co-moderators for a vote. If the majority of
all moderators votes to overrule the rejection, the article will be
sent to the newsgroup. If the post is rejected, the person appealling
the rejection will be sent a summary of the votes by the moderators.
4. Appointment of New Moderators
New co-moderators will be appointed as necessary through the
nomination of an individual by the other moderators. The appointment
will require a unanimous vote of the current moderators to pass. The
new co-moderator's name will then be submitted to the newsgroup for a
five day discussion period. During these five days, any of the
current moderators may change their vote in response to this discussion.
At the end of the five days, if all the moderators are still in agreement,
the nominee becomes a co-moderator.
5. Removal of a Moderator
A moderator may be removed for the following causes:
a. failure to perform the outlined duties of the position,
b. a pattern of biased or discriminatory rejections of postings.
Such removals will be made by the formal vote of all current moderators. A
2/3rds vote in favor of such action will be required for removal. The
reasons for, and results of, all such votes will be posted to the
newsgroup.
6. FAQ
The moderators, as a group, will be responsible for the development and
posting of a frequently asked question (FAQ) file for this newsgroup.
7. Posting of Charter and Moderators List
This charter will be reposted, along with the list of current
moderators to the newsgroup every month.
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