www/server irc-rules.html

[Matt Lee]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Matt Lee <mattl>        07/03/07 17:53:26

Modified files:
        server         : irc-rules.html 

Log message:
        slight language amends, fixed html

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/irc-rules.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.5&r2=1.6

Patches:
Index: irc-rules.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/server/irc-rules.html,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -b -r1.5 -r1.6
--- irc-rules.html      7 Mar 2007 17:35:17 -0000       1.5
+++ irc-rules.html      7 Mar 2007 17:53:21 -0000       1.6
@@ -14,21 +14,19 @@
 <h3>Channel rules</h3>
 
 <ol>
-<li>Respect your fellow channel members. They may have different
-  opinions and beliefs to you. If you treat them with respect, they
-  will likely treat you equally.</li> 
-<li>Keep it clean: People may be using this channel from work, or they
-  may be younger than you.  Bad language can be inflammatory. Take a
-  moment to think before you type.</li> 
-<li>Please do not engage in personal attacks, trolling or flooding of
-  the channel. If you see this kind of behavior, please let one of the
-  channel operators know.</li> 
-<li>Each GNU Project and FSF channel exists to promote a specific
+<li>Respect -- don't engage in racism or hate speech. People are entitled to 
different opinions.</li>
+<li>Appropriate -- think before you type, is your comment appropriate? Is it 
possible someone may misinterpret what you're saying in jest as hateful 
speech?</li>
+<li>Keep it ontopic -- personal attacks, trolling/baiting or flooding (posting 
multiple repetitive lines or large amounts of code) of the channel will not be 
tolerated.</li>
+<li>And finally -- each GNU Project and FSF channel exists to promote a 
specific
   aspect of GNU development or use; more generally, they all exist to
   promote free software and software users' freedom. Use the channel
   in ways that support these goals.</li>
 </ol>
 
+<hr />
+
+<p>Rules end here, but here are some helpful suggestions...</p>
+
 <h3>Getting help</h3>
 
 <p>Speak to one of the operators. If an operator is unable to help you
@@ -38,6 +36,9 @@
 <p>You can find a list of operators by typing '/msg chanserv access
   #gnu list' (where #gnu is the channel you are interested in)</p> 
 
+<p>Specifically, this is not designed to encourage 'ratting' people
+  out, but rather to provide an accessible mechanism to all users for help.</p>
+
 <h3>Freenode guidelines</h3>
 
 <p>Freenode also
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
     list of channel guidelines</a> which you should also
   consider. Certain discussions such as GNU vs BSD, vi
   vs <a href="/software/emacs/">Emacs</a> are often healthy to free
-  software discussion and we encourage healthy debate<./p> 
+  software discussion and we encourage healthy debate</p> 
 
 <h3>How people will be dealt with</h3>
 
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@
   result in all of the users hostnames being banned for a full
   week.</p> 
 
+<p>A week is a year in IRC terms, so if you are banned, please take
+  the time to chill and save yourself being banned for a
+  week. Remember, nobody wants to ban anyone, and peaceful discussion
+  can happen and nobody will be banned.</p>
+
 <h3>Remember</h3>
 
 <p>IRC is there for everyone, not just seasoned GNU Developers. It is
@@ -66,6 +72,9 @@
          href="http://freenode.net/policy.shtml#behaviorandcloaks";>Freenode
   guidelines</a> if you continue to abuse your privileges.</p>  
 
+<p>This is not a threat, but abuse of cloaks must be taken seriously
+  as it reflects badly on the project.</p>
+
 </div>
 
 <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -92,7 +101,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/03/07 17:35:17 $ $Author: mattl $
+$Date: 2007/03/07 17:53:21 $ $Author: mattl $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>