Conference school::sports_memorabilia

    
    In the TRADE, FOR_SALE, and WANTED notes (3.*, 4.*, and 5.*), I've
    requested that everyone limit their replies to one.
    
    If you post an update, delete the old reply.
    
    If you are posting additional items, then append it to the previous
    items, post a new reply, and delete the old one.
    
    The policy is simple.  Anything over 30 days old gets deleted.
    
    However, people are still failing to clean up their old replies
    when posting new ones.  From this point forward, if you post a reply
    in the TRADE, FOR_SALE, or WANTED notes, and have an OLDER reply,
    I will delete the NEW one.  This should help to stimulate people
    into cleaning up their old replies.
    
    -rjk

    
    A reminder.
    
    DO NOT USE ALL UPPERCASE WHEN ENTERING NOTES.
    
    IT IS CONSIDERED ***SHOUTING***, RUDE NOTES ETIQUETTE, AND HURTS A
    LOT OF PEOPLE'S EYES!!!!!!!  (And your co-moderator's eyes are
    extremely light-sensitive).
    
    Notes using ALL UPPERCASE, will be DELETED.  If you wish to uppercase
    a word or two, or phrase, as I did in the previous sentence, to
    emphasize a point, that's fine.  But an entire note, of ALL UPPERCASE
    is not.
    
    -rjk

    
    Here's wishing all the noters a happy Thanksgiving ...
    

                  I N T E R O F F I C E   M E M O R A N D U M

                                        Date:     29-Jan-1992 11:49am EST
                                        From:     RON GLOVER
                                                  GLOVER.RON
                                        Dept:     Corporate Employee Relations
                                        Tel No:   508-493-9569

TO: Conference Moderators

Subject: A Message to Employee Interest Notes File Users                        



By way of introduction, I am the Corporate Personnel Policy Manager.  
Part of my responsibility includes providing interpretation of Digital's 
Personnel Policy, including the Personnel Policy 6.54.   I would greatly 
appreciate your assistance in posting the attached memo from John Sims in 
the Notes files you moderate, and as many other Employee Interest Notes 
Files as possible.  Please give me a call if you have any questions.




                  I N T E R O F F I C E   M E M O R A N D U M

                                        Date:     30-Jan-1992 
                                        From:     John Sims
                                                  SIMS.JOHN AT A1 at CORA @ CORE
                                        Dept:     Strategic Resources
                                        Tel No:   223-7243

TO:  Employee Interest Notes File Participants 


Subject:  A message to employee interest notes file users

           A MESSAGE TO EMPLOYEE INTEREST NOTES FILE USERS
    
    
    Over the last few months I have received a number of complaints 
    from employees, and individuals outside of the company about 
    material communicated in electronic mail systems and posted in 
    various employee interest notes files.  After reading some of this 
    material it is clear that a reminder about appropriate comment and 
    behavior in these systems is necessary.
    
    First, and most critically; the electronic mail systems and notes 
    files are company facilities subject to normal workplace rules of 
    conduct.   As such, the same rules that govern conduct and comment 
    in any other Digital workplace apply with equal weight in these 
    systems.  Stated simply, if you wouldn't say something in a 
    Digital business meeting, you shouldn't say it in electronic mail 
    or notes. PERIOD.  
    
    Statements that attribute improper, illegal or immoral motives or 
    actions to others; statements that cast aspersions on the 
    character or integrity of others or that amount to libel or 
    slander are not permitted. PERIOD.  In this regard, it does not 
    matter whether the individuals subject to the comment are elected 
    public officials or directors of organizations disfavored by the 
    author.   There is no "Public Figure" exception in these systems.
    
    Comments of a sexual nature are not acceptable whether they are 
    about the author or directed at others.  Similarly, comments that 
    degrade, devalue or discriminate against others are also 
    prohibited.
    
    Neither the notes conferences nor electronic mail should be used 
    to solicit other employees.  This prohibition covers efforts to 
    solicit employees for personal or political gain, to sell or 
    market goods or services (except authorized marketplace or 
    discount conferences) and efforts to solicit employees to take 
    action, sign petitions or support particular causes or candidates.
    
    Finally, employees should remember that it is never appropriate to 
    spend working time in employee interest notes for non-work 
    purposes.  Personal or entertainment activities in these notes 
    files should be limited to assigned break times, lunch time and 
    before or after business hours.  
    
    Employee interest notes files and conferences provide an 
    electronic forum to share ideas and opinions about matters of 
    common interest.  In supporting these conferences, the company 
    understood that there would be occasions where employees would 
    disagree on issues being discussed, but we believed and continue 
    to believe it is possible to disagree without being disagreeable.  
    Personnel Policy 6.54, Proper Use of Digital Computers, Systems 
    and Networks provides further information about appropriate 
    conduct and comment in these systems.  Employees who fail to meet 
    these expectations, or who use company computer systems in ways 
    that are contrary to the letter or spirit of that policy are 
    subject to Corrective Action and Discipline up to and including 
    the termination of their employment.
    
    The moderators of these conferences, along with your system 
    managers, personnel representatives and the Personnel Policy 
    Manager are all available to answer any question you might have 
    about appropriate use of these systems.
    
    Please feel free to forward this memo to other Digital notes 
    files and conferences.

Distribution:  Selected conference moderators

    
    I'm trying to line up alternative homes for the notesfiles that
    currently reside on my workstation.
    
    These are ONLY in case something happens to me or my job within
    the next few weeks.
    
    If you or your site can host this notesfile, please contact  me
    and let me know.
    
    -rjk

       If you've found us in our new home, please pass the word to others
    you might know who note in here. I don't know if the file will be back
    up on CERBUS or not. If it is, I'll post a pointer in there.
                                     Denny

    
	If you have more  "WANTED"  and / or  "TRADE"  replies to enter,
	please post an updated reply with ALL items listed in ONE reply.
	Delete the old reply.

	If a new reply is entered without deleting the old one,  the old
	one will be deleted.

	You can post more than  one  "FOR SALE"  note.  This is to allow
	people to highlight what  they're  selling  in the title of that
	reply.  For example,  you have a bunch of Hockey Cards, Baseball
	Cards and Football Cards  for  sale.  You can place separate re-
	plies for each one  with  titles  of  "Hockey Cards",  "Football
	Cards" etc.  This way if some one reads the reply or does a dir-
	ectory and sees a title such as "Hockey Cards", they may look at
	it further or skip it. If you do update your  "FOR SALE"  reply,
	please delete the old one.
    
	Any replies in Notes 3 (The Want Note), 4 (The For Sale Note) or
	5 (the Trade Note) that are over 30 days old will be deleted.

	Please note that if you  try  to  delete  a  note and you get an
	error telling you  that  you can't, chances are you entered that
	note from another node.

	The Saint

    Remember folks this is a family oriented conference so no swearing
    etc. This also means no using underscores,  asterisks etc. to fill
    in the swear words such as sh** and so forth.  Any stuff like that
    will result in your note being deleted.
    
    The Saint

    Here's wishing all of you a safe and happy holiday ! Hope Santa's
    good to you and you get all the cards you're looking for.
    
    John