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Frequently Asked Questions on Soc.Culture.Jewish.Parenting
Newsgroup Policies and Procedures
[Last Change: Mon Oct 30 08:38:00 US/Pacific 2000]
[Last Post: Sat Feb 21 11:07:02 US/Pacific 2004]
This posting is a summary of the purpose and policies of the moderated
newsgroup soc.culture.jewish.parenting (and the equivalent gatewayed mailing
list). It does not answer questions about Judaism itself; the
soc.culture.jewish FAQs and Reading Lists should be consulted for that
purpose. It also does not answer general childrearing questions; the various
misc.kids FAQs (posted regularly to misc.kids.info) should be consulted for
that purpose.
This list should be used in conjunction with the Soc.Culture.Jewish FAQ and
Reading lists, and the misc.kids FAQs that are posted separately.
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Subject: Organization
The following is a summary list of all the questions asked in the FAQ.
Section 1. What Is Soc.Culture.Jewish.Parenting
1.1. Why is this group called soc.culture.jewish.parenting?
1.2. What is the charter for soc.culture.jewish.parenting?
1.3. How did soc.culture.jewish.parenting get started?
1.4. What topics are appropriate for soc.culture.jewish.parenting?
1.5. What topics are *not* appropriate for soc.culture.jewish.parenting?
1.6. What discussion about circumcision is allowed?
1.7. How should I respond to inappropriate articles?
1.8. Can non-Jews post to soc.culture.jewish.parenting?
1.9. (Hebrew Usage) I have a question nogaiah hilchos...
1.10. I see a lot of MLA (Multi-Letter Acronyms) in this group. What do they
mean?
1.11. I can't get USENET news. Can I still read this group?
1.12. Someone used the term Xtian, and I'm offended. What should I do?
1.13. What are the Do's and Don'ts?
Section 2. Moderation Policies
2.1. Why is S.C.J.P moderated?
2.2. Who are the moderators for S.C.J.P?
2.3. How do I submit an article?
2.4. When I submit an article, how is a moderator selected?
2.5. Why do moderators reject articles?
2.6. What are some tricks to writing acceptable articles?
2.7. I disagree with the rejection. What should I do now?
2.8. Can you give me examples of good and bad questions?
2.9. How do moderators handle borderline cases?
Section 3. Moderation Management
3.1. How are moderators chosen?
3.2. How are problem moderators handled?
3.3. What happens when a moderator or advisor resigns?
3.4. How may a new moderator or advisor be added to the pool?
All portions of the FAQ are organized as digests, and should be
undigestifyable by software such as Gnus or rn. Please report any
difficulties.
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Subject: Introduction to Section 1
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Section 1. What is Soc.Culture.Jewish.Parenting?
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This section of the FAQ addresses the reasons behind the newsgroup and
summarizes the acceptable topics.
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Subject: 1.1. Why is this group called soc.culture.jewish.parenting?
When the planning committee for the proposed newsgroup was initially formed,
contact was made with the group mentors. As a result of discussions between
the group mentors and the planning committee, two principle names emerged:
misc.kids.issues.jewish, and soc.culture.jewish.parenting. Group mentors and
the committee both favored the misc.kids.issues.jewish version of the name, so
a draft request for discussion and moderation guidelines were written and
posted to misc.kids for review.
This resulted in a strong response from misc.kids. A number of regular
participants were upset with the misc.kids version of the name. Reasons that
were given included:
o The proposed name might be perceived as an ethnic, religious, or cultural
"split" of the group. Many participants in misc.kids feel such a split is
undesirable as it risks weakening the multi-cultural nature of the parent
group.
o The proposed name might open the door for other groups potentially
detrimental to misc.kids.
o The group's existance in the hierarchy might lead other ethnicities to feel
they are unwelcome in the main misc.kids group.
o The multicultural aspects of misc.kids might lead the group to be less
focused on the concern of raising Jewish children, and more focused on
interactions with Jewish children.
o Being the sole "jewish" group in misc.kids would require that Judaism be
interpreted as broadly as possible.
