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| 1.2 | Check your guns as the door... | CSTVAX::RONDINA | | Thu Feb 11 1988 23:48 | 33 |
| I am a new comer to this Notes file. I am a member of the Church
some 20 years now, after having seriously research many, many
religions, Christian and otherwise.
IN reading some of the notes from non-members I am noticing 2 types
of questions:
1. Those honestly interested in knowing more about the religion
2. Those who seem to be intent on destroying one's faith, belittling
or accusing
After 2 years of bible bashing with Christians (a.ka. Born Agains),
I have seen nothing positive come from discussions with them, only
arguments, strong emotions and hurt feelings on both sides.
Therefore, may I suggest to any Born Again Christians (or anyone
for that matter) that questions of clarification of doctrines or
beliefs be asked. Contentiousness, disparaging remarks, and any
manifestation of a spirit of trying to tear down or destroy faith
should either be edited out, or left to die a death of benign neglect.
As Latter day Saints, we have one particular tenet that expresses
our attitude towards religious tolerance. It reads:
We claim the privilege of worshipping Almighty God according to the
dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege,
let them worship how, where, or what they may.
The goal of this conference is to have dialogue, not debate,
controversy, confrontations, etc.
May we all emulate Christ-like love in this matter.
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| 1.1 | Let's avoid contention | CACHE::LEIGH | | Mon Feb 22 1988 19:07 | 9 |
| As a gentle reminder to all --
For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of
contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of
contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with
anger, one with another. (3 Nephi 11:29)
-- the moderators
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| 1.3 | Look before you wreak? | MIZZOU::SHERMAN | my 2� ... | Thu Mar 24 1988 13:06 | 23 |
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More and more I'm noticing that when somebody brings up something
that is 'new' (at least to them) that seems to refute Mormonism,
anybody who responds and who has been following these notes winds up
either repeating what has been said in previous notes or referencing
previous notes. There are two problems with this. The first is the
extra work involved in having to go over notes that the person posting
the 'new' item could have done which may have resulted in the item not
even being posted. The second is that in having to rephrase a
viewpoint, there is the chance that the same wording may not be used
and conflict ensue because someone else might interpret the difference
in wording as inconsistence in beliefs.
As most noters, I enjoy the peace that tends to be a trademark of
these notes. However, would it be too much to request that before
noters post 'new' items that are contentious in nature that they
first do some research in the notes to see if an idea has already
been discussed? Then, they will be in a position to discuss the
'new' item in proper context. This will avoid unnecessary conflict
and repetition.
Steve
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| 1.5 | Soliciting | CACHE::LEIGH | Moderator | Mon Oct 30 1989 13:14 | 11 |
| Since there is a corporate policy that prohibits the solicitation of
employees, the moderators of this conference are asking that
participants in this conference refrain from posting solicitations for
other participants to perform particular tasks, such as writing
letters, boycotting, or purchasing certain products, etc.
It is appropriate to enter notes that describe such activities and that
describe one's own actions in relation to such activities, as long as the
content of such notes is otherwise compatible with this conference, but
please refrain from directly soliciting others to participate in such
activities.
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| 1.4 | Let's use keywords | CACHE::LEIGH | Moderator | Wed Feb 07 1990 20:00 | 22 |
| We thought we would remind everyone that the conference has keywords assigned
to the notes. If you are looking for a note on a particular topic, or if you
are thinking of creating a new one, you might use the keywords to check for
notes already existing on your topic.
To use keywords, do the following.
Notes> sho key
This will display on your terminal the keywords which are available.
Then do one of the following, where Name_of_keyword represents the keyword being
used.
Notes> dir/key=Name_of_keyword
Notes> dir/key=Name_of_keyword*
If you add the asterisk (*) to the end of the keyword, you do not have to
spell the entire keyword because the asterisk (wildcard) means that the
remainder of the keyword is ignored. For example, using A* would give a
search on three keywords, ACTIVITIES_&_EVENTS, ADAM, and APOSTASY.
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| 1.6 | Solving Conflicts | CACHE::LEIGH | Moderator | Fri Mar 16 1990 14:24 | 39 |
| DEC allows employees to use its computer resources for VAXnotes conferences
because they are an excellent way to foster communication between employees.
Because religion is an emotional topic, it is inevitable that conflicts will
occur between participants. That is, statements made by one person may be
considered offensive by another person. This reply explains the role of the
moderators in solving conflicts.
1. The Corporation has certain policy guidelines that govern our use of
VAX conferences. In addition, this conference has its guidelines that
are given in this note. If the moderators feel that certain replies have
violated these guidelines, they will take action to have the violations
removed. This action will consist of the replies being set hidden or
deleted; the authors of the replies will be contacted by the moderators,
and the moderators will explain why the replies were hidden or deleted.
In addition, the moderators will explain what modifications will have to
be made if the replies are to be made available to the conference.
Actions and decisions by the moderators are final.
2. Persons who object to certain replies should contact a moderator via MAIL
or telephone and explain his or her concerns. If, after study of the
appropriate material, the moderator believes that the material has violated
Corporation or Conference guidelines, the moderator will take action as
explained above.
If the moderator believes that no violation has occurred, he or she will
encourage the person who feels offended to communicate (away from the
conference) with the author of the material and attempt to solve the
differences; possible solutions could be deletion of the replies,
modification of the replies, or no change to the replies. If both parties
to the conflict agree, the moderator will be glad to act as a mediator in
the conflict.
If the two parties to the conflict are unable to agree on a solution, the
moderator will make a decision, and that decision will be final.
3. If you feel that the moderators have been unreasonable in their
actions, or that they have violated Corporate policy in any way, and
you have been unsuccessful in trying to reach an acceptable solution
with them, you may appeal their actions through Corporate Personnel.
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| 1.7 | Correcting notes after you've posted them | CACHE::LEIGH | Moderator | Mon Jul 30 1990 16:02 | 25 |
| If you post a note and then discover you've made an error of some kind, you
can easily replace the note with a new version.
1. Read the note that you want to change so that it is displayed on your
screen. If you catch your error while your new note is still on your
screen, you don't have to read it again.
2. Extract the note to a file (assuming you don't already have it in a file).
NOTE> ext/noheader a.a
In this example, a.a is the file containing the note to be corrected.
2. Delete the note to be corrected.
NOTE> del
3. Exit the conference, correct the file, and then repost it to the
Conference.
This method is preferred over recognizing you've made an error and posting
a reply pointing out the error and giving the correction.
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| 1.8 | | BSS::RONEY | Charles Roney | Fri Jan 31 1992 10:00 | 110 |
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From: Ron Glover, Corporate Personnel Policy Manager
Subj: A Message to Employee Interest Notes File Users
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
[Original list deleted]
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