Havent been following this group for long but the subject line interested me! Great guide SR, well articulated! Universal use. Thanks! Rishi
2009/11/20 sroy1947 <[email protected]> > > > Dear Fellow Members, > > In response to recent suggestions / complaints from our membership the > following additional Posting Norms are in place. > > 1) The RTI_India group's primary purpose (reason for existence) is to > *Promote, > Practice and Propagate "RESPONSIBLE RTI" as defined by group consensus. *If > you don't understand what Responsible RTI is then post with caution*. > Responsible RTI is only the first step in your RTI journey. > * > 2) Members may post anything concerning Responsible RTI and issues directly > concerning RTI Act or the ground realities obstructing the practice and > propagation of Responsible RTI - such as pathbreaking (in both senses) > decisions of the Information Commissions or superior courts. > > 3) Our group is the only *advanced* RTI group where uncensored and > unmoderated public discussion is allowed in real time to anyone who respects > the Rules we have evolved by common consensus (and the occasional poll). > > 4) *We stand for freedom of speech and expression here*. (This is achieved > thusly) > > a) Every member is free, nay encouraged, to post responsibly concerning > our primary purpose. > > b) Short focussed posts clearly specifying the supporting basis > (preferably with a weblink) are strongly encouraged. > > c) Long packaged (top-down) discourses are equally strongly discouraged > > d) The emphasis is on *QUALITY* and not quantity. a.k.a *"more signal less > noise*". > > e) Please state facts and clearly distinguish your facts from opinions. Be > as sure of your facts as you reasonably can > > f) Remember to trim your posts to conserve our planet's resources. > > 5) *Ad-hominem* (ie. personal attacks) against other members is strongly > discouraged. Play the ball and not the man. *"Trolling" results in > expulsion*. > > 6) Remember that no matter how much we may disagree with our fellow > members, we must fight for his right to have his proper say. Help us to keep > religion and politics out of this group. > > 7) Do not get discouraged when you face a barrage of critical ragging / > banging from other members when you post - STAY THE COURSE !!! This is a > necessary initiation into our fraternity and will toughen you for the > battles ahead and bond you to your brother. As Saddam Husein said "Me > against my brother, my brother and I against my cousins, I and my cousins > against the world" > > 8) Friction and conflict is what causes/lubricates mankind's eternal > progress. We are not mindless robots conditioned to blindly accept what some > "RTI Gods" tell us - SCREW THEM. We all have equal brains - lets start using > it and make a difference - for India if not for ourselves !!! > > Sarbajit > > > > > -- "Our ignorance is not so vast as our failure to use what we know." -- M. King Hubbert --
