• Monthly Rules Posting

    From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to All on Wed Nov 2 01:05:42 2022
    Since moderator Joe Mackey is unavailable at this time due to health
    issues, I've captured the monthly rules posting. I have not heard from
    Joe since I got the sad news of his diagnosis with stage 4 lung cancer,
    and he was only given 6 weeks to 6 months to live...so, I have no idea
    about the future of this echo, in the event of his passing. Of course,
    we pray he will be around for awhile, but the sad truth is "none of us
    is getting out of here alive"...just ask the morticians at the funeral
    homes. That's why you should cherish every day you have, and reflect
    on the MEMORIES that you have...especially of your own loved ones who
    have passed on...because those wonderful MEMORIES are things that no
    one can take away.

    Daryl

    ***


    Subj : Monthly rules posting
    To : ALL
    From : JOE MACKEY (1:135/392)
    Date : Sat Oct 01 2022 05:12 am UTC-4:00

    MEMORIES   RULES
    Revised 1 August 2017

        FidoNet is a "Virtual Community" where we are all
    representative of the population. Each ECHO is like a
    neighborhood of the virtual community. The MEMORIES echo is _our_ neighborhood. Let's keep it a nice place to hang out.

        This is the Memories Echo. It is a non region specific
    conference dedicated to all persons interested in nostalgia and
    trivia, with some related chatter on subjects of interest to
    seniors. It's a bit like the pot bellied stove in the old general
    store. Conversations usually start with reminiscing of something
    from the past, but seem to lead in many directions, which the
    Moderator generally tolerates so long as it's civilized
    conversation and doesn't violate any of the specific rules below.
    It's a group of fun to be around folks. Come on in.

        The Moderator may appoint a successor, or call an election
    any time by posting an announcement in the echo. Such
    announcement shall define the rules of, time frame for, and the
    names of those responsible for monitoring and publishing the
    results of the election. In the event of the death or incapacity
    of the Moderator, the Co Moderator shall have all the rights
    ascribed to the Moderator.

        This is a FidoNet Backbone Echo, and, as such, adheres to
    FidoNet regulations for echoes.
        _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _

        This echo is dedicated to the loving MEMORIES of:

    Ronni Toth, its founder, and Kent Anderson, her successor
    moderator, and to Bill White who left us for personal reasons.

    May we keep the high standards they set for us.
        _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _

        This echo is open to everyone who complies with the
    following rules:

    1. Topics may be broad, but not stray too far from the purpose of
    the echo and that is to share germane conversation with those
    having a common interest in things past. Excessive chatter, if
    not related to times past, will be considered off topic.

    2. DON'T get personal! Personal attacks (flames) and profanity
    are unnecessary and unwelcome in this echo. And keep it clean:
    This is a family echo. Risque remarks and off color taglines will
    cause a Moderator response.

    3. Present day religion and politics, NO!

    4. Only the Moderator will address off topic traffic. If a fellow
    participant tries to moderate you, just ignore them. If someone
    insults you, do not respond in kind: nothing hurts more than
    being ignored. If necessary, send e mail to a moderator.

    5. NO private messages.

    6. Handles or aliases allowed in part of your BBSing with the
    addition of your real name at the end of the message.

    7. No test messages, nor advertisements of any kind (including
    BBS ads) allowed.

    8. This conference may not be ported to any other network's mail
    system without the express written permission of the Moderator.
    Porting or gating the echo into the Internet or to any Usenet
    newsgroup is expressly forbidden. Note: The carrying of the
    echoes by an Internet site is all right, provided that any

    messages originating from that site, if not within this
    conference's rules, are subject to corrective action by the
    Moderator.

    9. Overquoting: Remember to delete those parts of the message
    that don't relate to your reply. Leave just enough so that others
    can pick up on what's going on, or refresh their memories if they
    read the original post. NEVER, EVER requote signature, origin
    lines, addresses, nor taglines unless they are pertinent to what
    you're saying.

    10. Underquoting: It is most distressing to see part of a message
    and a response, and have no idea as to what either of the
    messages relates. Do your quoting intelligently, and leave enough
    info to be certain that even a disinterested party will know
    what's going on. This faux pas is often related to, and could be
    mitigated by following:

    11. Subject not related to the topic of the message. All too
    often a message that started on a particular subject takes
    another tack. Unless the poster replying changes the subject, the
    message bears no relation to its indicated topic. Please try to
    remember when replying to see that the subject matter and the
    subject are in agreement.

