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FAQ FOR THE RESISTANCE IS FUTILE
MAILING LIST (v.2.0)
Welcome. It is in this dedicated
subspace frequency where you will be able to explore the infinite dimensions
of the Kim-Seven (K/7) relationship through "dialogue and discussion,"
(that's the Federation talking), to "song and story" (yes there are ex-Klingons
among us). And it is I, Major Resister, sidekick to Captain Proton,
who will introduce you to the rules and regulations that guide your way
to a successful entrance into the RiFt.
This FAQ contains 11 parts:
A. FACETS OF THE RiFt
B. WHICH TERTIARY ADJUNCT DO YOU
TURN TO? (aka Who to Contact with concerns regarding the list?)
C. RELEVANT MESSAGES: (aka PRIMARY
OBJECTIVE-K-7)
D. IRRELEVANT MESSAGES
E. FILE ATTACHMENTS
F. SPOILERS
G. RULES FOR POSTING FAN WRITTEN
LITERATURE
H. POSTING ABOVE-RATED STORIES
I. POSTING PROPERLY
J. REPERCUSSIONS FOR LACK OF ADHERENCE
TO THE RULES: (aka the Darkside of the RiFt)
K. TWO TYPES OF RiF LISTS: (NORMAL
& DIGEST)
A. FACETS OF THE RiFt
To encourage Resisters (i.e. you)
to actively participate on the list, the heads of this adjunct (i.e. the
moderators) have developed a variety of features that are aimed to sustain
and develop that spark of K/7 in all of us:
SUNDAY - The most updated version
of the RiFt Round Robin is sent to the list. This is also when new
writers who are on queue to participate in the Round Robin are to begin
their addition. Generally, writers are given 7 days to finish their
section, although it is encouraged to submit it sooner.
MONDAY - FIRST QUESTION OF THE WEEK
- to generate discussion, members are given a question to answer regarding
a certain aspect of K/7. Members are also encouraged to pose any
questions regarding K/7 whenever they want. They can be about fanfic,
K/7 on the show, K/7 in the past, K/7 in the future...you get the idea.
TUESDAY - K/7 QUOTE OF THE WEEK -
basically for your own interest.
WEDNESDAY - FANFIC OF THE WEEK -
from the collection of fanfic at the Seventh Heaven K/7 site, with the
permission of the author, fanfic, or parts of fanfic, will be submitted
to the list to generate discussion and provide some feedback to the author.
Authors are, however, welcome to submit K/7 fanfic at any time. As
per the rules of the list, only fanfic that is rated PG-13 or below will
be submitted (see below).
THURSDAY - Discussion on the latest
Voyager episode, generally about the episode in general, but having a K/7
focus. "SPOILERS" and "spoiler space" must be given (see below).
B. WHICH TERTIARY ADJUNCT DO YOU
TURN TO? (aka Who to Contact with concerns regarding the list?)
Subscription Links and Email Command
Addresses (from www.onelist.com)
ONElist makes it easy for people
interested in your list to subscribe to it. We provide a special subscription
URL that walks people through the subscription process for your list. The
form of the URL is:
http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/resistance_is_futile
In addition, we provide several special
email addresses:
resistance_is_futile-owner@onelist.com
- Sends email to the list owners
resistance_is_futile-subscribe@onelist.com
- Subscribe to the list via email
resistance_is_futile-unsubscribe@onelist.com
- Unsubscribe from the list
resistance_is_futile-normal@onelist.com
- Switch your subscription to normal
resistance_is_futile-digest@onelist.com
- Switch your subscription to digest
C. RELEVANT MESSAGES: (aka PRIMARY
OBJECTIVE-K-7)
Topics that are on the 'good drone'
list are:
a) - anything relating to K/7;
b) - anything relating to
Harry Kim or
the actor Garrett Wang;
c) - anything relating to
Seven of Nine,
or the actress Jeri Ryan;
Now, of course 'anything' is a very
broad description, so here are some more specific topics that are on the
'good drone' list:
1) - relating to actual Star Trek:
Voyager episodes,
of
any season.
