Dear Tweets,

I think it time we adopted some NETIQUETTE guidelines. I hope posters
will follow those now required on Birdchat.

Regards,

Dan Victor, Seattle, WA mailto:dcv at scn.org
Tweeters = http://www.scn.org/earth/tweeters/

------------from the BirdChat guidelines--------------
NETIQUETTE (Behave like a responsible adult and you may persuade others to
do the same.)

Posts that offer intelligent, reasoned debate in a civil tone or argue a
different point of view, but are respectful of the poster and the list as
a whole, are welcomed.

Posts that belittle, nitpick, ridicule, attack, or insult another poster
and his/her ideas are unacceptable.

Be slow to take offense to a post. You may have misjudged the poster's
meaning. Tone of voice, facial expressions, and body language--especially
to convey humor--are absent in this forum!

If you do take offense, allow yourself a cool-down period before you hit
SEND. Even then, consider sending your message privately rather than to
the list.

Retain a sense of proportion. Most of the world, believe it or not, is
totally oblivious to BirdChat!