On Mar 21, 4:42*pm, Dick Adams <rdad...[at]panix.com> wrote:
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This is a great web site and I thank you for your work which is
considerable, especially at this time of year.

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This missive will be posted several times a month during
tax season for the benefit of newcomers to misc.taxes.moderated.


1.0 - Introduction
This is a moderated newsgroup which means that all
submissions are reviewed by the moderator before
they are posted. The moderator reviews submissions
in batches and posts the newsgroup periodically during
the day.

The posting of a submission by the moderator is not
an approval of the opinion expressed there in.

Refer to Section 3.0 for what does and what does not
get posted to misc.taxes.moderated.

Also the total cost of this newsgroup is bourne by the
moderator who is not affected by pecedence, is
intolerate of argumentative behavior, and does not
responds to either arguments or critcisms.


2.0 - Guidelines for posting
a) When possible, keep your line length to 60 characters.
The software used by the moderator generally reformats
replies to a 60 character line length
b) When responding to a post,
(1) Write your response within the message and after
the message as opposed to before the message.
(2) Trim unnecessary verbage from the post.
c) Do not include a .sig file that is a blatant
advertisement.
d) Do NOT include ATTACHMENTS of any nature. This
newsgroup does not post attachments, binaries, etc.

3.0 - What does and does not get posted to m.t.m.
The general policy is that, subject to exceptions, what
is submitted to misc.taxes.moderated will be posted to
misc.taxes.moderated.

Exceptions:
What follows is a list of submissions that will usually
not be posted. This list is NOT inclusive; it is NOT
infallible; it is NOT complete; and it is subject to
change without notice or explanation.

a) Anonymous submissions.
b) Submissions violating either paragraph 12 or 13 of
the Charter of misc.taxes.moderated as approved by
the Usenet community.
c) Submissions that suggest tax scams whether or not
under the guise of tax planning, political correctness,
or disingenuous patriotism.
d) Submissions discussing social policy not currently
before the Courts or legislative bodies.
e) Submissions not consistent with a well-tempered,
professional discussion, e.g., personal attacks,
sarcastic remarks, angry tone, or anything else with
which the Moderator takes exception.
f) Submissions that lack tax-relevant content.
g) Submissions that continue a closed thread.
h) Submissions that appear to be advertisements.
i) Submissions with excessive quotations from prior posts.
j) Submissions the moderator perceives to be more
appropriate in another newsgroup.
k) Submissions from individuals who claim they can not
receive e-mail.
l) Submissions that are to references to a URL not known
to the Moderator to be a legitimate tax site.
m) Submissions containing excessive or inappropriate
CAPITALIZATION.

4.0 - Policy on rejection notices:
When reading the following paragraphs, keep in mind that
during tax season misc.taxes.moderated receives an average
of 140 e-mail messages a day and that 30%+ of those e-mail
messages are completely irrelevant to the newsgroup.

Because I consider it an imposition on the time I could be
spending with my children to send rejection notices, my
preference is to delete rather than reject. This means
that if you receive a rejection notice from me, you should
consider it a professional courtesy.

There are no circumstances whatsoever under which I will be
bothered to notify people who exhibit a lack of integrity,
e.g., racists, sexists, homophobics, spammers, tax
protesters, and other sociopaths, that their garbage has
gone to the great bit bucket in the sky.

I have in the past sent rejection notices where the tone
of a submission bordered on sarcasm or flaming, where the
content of a submission bordered on advertising, and where
the submission referenced a "closed thread." Please note
that I am NOT bound by my past decisions or as I prefer
to say "Precedence means nothing to me."

5.0 - General disclaimer
There is no warranty, expressed or implied, to the accuracy
of the contents of misc.taxes.moderated. You are advised
that those contents represent the non-binding opinions of
the posters and that your individual tax questions and
problems should be referred to a tax professional who has
a comprehensive understanding of your personal financial
situation.

I specifically maintain an internet account for
misc.taxes.moderated that is separate and apart from the
resources of my employer so that there is no question that
misc.taxes.moderated while being a public utility is not
associated with my employer. In case you missed the point,
I am stating very unequivocally that no individual other
than myself has First Amendment Rights on my nickel!!
The purpose of this point is (1) if you do not like how
I moderate this newsgroup, find another newsgroup, (2)
I enforce the exceptions noted in Section 3 as vigilantly
and as rigorously as is practicable without regard for
their source, (3) I absolutely disclaim any and all
responsibility for momentary lapses of any nature, and
(4) I reserve the right to be as arbitrary and/or as
capricious as I chose when dealing with those who ignore
these guidelines.

To repeat myself: Precedence means nothing to me.

Dick

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Richard D. Adams, CPA, CISA, CDP
Moderator: misc.taxes.moderated