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Charter of uk.gov.local

(Not Moderated)

uk.gov.local is for the discussion of Local Government in all parts of the UK, at all levels up to but *not* including the Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly (except in so far as those authorities relate to Local Authorities hierarchically below them).

Contributions are welcome from officers, elected members and members of the public, including those overseas who wish to discuss UK Local Government issues.

General rants which have no Local Government relevance, (other than perhaps an assertion that they have some vague connection to Local Government) are especially unwelcome.

Advertising

Advertising is forbidden, with the following exceptions:

Suppliers of Local Government relevant goods and services may post a pointer to their website or invitation to request details. This may not exceed four lines and may be posted no more often than once every three months. The subject line should begin "ADVERT:", except for vacancies with Local Authorities or allied organisations, which should begin "JOB:"

Anyone posting adverts contrary to this charter may be reported to their postmaster/ ISP.

Participants in discussions may include references to their Authority or LG- related business in their .Sig

Binaries & Formatting

With the exception of PGP signatures, encoded binaries (e.g. pictures, word processor files, .zip files, "business cards", etc), HTML, or similar non-plaintext postings are *forbidden*. Such material belongs on a web or ftp site, to which a pointer may be posted.

Posters are invited to read a guide on the World Wide Web at http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html for further information on how to configure newsreaders to post to uk.* Newsgroups.

Warning

Anyone posting contrary to this charter may be reported to their postmaster and or ISP.

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uk.gov.local		Local Government in the United Kingdom