From group-admin@isc.org Wed Aug 27 07:45:14 1997 Path: news.isc.org!bounce-back From: group-admin@isc.org (David C Lawrence) Newsgroups: soc.sexuality.general Subject: cmsg newgroup soc.sexuality.general moderated Control: newgroup soc.sexuality.general moderated Approved: newgroups-request@isc.org Message-ID: <872692203.14659@isc.org> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 14:30:03 GMT Lines: 142 X-Info: ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/pgpcontrol/README.html ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/pgpcontrol/README X-PGP-Sig: 2.6.2 Subject,Control,Message-ID,Date,From,Sender iQCVAwUBNAQ57MJdOtO4janBAQHOUgP8CI/NWyj3iK8Bvn74+F9EYdqKBOBDTTVq +Z2ntCCrLkySAcDHlK6YbbOhxkPSq6OVpmA3Ehmu++fW2y9obVhnPsWJiBobZyvx dzSmrpsRAXAs8WwaDH26N4DOBJhrPfapQkPvweguWF98u1HtqoXx93UeI9xHs973 nDsp25w6v5E= =23vu Xref: news.isc.org control.newgroup:9035 soc.sexuality.general is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for creation by 270:38 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 21 Aug 1997. Group submission address: ssg-submit@uncanny.net Moderator contact address: ssg-admin@uncanny.net (Thida Cornes, Angeline Kantola, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Reka G. Morvay, Walt Pohl) For your newsgroups file: soc.sexuality.general Human sexuality in general. (Moderated) The charter, culled from the vote result announcement: The group soc.sexuality.general is a moderated forum for the mature discussion of sexuality, both in a personal or a political manner. Suitable topics for discussion include, but are not limited to social issues, discussions of lifestyles both "alternative" and "mainstream", questions, and advice. Soc.sexuality.general will be moderated by software and a backup team of human moderators. The purpose of moderation will not be to determine which views will be expressed, but to maintain the newsgroup as a viable avenue for the mature discussion of human sexuality. Moderators are volunteers who wish to serve the general USENET community. The newsgroup is _not_ for the purpose of posting binaries, requesting binaries or advice on how to find binaries, personal ads or posts for the sole purpose of soliciting meetings, erotic fiction, or commercial advertisements, except as noted below. Off-topic messages, flames, and trolls are also not appropriate. See below for details. The newsgroup will be moderated by software coupled with a team of human moderators. The moderation team will rely as much as possible on software to moderate the newsgroup, but we recognize that given the ever-changing nature of Usenet, we will use hand-moderation when necessary to maintain the viability of the newsgroup. The moderation team will be structured as follows: a Moderator Board will be responsible for maintaining the moderation software and the elaboration and implementation of moderation policies. Additional moderators may be appointed or dismissed by the Board, and the Board may appoint or dismiss Board members as necessary. The composition of the Moderator Board will be posted regularly on the newsgroup and made available on the World Wide Web. The following types of messages are inappropriate for the newsgroup, and may be grounds for rejection by the moderators or the moderation software. This does not imply that they _will_ be rejected. 1. Messages that fit the profile the moderation software is configured to automatically reject. 2. Messages that are excessively or inappropriately cross-posted, or reposted. 3. Binaries or ASCII art, requests for binaries or ASCII art, or announcements for the availability of such. (Messages that contain short binary sequences, such as PGP signatures, are acceptable.) 4. Commercial ads, except for products that primarily serve an educational, historical, or advocacy function. Advertisements may also be rejected if they are of excessive length, or posted too frequently. Posts that are advertisements should make it clear in the subject line. 5. Stories, or other works of erotic fiction. 6. Personal ads, or the solicitation for penpals or face-to-face meetings of a personal nature. 7. Off-topic posts, and posts on topics that, while related to sexuality, are more appropriate to other newsgroups. (For example, an argument on the ethics of abortion would most likely belong on talk.abortion.) 8. Posts that are adequately addressed by the newsgroup FAQ ("Frequently Asked Questions") or other on-line resources. We will maintain a list of such resources. 9. Flame wars (defined for the purposes of this charter as message exchanges for the primary purpose of trading insults). 