Thanks to AoIR Exec for writing up the guidelines. I wanted to make one point about reference to the US Constitution because there have been a few posts regarding the First Amendment that I found a bit confusing. I'm referring to this section of the guidelines:
* While AoIR supports freedom of expression, it does not simply do so within the framework of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment or other countries' legal frameworks. AoIR (and particularly air-l)
The US Constitution First Amendment states the following: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." (quoted from http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html ) The focus here is on: _Congress_ shall make no law - so it is the US _Government_ that will not limit freedom of speech. There is no comment here about organizations that are not affiliated with the US Government. In so far as AoIR is not a branch of the US Government, AoIR has every right to set limits on people's expression. Given that people do tend to misunderstand this sometimes, I understand why the Exec decided to include that bit in the guidelines. Nonetheless, I thought perhaps it was worth clarifying. Eszter http://www.eszter.com -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/