Rules of REAL.SPECCY

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│ RULES OF EHOCONFERENCE REAL.SPECCY v1.2 │
│ date of last edition 6.06.98 │
└───────────────────────────── ────────────────────────────0 This echo conference was created for communication on the topic of the
ZX-Spectrum platform, mainly for people who have access to
Fido using real Spectrum-compatible computers (although, in principle, anyone who will
follow these rules can participate in the correspondence).

1. It is prohibited to mention other platforms (you can mention
them if it is related to the features of the software being discussed and hard); It is also prohibited to compare platforms with each other, as well as to criticize them [*].

1.1 Discussion of emulators is unacceptable, this is an echo for the
_real_ Spectrum [+].

1.2 Due to the difficulty of determining the status of the Sprinter PC,
discussion of it is temporarily _prohibited_ [*].

2. Skirmishes between different modifications of Spectrum-compatible computers (please respect
the creators and users of all types of our beloved Speccy) [*].

3. Excessive quoting is penalized (more than 70%) [*],
try to leave those phrases to which, in your opinion, you
are giving an answer or comment.

4. A little advertising is allowed, forward from other echo
information that you think is interesting.

5. Files placed in the echo conference must only be
in UUE encoding and meet the standards of one of the following
categories:

a) standard Spectrum file in Hobeta format (*.$*);
b) text file in 866 GOST encoding (altern.) (*.txt);
c) ROM firmware files in binary code (*.bin);
d) the above files, packed with Spectrum
ZIP (*.$z);
e) the above files, packed with PiSish ZIP
(*.ZIP).

All files placed in the echo conference must have a size
not more than 65536 bytes.

Placing files in UUE encoding, larger than 20 Kb,
_only_ with the permission of the Moderator or Commoderator! [+]
The size is determined by the source file.

When posting files over 20Kb, at the beginning of the letter it is _mandatory_
it must be indicated with whose permission the posting is being carried out.
Request permission only in netmail.

The UUE section should not exceed 100-120 lines!

6. Personal correspondence is prohibited! [*]

7. Communication with the Moderator/Comoderator only in netmail,
send all complaints here. Unauthorized moderation
is punished [+].

8. Of course, I also read and write to this conference, so
letters are considered officialonly on behalf of Moderator
or CoModerator.

9. “Hacker” conversations (about hacking programs, disrespect of copyright, etc.) are strictly prohibited [+]. Advertising of hacked products or posting them in the echo entails a lifelong ban [!].

10. As in ZX.SPECTRUM, the use of pseudonyms in the From/To field is not allowed (let’s not start a kindergarten, “cool hackers” are already making a dazzle in the eyes). The exception is
Moderator/CoModerator :) .

CoModerator has every right to distribute stars and pluses,
beware :) .

Re-election of the Moderator is a malicious offtopic. As long as I'm alive, you will keep order for me here! :)

Language of communication - Russian, Ukrainian, English. Try not to complicate the lives of others, write more clearly, if possible competently, correct the mistakes of others correctly and, if possible, by netmail.

Otherwise - well, everything is described in the echopolis, what is not
prohibited is allowed.

The echo conference is available for gating to all networks
FTN-standard, gate sysops _must_ ensure the correct
content of the fields "From:","To:".

Standard penalties:
[*] - warning;
[*] [*] [*] = [+] - transfer to Ridonli for a month;
[+] [+] [+] = [!] - disconnection from echo forever! :( .

Amnesty is provided only for very big holidays ;).

Moderator of REAL.SPECCY - Tim Kelly (2:465/157.15),
(AKA 2:465/98.17)
CoModerator of REAL.SPECCY Milukov - (2:4616/7.8)