10. Trolls (defined for the purposes of this charter as messages posted for the sole purpose of disrupting the newsgroup). 11. Posts from bogus addresses or domain names. (Addresses that are deliberately munged to confuse spam e-mail software is acceptable, as long as moderators can figure out how to unmunge the address, if necessary. Posters who munge their address, and who plan on posting to the newsgroup regularly, are requested to munge their address consistently.) This clause should not be interpreted as excluding anonymous or pseudonymous posts. 12. Messages from posters or sites that are on the moderation software's "automatically reject" list. The policies for being placed on the "automatically reject" list are as follows: a. Advertisements for photographic or XXX BBSes or web sites, for phone sex or escort services, singles cruises or introduction services, are not welcome on this newsgroup. Posters of such messages will be immediately placed on the "automatically reject" list. Commercial sites that are known to frequently and heavily advertise themselves inappropriately on Usenet will be placed on the "automatically reject" list. Posters or sites who are placed on the "automatically reject" list for any of the above reasons will remain on the list permanently unless they successfully appeal to the Moderator Board. b. Posters who use the newsgroup as a source of e-mail addresses for either harassment or mass commercial mailings may be put on the "automatically reject" list, in which case they will remain on the list permanently unless they successfully appeal to the Moderator Board. c. Posters who violate other charter provisions may be placed on the "automatically reject" list if the Moderator Board determines that they have violated the posting guidelines twice within 60 days of being warned of an infraction. The poster remains on this list for up to 30 days. Repeated infractions may then result, with each successive offense, of being placed on the "automatically reject" list for up to 60 days, one year, and then permanently. The moderators will endeavor to ensure that the actions listed above will not be applied to users who commit infractions inadvertently or because of misunderstandings of newsgroup policy (except as outlined in part a above). All decisions to place a poster on the "automatically reject" list may be appealed to the Moderator Board. Disclaimer: The moderators of soc.sexuality.general are not responsible for the veracity or legality of any posts to soc.sexuality.general. The moderators are not serving in the capacity of editors or publishers, and the approval of a post by a moderator is not an endorsement by the moderator or the Moderator Board. Posters assume full responsibility for the content of their posts. Readers who use any information that appears in the newsgroup do so at their own risk. The copyright for all posts either remains with the poster, or in the public domain, as appropriate. The material on soc.sexuality.general may in some locales be considered appropriate for certain age groups. Note that the moderators have no way of determining the age of readers or posters. From tale@uunet.uu.net Wed Aug 27 13:45:03 1997 Path: news.isc.org!bounce-back From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Newsgroups: soc.sexuality.general Subject: cmsg newgroup soc.sexuality.general moderated Control: newgroup soc.sexuality.general moderated Approved: newgroups-request@isc.org Message-ID: <872713802.15521@isc.org> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 20:30:02 GMT Lines: 142 X-Info: ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/pgpcontrol/README.html ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/pgpcontrol/README X-PGP-Sig: 2.6.2 Subject,Control,Message-ID,Date,From,Sender iQCVAwUBNASOS8JdOtO4janBAQGUqgP/UZT+VhPhVyqfo3vQdgBSUZmSy/qgwXZn TVPu77QjgBRc5gPKMVKFhGSDuHieizzlLHlMAWf0tGdViTi4B4q8cUUwxHIl4kVS FXBQlwyOtyy9ENAnJiYx6cy3XPkyGTgg45mGSlbGPwLkYjOCN++HVgPsY7jqx5ps 02ShG7S0RNI= =6aSb Xref: news.isc.org control.newgroup:9046 soc.sexuality.general is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for creation by 270:38 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 21 Aug 1997. Group submission address: ssg-submit@uncanny.net Moderator contact address: ssg-admin@uncanny.net (Thida Cornes, Angeline Kantola, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Reka G. Morvay, Walt Pohl) For your newsgroups file: soc.sexuality.general Human sexuality in general. (Moderated) The charter, culled from the vote result announcement: The group soc.sexuality.general is a moderated forum for the mature discussion of sexuality, both in a personal or a political manner. Suitable topics