2) - relating to any piece of fan
fiction that is related to
Harry
Kim, Seven of Nine, or both in a K/7 story,
scene,
moment.
3) - relating to any development
or information relating to
Garrett
Wang or Jeri Ryan in their life, profession,
charity
work, or appearance at an event.
So in general, you can play with
the letters and numbers in deciding what is considered a relevant post,
a1, 3c, 2b, b1, etc...
D. IRRELEVANT MESSAGES:
Off topic messages sent to the list
are permitted, but are not permitted to continue as a thread of two or
more messages sent to the list. If anyone wishes to respond to the
message, they MUST send the reply to the INDIVIDUAL drone who sent the
message. We need not clutter our portion of the Collective with off
topic messages. Any Off Topic thread will be be dis/continued at
the discretion of the list moderators (that is, it's only a problem if
the moderators say it's a problem, otherwise, speak
at your own discretion).
All Off topic messages must have
an "OT:" in the subject line.
example: "OT: My computer
crashed."
In this case, anyone wishing to send
condolences must do it privately off list.
Please try to remember what the RiF
list is for. It's primary objective is to facilitate the growth and
enhancement of K/7, and our enjoyment of it.
Specific things that are to be avoided:
1) Do not send
a "Welcome to the list" message to every new-comer on the list. As
nice as such a message is, it only clutters the list and fills fellow drones'
mailboxes with irrelevant posts. If you wish to send your personal
welcome message, do so off-list. NOTE: These differ from introductory
messages from new members.
2) Please do not
'vent your frustrations' on to the list. While it may feel good for
you, you can also frustrate other drones with your irrelevant message.
Such an action can backfire and you can get personal flame notices (or
public ones) which only clutter the list even more. Thus, it's a
"kobayashi maru"--a no-win scenario. However, if you know someone
on the list with whom you are confident will be interested in your venting,
then by all means send it their way, but--you know the word--off-list.
3) Do NOT under
any circumstances send chain mail or unsolicited mail to the list or to
list members. This constitutes as "SPAM" and is frowned upon.
It is a violation of basic netiquette, and under certain circumstances
illegal and/or against the regulations of one's Internet Service Provider
(ISP). A violation will receive the strictest censure with grounds
for removal from the list, and if necessary, a copy will be sent to the
member's ISP. This is, reiterated by Onelist's policy which can be
found at: http://www.onelist.com/spam.html.
Now, unlike the Collective Hive,
we do care about our individual Resisters. Each of you function in
a very specific and special way, and we'd like to always hear from you.
But do keep in mind that each individual drone must be considerate of the
others in the Collective. Wrath has no fury like the Collective's
scorn.
E. FILE ATTACHMENTS:
Since not every Drone can recieve
file attachments, be they text files, graphic files, etc., such attachments
are not permitted on the list. In addition, messages with attachments
larger than 500K are restricted by Onelist.
F. SPOILERS:
Now, given the vastness of our interstellar
subspace network, information will spread unevenly from one corner of the
galaxy to another. Those at the centre of influence will have such
information, while those on the periphery of the central core, will be
behind on the latest information on episodes, stories, and current events.
As such, the Collective requires that any new information of:
1) upcoming Voyager episodes
broadcast
in North America, or
2) stories written by fellow
Resisters or
other K/7 writers,
include in the subject line: "SPOILERS:
" in bold letters, also stating what it is being spoiled.
example: "SPOILERS: VOY episode,
"In the Flesh." "
With that, Resisters with this advanced
information must include spoiler space of approximately 20 lines.
You can be creative with that space, but you must indicate that it is spoiler
space. This is for the consideration of those who have no interest
in reading the information as it might ruin their enjoyment of an episode
or story (and no one likes a frustrated drone).
G. RULES FOR POSTING FAN WRITTEN
LITERATURE
Literature can include anything from
poetry, song lyrics, short stories, to novels. There are however
rules that need to be followed.
