This Charter needs to be posted now and then to keep it valid as I was
recently reminded by a 'spammer' who apologized for the spam but
commented about not having the Charter more visible.

I usually try to post it fairly often so it's time again.

For those who don't know what this rec.*.* NG's charter is the whole
process including the votes can be viewed here:

ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.announc...rs.jeep+******

Here is the Charter text quoted:

RATIONALE: rec.autos.makers.jeep+******

The discussion of Jeep 4 wheel drive vehicles began on the offroad
mailing list as well as on the Usenet group rec.autos.4x4. As the
offroad mailing list grew in size, the Jeep-L listserver was set up to
discuss topics specifically to Jeep and ****** vehicles.

At this time there are more that 50 articles sent to the Jeep
listserver, as well as > 50 articles being sent on the offroad server
daily. The volume on the usenet group rec.autos.4x4 exceeds 125
articles daily.

It has been suggested that a new Usenet group be created to take the
load off of the listservers as well as limit the articles in the
rec.autos.4x4 newsgroup.

CHARTER: rec.autos.makers.jeep+******

The unmoderated newsgroup rec.autos.makers.jeep+****** is to be used
for discussions, announcements, expression of opinions, and questions
about Jeep (Trade Mark) and ****** vehicles. It also serves as a
medium for those interested in sharing and exchanging their
experience. It is also meant to be a forum for buying and selling
parts by non-commercial vendors.

Some things that could be discussed....

-Jeep/****** history
-repairs and modifications
-parts exchange
-technical information
-4x4 driving experiences
-vehicle restoration
-new vehicle evaluations

Some things that shouldn't be discussed....

-4 wheel drive vehicles made by
other manufacturers
-commercial posts

The articles sent to the Jeep listserver will be cross-posted to Usenet
but not vise versa.

END CHARTER.

End quote.

Just thought we all needed a reminder that this isn't a free for all
alt.*.* group but a rec.*.* group that at least has some basic rules.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

Mike Romain wrote:
> This Charter needs to be posted now and then to keep it valid as I was
> recently reminded by a 'spammer' who apologized for the spam but
> commented about not having the Charter more visible.
>

The only valid charter enforcement is to have a moderated newsgroup.

 

Mike Romain wrote:
> This Charter needs to be posted now and then to keep it valid as I was
> recently reminded by a 'spammer' who apologized for the spam but
> commented about not having the Charter more visible.
>

The only valid charter enforcement is to have a moderated newsgroup.

 

Mike Romain wrote:
> This Charter needs to be posted now and then to keep it valid as I was
> recently reminded by a 'spammer' who apologized for the spam but
> commented about not having the Charter more visible.
>

The only valid charter enforcement is to have a moderated newsgroup.

 

RapidRonnie wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > This Charter needs to be posted now and then to keep it valid as I was
> > recently reminded by a 'spammer' who apologized for the spam but
> > commented about not having the Charter more visible.
> >
>
> The only valid charter enforcement is to have a moderated newsgroup.

True, but this is a *.rec group, not a *.alt free for all and if enough
complaints go out for spamming some ISP's will actually do something
about it because of the Charter.

So far this group has kept pretty 'commercial' free.

The 'script kiddies' that chase around are a pain and only doing a
usenet death penalty to the anonymous servers like they called for on
the @home network a while back is about all that can be done about them.

If enough folks complain about that spam service, it should get the boot
or develop a policy to killfile their *********.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

RapidRonnie wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > This Charter needs to be posted now and then to keep it valid as I was
> > recently reminded by a 'spammer' who apologized for the spam but
> > commented about not having the Charter more visible.
> >
>
> The only valid charter enforcement is to have a moderated newsgroup.

True, but this is a *.rec group, not a *.alt free for all and if enough
complaints go out for spamming some ISP's will actually do something
about it because of the Charter.

So far this group has kept pretty 'commercial' free.

The 'script kiddies' that chase around are a pain and only doing a
usenet death penalty to the anonymous servers like they called for on
the @home network a while back is about all that can be done about them.

If enough folks complain about that spam service, it should get the boot
or develop a policy to killfile their *********.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

RapidRonnie wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > This Charter needs to be posted now and then to keep it valid as I was
> > recently reminded by a 'spammer' who apologized for the spam but
> > commented about not having the Charter more visible.
> >
>
> The only valid charter enforcement is to have a moderated newsgroup.

True, but this is a *.rec group, not a *.alt free for all and if enough
complaints go out for spamming some ISP's will actually do something
about it because of the Charter.

So far this group has kept pretty 'commercial' free.

The 'script kiddies' that chase around are a pain and only doing a
usenet death penalty to the anonymous servers like they called for on
the @home network a while back is about all that can be done about them.

If enough folks complain about that spam service, it should get the boot
or develop a policy to killfile their *********.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

Yes, I miss them, too. But there's no more self-contained
Compuserve, Prodigy, AOL, Home, where outsiders didn't have access via
anonymous remailers, and we had to use the user name assigned to us.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

RapidRonnie wrote:
>
> The only valid charter enforcement is to have a moderated newsgroup.

 

Yes, I miss them, too. But there's no more self-contained
Compuserve, Prodigy, AOL, Home, where outsiders didn't have access via
anonymous remailers, and we had to use the user name assigned to us.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

RapidRonnie wrote:
>
> The only valid charter enforcement is to have a moderated newsgroup.

 

Yes, I miss them, too. But there's no more self-contained
Compuserve, Prodigy, AOL, Home, where outsiders didn't have access via
anonymous remailers, and we had to use the user name assigned to us.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

RapidRonnie wrote:
>
> The only valid charter enforcement is to have a moderated newsgroup.