As a result, the planning committee conducted a straw poll of misc.kids,
soc.culture.jewish, and news.groups to determine if there was a preference for
the name. This poll showed:
Yes: 151 Are you in favor of a moderated newsgroup for discussing
No: 12 Jewish Parenting Issues with a charter similar to the one
Abstain: 1 posted concurrently with this poll, providing it is proposed
Don't Care: 3 with a name you consider acceptable?
m.k.i.j: 41 What do you think the most appropriate name for the proposed
s.c.j.p: 69 group is?
no pref: 40
Other: 11
m.k.i.j: 37 Which of these names do you object to strongly enough that you
s.c.j.p: 3 would vote against the group *solely on the basis of its name*
both: 2 if it were proposed with the indicated name?
neither: 115
abstain: 1
Undecided: 7
This indicated a strong support for the concept of the group, and a strong
positive feeling for the soc.culture.jewish version of the name. There was
also support for the misc.kids version of the name, but almost equal strong
negative feelings about it.
Thus, the planning committee selected the name SOC.CULTURE.JEWISH.PARENTING,
as it had the least negative opposition and the strongest support.
The underlying reasons for this decision were:
o The Soc.Culture hierarchy is already divided on the basis of culture.
o The Soc.Culture hierarchy is the appropriate place for cultural and
religious discussions.
o Placing the group in the soc.culture.jewish hierarchy might provide a
stronger identification with Judaism.
o Associating with soc.culture.jewish increases the acceptability of a
stronger emphasis on religious practice, as contrasted to cultural practice
within the group.
o Associating with soc.culture.jewish increases the likelihood that it will
be a place where Jews can talk to other Jews about Jewish issues [this
implies nothing about the readership, other than it is likely to be heavily
Jewish].
o Placement in the soc.culture.jewish hierarchy is anticipated to reduce the
need to explain Judaism and Jewish practices.
o The group appears to be focused on Jewish issues in parenting, rather than
parenting issues for Jews. In anticipated questions, the Jewish issues take
precedence over the parenting issues.
o The group has a closer tie to the soc.culture.jewish FAQ, as demonstrated
by the fact that questions in the "Judiasm and Children" portion of the
S.C.J FAQ will be accepted in the group, whereas questions typically found
in the misc.kids FAQs would be unacceptable.
o It takes a community to raise a child. Placement of the new group within
the s.j.c hierarchy may foster the sharing of that expertise for the
raising of children within that community.
o Many anticipated posters define themselves as Jews.
o The group is likely to be of interest primarily to Jews, to people in
relationships with Jews, and to people raising Jewish children.
o Individuals looking for groups with Jewish content will be more likely to
look in soc.culture.jewish than misc.kids.
o Individuals knowledgable about Jewish culture and practice would more
readily participate in a soc.culture.jewish.* newsgroup
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Subject: 1.2. What is the charter for soc.culture.jewish.parenting?
[Paragraph numbers are provided for later reference.]
[P1] This group is intended to provide a forum for discussing issues specific
to rearing children within a Jewish context. Topics for discussion are
expected to range from very specific requests for advice and information to
broader questions about Jewish education and practice. In the context of
soc.culture.jewish.parenting, the phrase "within a Jewish context" is intended
to indicate either an environment in which the child's primary belief system
is Judaism (without regard to the belief systems of the child's caretakers),
or the Jewish aspects of a multifaith child's environment. Also, for the
purposes of this newsgroup a broad definition of Judaism is used, ranging from
Humanistic Judaism to more traditional forms, but excluding combined faith
systems such as "Messianic Judaism" (sic).
[P2] The group will be moderated. Submissions in the following areas will not
be accepted:
o [P2.1] Questions or statements attacking, showing a lack of respect for,
or questioning the fundamental Jewish validity of an individual's
outlook, affiliation, or practices.
o [P2.2] Posts that criticize a parent for *ANY* circumcision decision made
for their son.
o [P2.3] Medical arguments for or against circumcision.
o [P2.4] Questions unrelated to Jewish traditions and practices in the
context of raising a child (with one exception: introductions of
participants).
o [P2.5] Submissions that attack an individual as opposed to an
individual's position.
[P3] The second goal of moderation is to keep the group focused on its topic
area. To that end:
- [P3.1] Regional announcements and commercial product reviews are
permitted on a limited basis. Commercial announcements are not
permitted.
