Group Constitution Rules & Guidelines A. Basic Group Guidelines: These rules are really a set of expectations that help explain why this group exists and what the group management and members of the group agree is necessary to help it continue to meet its original purpose. These rules also are consistent with The Terms of Use for All MSN Groups, which must be complied with for any group to take advantage of the free service MSN provides. Like any rules they must be interpreted and enforced by people who are only people. Rule 1 - No personal attacks on other group members (i.e. making belittling remarks, challenging a members integrity or beliefs, and other attacks as perceived by the group management, on a case by case basis.) Rule 2 - No inappropriate or offensive language or descriptions of a sexual nature on the message boards or in the chat rooms. Rule 3 - No posting of inappropriate photos or drawings in the photo albums or message boards. The term inappropriate will be determined by the management of this group on a case-by-case basis, but includes nudity or pornography of any kind. Rule 4 - No threats of physical or any other kind of violence against another group member. Rule 5 - No deleting of other members photos from the photo albums other than by management for any perceived breaking of group rules. Rule 6 - No deleting posts from the message boards other than by management for any perceived breaking of group rules. Rule 7 - No disparaging statements made about other Groups and/or their Memberships.    B. Enforcement: The following are the "general" ways in which these rules will be enforced: 1st offense: Written reminder of the rules from the management of this group. 2nd offense: Group management will request an on-line meeting with the member to discuss the issues. 3rd offense or refusal to discuss issue: Banning (from 1 month to 1 year) or other disciplinary action deemed appropriate by the group management. Management reserves the right to ban without warning for whatever reason/s it sees fit. Warning: If you have a sense that something you are doing and/or you are having issues with Mangement and you are about to be banned.  I strongly suggest you clear out your albums and/or messages.  A member who is banned for whatever reason will loose all rights to what is left behind.  Property left behind ie messages, links and/or albums will become Eminent Domain of The Spirit's Room, her Management and membership.  Management will not be held responsible for deleting or otherwise disposing or the transferring of what is left behind.  This includes The Spirit's Room and The Spirit's Graphics. C. Other Guidelines: 1. Please do not post derogatory comments about the group as a whole. If you have a problem or an issue with the way the group is being operated, use the Member Tools option, click the e-mail option, and select the option to send a message to the Managers (not to all members, in this case) explaining your issue. If necessary, we will set up a meeting to discuss the issue with you directly to get a better understanding of your concerns. 2. Please try to place all posts on the appropriate message board and remember that new posts will be cleared from the General Message Board each Sunday (so if you would like your message to stay up longer than that, please post it on another message board when appropriate). 3. Try not to use large-sized fonts in your messages. They require many people to scroll from sentence to sentence, making the intent of your message more difficult to follow. They also mean that fewer messages can appear on the message page, meaning that more recent replies will be forced onto a second page, which then appears as the current page if members don't notice the arrows and pointers to the messages. All caps messages are harder to read, and is often regarded as shouting in the words of cyber-talk. It is suggested that you not make your messages in all caps...unless you feel the need to emphasise a specific point. 4. There is a limit to the number of messages that appear on a message page. When that limit is reached, the current page becomes page two which shows the original message at the top, then follows that with the current replies. That can make it appear that prior replies have been deleted, when in fact, they are on the original page. Arrows at the bottom of the message page indicate which messages (i.e. 7-20) are on the current page. In this example, messages 1-6 can be viewed by pressing the previous button. 5. Please do not post links to websites or other Groups in the Message Boards without prior authorization from the Group Manager.  You can send your links to me through the Group Email the Managers found on the What's New Page.  Make sure you include your email address in your requests. D. Manager’s Duties: 1. To place principals before personalities. 2. To treat ALL members with respect at all times and to always place the overall good of the group first. 3. To do, or delegate to others, all maintenance needed in the group. 4. The manager will take suggestions & complaints from the members and if necessary schedule a meeting with the Assistant Managers on said complaint or suggestion. 5. To delete all offensive posts.  The group management on a case-by-case basis will define the term offensive post. 6. To delete all offensive photos's from the photo albums.  The group management on a case-by-case basis will define the term offensive photos. 7. To administer all disciplinary actions up to and including banning. E. Assistant Manager Duties: 1. To always place Principals before Personalities. 