WELCOME - IF NEW JUST POST - moderation only takes a day or so and is soon unnecessary (rules here)
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archytas
Oct 12, 2011, 3:07:18 PM10/12/11
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MINDS EYE welcomes anyone in a spirit of hospitality.
There are a few rules. We'd expect anyone reasonably sound in spirit
not to have to consider them before posting. We really intend them for
use
in dealing with nuisance. Or they serve to give you an orientation of
where you are. We intend a warm and friendly spirit and to recognize
and
reflect the spirit of the group in any moderation. All you need to do
to join is either put up a new post or comment in
an existing thread. This message will go to our moderation page in
the
first place and you’ll quickly be out of the moderation process and
able to
post directly. This is how we keep out spammers.
Keep on making meaningful contributions to the group and enjoy the
exchange here on MINDS EYE. Present MINDS EYE moderators are
Archytas, Molly, and Ornamentalmind.
None of us share the same religious or political views, thus we hope
that
there is no peculiar bias in moderation, though we are all white,
broadly
middle-class, native speakers of varieties of English, and aged 50+.
*MINDS EYE Posting Guidelines*
*1. New Member Moderation*
All new members of MINDS EYE are initially moderated. This means that
a new member's posts will not appear immediately, rather they will be
held
in a queue until an administrator has checked them over and released
them
to the group. The group's moderators are spread across several time
zones and
work schedules, thus this process generally happens within a few
hours.
Sometimes it's much quicker. However, your patience is appreciated if
it is the
weekend or a public holiday. After a few posts we will take new
members off moderation, thus allowing their messages to appear
immediately.
We take a strong line on posts from new members which contain links.
Farming hits for your website or blog from MINDS EYE is very likely to
get
you banned. After your moderation has been removed and you have
proven
yourself capable of meaningful contribution, we would tend to be more
relaxed
about you linking back to your website, assuming it is relevant and
not
just blatant hit farming.
*2. Etiquette & Principles*
2.1. Do not "flame" people. MINDS EYE is a group intended for
rational
discussions. Aggressive/bullying posts are unwelcome. Find
constructive ways to enlighten your view instead.
2.2. Attacks upon immutable human characteristics (race, disability,
sexual orientation, et al) are totally unacceptable.
2.3. Debates about a person's deeply held values, beliefs, or way of
life, should be tempered with a high level of respect and civility.
These
debates have been some of our most interesting over the years, and
they work,
or not, based upon the level of mutual respect and honesty extended
by
each side. If your motive is to ridicule members, or spread bad
feeling,
please do not bother to post.
2.4. We've tackled a fair few sacred cows over the years and these
are always interesting discussions. However, by their nature, these
debates are very likely to stir up emotions. Please accept that there
may be
people with radically different opinions to yours which they hold
equally as
strongly.
MINDS EYE is a forum for you to interact with such people and learn
more about them as well as about yourself as they learn from you.
2.5. Posting irrelevant asides, snide comments, or generally trying
to derail a discussion, is not in the spirit of the group. If you
have
nothing to contribute to a discussion, move on, start a new thread, or
just be
happy reading what other people have posted.
2.6. Do not preach, proselytize, or patronize: we are here to discuss
ideas, not be recruited to a particular religion or other belief
system. The
membership of MINDS EYE is fantastically diverse in terms of member's
ages, national and family backgrounds, levels of education, forms of
spirituality,life experience, and professional vocations. We are
discussing here on
a peer to peer level.
2.7. *Ad hominem* is not accepted, in the most serious circumstances,
could see you moderated or banned. This is broadly replying to an
argument
or factual claim by attacking or appealing to a
characteristic or belief of the person making the argument or claim,
rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing
evidence against the claim. We are adults and do engage in some
friendly
ribbing and irony.
*3. Quoting / Citations*
3.1. Copy/pasting reams of text from a website, without a citation,
gives the impression that you are claiming the work as your own. Given
that
this is probably not the case, please attribute the quote to its
author or
source.
3.2. When quoting from a website, do not copy/paste the entire
article. Try and limit your citation to a paragraph or two, and, of
course, please
provide the link.
3.3. If you wish to reproduce content from MINDS EYE elsewhere, we
ask
you to seek permission of the author(s).
*4. Crossposting/multiposting*
Crossposting is <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting> "the act
of posting the same message to multiple forums, mailing lists, or
newsgroups".It is sometimes known as multiposting. MINDS EYE is a
discussion forum
and we encourage you to take part, not treat the group as a one-way
audience for your message. We consider crossposting to be the
equivalent to
spamming, thus it could see you banned. Depending on previous form,
the
moderators may take a more lenient stand with existing members;
however, be clear,
repeated crossposting may see you moderated or banned.
*5. Bannings*
All decisions regarding disciplinary actions up to and including
banishment from the group are discussed thoroughly among the
moderators before
any decision is made. None of the moderators take it upon themselves
to
discipline a member of the group. Disciplinary actions include, but
are not limited to: warnings, return to moderated status, and
banishment from
the group. All bannings and moderations are voted on.