- [P3.2] Questions regarding general practices of Judaism not pertaining to
raising children will be directed to soc.culture.jewish or other
appropriate groups.
- [P3.3] Extended discussions about halacha (religious law) will be
directed to soc.culture.jewish if a discussion no longer deals with
parenting-related issues.
- [P3.4] Questions pertaining to general parenting practices will be
directed to misc.kids or other appropriate groups.
- [P3.5] Questions and discussions regarding how to raise children in an
intercultural environment are considered appropriate only insofar as they
focus on Jewish aspects of the child's upbringing. Discussions concerning
combining Judaism with other faiths are inappropriate for
soc.culture.jewish.parenting and will be referred to more appropriate
groups.
- [P3.6] Questions about non-Jewish religious traditions will be directed
to the appropriate religion-focused newsgroup (e.g., alt.messianic,
soc.religion.christian, and so forth).
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Subject: 1.3. How did soc.culture.jewish.parenting get started?
S.C.J.P is the product of a small group of individuals who realized the need
for the newsgroup during discussions on misc.kids around March 1995. Calls to
establish a planning committee occurred around that time; the final planning
committee consisted of the following individuals:
Alpert, Tom
Faigin, Daniel
Harwood, Amy Uhrbach
Herrera, Andrea
Karlovsky, Gail
Kozierok, Robyn
Murphy, Layne
Peskin, Marjorie
Pitesky, Jo
Rand, Michael
Rifas, Shari
Salkin, Nina
Shulman, Sherri
Stillinger, Connie
Weintraub, Steve
Kate Gregory served as the news.groups mentor for the
planning committee. During the official discussion periods, Daniel Faigin
maintained the FAQ and official documents, and developed the random moderation
perl script.
In June and July 1995, discussions took place on misc.kids to finalize the
group's name and fine tune the RFD. This culminated in a straw poll to
determine the final name. In August 1995, the official RFD was posted to
news.groups. The usual discussion took place, and the Call for Votes was
issued on September 3, 1995. Voting concluded on September 26, 1995, with the
following results:
There were 348 YES votes and 28 NO votes, for a total of 376 valid votes.
There were 2 abstains and 9 invalid ballots.
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Subject: 1.4. What topics are appropriate for soc.culture.jewish.parenting?
o Activities for children related to Jewish life- or year- cycle events: For
example, looking for holiday recipes that children can cook, ideas for
tzedakah, costuming ideas for Purim.
o Jewish educational material: books, videos, etc.
o Approaches to Jewish education: choosing a good Jewish day school, etc.
o Dealing with cultural issues: being Jewish in a non-Jewish society, dealing
with antisemitism.
o Teaching children Judaism: when to start prayers, how to answer halachic
questions, etc.
o Halachic questions: Specific halachic questions relating to children. For
example, dealing with kashrus problems, dealing with shabbat and
play. Questions concerning life- and year- cycle events for children.
o Rites of Passage: Announcements of children's Jewish rites of passage are
welcome in soc.culture.jewish.parenting. Brief birth announcements (which
should be cross-posted to misc.kids or misc.kids.pregnancy if you are known
there too) will also be accepted.
o Interactions: Questions about the interaction of non-Jewish children with
children raised in a Jewish environment will be accepted.
o Introductions: Introductions of newsgroup participants build a sense of
community between the participants.
o Parenting Practices. The effectiveness of parenting practices and strategies
in achieving specifically Jewish goals, such as the development of an inner
sense of morality and self-control no later than age 12/13.
o Significant Regional Announcements and Commercial Product Reviews. Such
announcments are permitted on S.C.J.P subject to the following rules:
a) For all announcements, a subject-line keyword system will be
enforced. All announcements will have a "Followup-To:" of
"poster". Keyword: ANNOUNCE:
b) Announcements from companies touting commercial products (including
Jewish films and videos) will not be permitted, however, parental
reviews of such products are encouraged, but will be noted with a
keyword: REVIEW:
c) Regional announcements of significant regional events that are
appropriate for the group, such as concerts, will be permitted, but
must clearly indicate the region in the title. Keyword: REGION
ANNOUNCE (area): These have a size limitation of 40 lines plus
contact and schedule information.
d) Regional announcements for small community events such as Purim
Carnivals will not be accepted.
