[FAQ] [ADMIN] rec.autos.sport.f1.moderated Guidelines

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rec.autos.sport.f1.moderated Posting Guidelines
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These guidelines have been put together to help you make sure that
your post stays within the charter and the spirit of the moderation
policy. Some of these guidelines are based on accepted "Netiquette"
for newsgroups, and as such are covered in more detail in RFC 1855
(see http://acwww.bloomu.edu/net.html for a full copy).

This is not a replacement for the charter and moderation policy. It 
is a summary of both and also contains some points that do not appear
in either. Remember, posts must relate to Formula 1.

1. Please DO NOT post HTML. A lot of commonly used news readers give
   you the option of posting in "plain text" or "rich text" &/or 
   "HTML". Please make sure you have your software set up for plain
   text as HTML postings are unnecessarily large, and a lot of people
   are not able to read them.

2. Please DO NOT post MIME/UUEncoded messages. Again, they take up
   a lot of bandwidth, and some people are unable to handle them.

3. Please DO NOT post BINARIES. e.g. Pictures, sounds, programs etc. 
   These are large and may result in some servers refusing to carry
   the group.

4. Please post binaries to alt.binaries.pictures.vehicles or put 
   them on a web site and then POST A POINTER ONLY (include the 
   Newsgroup, Subject and Message-ID or the URL) in rasf1m.

5. Please write in English otherwise the moderators may not 
   necessarily be able to understand your post, and may have to 
   reject it.

6. When responding to a post, please quote ONLY the points to which
   you are replying and snip any irrelevant portions. Particularly
   objectionable is quoting a large post in entirety to add a 
   line or two of comment.

7. Please put your response *below* the text you are quoting.
   This is standard Internet practice, and makes it easier for
   people to follow what you are saying.

8. Please only use PGP signatures when necessary.

9. Don't send mail or posts simply to point out errors in typing and
   spelling.

10. If someone posts in a newsgroup, they usually expect you to
    reply via the newsgroup. Only reply via e-mail if necessary, or
    if your post would breach the charter/moderation policy.

11. Don't get involved in flame wars.  Flaming is against the
    charter, so if incendiary material does appear, please leave it 
    to the moderators to deal with.  If you are offended by a post, 
    please contact the moderators with your concerns rather than add 
    to the thread.

12. Use [SPOILER] tags. If posting within 48 hours of a race, and 
    your post contains information that may spoil the race for
    someone who hasn't watched it yet, please put [SPOILER] in the 
    subject, and make sure your subject doesn't give away 
    information about the race.

    Some articles may be flagged as press statements [PRESS], and
    these by their nature may well contain spoiler material 
    (see 13).

13. If you are posting unexpurgated press releases, please use the 
    [PRESS] tag. Readers should expect press releases to contain
    spoiler information.

14. Don't breach copyright. Be aware that copying material from
    web sites and other sources may breach copyright. "Fair use"
    applies on the Internet as in all other areas. As an intro 
    see the page 
    http://www.ifla.org/documents/infopol/copyright/fairuse.txt

15. Don't spam the group. Please DO NOT announce your "new/improved"
    web page every day. Putting the URL and an update notice in 
    your .sig is acceptable, as is notifying the group of substantial
    changes to your site.

16. Subject drift. If the thread has wandered to some subject which
    has absolutely nothing to do with F1, you should set follow ups to a
    more appropriate group or take the subject to email.

17. Please DO NOT complain that the group doesn't has any interesting
    threads. Instead, write interesting posts yourself. If you cannot
    write an interesting post, ask interesting questions. That will
    provide an opportunity for someone to reply and may generate a 
    worthwhile thread.

This set of etiquette rules is based on those written by Rui
Salgueiro with the help of James Connors. It will be posted 
automatically before each GP, and when there is a long pause 
between GPs.

If you get tired of seeing it, killfile its Subject.

-- 
Stephen M Baines