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Conduct
Guidelines and Disclaimer for the Ivar Kreuger Message Forums
THINGS TO AVOID:
- Don’t
post any derogatory remarks regarding any group’s race, religion,
or ethnic background.
- Don’t
use profanities or foul language.
- Don’t
make any insulting remarks or statements that provoke other
participants.
- Don’t
post any unrelated comments that are likely to arouse a strong
emotional response.
- Don't
use the group as a medium for promoting websites in which you have
an interest.
- Don't
use the discussion group to advertise unless it's related to mining.
- Don't
participate as an investor if your interest is really in promoting
stocks.
What to do when somebody breaks
the "DON’T" rules
Absolutely
ignore the remarks. No response is the best response. If the abuse
continues notify the
system administrator ivarkreuger@lycos.com
and they will handle it.
General
Discussion Group Guidelines
- When
you join the group, monitor the messages for a few days to get a
feel for what common questions are asked, and what topics are deemed
off-limits. This is commonly referred to as "lurking".
When you feel comfortable with the group, then start posting.
- Keep
in mind that the Ivar Kreuger Forums have participants from many
countries. Don't assume that they will understand a reference to TV,
movies, pop culture, or current events in your country. If you must
use the reference, please explain it. Don't assume that they
understand geographical references that are local or national.
- Don't
post inflammatory messages in the forums - this upsets the system
administrator and you could lose access to forum.
- Keep
your questions and comments relevant to the focus of the forum.
- When
someone posts an off-subject note, and someone else criticizes that
posting, you should NOT submit a gratuitous note saying "well,
I liked it and lots of people probably did as well and you guys
ought to lighten up and not tell us to stick to the subject".
- When
quoting another person, edit out whatever isn't directly applicable
to your reply. Take the time to edit any quotations down to the
minimum necessary to provide context for your reply. Nobody likes
reading a long message in quotes for the third or fourth time, only
to be followed by a one line response: "Yeah, me too."
- Use
discretion when copying a long mail message to the group. It's
preferable to reference a site by copying its http://… address.
- Resist
the temptation to "flame" others in the group. Remember
that these discussions are "public" and meant for
constructive exchanges. Treat the others on the group, as you would
want them to treat you.
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