Soc.culture.jewish.parenting will welcome questions and discussions all along
the spectrum of Jewish theologies, philosophies and affiliations, including
but not restricted to Orthodox, Conservative/Traditional, Reform,
Reconstructionist and Humanistic branches as well as cultural Judaism.
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Subject: 1.5. What topics are *not* appropriate for soc.culture.jewish.parenting?
[Paragraph references are to the charter]
Submissions will be judged according to their content, not the identity of the
author. All posts that conform to the target content, as described in this
FAQ, are welcome.
o Attacks. Postings that attack individuals as opposed to an individual's
position and posts that contain obviously slanderous and false statements
will be refused, based on the prohibitions against "lashon hara" and "motzei
shem ra" (viz. the Talmudic prohibitions against insulting your fellows,
causing them embarrassment, or slandering them). [P2.1, P2.2, P2.5]
o Birth Stories. Although S.C.J.P accepts announcements of birth and Jewish
rites of passage, it is not the forum for the general "birth story". Birth
stories should go to misc.kids or misc.kids.pregnancy. [P2.4]
o Proselytizing. Submissions that proselytize for non-Jewish movements (which,
for the purposes of this group, include groups accepting the Christian
Scripture as sacred scripture such as Jews for Jesus and "Messianic"
Judaism) will not be accepted, although submissions from members of such
groups, as from anyone else, are welcome as long as the content conforms to
the charter. [P2.4]
o Questions about movemental validity. Postings that explicitly or implicitly
deny the validity of a Jewish movement or the position of a Jewish movement
will not be accepted. Neither will posts that attack the practice of
attending houses of Jewish worship, or attack a Jewish belief in G-d. [P2.1]
o Unsolicited or judgemental "advice" about religious practice
(e.g. statements that a poster is required halachically to do X, or
criticism of a poster for doing Y, since this is the modern era) is
inappropriate in posts to S.C.J.P. The emphasis is on "judgemental". [P2.1,
P2.5]
o Regional and commercial announcements. Although significant regional
announcements and commercial product reviews are permitted, the following
types of postings will not be accepted [P3.1]:
a) Announcements from companies touting commercial products (including
Jewish films and videos).
b) Regional announcements for small community events such as Purim
Carnivals.
o Circumcision: Attacks on parents' decision to circumcise their sons will be
rejected; however, non-pejorative questions regarding the practice of ritual
circumcision in a Jewish context are permitted. Because of the particularly
inflammatory nature of this topic, postings about circumcision will be
carefully reviewed on a case-by-case basis. [P2.2, P2.3]
o Antisemitism. Antisemitic postings and postings disputing the history of
the Holocaust will be rejected. [P2.1, P2.4]
o Off-topic content: Postings that do not fit within the stated charter of the
group will be referred to more appropriate groups. In particular:
- Questions regarding general practices of Judaism not pertaining to
raising children will be directed to soc.culture.jewish or other
appropriate groups. [P3.2]
- Extended discussions about halacha (religious law) will be directed
to soc.culture.jewish if a discussion no longer deals with
parenting-related issues. [P3.3]
- Questions pertaining to general parenting practices will be
directed to misc.kids or other appropriate groups. [P3.4]
- Questions and discussions regarding how to raise children in an
intercultural environment are considered appropriate only insofar as
they focus on Jewish aspects of the child's upbringing. Discussions
concerning combining Judaism with other faiths are inappropriate for
soc.culture.jewish.parenting and will be referred to more appropriate
groups. [P3.5]
- Questions about non-Jewish religious traditions will be directed to
the appropriate religion-focused newsgroup (eg alt.messianic and
soc.religion.christian). [P3.6]
Some good suggestions on writing acceptable articles may be found in Section
2.8.
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Subject: 1.6. What discussion about circumcision is allowed?
Attacks on parents' decision to circumcise their sons will be rejected;
however, non-judgemental questions regarding the practice of ritual
circumcision in a Jewish context are permitted.
We are not implying that all Jews are circumcised, or that all Jews choose to
circumcise their children (though that is certainly true for the majority).
We want both to protect the circumcised from the anti-circumcision extremists,
and to protect those chosing not to circumcise from the "you're not Jewish"
flames. The moderators would absolutely and categorically reject any post that
called into question the Jewishness of a parent who does not circumcise their
son.
