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Dear Advaitins:

 

Members are requested not to discuss issues that are not directly

related to philosophical aspects of life and avoid speaking merits

and demerits of relgions. We appreciate your cooperation and

understanding.

 

Happy New Year!

 

Dennis Waite

Ananda Wood

V. Krishnamurthy

Kuntimaddi Sadananda

Madathil Rajendran Nair

Sunder Hattangadi

Ram Chandran

Gregory Goode

S.N.Shastri- Chief Moderator

 

 

Brief Summary Statement of List Policies and Helpful Suggestions

 

1. It is the responsibility of each member to familiarize

themselves with this policy statement, which contains guidelines on

what may be posted and how the group is moderated.

 

2. The purpose of the Advaitin list is to facilitate discussions

on Advaita as established by Shankara and carried on by succeeding

traditions of living teachers, with principal reference to the

Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and the Brahmasutras.

 

3. Questions or observations on any aspect of this, or on

closely related topics, are allowed.

 

4. All members shall be free to post to the list except as

indicated below. The group is effectively `refereed' rather

than `moderated' as outlined below. Posting to the group indicates

that the member has read, understood and accepted these guidelines. *

Note that new members are placed under moderation until a first

acceptable post has been received.

 

5. Members should preferably post no more than twice per day.

 

6. Members replying to a post should use the exact subject

heading of the original message, preceded by the single

abbreviation `RE: ' so that those members following the thread may

easily tie the message to earlier posts. If an Email program is being

used, replying to a message which is itself already a reply may

introduce an additional `RE: ' into the subject heading. When this

happens, the new addition should be deleted before posting the

message.

 

7. When a new topic is begun, a new thread and subject heading

should be used so that it is clear that it is a new topic. I.e. the

poster should not `reply' to an existing message and then alter the

subject heading.

 

8. Replies to posts should clearly differentiate between the new

material and the earlier. It is suggested that, for example, the

words of the earlier post be enclosed thus: <<earlier message>>.

Please retain the name of the poster to whom the reply is addressed,

and the message number if possible.

 

9. Announcements by the moderators of policy decisions must not

be discussed on the list – strong views should be notified direct to

the moderators.

 

10. Posts shall not consist entirely of quoted material, even

from canonical advaitin texts. Please write enough in your own words

to tie the quote in with the topic you are addressing. Quotes should

be directly relevant to the topic under discussion and be included as

authoritative support for the post.

 

11. Rather than extensively quoting material from a web site, the

address of the material should be provided.

 

12. Posting is a privilege and posts must always be polite and

respectful.

13. Derogatory remarks of any kind are not allowed. This will

assist in maintaining the friendly atmosphere of the group.

 

14. If these guidelines are not followed, moderators may penalize

members according to the following procedure:

• Warning 'cards' may be awarded to members who post any

message which fails to adhere to the list guidelines. Such warnings

will be notified publicly to the list by the moderator who issues the

warning.

• The first time any infraction is penalized, a 'yellow card'

will be given and on the second occasion, an 'orange' card.

• The reason for issue of the card will be given but there will

be no appeal. This may mean that there is the occasional

misunderstanding; this is why two warnings are allowed before any

action is taken. Any objections, on or off the group, may result in a

further card being given.

• On the third breach of guidelines, a 'red card' will be

issued, on majority verdict of the moderators, and the member will be

prohibited from posting to the group (i.e. will be given a read-only

facility). Posting facilities will not be allowed for a period of 1

year thereafter.

• A card will remain in effect for 1 year after its issue, at

which time it will be deleted. The deletion of a yellow card, will

demote any orange card outstanding to yellow, and any red card

outstanding to orange.

• In the case of extreme violations of guidelines moderators

may, by majority vote, award an instant `red card' irrespective of

whether there have been any previous yellow cards.

 

15. Any member who is discovered to have rejoined under a new

name after having been awarded a red card will be banned permanently

from the group, i.e. not permitted to rejoin after the 1 year ban.

 

16. The moderators may also, subject to majority decision, place

any member under moderation if this is thought to be justifiable.

 

17. It is permissible to post details of websites, papers,

lectures, courses etc. providing that these have direct relevance to

the group. Repeated posting of the same information is not allowed.

Also, members should not join the group merely in order to advertise

such material. Members who continue to post such materials will be

moderated.

 

18. See the Advaitin List Home Page at

advaitin/ for links to FAQs, etc., and

to other recommended sites.

 

19. Members are welcome to provide feedback and/or questions on

list policies by emailing to " advaitins " .

 

The Moderators wish to express their sincere appreciation to the

members for their continued cooperation and support.