All literary posts must not exceed
the standard rating of PG-13. Now, there is a debate on what exactly
PG-13 entails, but as a rule, we will adhere to the following definition:
PG-13 is a rating that is defined
primarily by a certain level of profanity, nudity and/or sexual situations,
implied or explicit.
A literary work will garner a PG-13
rating if it contains profanity such as SH*T at least twice, and F**K at
least once. If it contains such profanity more than the level permitted,
it may receive an R rating, making it unsuitable for general posting.
Essentially, if you follow the language allowed in any episode, you'll
generally receive a PG rating.
A literary work will garner a PG-13
rating if it contains a minimal level of nudity of either gender.
Rear shots in a story receive a PG-13 rating, however, any full frontal
nudity will receive at least an R rating. Following standard US cinematic
ratings, a humanoid male chest is PG material, while a humanoid female
chest is R.
A literary work will garner a PG-13
rating if it implies sexuality with 'fade to black' scenes. Any descriptive
sexual situations automatically receive a rating between R and NC-17.
If only a part of a story has R or NC-17
rated material, then it is the responsibility
of the author to write a PG-13 rated scene to replace it if s/he intends
to post the whole story to the list. If s/he is unwilling to do so,
then the whole story cannot be posted. This is for the benefit of
the younger list-members who may feel left out.
H. POSTING ABOVE-RATED STORIES:
To adhere to general ethics with
regards to posting--and the law--you may only post an R rated or NC-17
rated story in the following manner:
You may only provide a link in your
post to the rated story, giving fair warning that the story is rated R
or NC-17, and that by following the link, the reader consents to read such
material. By doing this, you give the potential reader the choice
of reading your story, rather than automatically giving him/her the material
without his/her consent. All members to the list automatically agree
to this rule, and thus has given their tacit consent.
example:
__________________________________________
From: Annika@Federation.com
Subject: FANFIC: "Nothing But Flesh"
K/7, P/T, NC-17
Hi guys,
Well, here's my latest story, "Nothing
But Flesh." You can read it at:
www.Kim-Seven-site.Federation.com/nothing-but-flesh.txt
As fair warning, this story is NC-17,
so if you shouldn't be reading it, don't!
__________________________________________
NO WEB ACCESS?
WRITER:
If the writer doesn't have a web
address, they can ask any one of the variety of K/7 web sites, or general
fanfic sites, to post their story. Ordinarily, most webmasters will
do it. If not, you'll eventually find one, and once it becomes posted
with its own URL, you can then refer to that link and post your message
to the list. For a list of RiF member K/7 websites, please go to
the "Bookmarks" section of the Member Section of the RiF list at the Onelist
site. If there are K/7 sites that aren't on that list of sites, feel
free to add it yourself.
Alternatively, you can post your
story to the ASC newsgroup, alt.startrek.creative, and refer to the newsgroup
than a website. However, the ASC also has it's own standards that
should be adhered to, which is the writer's responsibility.
Another newsgroup that is fitting
for R/NC-17 rated material is the ASCEM: alt.startrek.erotica.moderated.
It follows the same rules as the ASC, but all posts must be sent to: ascem@earthlink.net.
For the benefit of the writer, here
is a list of ASC/EM FAQS to assist in the posting of a story to the newsgroup:
- http://www.cs.runet.edu/~sratliff/FAQs/
The FAQs are generally reposted to
both ASC and ASCEM on a regular basis, but if you want them directly, you
can ask: Stephen Ratliff, FAQ Maintainer at:
sratliff@runet.edu .
PERMISSIBLE POSTS:
For discussion and comments, a certain
level of civility is necessary for efficient dialogue and transmission
of information. Profanity is not something that is generally acceptable,
and should only be used if deemed absolutely necessary by the individual
drone's discretion. The caveat to that is, you cannot swear directly
to a fellow Resister in an offensive manner.