In addition, because we will not permit flames, S.C.J.P is a singularly
accepting place to discuss circumcision even if one's personal decision is NOT
to. That is, one could discuss how to reconcile feelings regarding the
decision to or not to circumcise, as they relate to the issue of whether one
should under Jewish law, without inciting the wrath of either the various
anti-circumcision factions or the wrath of those Jews for whom *not*
circumcising would be sacreligious. Moderators would, in fact, reject
responses that attacked a post for *either* reason.
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In particular, it is intended that discussion of all aspects of circumcision
is permitted EXCEPT for the following areas:
o No discussions of pro/con arguments that are unreleated to
the Jewish aspects of the decision; that is, any "Should I
circumcise" discussion must be grounded in reconciling that
decision with traditional Jewish practice.
o No attacks are permitted upon those that make a
circumcision decision, be it to take the traditional route
(from the anti-circumcision folks), or from those that
chose the non-traditional route (from those following
traditional practice). It is acceptable to state the
position of a movement with respect to the practice, but
this must clearly identify the particular movement (i.e.,
"Traditional Judaism believes, not Judaism believes") and
not make any judgements about that position, or individuals
who do not follow that position.
Discussion of emotional issues and taking care of a child after a brit are
also expressly permitted. Anticipated discussions include how a brit is
performed, emotional preparation for circumcision, the rituals involved, the
aftermath (both medical and emotional) of circumcision, and other questions
about circumcision in a Jewish context.
Because of the particularly inflammatory nature of this topic, postings about
circumcision will be carefully reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
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Subject: 1.7. How should I respond to inappropriate articles?
Hopefully, you won't see any. However, the moderation mechanism has some
technical flaws (read: it can be bypassed by those who know how), so the
occasional article may filter through. The best way to respond to one of these
is to ignore it. One of the moderators will attempt to issue a cancel for
it. Responding to it will generally draw attention to an article you didn't
want to see if the first place.
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Subject: 1.8. Can non-Jews post to soc.culture.jewish.parenting?
Submissions from all individuals in all circumstances are welcome as long as
the content conforms to the guidelines discussed in this FAQ; i.e., it is the
content that will be judged, not the poster. In particular, postings from
intermarried parents are welcome, to the extent that they address raising their
children in a Jewish context. Families raising children in a mix of
traditions including Judaism are asked to limit their submissions to this
group to postings about the Jewish traditions and pratices in their homes.
Discussions about how to integrate Jewish traditions and practices with
whatever else you practice in your home should be redirected to
more appropriate forums. [Ref: Charter P3.5]
The goal of the newsgroup is to provide a discussion space for the Jewish
aspects of childrearing. This includes the needs of interfaith couples raising
their children as Jews, including the children's interactions with non-Jewish
relatives. However, it *does not* include the needs of interfaith couples
raising their children outside of Judaism, nor those seeking to integrate
Jewish and non-Jewish religious observance in their households, except in so
far as they overlap with the needs of parents raising children as
Jews. Questions related to raising children in a religious environment other
than Judaism or in a multi-religious home environment will be more
appropriately answered in multicultural forums; such discussion will not be
accepted on the newsgroup. Postings specifically addressing the Jewish
elements (cultural and/or religious) in the environment of any child's life,
environment, or upbringing (regardless of the poster or the degree of Judaism
in the child's upbringing) will be accepted; however, posts specifically
addressing the non-Jewish elements of a child's upbringing will not be
accepted.
Questions about the interaction of non-Jewish children with children raised in
a Jewish environment will be accepted.
Just as misc.kids welcomes non-parents and soc.culture.jewish welcomes
non-Jews, soc.culture.jewish.parenting welcomes non-Jewish parents, Jews
without children, and non-Jewish non-parents, so long as the newsgroups's
ideals are respected.
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Subject: 1.9. (Hebrew Usage) I have a question nogaiah hilchos...
The primary language for Usenet is English. Translate your Hebrew and Aramaic
when you post in order to maximize the understanding of what you write.
Include a glossary for the lesser known terms. Some common ones are part of
the S.C.J FAQ (see Section 19 in Part 11). Words of non-English origin need
not be translated if they are used widely enough to appear in a standard
dictionary such as _Webster's Ninth New Collegiate_ (e.g. Talmud; bat
mitzvah).
