 
 Generally  speaking,  the SysOp of this BBS  is
 quite  easy to get along with.  There DO exist,
 however, a few items of BBS Etiquette which the
 SysOp requests.  For  those  of  you not raised
 with the benefit of a publicly acceptable value
 set, we will  take the time  to illiterate them
 here.
 
 The following rules and regulations govern your
 use of this Electronic Information System. 
 
 Your cooperation and compliance is appreciated.
 

 1. You MUST acknowledge that your use  of  this
    system is NOT one  of your  basic  God-given 
    rights.  This  system is the property of the 
    SysOp, and your role here is best likened to
    that of a GUEST in  the  home of the  SysOp.
    Abuse the priveledges extended you here, and
    you might suddenly find your open invitation
    withdrawn.

 2. Under absolutely NO circumstance will vulgar
    or profane language  be tolerated in message
    areas or multinode chat channels on this BBS
    system. If you cannot communicate your ideas
    and concepts without resorting to profanity,
    we might suggest you grace a _different_ BBS
    with your presence.

 3. Treat other users on this system as you want
    to be treated. We each exist at varying lev-
    els of expertise. We were all beginners once
    and we all grow with time. The user you find
    humor in today  because he/she can't  copy a
    file  may well become  the next  Jobs,  Woz,
    Gates or Perot.

 4. The SysOp welcomes  CONSTRUCTIVE  criticism.
    ANY  suggestions  you might  have to improve
    this system are enormously appreciated,  but
    PLEASE bear in  mind  the difference between
    constructive criticism and  insults.  If you
    have a better way to do something, GREAT! If
    you have  complaints but no  solutions,  you
    may meet with a less-than-enthusiastic sysop
    who sees your criticisms as little more than
    worthless jabs.

 5. Keep an  OPEN  mind.  Those  etched-in-stone
    rules which were  once thought to govern the
    field of  telecommunications  must sometimes 
    be set aside  to afford continued growth and
    evolution of the technology itself.  Nothing
    in this world is static. Everything changes.
    DarkStar  is  just another step  in a larger
    picture, an evolutionary process none of  us
    is big enough to stop.

 6. We're all professionals here. Let's act like
    it, shall we? Express yourself in a manner
    befitting a professional. 

    And above all,  follow  the rules of  public 
    conduct your mother taught you :

    

    Share everything.
    Play fair.
    Don't hit people.
    Put things back where you found them.
    Clean up your own mess.
    Don't take things that aren't yours.
    Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
    Flush.
    Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
    
    Live a balanced life -  learn some and think
      some and draw and paint and sing and dance
      and play and work every day some.
    
    Take a nap every afternoon.
    
    When you go out into the  world,  watch  out
      for traffic,  hold hands, and stick toget-
      her.
    
    Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed
      in the styrofoam cup:  The roots  go down,
      and the  plant  goes up, and nobody really
      knows  how  or why, but we  are  all  like
      that.
    
    Goldfish  and  hamsters and white  mice  and
      even the little seed in the styrofoam cup,
      they ALL die. So do we.
    
    And then  remember  the  Dick-and-Jane books 
      and the first word you ever  learned,  the
      biggest word of all... LOOK.

    
