What Netiquette Applies to RangerNet?
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This article is from the Scouting FAQ, by Bill Nelson nelsonb@nospam.aztec.asu.edu, Soaring Golden Eagle eagle@rangernet.org and Alan Houser troop24@emf.net with numerous contributions by others.
What Netiquette Applies to RangerNet?
Make the Golden Rule your daily rule.
It is wise to "lurk" for a few days (reading messages without posting
anything) to get a feel for the kinds of things that are discussed and
some of the personalities on the list -- then jump in and introduce
yourself. We would like to know your name, connection with Royal
Rangers, location, etc.
Remember that you are communicating with people, not computers.
ALL CAPS IS SHOUTING.
Please keep the discussion on topic (Royal Rangers, FCF, Christian
living, devotions, and related material). Some friendly banter is OK,
and even adds a human element to the discussion, but please don't post
chain letters, "get rich quick" schemes, commercial messages (except for
Royal Rangers and FCF material of general interest), or anything you
wouldn't want your pastor, your mother, and small children to read.
Please be kind to people with slow modem connections and small
mailboxes. Don't post large binary files, graphics, etc. It is
appropriate to post pointers to ftp or web sites to get such things,
where appropriate. Before posting anything to RangerNet, ask yourself if
it edifies, encourages, cheers up, or helps the people who read it.
Don't use the mailing list or news group as a substitute for personal
email.
Please make sure that the "subject" line of your post clearly describes
what is in the message. This helps others to find and use materials such
as devotions, resource ideas, etc., that have been posted. No special
code or syntax is required, but something like "Subject: Devotion: the
1st commandment with a promise" works well.
Be sure that what you send is sent in love with the intention of
building up others on the list. Be aware that postings to RangerNet are
archived and may be retrieved much later.
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