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THE CHAINGUARD LIST IS NOT INTENDED AS A CHAT ROOM, FORUM OR BULLETIN BOARD FOR
BICYCLING CHIT-CHAT OR DISCUSSION OF BICYCLING EXPERIENCES.

The list was established for use by a what was assumed would be a relatively
small number of contributors for serious discussions of vehicular-bicycling
advocacy. The success of this list was never intended to be measured in terms of
number of members or number of postings. There are many bicycle lists on the
net which have been created with a chat-room intent, and they serve a purpose.
If that is what you are seeking, please find one and use it.

DO NOT USE THE CHAINGUARD LIST AS A GENERAL CYCLING CHAT-ROOM OR FORUM.
THIS LIST IS FOR DISCUSSIONS OF VEHICULAR CYCLING ADVOCACY ONLY

There are many lists and forums on the net which welcome a chat-room styled
discussion of cycling anecdotes, and they serve a purpose for just that. Please
find one and use it.

The ONLY correct topic for posts to the Chainguard list is:

VEHICULAR CYCLING ADVOCACY ISSUES

That's ADVOCACY, with an emphasis on effective methods and ideas.
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Chainguard is a forum for serious productive discussion and brainstorming by
vehicular cycling advocates of methods to best promote and protect vehicular
cycling.

The Chainguard list is for those who believe that bicyclists have the right,
should expect, and be prepared to demand, safe accommodation as vehicle
operators on EVERY road - the rights and concepts known as Vehicular Cycling.
The list is for those who have moved beyond debating vehicular-cycling rights as
compared to restricted lanes and separate pedestrian-bicycle facilities. If you
are using this list to debate the merits of Vehicular Cycling vs. "paint and
path" then you are on the wrong list and your posts will be deleted.


If you are an active vehicular cyclist or advocate, or someone wishing to learn
more about vehicular cycling and why we believe what we do, then stick around.

A final thought. Like most any public gathering, this list has a wide range of
personalities and approaches to communication. A select few have very little of
value to contribute, but insist on doing so with great generosity. Their posts
are invariably negative in tone and often line-by-line, even word-by-word,
analyses of previous posts, seeking anything to challenge and often
reinterpreting the original author's meaning to accommodate their own always
self-righteous frequently fantasy-world viewpoints. On most any topic they
will have thoughts to share and they must have the last word, so please- for all
our sakes give it to them immediately. They will never leave a response
unanswered and they communicate in a never-ending stream of disjointed chat-room
fragments. Do us all a favor and make an effort to ignore their posts just as
many of us have learned to do. They are the yapping dogs of our online
neighborhood.

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Please use your real name when posting to the list, and not just a screen
name, email address or nickname. If you feel your views are so embarrassing to
yourself that you would rather remain "anonymouse" then you should post
elsewhere.

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Why was my post rejected?

List activity is moderated using the following guidelines, however, exceptions
are based on individual note content and overall list activity.

All postings must be on topic and relevant to the discussion of vehicular
cycling advocacy. Postings which do not have direct bearing on the topic of
vehicular cycling advocacy will be deleted.

The list is not for discussion of cycling experiences unless somehow directly
related to ADVOCACY. This can include questions and discussion of proper VC
technique and principles which are to be advocated.

Continuing bickering between individuals will be deleted. Do not impose your
ego on the other list subscribers. Summarize your viewpoint and take the rest to
personal email.

Posting activity is a maximum of three postings per day per subscriber.

Prolonged rants, flame-baiting, personal attacks, name calling, offensive
language, and any other pre-third-grade level communications will be deleted and
the member's subscription terminated.

Republishing copyrighted material, for example entire news articles, is
prohibited. Use excerpts or links to copyrighted material.

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Jack Taylor
Chainguard list Moderator