for discussion include, but are not limited to social issues, discussions of lifestyles both "alternative" and "mainstream", questions, and advice. Soc.sexuality.general will be moderated by software and a backup team of human moderators. The purpose of moderation will not be to determine which views will be expressed, but to maintain the newsgroup as a viable avenue for the mature discussion of human sexuality. Moderators are volunteers who wish to serve the general USENET community. The newsgroup is _not_ for the purpose of posting binaries, requesting binaries or advice on how to find binaries, personal ads or posts for the sole purpose of soliciting meetings, erotic fiction, or commercial advertisements, except as noted below. Off-topic messages, flames, and trolls are also not appropriate. See below for details. The newsgroup will be moderated by software coupled with a team of human moderators. The moderation team will rely as much as possible on software to moderate the newsgroup, but we recognize that given the ever-changing nature of Usenet, we will use hand-moderation when necessary to maintain the viability of the newsgroup. The moderation team will be structured as follows: a Moderator Board will be responsible for maintaining the moderation software and the elaboration and implementation of moderation policies. Additional moderators may be appointed or dismissed by the Board, and the Board may appoint or dismiss Board members as necessary. The composition of the Moderator Board will be posted regularly on the newsgroup and made available on the World Wide Web. The following types of messages are inappropriate for the newsgroup, and may be grounds for rejection by the moderators or the moderation software. This does not imply that they _will_ be rejected. 1. Messages that fit the profile the moderation software is configured to automatically reject. 2. Messages that are excessively or inappropriately cross-posted, or reposted. 3. Binaries or ASCII art, requests for binaries or ASCII art, or announcements for the availability of such. (Messages that contain short binary sequences, such as PGP signatures, are acceptable.) 4. Commercial ads, except for products that primarily serve an educational, historical, or advocacy function. Advertisements may also be rejected if they are of excessive length, or posted too frequently. Posts that are advertisements should make it clear in the subject line. 5. Stories, or other works of erotic fiction. 6. Personal ads, or the solicitation for penpals or face-to-face meetings of a personal nature. 7. Off-topic posts, and posts on topics that, while related to sexuality, are more appropriate to other newsgroups. (For example, an argument on the ethics of abortion would most likely belong on talk.abortion.) 8. Posts that are adequately addressed by the newsgroup FAQ ("Frequently Asked Questions") or other on-line resources. We will maintain a list of such resources. 9. Flame wars (defined for the purposes of this charter as message exchanges for the primary purpose of trading insults). 10. Trolls (defined for the purposes of this charter as messages posted for the sole purpose of disrupting the newsgroup). 11. Posts from bogus addresses or domain names. (Addresses that are deliberately munged to confuse spam e-mail software is acceptable, as long as moderators can figure out how to unmunge the address, if necessary. Posters who munge their address, and who plan on posting to the newsgroup regularly, are requested to munge their address consistently.) This clause should not be interpreted as excluding anonymous or pseudonymous posts. 12. Messages from posters or sites that are on the moderation software's "automatically reject" list. The policies for being placed on the "automatically reject" list are as follows: a. Advertisements for photographic or XXX BBSes or web sites, for phone sex or escort services, singles cruises or introduction services, are not welcome on this newsgroup. Posters of such messages will be immediately placed on the "automatically reject" list. Commercial sites that are known to frequently and heavily advertise themselves inappropriately on Usenet will be placed on the "automatically reject" list. Posters or sites who are placed on the "automatically reject" list for any of the above reasons will remain on the list permanently unless they successfully appeal to the Moderator Board. b. Posters who use the newsgroup as a source of e-mail addresses for either harassment or mass commercial mailings may be put on the "automatically reject" list, in which case they will remain on the list permanently unless they successfully appeal to the Moderator