ÜÄÄ¿ÜÄÄ¿Ü ÂÜÄÂÄ¿ÜÄÄ¿ÜÄÄ¿Ü¿  ܿ  ÜÄÄ¿ÚÄÜÄ¿ _ _ÄÂÙ-ÄÄ´_ ³ ³-ÄÄ¿_ ³_À¿³ _À¿³ _Ä´ _ ÍÄÄÙÍ Á ÍÄÄÙÍ ÄÍÄÄÙÍÄÄÙÍ ÀÄ Í ÀÄ ÍÄÄÙ ÄÍÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ A Network For The Reality Challenged Net Policy Revision 1.02 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ 1. Overview CrymsonNet is an amateur network compromised of a group of strange characters that decided that they wanted to send messages to people they don't know everywhere from next door to across the country. Why they were insane enough to decide that this would be a fun thing to do, no one know, but it's not my job to argue about it. I just run this net. 1.1. A Basic Warning CrymsonNet is a network promoting freedom of speech. We greatly support the right for people to say what they want, and to believe how they like. In effect, in most echos of CrymsonNet, Swearing, Radical Ideas, etc... do exhist. Also note that currently the bulk of message traffic are between individuals that pretty much know eachother. Messages that may seem like insults are actually a humored way of poking fun at friends. One RC was already sent running because this scared him out of the network. But contrary to echos like the "FLAME" echo on Fido, the participants do convey usefull info on occasion, and is a very interesting network to be on. Don't worry, if you're strange, you will enjoy it here. 2. A Basic Rundown of Operations 2.1. Chain Of Command The command structure of CrymsonNet is as follows. Each Sysop has say in how the net should be run, provided their wishes are within the basic purpose of the net. i.e. If a sysop wanted to create and echo whose purpose was to promote illegal activities, it would be denied. The decisions are made by an informal/or optionally formal vote. The medium for this is the CRYMSON_HQ echo which each sysop is required to have. Above the Sysop level is the Area Coordinator or Regional Coordinator. The RC will take care of the Regional activities such as issuing node numbers, sending updates, and handling the LD feeds. How expenses, etc... are handled is up to each region to decide, though I would like to see costs evenly distributed. Above the RC is the Network Coordinator. The NC has the ultimate say in what happens. You should consider the NC a god, sending the NC gifts and large donations of cash. Did I mention that I'm the NC? The NC has the ultimate say in what happens. The RCs will send the nodelist updates for their region to the NC, who will compile and redistribute to the RCs. Also the NC will deal with any problems that the RCs are unable to handle. 2.1.1. Area Coordinators An area coordinator or Host, is essentially the same as a RC but is a way of breaking down the distribution to seperate local calling areas in a region. the AC has the same duties as the RC but on a smaller scale. 2.2. Distribution of Echomail & Routing The Central point for all mail will ultimatly be 42:42/0, and will be distributed to the regions from there. Regions are required to pickup their own mail, it will not be sent to them with the exception of what mail is sent with the initial link up, and acknowledgment of being accepted into the net. From there the mail is picked up by the Area Coordinators and sent to Local Nodes until eventually everyone has recieved the message. 2.3. Netmail A Netmail is a Netmail is a Netmail. Just as long as you don't harass people with it, or send "beg mail" i.e. Junk Mail, Commercial Adds, etc.. to every node in the Net, we'll be happy. 2.4. Echomail Echomail is one of the key reasons for running a network. It is a way for a large group of people with similar interests to exchange ideas & information. Unfortunately there is the problem of dealing with troublemakers, so a policy has to be made to also cover this. 2.4.1. Moderators There will be no set way of moderating an echomail conference. And echo may have one Moderator, a group, or as of this document, be self moderated. One major importance here is that the moderators be lenient. One of the things about FidoNet is that in most echos, you get jumped all over for going, (OH MY GHOD!) "Off-Topic". While it is good to keep talking somewhat about the topic of the echo. It should not be so strict. 2.4.1.1. Single or Group Moderators Since these are quite similar in nature, they will be grouped together. In this instance, and echo is kept in order by one person or a small group of persons. They have the say of what goes on in the echo, and decide if an individual needs "punishment" for disorderly conduct. It's your traditional way of moderating an echo. 2.4.1.2. Self Moderated This is the concept of a echo taking care of itself. Everyone in the echo has equal status, and takes part in keeping the echo under "control". I don't know if this will work well or not, so it is experimental. If it ends up working well, this will be one of the trends in CrymsonNet. Moderators are not really needed in an echo provided everyone knows what is allowed and what is not. 2.4.2. Rules Every echo will have a set of Rules/guidelines, even if it is as much as "This Echo Has No Rules". They well remain flexible, as this Net is not meant to be strict. The rules will be maintained by the Moderator/s of the echo, and the RCs. In the case of Self moderated echos, it will just be maintained by the RCs, and by a willing reader of the echo. Rules will be posted monthly, bi-monthly, how ever the echo/moderator wants to work it. 2.5. Echo Conferences (types) To put it simply any type of echomail conference will be allowed. Family, Business, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adult, Pagan, etc... Conferences will be limited to those who may not legally participate in such echos. i.e. Adult Conferences are limited to 18 and older, etc... 2.6. Creating A New Conference. To get a new conference on the CrymsonNet backbone, You must meet the following requirements... 1. Have a Moderator (either type) 2. Have a set of rules made up. 3. Have the Echomail area setup with your RC Around this time the topic is brought up in the CRYMSON_HQ conference, and if there seems like a demand for it, it will be put into the Next echolist, and an announcement made through the CRYMSON_HQ conference. This is just one example of how it could be done, but there are several actual ways. For instance the idea could be talked about first in CRYMSON_HQ, before the echo exists. 2.7. Handles Handles are allowed and encouraged on CrymsonNet. Though we would like that you be able to identify who a certain person is, in the event that action be required to be taken against a certian individual. 2.8. Spam This is CrymsonNet! WE DO NOT EAT SPAM!!! 3. Zone Mail Hour. Systems in CrymsonNet will be required to observe ZMH. ZMH will coincide with FidoNet's ZMH, as most systems that will be carrying this will also be carrying Fido. This is to further simplify things. ZMH, BBSs are required to only accept Mail calls only. No user may log on during this time period. 4. Illegal Activities This will NOT be tolerated on CrymsonNet! Nuf Said. NC of CrymsonNet as of this document Jeff Rosowski, a.k.a. Krux 42:42/0 @CrymsonNet 42:702/0 @CrymsonNet (as Region 702 RC) 1:209/273 @FidoNet (as SysOp of CHAOS! bbs)