*6. Legal Ground*
Last but not least let’s not forget that we are all walking on Google
land here. This is the rules we’ve agreed to:
http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS<http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS>
You can contact the moderators privately by email (here soon)
.
There are a few rules. We'd expect anyone reasonably sound in spirit
not to have to consider them before posting. We really intend them for
use
in dealing with nuisance. Or they serve to give you an orientation of
where you are. We intend a warm and friendly spirit and to recognize
and
reflect the spirit of the group in any moderation. All you need to do
to join is either put up a new post or comment in
an existing thread. This message will go to our moderation page in
the
first place and you’ll quickly be out of the moderation process and
able to
post directly. This is how we keep out spammers.
Keep on making meaningful contributions to the group and enjoy the
exchange here on MINDS EYE. Present MINDS EYE moderators are
Archytas, Molly, and Ornamentalmind.
None of us share the same religious or political views, thus we hope
that
there is no peculiar bias in moderation, though we are all white,
broadly
middle-class, native speakers of varieties of English, and aged 50+.
*MINDS EYE Posting Guidelines*
*1. New Member Moderation*
All new members of MINDS EYE are initially moderated. This means that
a new member's posts will not appear immediately, rather they will be
held
in a queue until an administrator has checked them over and released
them
to the group. The group's moderators are spread across several time
zones and
work schedules, thus this process generally happens within a few
hours.
Sometimes it's much quicker. However, your patience is appreciated if
it is the
weekend or a public holiday. After a few posts we will take new
members off moderation, thus allowing their messages to appear
immediately.
We take a strong line on posts from new members which contain links.
Farming hits for your website or blog from MINDS EYE is very likely to
get
you banned. After your moderation has been removed and you have
proven
yourself capable of meaningful contribution, we would tend to be more
relaxed
about you linking back to your website, assuming it is relevant and
not
just blatant hit farming.
*2. Etiquette & Principles*
2.1. Do not "flame" people. MINDS EYE is a group intended for
rational
discussions. Aggressive/bullying posts are unwelcome. Find
constructive ways to enlighten your view instead.
2.2. Attacks upon immutable human characteristics (race, disability,
sexual orientation, et al) are totally unacceptable.
2.3. Debates about a person's deeply held values, beliefs, or way of
life, should be tempered with a high level of respect and civility.
These
debates have been some of our most interesting over the years, and
they work,
or not, based upon the level of mutual respect and honesty extended
by
each side. If your motive is to ridicule members, or spread bad
feeling,
please do not bother to post.
2.4. We've tackled a fair few sacred cows over the years and these
are always interesting discussions. However, by their nature, these
debates are very likely to stir up emotions. Please accept that there
may be
people with radically different opinions to yours which they hold
equally as
strongly.
MINDS EYE is a forum for you to interact with such people and learn
more about them as well as about yourself as they learn from you.
2.5. Posting irrelevant asides, snide comments, or generally trying
to derail a discussion, is not in the spirit of the group. If you
have
nothing to contribute to a discussion, move on, start a new thread, or
just be
happy reading what other people have posted.
2.6. Do not preach, proselytize, or patronize: we are here to discuss
ideas, not be recruited to a particular religion or other belief
system. The
membership of MINDS EYE is fantastically diverse in terms of member's
ages, national and family backgrounds, levels of education, forms of
spirituality,life experience, and professional vocations. We are
discussing here on
a peer to peer level.
2.7. *Ad hominem* is not accepted, in the most serious circumstances,
could see you moderated or banned. This is broadly replying to an
argument
or factual claim by attacking or appealing to a
characteristic or belief of the person making the argument or claim,
rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing
evidence against the claim. We are adults and do engage in some
friendly
ribbing and irony.
*3. Quoting / Citations*
3.1. Copy/pasting reams of text from a website, without a citation,
gives the impression that you are claiming the work as your own. Given
that
this is probably not the case, please attribute the quote to its
author or
source.
3.2. When quoting from a website, do not copy/paste the entire
article. Try and limit your citation to a paragraph or two, and, of
course, please
provide the link.
3.3. If you wish to reproduce content from MINDS EYE elsewhere, we
ask
you to seek permission of the author(s).
*4. Crossposting/multiposting*
Crossposting is <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting> "the act
of posting the same message to multiple forums, mailing lists, or
newsgroups".It is sometimes known as multiposting. MINDS EYE is a
discussion forum
and we encourage you to take part, not treat the group as a one-way
audience for your message. We consider crossposting to be the
equivalent to
spamming, thus it could see you banned. Depending on previous form,
the
moderators may take a more lenient stand with existing members;
however, be clear,
repeated crossposting may see you moderated or banned.
*5. Bannings*
All decisions regarding disciplinary actions up to and including
banishment from the group are discussed thoroughly among the
moderators before
any decision is made. None of the moderators take it upon themselves
to
discipline a member of the group. Disciplinary actions include, but
are not limited to: warnings, return to moderated status, and
banishment from
the group. All bannings and moderations are voted on.
*6. Legal Ground*
Last but not least let’s not forget that we are all walking on Google
land here. This is the rules we’ve agreed to:
http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS<http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS>
You can contact the moderators privately by email (here soon)
.
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