Dharma friends,

I am also a subscriber of BUDDHA-L whose recently revised guidelines
(revised 13 March 2005) are very helpful. I have taken the liberty of
replacing "Buddha-L" with "Pali-Yahoo".

This is a suggestion for the webmaster. Perhaps I am not aware we may
already have our own guidelines, which we should repost.

Sukhi

Piya


GUIDELINES FOR PALI-YAHOO CONTRIBUTORS

>
> It is hoped that this e-mail list will function as an open forum for
> informed discussion of topics relating to the history, literature and
> languages, fine arts, philosophy, practices and institutions of all
> forms of Buddhism. It may also serve as a forum for discussion of
> issues connected to the teaching of Buddhist studies at the university
> level, and as a place for posting notices of employment opportunities
> and recent publications of potential interest to students of Buddhism.
>
> The primary purpose of this list is to provide a forum for serious
> (and sometimes seriously playful) discussion. It is open to all
> persons inside and outside the academic context who wish to engage in
> substantial discussion of topics relating to Buddhism and Buddhist
> studies.
>
> PALI-Yahoo is not to be used for proselytizing for or against Buddhism
> in general, any particular form of Buddhism, or any other religion or
> philosophy, nor is it to be used as a forum for making unsubstantiable
> confessions of personal conviction. Lively debate is welcome, but we
> aim for a deep concern both for the matter being discussed and for
> those participating in the conversation. With this in mind,
> contributors to the list are expected to aim for quality rather than
> quantity of discourse.
>
> Subscribers are expected to use their public, legal names in their
> subscription. But there are no requirements of orthodoxy or
> accomplishment in order to participate. Therefore, what you read on
> PALI-Yahoo carries no warranty of truth, intelligence, or kindness.
> Judge for yourself what is well said, useful, and wholesome.
>
> Should you have a problem with another subscriber's posts to the list,
> remember that you have a number of alternatives: you may reflect on
> your attitude and how their words affect you; you may discuss your
> concerns privately with the other subscriber, or publicly on the list;
> you may decide to stop reading posts by that subscriber; and you may
> contact the list administrator, stating the problem as you see it.