es on the Space Echo are simple, very standard, and you
        have only yourself to blame if you get caught breaking them.

o   -= OPEN TO ALL! =- regardless of race, creed, colour, origin.

o   No Handles!  REAL NAMES are required for SpaceBase(tm) & it's echoes.

o   ON TOPIC:  The Space Echo is for those interested in settling the
    final frontier.  All space-related chatter relating to U.S. and
    non-USA space exploration WITHIN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM are welcome.
    Discussions of particular space transportation technologies and
    politics are welcome and Moderator Authorized Topic Exemptions!

    SPACE (this conference) deals with the social, political, economic,
    industrial, technical, cultural, and scientific issues related to 
    space development as humankind establishes a foothold in space WITHIN
    OUR SOLAR SYSTEM in its effort to create a space-faring civilization.  

o   NEWS RELEASES:  The SpaceBase operates under a two tier system.  This
    system see that the news releases and reports are posted into the
    appropriate of the 4 READ ONLY SB- Prefixed space news echoes.  

    This way, news does Not interupt discussion and Discussion does Not 
    interupt news.   AND All News Posts require PRIOR Moderator permission
    and authorization via netmail.

o   OFF TOPIC AND FORBIDDEN!:
    HOWEVER, this echo is for HUMANS only!  SPACE ALIENS, UFO's, TREKKIES, 
    STARSHIP TRAVEL, Unauthorized news posts, flaming, Science Fiction,
    Skeptics, Astronomy, Physics, BBS Ad's, echomail reception problems,
    warp drives, generation ships, speculative "what if's", Religion and
    basically ANYTHING NOT Related to the above listed are OFF TOPIC.
    You have been warned...

o   IF you are not sure if your question is On or Off Topic, please use 
    Routed Netmail and send the question to the Moderator.  
    Only the Moderator may declare something ON or OFF TOPIC or grant 
    exceptions to the Rules.

o   NO obscene language or swearing in any language, (including disguised
    obsenities) flaming, character assassination, racial slurrs, cultural
    or religious intolerance allowed.!  Make sense ???   etc.

o   Don't be easily annoyed and don't be excessively annoying!
    This is a politically neutral information exchange.  Leave your
    personal political likes and dislikes in your locker.  The ONLY
    objective in here is promoting space exploration & developement!

o   Please do not answer OFF TOPIC messages and Never use the echo 
    to reply to inappropriate messages.
    If you feel a message is inappropriate, simply take a deep breath and 
    ignore it.  It'll go away.  And if it doesn't, LET THE MODERATOR 
    HANDLE THE PROBLEM.  
    If you respond over the echo, many Sysops will incur financial 
    expense for your violation.  If you feel particularly strong about a 
    specific posting, YOU assume financial responsibility by sending the 
    Moderator private netmail, or by taking your beef off-echo and send 
    Routed NetMail to the person directly.  Please leave the other 
    participants out of it, especially the Sysops who foot the bills.

o   If a TOPIC COP is necessary leave it to the Moderator
    or the Assistants.

o   Practice Tollerance with those who do not know or ask what seem to
    be "dumb" questions.  The whole purpose of SpaceBase is to
    educate through information exchange.

o   Avoid entering private or local-interest messages --
    Messages which cannot interest other conference participants are
    inappropriate and should be sent via NetMail.  Contact your SysOp
    (in the General Msg Area or a special area for messages to/from the 
    SysOp, not in this Echo) for information on that board's NetMail policy.

o   Do not initiate any commercial advertisements or BBS ads --
    Such postings are inappropriate.  Note, however, that this does not 
    forbid messages about specific products, services, or BBS phone 
    numbers in direct response to request for information.

o   Keep your quotes to a minimum.  People read this echo regularly;
    you don't always need to quote and explain the obvious.

o   If you have a complaint or comment regarding the running of the echo, 
    please use Routed Netmail and do not go OFF TOPIC in the echo.
    Compliments are always welcome!

o   Leave Moderating to the Moderator.  Arguing with the Moderator
    or arguing any Moderator ruling is grounds for cutting of access.

o   Only one warning MAY be given.

o   Serious infractions may have their access cut without warning.

o   COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL:  The posting of copyrighted material without 
    the express permission of the copyright holder may violate any 
    "fair-use" doctrine.  
         Quoting a passage is acceptable, especially if other sources 
    are quoted as well.  (That's research.).  Posting a single article 
    verbatim without permission is not acceptable. (That creeps into 
    the realm of plagiarism.)  
         Any notice that it has been posted without permission doesn't 
    protect any BBS carrying this echo from possible prosecution.  
         Sysops, if you feel uncomfortable about messages containing 
    copyrighted material, it is acceptable to delete them from your 
    board.  On occasion, the Moderator will place long distance calls 
    to the copyright holder to verify permission.

o   SYSOP RESPONSIBILITY:  Sysops who receive ANY of SpaceBase[tm]'s 
    8 SB- prefixed echoes OR the SPACE Echo, are responsible for all 
    messages which enter into any of these echoes from their systems.
    This includes messages from users of the system and any points.

o   Sysops are also responsible for ensuring that the 4 Read Only space 
    news echoes are set up so as to allow NO Posting into those 4 echoes.

o   (Sysops, please do not allow your users to post inappropriate or 
    abusive messages in the 4 public echoes.)

o   NONCOMPLIANCE:  If you cannot abide by and comply with the rules, 
    your sysop will be requested to cut your access to these echoes.  

    If inappropriate posting continues then you will endanger the feed of 
    the BBS you are participating from, as we will be forced to protect 
    the integrety of these echoes by asking the system(s) uproute to 
    disconnect your BBS's SB- prefixed echo feed.

o   ORIGIN LINES & NETWORK ADDRESS: All messages must have a FidoNet 
    compatible Origin line which should contain the BBS's name.  
         In addition, it is requested that the Origin line contain 
    your city and country.  That way folks around the world will know 
    where your BBS is participating in this international service from.
         The ORIGIN line must end with a legal (i.e., listed in a 
    nodelist) Net/node address.  If the Net/node is not a FidoNet 
    number, then the network (AlterNet, FamilyNet, EggNet etc.) should 
    be identified in the Origin line text so NetMail replies can be 
    properly routed.  
         In addition, could you please put post these rules so that your 
    users can read them BEFORE they begin participation in this 
    conference. 
         Finally, if you have been contacted by the Moderator or a
    designated Assistant Moderator (as listed below the Rules of each
    echo concerned) regarding use or abuse of any "SB-" Prefixed Echo
    or the SPACE Echo from your board, could you
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