[AusNOG] New list charter from the AusNOG Board

[Matt Shadbolt]

Can you list the changes to the charter?

Thanks. Matt.

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Terry Manderson <terry at terrym.net> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> In recent months several threads and their associated posts on
> the AusNOG mailing list have resulted in some substantial discussion
> amongst the AusNOG directors. These discussions have covered a
> great number of topics and concerns from fostering active technical
> debate through to limiting liability to AusNOG Pty Ltd. The outcome of
> these discussions is the position that the Board needed to review
> the existing AusNOG mailing list charter and clarify several areas
> by issuing an updated charter.
>
> The following List Charter is the amended version and will take
> effect immediately. I urge all subscribers to review the new charter
> and solidify, in you own minds, the expectations for AusNOG mailing
> list etiquette. If you have any concerns about this charter or find
> it objectionable feel free to email organisers at ausnog.net with your
> concerns.
>
> Cheers
> Terry
> For the AusNOG Board
>
>                            List charter:
>
>  The AusNOG mailing list has been established to provide a forum for
>  the exchange of technical information, the discussion of specific
>  implementation issues that require cooperation among internet
>  infrastructure related service providers (eg ISP/ASP/DC etc), the
>  discussion of technically focused operational issues, and the discussion
>  of technical issues relating to provision of internet services and the
>  various infrastructure related services in the telecommunications
>  industry.
>
>  This is NOT a forum for journalists to pick up leads, sales people to
>  sell things, end-users to pester their ISP, or bush lawyers to posit
>  their beliefs. Such behaviour will not be tolerated (see "Moderation"
>  below).
>
>  When you post to the AusNOG mailing list any posting made should be
>  considered as solely being the views of the person making the posting
>  unless explicitly stated otherwise. You must also remember that any
>  posting made joins the public domain and is publicly archived, it is
>  unwise to include any information that would normally require an NDA
>  of any sort. The responsibility of this vests with the poster.
>
>  Note well that while technical matters relating to a commercial or
>  legal dispute MAY be in scope, details of a commercial or legal nature
>  are NOT permitted. This includes, but is not limited to, naming the
>  parties involved or including any details of the individuals employed
>  by or associated with the parties that are involved in the dispute.
>
>  Professional respect:
>
>  As a list subscriber, you are required to respect the opinion of
>  others, even if you disagree with it. Healthy debate on a topic is
>  good, however personal attacks, name and shame attempts, or flaming
>  will not be tolerated.
>
>  It would be worthwhile for new list subscribers to become familiar
>  with the posters on the list before jumping in. Some of the list
>  members have spent many years in their field and are experts.
>  Their experience is a resource to be valued. Also remember that there
>  isn't always a direct correlation between the number of posts by a poster
>  and their expertise level.
>
>  Remember that when you post mail to the AusNOG mailing list, your post
>  will be received by hundreds, or even thousands, of your current and
>  potential peers, customers, suppliers and employers. Think before
>  posting - you don't want to look foolish in front of these people as
>  these are the very people you may need to ask for a job, or a favour,
>  one day.
>
>  We ask that list subscribers refrain from using derogatory language
>  towards individuals, companies, or products.
>
>  Posting:
>
>  (a) Don't quote 50 lines of text and add one line to it. Quote what is
>  necessary to maintain context, but don't overdo it;
>
>  (b) Keep your signatures and disclaimers short. It's no fun seeing
>  signatures that are longer than your posts;
>
>  (c) Cross posting to multiple lists is discouraged;
>
>  (d) Please don't post in HTML format - it tends to annoy people who
>  read with text mode clients.
>
>  Attachments:
>
>  Please don't.
>
>  Auto-responders:
>
>  Please make sure that if you do use an auto-responder, it's configured
>  to not auto-respond to list e-mail. If it does, your list membership
>  will, in all probability, be suspended until it's fixed.
>
>  Moderation:
>
>  The AusNOG mailing list is reactively moderated - that is to say that
>  posts will be delivered to members immediately, but if the moderators
>  see the list being abused the abuser(s) will be asked to refrain from
>  their activities. If the abuser(s) does not cease, their list
>  subscription will be set to moderated mode, requiring all future posts
>  to be moderator approved. Further inappropriate activity may result in
>  the list member being removed. The AusNOG board reserve the right to
>  remove posts from the archive that do not follow this charter.
>
>  If the board believes a thread does not follow this charter, the board
>  may request that no more posts to the thread be sent. It is expected that
>  all subscribers follow this direction.
>
>  The moderation is an undertaking of the AusNOG Board of Directors.
>  Moderators may be appointed at the Board's choosing. AusNOG Pty Ltd and
>  its directors and associates accept no liability for the events,
>  ramifications, content, or intent of any posting made to the AusNOG
>  mailing list, nor accept liability for the moderation of a poster,
>  removal of a post from archives, removal of posting privileges, or the
>  removal of subscription rights.
>
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