I. POSTING PROPERLY:
Netiquette Dos and Don'ts (or "How
to Avoid Most Flames") from: http://www.primenet.com/~vez/neti.html
1.DON'T include the entire contents
of a previous posting in your reply.
DO cut mercilessly. Leave just enough
to indicate what you're responding to. NEVER include mail headers
except maybe the "From:" line. If you can't figure out how to delete lines
in your mailer software, paraphrase or type the quoted material in.
2.DON'T reply to a point in a posting
without quoting or paraphrasing what you're responding to and who said
it. Reason: a dozen postings may occur between the original message and
your reply. At some sites your reply may get there before the original.
3.DON'T betray confidences. It is
all too easy to quote a personal letter in a posting to the entire group.
DO read the "To:" and "Cc:" lines
in your message before you send it. Are you SURE you want the mail to go
there?
4.DON'T rely on the ability of your
readers to tell the difference between serious statements and satire or
sarcasm. It's hard to write funny. It's even harder to write satire.
DO remember that no one can hear
your tone of voice. Use emotions (or smilies) like :-) or :^) --turn your
head counterclockwise to see the smile. You can also use caps for emphasis
or use net conventions for italics and underlines.
5.DON'T make a posting that says
nothing but "Me, too." This is most annoying when combined with (1) or
(2) above. Ditto for "I don't know."
DO remember the immortal words of
Martin Farquhar Tupper (1810-1889): "Well-timed silence hath more eloquence
than speech."
IN GENERAL:
When it comes to replying, do take
the time for a 'sober second thought' on whether your post is really necessary
or warranted, or substantial enough to take to the list (as opposed to
being sent to a single list-member). A substantial discussion on
a topic is much more interesting than a bunch of oneliners by several Resisters.
If you feel that what you say is beneficial for the list, but is rather
short, then accumulate a number of replies into one,and thus ensure that
your email will be a bit more fulfilling.
J. REPERCUSSIONS FOR LACK OF ADHERENCE
TO THE RULES: (aka the Darkside of the RiFt)
There are a variety of reprimands
that can be made against any defiant Resister.
If a list-member publicly flames
another, s/he will be given one warning, and one warning only to cease
and decist. If s/he does not discontinue his/her action, that member
will automatically be removed from the list and will be publically notified
of such actions prior to. This is to ensure the orderly conduct of
all list members.
A list member posting an above-rated
story (R or NC-17) as a general post will automatically be removed from
the list for violating the ethical and legal guidelines set out in this
FAQ. No exceptions will be made as this is a
serious legal matter. Ignorance
will not be accepted as a legitimate reason.
A three tiered reprimand system will
be enforced consisting of:
1) private warning to cease
2) public warning to cease
3) removal from the list
to the following infractions:
1) continuing an off topic
thread once ordered to discontinue.
2) excessive and/or offensive
profanity
3) consistent ignoring of
netiquette
LIBERATION: (aka keeping perspective)
We are not the Collective ruled by
the Queen. We are a liberated branch of the Collective, free from
her oppression of individuality. Speak your mind, open your mind
to our thoughts, and let freedom flow baby! The above rules are to
ensure an orderly flow of information, comments, fanfic, and the like--related
to K/7. The point is not to intimidate you. Generally, moderators
will be very generous to newcomers.
K. TWO TYPES OF RiF LISTS: (NORMAL
& DIGEST):
If a large volume of mail is of concern
to you, you may change your subscription settings to DIGEST by going to
the User Center on the Onelist site, and changing it there. WARNING:
By going on the digest, you must be willing to accept that SPOILER warnings
will become irrelevant as you will get every message sent to the list in
its entirety within the digested list email.
With respect to being on the digest,
please take consideration to other list members and be very efficient with
all your replies to the list. You may either reply in one 'reply
digest' or you may reply to individual messages
within the digest and send that
one message, but the important thing is to cut and paste in a readable
manner.
Well, that is all from your FAQ-drone.
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