www/server irc-rules.html

[Matt Lee]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Matt Lee <mattl>        07/03/07 17:35:34

Modified files:
        server         : irc-rules.html 

Log message:
        checked in new rules.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/irc-rules.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5

Patches:
Index: irc-rules.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/server/irc-rules.html,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- irc-rules.html      5 Mar 2007 23:07:37 -0000       1.4
+++ irc-rules.html      7 Mar 2007 17:35:17 -0000       1.5
@@ -14,11 +14,58 @@
 <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>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
+  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>
 
+<h3>Getting help</h3>
+
+<p>Speak to one of the operators. If an operator is unable to help you
+  immediately, please be patient. Ask other members of the channel for
+  help and contact details for the operator.</p>
+
+<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> 
+
+<h3>Freenode guidelines</h3>
+
+<p>Freenode also
+  maintains <a href="http://freenode.net/channel_guidelines.shtml";>a
+    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> 
+
+<h3>How people will be dealt with</h3>
+
+<p>Initially, the offender will be kicked from the channel and sent a
+  private message, asking them to cool down. If this doesn't work, the
+  user will be banned from the channel, for a period of 24 hours. Any
+  attempts by the user to reconnect from alternative hostnames will
+  result in all of the users hostnames being banned for a full
+  week.</p> 
+
+<h3>Remember</h3>
+
+<p>IRC is there for everyone, not just seasoned GNU Developers. It is
+  unreasonable to expect everyone to ignore a user who is misbehaving,
+  and if you have a GNU or FSF cloak, you may be reassigned an
+  'unaffiliated' cloak, in accordance
+  with <a
+         href="http://freenode.net/policy.shtml#behaviorandcloaks";>Freenode
+  guidelines</a> if you continue to abuse your privileges.</p>  
+
 </div>
 
 <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
@@ -45,7 +92,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/03/05 23:07:37 $ $Author: yavor $
+$Date: 2007/03/07 17:35:17 $ $Author: mattl $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>