Board. c. Posters who violate other charter provisions may be placed on the "automatically reject" list if the Moderator Board determines that they have violated the posting guidelines twice within 60 days of being warned of an infraction. The poster remains on this list for up to 30 days. Repeated infractions may then result, with each successive offense, of being placed on the "automatically reject" list for up to 60 days, one year, and then permanently. The moderators will endeavor to ensure that the actions listed above will not be applied to users who commit infractions inadvertently or because of misunderstandings of newsgroup policy (except as outlined in part a above). All decisions to place a poster on the "automatically reject" list may be appealed to the Moderator Board. Disclaimer: The moderators of soc.sexuality.general are not responsible for the veracity or legality of any posts to soc.sexuality.general. The moderators are not serving in the capacity of editors or publishers, and the approval of a post by a moderator is not an endorsement by the moderator or the Moderator Board. Posters assume full responsibility for the content of their posts. Readers who use any information that appears in the newsgroup do so at their own risk. The copyright for all posts either remains with the poster, or in the public domain, as appropriate. The material on soc.sexuality.general may in some locales be considered appropriate for certain age groups. Note that the moderators have no way of determining the age of readers or posters. From tale@uunet.uu.net Thu Aug 28 07:45:04 1997 Path: news.isc.org!bounce-back From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Newsgroups: soc.sexuality.general Subject: cmsg newgroup soc.sexuality.general moderated Control: newgroup soc.sexuality.general moderated Approved: newgroups-request@isc.org Message-ID: <872778602.18894@isc.org> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 14:30:02 GMT Lines: 142 X-Info: ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/pgpcontrol/README.html ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/pgpcontrol/README X-PGP-Sig: 2.6.2 Subject,Control,Message-ID,Date,From,Sender iQCVAwUBNAWLasJdOtO4janBAQGc/gP/e4qk+xY28pWTgk51PnCds4iGQ2Pox1gw qqphPttPFBoFulpKEPYA4A9V6KC3TGkFZix3R4/fUN20pX9vAujWLOUFQhwanta2 jd6yT7qkBgIAUe4rYtcvONlcZPhXXn6BnFW+weUIZgCwQPvb6y4xUnkBW5rTpXP0 AoXIgwGsNAw= =3WFE Xref: news.isc.org control.newgroup:9063 soc.sexuality.general is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for creation by 270:38 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 21 Aug 1997. Group submission address: ssg-submit@uncanny.net Moderator contact address: ssg-admin@uncanny.net (Thida Cornes, Angeline Kantola, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Reka G. Morvay, Walt Pohl) For your newsgroups file: soc.sexuality.general Human sexuality in general. (Moderated) The charter, culled from the vote result announcement: The group soc.sexuality.general is a moderated forum for the mature discussion of sexuality, both in a personal or a political manner. Suitable topics for discussion include, but are not limited to social issues, discussions of lifestyles both "alternative" and "mainstream", questions, and advice. Soc.sexuality.general will be moderated by software and a backup team of human moderators. The purpose of moderation will not be to determine which views will be expressed, but to maintain the newsgroup as a viable avenue for the mature discussion of human sexuality. Moderators are volunteers who wish to serve the general USENET community. The newsgroup is _not_ for the purpose of posting binaries, requesting binaries or advice on how to find binaries, personal ads or posts for the sole purpose of soliciting meetings, erotic fiction, or commercial advertisements, except as noted below. Off-topic messages, flames, and trolls are also not appropriate. See below for details. The newsgroup will be moderated by software coupled with a team of human moderators. The moderation team will rely as much as possible on software to moderate the newsgroup, but we recognize that given the ever-changing nature of Usenet, we will use hand-moderation when necessary to maintain the viability of the newsgroup. The moderation team will be structured as follows: a Moderator Board will be responsible for maintaining the moderation software and the elaboration and implementation of moderation policies. Additional moderators may be appointed or dismissed by the Board, and the Board may appoint or dismiss Board members as necessary. The composition of the Moderator Board will be posted regularly on the newsgroup and made available on the World Wide Web. The following types of messages are inappropriate for the newsgroup, and may be grounds for rejection by the moderators or the moderation software. This does not imply that they _will_ be rejected. 