Usenet is a bad place to ask technical questions of Jewish law. Instead, ask
a qualified rabbi. If you know of none, then post a request for rabbinic
advice - many have access to electronic mail, and many readers can find a
rabbi near you.
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Subject: 1.10. I see a lot of MLA (Multi-Letter Acronyms) in this group. What
do they mean?
Here are some of the more common ones. A list of misc.kids acronyms is
maintained by Dave Johnsen . You can get a copy by
sending Dave a message with the subject "send acronyms". Common acronyms for
soc.culture.jewish may be found in Section 19, Questions 3 and 4 (Part 11).
B"H Baruch Hashem (Blessed be G-d) or B'Ezras/Ezer Hashem
(With G-d's Help)
BIL Brother-in-law
BTW By The Way
CTTS/D Cute Things They Say/Do
CYLAH Consult your local authority on halacha
CYLAR Consult your local appropriate rabbi
CYLOR Consult your local Orthodox rabbi (offensive to some)
FAQ Frequently asked questions.
FIL Father-in-law
FTTS/D Funny things they Say/Do
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYI For Your Information
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
MIL Mother-in-law
OTOH On the Other Hand
ROTFL(OL) Rolling on the floor laughing (out loud)
SIL Sister-in-law
WTTSW Weird things they sleep with
YKYAPW You know you're a parent when
YMMV Your Milage May Vary
Z"L Zichrono Livrocho (Of Blessed Memory)
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Subject: 1.11. I can't get USENET news. Can I still read this group?
This group is available through a mailing list managed by the
shamash.org listproc. To subscribe, send the following message to
listproc@shamash.org:
subscribe scj-parenting first last
Where you replace first with your first name, and last with your last name. It
is STRONGLY suggested that you recieve this list as a digest. To do so, once
subscribed, send the message:
set scj-parenting mail digest
to listproc@shamash.org
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Subject: 1.12. Someone used the term Xtian, and I'm offended. What should I do?
Start by learning the history of term, to understand that there was likely no
offense intended. X is an abbreviation for Christ, arising from the Greek term
Christos, which starts with a Greek Chi, written as X. This usage dates back
to the 1500s. Thus, the usage is not an attempt to "blot out" the name, or be
offensive. However, it is worthwhile to note that for some, even with the
historical basis, the term remains offensive.
It should also be noted that some common Yiddish usages, although just a
shorthand for many, are considered offensive by some. A good example is the
word "shicksa".
Those wishing to avoid offending those bothered by terms such as these might
consider choosing alternate phrases.
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Subject: 1.13. What are the Do's and Don'ts?
Here's a summary.
o Learn about Usenet before you post.
o Follow S.C.J.P and read news.announce.newusers.
o Use the appropriate newsgroups: Israeli politics belongs on
"soc.culture.israel" or "talk.politics.mideast"; Holocaust denials belong on
"alt.revisionism"; Messianics belong on "alt.messianic"; Middle east
politics belongs on "talk.politics.mideast"; discussions about Turkey and
Armenia belong on "soc.culture.turkish"; general childrearing discussions
belong elsewhere on the misc.kids tree; and general Jewish discussions
belong on soc.culture.jewish.
o Know your audience and make your posts understandable.
o Trim quoted material whenever possible, and try to ensure there is content
in your posting (except, perhaps, during the month of Adar)
o Don't challenge the validity of Judaism or assert the superiority of other
religions and prophets thereof.
o Don't write "lashon hara" [true slander] or "motzei sheim ra" [false
slander].
o Don't start posting until you've finished reading the FAQs posted to this
newsgroup.
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Subject: Introduction to Section 2
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Section 2. Moderation Policies
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This portion of the FAQ addresses the policies of the group with respect to
moderation.
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Subject: 2.1. Why is S.C.J.P moderated?
This newsgroup is moderated to ensure that discussion topics remain focused on
raising children within the context of Judaism, as stated in the charter, and
that the conversation remain polite and respectful.
The primary reason for moderation is to filter out circumcision flamewars,
antisemitic attacks, missionary activity, and Reform/Conservative/Orthodox
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