    12. These guides are subject to change at any time. If you find a
    way to be annoying, we will make a rule to cover it.

    13. These rules condense into four words:  "Be Nice   Have Fun"

    oe Mackey
    Moderator
    --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:2320/33)
  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to All on Sun Jan 1 03:53:13 2023
    MEMORIES RULES
    Revised 1 January 2023

    Note: Since moderator Joe Mackey announced his diagnosis with stage 4
    lung cancer before Thanksgiving (I have not heard from him since then),
    yours truly, Daryl Stout, has taken over as interim moderator...with
    the possibility of becoming such if Joe can no longer do the job, or
    upon his passing. Sadly, I doubt any family has escaped the scourge
    of cancer...our thoughts and prayers to Joe. DS

    ***

      FidoNet is a "Virtual Community" where we are all representative of
    the population. Each ECHO is like a neighborhood of the virtual
    community. The MEMORIES echo is _our_ neighborhood. Let's keep it a
    nice place to hang out.

    This is the Memories Echo. It is a non region specific conference
    dedicated to all persons interested in nostalgia and trivia, with some
    related chatter on subjects of interest to seniors. It's a bit like the
    pot bellied stove in the old general store. Conversations usually start
    with reminiscing of something from the past, but seem to lead in many directions, which the Moderator generally tolerates so long as it's
    civilized conversation, and doesn't violate any of the specific rules
    below.

    It's a group of fun to be around folks. Come on in.

      The Moderator may appoint a successor, or call an election any time by posting an announcement in the echo. Such announcement shall define the
    rules of, time frame for, and the names of those responsible for
    monitoring and publishing the results of the election. In the event of
    the death or incapacity of the Moderator, the Co Moderator shall have
    all the rights ascribed to the Moderator.

      This is a FidoNet Backbone Echo, and, as such, adheres to FidoNet
    regulations for echoes.
        _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _

      This echo is dedicated to the loving MEMORIES of:

    Ronni Toth, its founder, and Kent Anderson, her successor moderator, and
    to Bill White, who left us for personal reasons.

    May we keep the high standards they set for us.
        _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _

    This echo is open to everyone who complies with the following rules:

    1. Topics may be broad, but not stray too far from the purpose of the
    echo and that is to share germane conversation with those having a
    common interest in things past. Excessive chatter, if not related to
    times past, will be considered off topic.

    2. DON'T get personal! Personal attacks (flames) and profanity are
    unnecessary and unwelcome in this echo. And keep it clean -- this is
    a family echo. Risque remarks and off color taglines will cause a
    Moderator response.

    3. Present day religion and politics, NO!

    4. Only the Moderator will address off topic traffic. If a fellow
    participant tries to moderate you, just ignore them. If someone
    insults you, do not respond in kind: nothing hurts more than being
    ignored. If necessary, send e mail to a moderator.

    5. NO private messages.

    6. Handles or aliases allowed in part of your BBSing with the addition
    of your real name at the end of the message.

    7. No test messages, nor advertisements of any kind (including BBS ads)
    are allowed.

    8. This conference may not be ported to any other network's mail system
    without the express written permission of the Moderator. Porting or
    gating the echo into the Internet or to any Usenet newsgroup is expressly forbidden. Note: The carrying of the echoes by an Internet site is all
    right, provided that any messages originating from that site, if not
    within this conference's rules, are subject to corrective action by the Moderator.

    9. Overquoting: Remember to delete those parts of the message that don't
    relate to your reply. Leave just enough so that others can pick up on
    what's going on, or refresh their memories if they read the original post. NEVER, EVER requote signature, origin lines, addresses, nor taglines
    unless they are pertinent to what you're saying.

    10. Underquoting: It is most distressing to see part of a message and a response, and have no idea as to what either of the messages relates. Do
    your quoting intelligently, and leave enough info to be certain that even
    a disinterested party will know what's going on. This faux pas is often
    related to, and could be mitigated by following:

    11. Subject not related to the topic of the message. All too often a
    message that started on a particular subject takes another tack. Unless
    the poster replying changes the subject, the message bears no relation to
    its indicated topic. Please try to remember when replying to see that the subject matter and the subject are in agreement.

    12. These guides are subject to change at any time. If you find a way to
    be annoying, we will make a rule to cover it.

    13. These rules condense into five words:  "Be Nice And Have Fun"

    Daryl Stout
    Little Rock, AR
    Interim Moderator
    wx4qz@arrl.net

    Joe Mackey
    Huntington, WV
    Moderator
    joemackey108@comcast.net
    --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:2320/33)