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Since moderator Joe Mackey is unavailable at this time due to health
issues, I've captured the monthly rules posting. I have not heard from
Joe since I got the sad news of his diagnosis with stage 4 lung cancer,
and he was only given 6 weeks to 6 months to live...so, I have no idea
about the future of this echo, in the event of his passing. Of course,
we pray he will be around for awhile, but the sad truth is "none of us
is getting out of here alive"...just ask the morticians at the funeral
homes. That's why you should cherish every day you have, and reflect
on the MEMORIES that you have...especially of your own loved ones who
have passed on...because those wonderful MEMORIES are things that no
one can take away.
 
Daryl

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Subj : Monthly rules posting
To   : ALL
From : JOE MACKEY (1:135/392)
Date : Sat Oct 01 2022 05:12 am UTC-4:00

MEMORIESÿÿ RULES 
Revised 1 August 2017 

ÿÿÿ FidoNet is a "Virtual Community" where we are all 
representative of the population. Each ECHO is like a 
neighborhood of the virtual community. The MEMORIES echo is _our_ 
neighborhood. Let's keep it a nice place to hang out. 

ÿÿÿ This is the Memories Echo. It is a non region specific 
conference dedicated to all persons interested in nostalgia and 
trivia, with some related chatter on subjects of interest to 
seniors. It's a bit like the pot bellied stove in the old general 
store. Conversations usually start with reminiscing of something 
from the past, but seem to lead in many directions, which the 
Moderator generally tolerates so long as it's civilized 
conversation and doesn't violate any of the specific rules below. 
It's a group of fun to be around folks. Come on in. 

ÿÿÿ The Moderator may appoint a successor, or call an election 
any time by posting an announcement in the echo. Such 
announcement shall define the rules of, time frame for, and the 
names of those responsible for monitoring and publishing the 
results of the election. In the event of the death or incapacity 
of the Moderator, the Co Moderator shall have all the rights 
ascribed to the Moderator. 

ÿÿÿ This is a FidoNet Backbone Echo, and, as such, adheres to 
FidoNet regulations for echoes. 
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ÿÿÿ This echo is dedicated to the loving MEMORIES of: 

Ronni Toth, its founder, and Kent Anderson, her successor 
moderator, and to Bill White who left us for personal reasons. 

May we keep the high standards they set for us. 
ÿÿÿ _ÿÿÿÿ _ÿÿÿÿ _ÿÿÿÿ _ÿÿÿÿ _ÿÿÿÿ _ÿÿÿÿ _ÿÿÿÿ _ÿÿÿÿ _ 

ÿÿÿ This echo is open to everyone who complies with the 
following rules: 

1. Topics may be broad, but not stray too far from the purpose of 
the echo and that is to share germane conversation with those 
having a common interest in things past. Excessive chatter, if 
not related to times past, will be considered off topic. 

2. DON'T get personal! Personal attacks (flames) and profanity 
are unnecessary and unwelcome in this echo. And keep it clean: 
This is a family echo. Risque remarks and off color taglines will 
cause a Moderator response. 

3. Present day religion and politics, NO! 

4. Only the Moderator will address off topic traffic. If a fellow 
participant tries to moderate you, just ignore them. If someone 
insults you, do not respond in kind: nothing hurts more than 
being ignored. If necessary, send e mail to a moderator. 

5. NO private messages. 

6. Handles or aliases allowed in part of your BBSing with the 
addition of your real name at the end of the message. 

7. No test messages, nor advertisements of any kind (including 
BBS ads) allowed. 

8. This conference may not be ported to any other network's mail 
system without the express written permission of the Moderator. 
Porting or gating the echo into the Internet or to any Usenet 
newsgroup is expressly forbidden. Note: The carrying of the 
echoes by an Internet site is all right, provided that any 

messages originating from that site, if not within this 
conference's rules, are subject to corrective action by the 
Moderator. 

9. Overquoting: Remember to delete those parts of the message 
that don't relate to your reply. Leave just enough so that others 
can pick up on what's going on, or refresh their memories if they 
read the original post. NEVER, EVER requote signature, origin 
lines, addresses, nor taglines unless they are pertinent to what 
you're saying. 

10. Underquoting: It is most distressing to see part of a message 
and a response, and have no idea as to what either of the 
messages relates. Do your quoting intelligently, and leave enough 
info to be certain that even a disinterested party will know 
what's going on. This faux pas is often related to, and could be 
mitigated by following: 

11. Subject not related to the topic of the message. All too 
often a message that started on a particular subject takes 
another tack. Unless the poster replying changes the subject, the 
message bears no relation to its indicated topic. Please try to 
remember when replying to see that the subject matter and the 
subject are in agreement. 

12. These guides are subject to change at any time. If you find a 
way to be annoying, we will make a rule to cover it. 

13. These rules condense into four words:ÿ "Be Niceÿÿ Have Fun" 

oe Mackey 
Moderator
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