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comp.sys.wearables charter

Below is a repost of the comp.sys.wearables charter in the RFD and CFV
for this newsgroup.  The moderators are working on assembling an FAQ
from previous wearable FAQs.  If anyone would be interested in helping
with writing an FAQ please let me know.

Also, feel free to ask me any questions about why we started this group
and what we hope to discuss here, as well as any problems you encounter
submitting posts.

-Paul 

 R. Paul McCarty
 rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu
 comp.sys.wearables moderator

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MODERATED GROUP COMP.SYS.WEARABLES 

CHARTER: comp.sys.wearables

A forum for the creation and distribution of wearable computer systems and 
their software as well as for the dissemination of knowledge on these 
subjects. Appropriate topics of discussion would include choosing the 
architechture and O/S for a wearable system; product preferences including 
quality, specifications and applications; methods of constrution; and 
courses of study. Posting binaries is discouraged, technical diagrams 
necessary to the construction of systems and other such binaries should be 
accessed via a link to an FTP or Web site. 

Posts on semi-wearables, such as pen systems and PDAs should be posted to 
their respective newsgroups, not comp.sys.wearables. 

Commercial advertisements, political discussions (except those dealing 
with the acceptiblity of wearable systems), flames, etc. are not 
appropriate in this group. The general "netiquette" FAQs posted in 
news.announce.newusers and news.answers all apply to comp.sys.wearables. 

Commercial advertisements for wearable and related products and services 
may be allowed at the human moderators' discretion, but will be generally 
prohibited. 

Moderation Policy 

The moderation policy will combine robo-moderation and a moderation 
group to set standards for discussion. The group will also issue a 
monthly posting listing the groups charter and posting guidelines. 

The robo-moderator shall search every submission to comp.sys.wearables 
for certain trigger words, forwarding any submissions containing these 
trigger words to the panel of human moderators for review. The list of 
trigger words is maintained by the moderators, who will add words as 
needed and at the moderators' discretion. Moderators will then review the
article 
and promptly post it to comp.sys.wearables provided it is consistent with the 
charter for comp.sys.wearables. In addition to discussion of wearables as 
outlined above discussion of the charter itself for comp.sys.wearables, the 
moderators, moderation policies, and related groups and the differences 
between this group and related groups, and the formation of new groups 
similar to or derived from comp.sys.wearables is acceptable, but subject to 
the moderators' discretion. 

An express poster list will be maintained to allow known posters to the group 
(such as the moderators) to be posted automatically. Submissions 
from those not on the express poster list, will be subject to trigger word 
checks and human moderation as discussed above. Posters can be added to or 
removed from the express posting list by any moderator. 

If a post is rejected by both the robo-moderator and the human moderators a 
message may be sent to the poster to explain the reasons for rejection. 

Only one moderator need accept an article for it to be posted to the 
comp.sys.wearables. In the event that a single human moderator strongly objects
to a 
post, they may block posting by sending a message to all moderators and 
requesting a discussion of the post. If there is concensus that the message 
should not be posted (if at least 50% of the moderators objects to the post) 
it will not be posted. 

The initial moderation group will be composed of those listed below in the
moderator 
information section. 

Additional moderators may be recruited from the readership as 
demand warrants. If a moderator wants to retire from the moderation 
panel, he or she agrees to make a public statement at least one month 
prior to retirement so that a replacement moderator may be found. When 
vacancies occur, anyone may volunteer to become a moderator or advisor 
with the consent of more than half of the current moderation panel. 
Moderators or advisors may be removed by a vote of two-thirds of the 
moderation panel. Moderators may request to be put on inactive status 
due to personal demands. If this inactive status exceeds six months, 
the moderator position will be considered vacant, and a replacement 
may be sought. 

Disclaimer 
- The moderators of this newsgroup are not responsible for 
truthfulness or legality of any of the posts. 
- The approval of a post by a moderator is NOT an endorsement by the 
moderator or board. 
- Posters assume full responsibility for the content of their posts - 
Readers using information that appears in the newsgroup do so at their 
own risk 
- Posters agree that by posting items to this newsgroup they indemnify 
and hold harmless the directors and service providers. 
- The copyright for all posts remains with the poster or in the public 
domain as appropriate. 

MODERATOR INFO: comp.sys.wearables 

Moderator: robo-moderator <wearable@cif.rochester.edu> 
Moderator: R. Paul McCarty <rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu> 
Moderator: Gregory Martin Pfeil <pfeilgm@jmu.edu> 

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