1. Messages that fit the profile the moderation software is configured to automatically reject. 2. Messages that are excessively or inappropriately cross-posted, or reposted. 3. Binaries or ASCII art, requests for binaries or ASCII art, or announcements for the availability of such. (Messages that contain short binary sequences, such as PGP signatures, are acceptable.) 4. Commercial ads, except for products that primarily serve an educational, historical, or advocacy function. Advertisements may also be rejected if they are of excessive length, or posted too frequently. Posts that are advertisements should make it clear in the subject line. 5. Stories, or other works of erotic fiction. 6. Personal ads, or the solicitation for penpals or face-to-face meetings of a personal nature. 7. Off-topic posts, and posts on topics that, while related to sexuality, are more appropriate to other newsgroups. (For example, an argument on the ethics of abortion would most likely belong on talk.abortion.) 8. Posts that are adequately addressed by the newsgroup FAQ ("Frequently Asked Questions") or other on-line resources. We will maintain a list of such resources. 9. Flame wars (defined for the purposes of this charter as message exchanges for the primary purpose of trading insults). 10. Trolls (defined for the purposes of this charter as messages posted for the sole purpose of disrupting the newsgroup). 11. Posts from bogus addresses or domain names. (Addresses that are deliberately munged to confuse spam e-mail software is acceptable, as long as moderators can figure out how to unmunge the address, if necessary. Posters who munge their address, and who plan on posting to the newsgroup regularly, are requested to munge their address consistently.) This clause should not be interpreted as excluding anonymous or pseudonymous posts. 12. Messages from posters or sites that are on the moderation software's "automatically reject" list. The policies for being placed on the "automatically reject" list are as follows: a. Advertisements for photographic or XXX BBSes or web sites, for phone sex or escort services, singles cruises or introduction services, are not welcome on this newsgroup. Posters of such messages will be immediately placed on the "automatically reject" list. Commercial sites that are known to frequently and heavily advertise themselves inappropriately on Usenet will be placed on the "automatically reject" list. Posters or sites who are placed on the "automatically reject" list for any of the above reasons will remain on the list permanently unless they successfully appeal to the Moderator Board. b. Posters who use the newsgroup as a source of e-mail addresses for either harassment or mass commercial mailings may be put on the "automatically reject" list, in which case they will remain on the list permanently unless they successfully appeal to the Moderator Board. c. Posters who violate other charter provisions may be placed on the "automatically reject" list if the Moderator Board determines that they have violated the posting guidelines twice within 60 days of being warned of an infraction. The poster remains on this list for up to 30 days. Repeated infractions may then result, with each successive offense, of being placed on the "automatically reject" list for up to 60 days, one year, and then permanently. The moderators will endeavor to ensure that the actions listed above will not be applied to users who commit infractions inadvertently or because of misunderstandings of newsgroup policy (except as outlined in part a above). All decisions to place a poster on the "automatically reject" list may be appealed to the Moderator Board. Disclaimer: The moderators of soc.sexuality.general are not responsible for the veracity or legality of any posts to soc.sexuality.general. The moderators are not serving in the capacity of editors or publishers, and the approval of a post by a moderator is not an endorsement by the moderator or the Moderator Board. Posters assume full responsibility for the content of their posts. Readers who use any information that appears in the newsgroup do so at their own risk. The copyright for all posts either remains with the poster, or in the public domain, as appropriate. The material on soc.sexuality.general may in some locales be considered appropriate for certain age groups. Note that the moderators have no way of determining the age of readers or posters.