[Theforum] policy for #evolt

Martin martin at members.evolt.org
Wed Jan 9 18:29:29 CST 2002


On Thursday, January 10, 2002, at 12:21  am, Marlene Bruce wrote:

> Seems there's been some disagreement on/off other evolt lists on how to 
> run and manage #evolt on IRC. In order to avoid further contentious 
> feelings over the channel, we need to get a policy in place.
>
> If I may suggest, lets start by looking at what kinds of policies one 
> typically encounters. To be honest, I'm not experienced enough with IRC 
> to offer my own opinions (at this moment, anyway), but I'm trying to 
> get the ball rolling.
>
> If it's helpful, a quick search on Google yielded these:
> http://chat.stratics.com/content/community/policy.shtml
> http://ism.ucdavis.edu/policies/irc/policy.html
> http://www.mtc.net/html/irc.html
> http://www.dockside.org/linux/policy.html
>
> In addition to or in place of the above, please voice your desired 
> rules and we'll discuss 'em.
>
> Oh, and these "Principles of Community" ain't so bad either: 
> http://www.ucdavis.edu/principles.html.

I'd also encourage us to think through the precedent
we've established in the rest of evolt - what might
evolt members expect from #evolt, whether or
not they're long-time IRC users.

Cheers
Martin
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