24-Jul-1986

                     The 12 Commandments of UBBS

(I would have had these graven on stone, but it kept messing up my print head)


   I.  Thou shalt not use any language that could be considered objectionable.

  II.  Thou shalt use thy given name rather than an alias.

 III.  Thou shalt not leave messages asking who is on at that time.

  IV.  Thou shalt not claim any computer is "the best".

   V.  Thou shalt be (somewhat) tolerant of those less mature than yourself.

  VI.  Thou shalt lend your knowledge where you deem appropriate.

 VII.  Thou shalt set reasonable expiration dates on public messages.

VIII.  Thou shalt report any massive breach of these commandments to the
       system operator.

  IX.  Thou shalt realize that the operator has all power over approval of
       users, and that to annoy him is to lose all status without warning.

   X.  Thou shalt not upload any software which is not in the public domain.

  XI.  Thou shalt report any non-public domain software which you find on UBBS.

 XII.  Thou shalt use thy voice telephone to carry on real-time conversations
       rather than the message base.