Monthly Charter Post

[ugv* Charter]

This is a regular posting of the charter of uk.games.video.nintendo. Please
direct any enquiries to the newsgroup.

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Charter of uk.games.video.nintendo (Not Moderated)

This group is for the discussion of Nintendo home consoles and their
games and peripherals.

Posters are advised that a separate group, uk.games.video.handheld, is
more suited for discussion related to Nintendo's range of portable games
systems.

Links or pointers to UK focused websites relating to Nintendo consoles
are welcome, but must not be repeated more than once a month.
Duplication of copyrighted material from websites or other sources is
forbidden, with the exception of duplication of an excerpt from the
source material for discussion purposes only, in accordance with the
doctrine of "fair dealing" in copyright law. Such duplication must be
accompanied by some commentary by the user of these passages promoting
debate, and the original source credited.

Reviews, hints, tips and cheats are welcome, however spoilers should be
protected with spoiler space of between 20 and 25 lines.

Discussions about piracy, 'warez', 'backups' or other such activities
are forbidden. Discussion of copying or emulating games which are
commercially available (that is, not legally freely redistributable) is
forbidden. Discussions about the morality and legality of such actions
tend to become quickly inflammatory, and should be avoided.

Cross-Posting
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Cross-posting in general is discouraged. Posts relating to connectivity
between Nintendo consoles and other game systems is allowed within the
uk.games.video.* hierarchy. Posts relating to multiformat games are best
posted to uk.games.video.misc and not crossposted between
format-specific groups.

Cross-posting to newsgroups outside of the uk.games.video.* hierarchy is
forbidden as it may invite postings which do not conform to this charter.

Advertising
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Advertising (which includes wanted adverts and game trade lists) is
forbidden, with these exceptions:

Adverts of no more than four lines, which are part of the poster's
regular signature, and which are not the main reason for the post, are
allowed.

Owners of web sites with information relevant to the newsgroup may post,
not more than once every 3 months, an advert for their site, providing
that the site is not used to sell, nor advertise for sale, any goods or
services. The site may contain "banner"-style adverts if it is beyond
the control of the site's owner to remove them.

Binaries & Formatting
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Encoded binaries (e.g. pictures, compressed files, etc.) are forbidden.
Such material belongs on a web or FTP site to which a pointer may be
posted. Cryptographic signatures (e.g. PGP) may be used where
authentication is important and should be as short as possible.

Posts must be readable as plain text. HTML, RTF and similarly formatted
messages are prohibited. To see how to make some common newsreaders
comply with this, read <http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html>.

Warning. Anyone posting contrary to this charter may be reported to
their "postmaster" and/or Service Provider.

Newsgroups line
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uk.games.video.nintendo UK-based discussion about Nintendo videogames
consoles

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