To: K-list
Recieved: 2003/02/24 18:00
Subject: [K-list] POSTING GUIDELINES AND NETTIQUITE FOR THE KUNDALINI LI
From: K-list owner
On 2003/02/24 18:00, K-list owner posted thus to the K-list:
POSTING GUIDELINES AND NETTIQUITE FOR THE KUNDALINI LIST:
"When in Rome...."
These guidelines were created by asking the
original members, what kind of list they wanted and
polling again periodically when the guidelines are
in contention. They are by the community, and for
the community. Time tested and true.
Please respect them, and privately remind other
members to respect them, when it appears they have forgotten.
1.) Please remember to snip!
Don't quote any more of a post in your reply
than necessary. The optimum is not to quote anything
at all except a line or two to put your comment in
perspective.
DO NOT post "I agree" notes to the list, especially
do not post "I agree" notes which quote a long post.
The list is set up so "reply" goes only to the
author of the post to encourage members to send
"I agree" or "thank you for sharing" messages
directly to the author, not to the list.
Your fellow list members thank you, especially
those on the digest version of the list, and those in
countries where bandwidth and phone time is charged
by the minute. Additionally, unsnipped posts create
a lot of additional expense of bandwidth, for hosting
the archives.
2.) Take "private" jokes, conversations, etc.
off line. Do not post anything which is of interest
to only one person, to the list address. Send it to
them directly. Remember: everything which is posted
to the list is rebroadcast to more than 800 people.
Keep this in mind, and post privately whenever
appropriate. This is treating others with respect
and consideration.
3.) Please do not send anything to the list that
you have not written yourself. Brief quotes in the
context of a conversation are acceptable, anything
more, kindly provide a reference instead, or put it
on a website or in the shared files, and post the URL
so people can look it up if they are interested.
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library or soapbox for preaching.
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virus warnings, charity requests, petitions, jokes,
lucky charms or other warnings. Do not post anything
that asks you to forward it to all your friends.
There are no exceptions, no matter how important you
think your cause may be.
Do not forward posts from another list. If you want
to share a website, please send the URL, with a brief
description of the site content; do not repost the
content itself. Be respectful of the author's copyrights.
Do not spam the list. Members who spam the list will
be put on moderated status immediately, and possibly
banned from the list altogether. If you wish to
advertise your Kundalini-related services or website,
then do so by adding a sig file of not more than
three lines to the bottom of your list posts, so it
appears to members when you *participate* in the
list discussions.
Bandwidth is a shared resource, and must be
prioritized for discussions about Kundalini, member's
experiences, and support for those seeking assistance
with their process. People who join the list agree
to receive discussions about Kundalini. Some of them
live in countries where they pay for phone charges,
and bandwidth by the minute. They pay to receive your
messages, please make it worth their while.
4.) Try to make the subject header convey the topic
of the post accurately. This will really pay dividends
to you and others. Take the extra 10 seconds. This will
help the rest of the list members find the posts that
are of interest to them. In addition, you will find
that more people will read your post.
5.) Please exercise respectful discernment in
your posting. This is a multi denominational, global
cross-cultural list that is enriched by the variety
of opinions and experiences of it's membership. Be
respectful of the spiritual beliefs of other members.
Every path is the right path, for the individual who
is on it.
6.) Flame wars on this list are very rare, but at
some times, postings can get emotionally charged.
Particularly at full moons and solstices when the
Earth energy runs high and many karmic issues are
brought up to be resolved within individuals, it can
spark passionate conflict on the list.
People who may be experiencing such a K. crisis
need your patience and understanding. Try to resist
the impulse to jump into the fray and fan the flames
higher. If you cannot be compassionate, please
remember you have a delete key. Also please remember
that there are many empathically sensitive people on
the list who would rather not feel your anger or
aggressive energy.
7.) There are a few topics which are very emotionally
charged, and seem to promote cyclical flame wars, every
time the topic comes up. Particularly, diet and world
politics. As a result separate lists have been set up
for these topics and any postings about them should be
directed there instead of to the main K-list.
Food, nutrition, vegan vs. omnivore, etc. please post to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kundalini_foodfights/
Kundalini, politics and reactions to the 9/11 incident:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k911/
Kundalini can be very sexual in its effects.
The main list is "mature" so please move discussions
about 'adult' topics such as sexual Kundalini experiences
to the adult-only Kundalini_sex AT_NOSPAM yahoogroups.com list.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kundalini_sex/
Kundalini and BDSM sexuality is discussed here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_goddess/
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to the list.
Sometimes the list serv is just slow, so wait a while to
see if your post goes through rather than impatiently
re- posting the same message many times, only to have
them all show up to the list later.
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