2. To treat ALL members with respect at ALL times and to place the good of the Group first. 3.To help the manager with maintenance of the group, IF Assistant Manager has time and a willingness to do so. 4. The Assistant Managers will take suggestions & complaints from members and call for a group management meeting if necessary. 5. To recommend disciplinary actions, IF ANY, of members who break the rules. 6. Assistant Managers have the authority with prior aproval from the Manager to delete posts from the message board, delete photos from the photo albums, or change the status of ANY other member in the case the Group Manager can not be located in a reasonable amount of time and ONLY AFTER CONSULTATION AND APPOVAL OF THE MARJORITY OF COMMUNTY MANAGEMENT F. Group Monitor Duties: 1. Patrol the Message Boards whenever you're in the Group.   2. Review all links in Add a Link of the Info Super Hwy and post in an appropriate category.  (questioanable and borderline links will be deemed unacceptable at your discretion)   3. Delete any links found outside Add a Link unless they are authorized by the Manager only.   4. If graphics are found that have any vital body parts exposed...delete on sight (for an example of what I think is ok please view TheSpirit1's Photo Album).   5. Any offensive nickname found in a thread...the thread gets deleted and you may restart the thread.  The only exception is the Perpetual Log Book and the Word Game.  Those threads are the exclusive Threads of Zany and TheSpirit1 to restart.   6. Be familiar with our Rules and Guidelines   7. Abide by all the duties of an Assistant Manager.   8. Group Monitors do not have the power to ban at anytime unless prior authorization is given by either the Manager or Assitant Manager.     The Information Super Highway:   This area is provided for you to post your favorite Links and/or MSN Web Groups.  The following conditions apply:   Keep your font at the default setting ie no large fonts. Porn Sites (any kind), Warez Sites, Sites relating to Hate, Prejudice, or Bias, Drug and/or any other Sites deemed unacceptable by Management will not be accepted. No Graphic Images or Embedded Images. Colorful fonts may be used. Keep your descriptions brief and to the point. Commercial Sites found on this site offer many products and services.  The Spirit's Room and her Management assume no liability nor do we make any claims as to the quality of the products and/or services found here.  When making any purchases, please exercise caution and discretion.  Mangement reserves the right to delete Links without notice.   Embedded URLs Graphics, Banners or any other medium found with URLs embedded in them without prior authorization by the Manager/Founder will be deleted on sight.  This is a Zero Tolerance Issue. The Banner Page This page is available for adding to by all members of the Group. The following guidelines will be followed. 1. Banner Exchanges (you post ours, we will post yours). 2. Banners deemed by the Manager/Founder to be valuable to the Group. Web sites that display sexual or strong graphics will not be accepted. The entry of Banners rests solely on the Manager/Founder's final approval. Inspection of Web Sites prior to approval will be necessary prior to approval. Manager/Founder retains rights to enter as he feels led. Please don't take offense if your Banner/Logo is not approved for entry. We have a general theme that we will adhere to. Hosts And Chatroom Rules  . To: Graphic Artists, Artists, Poets, Authors and Web Designers  While I endeavor to obey all Copyright Laws and the requests of WebMasters/Mistresses not to take graphics and other materials from the Websites I have visited.  I can sometimes overlook something.  If you have found something here that is unauthorized or in violation of Copyright Laws please email me with proof of the Copyright or your statements of non-use of your materials and I will happily remove them or provide creditation to the website in question in providing a Banner or link back to the site in which the item/s were found.  Email Charles W. Blakemore at Charlie_Spirit1@msn.com  and the matter will be handled ASAP. To:  The World Wide Web Since the Management here is acutely aware that the Internet is free, we wish to extend the following invitation...If there is anything you see here that you like, please be our guests and take it with you.  Credit for where you found it would be appreciated but is not necessary.  Of course, if you see something here that has been authorized by a specific website, you must also give credit to them as well.  Not doing so may result in a copyright violation. Disclaimer Charles W. Blakemore aka TheSpirit1 Manager/Founder and The Management are not responsible for the postings and/or conduct of The Spirit's Room's Membership.  We assume no liability for the items found in said Group's Pages other than our own.  If unacceptable or disruptive material are found they are to be brought to the attention of a Member of Management immediately. Leaving the Group If you are leaving, please allow us to say good-bye to you.  If there was a problem, allow us an opportunity to correct it if possible.  This is not a democracy. Charles W. Blakemore aka TheSpirit1 has absolute authority on all decisions and issues concerning the operation of the Group and the execution of the Rules and Guidelines there in. If any complaints are to be made, they are to be e-mailed to Contact_Spirit1@msn.com  for final dispensation.  Enough said! The Most Important Rule of the Group: Have Fun!!!