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soc.religion.gnosis is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 209:66 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 12 Jul 1994.

Group submission address:   srg@aldhfn.org
Moderator contact address:  srg-admin@aldhfn.org (Dean Edwards, Iraj Mughal,
				Salman Azhar, Craig Schenk, Arthur Versluis,
				Skip Watson)

For your newsgroups file:
soc.religion.gnosis	Gnosis, marifat, jnana & direct sacred experience.

The charter, culled from the call for votes:

I. PURPOSE
A. The purpose of 'soc.religion.gnosis' is to provide a place for
the serious discussion and exchange of questions, ideas, experience,
views, and information about of the historical and contemporary
trends, techniques. practice and development of gnosis and
gnosticism, its related literature, and corresponding concepts
such as satvika-jnana (Sanskrit), Ma'rifat (Arabic), and certain
associated aspects of mystical ecstasy. Gnosis is the direct
experience or 'knowledge' of the fullness of the Divine Being.  It
focuses on the illumination of the spirit by the realms beyond the
physical and psychic levels. Everyone is invited to take part in
this discussion.

B. For more information see the gnosis-overview, which has been posted
to this newsgroup and to news.answers. In addition another FAQ,
soc.religion.gnosis FAQ, will be regularly posted to this newsgroup.

II. MODERATOR POLICIES
A. Anyone with an interest in gnosis is welcomed and encouraged to
submit articles to soc.religion.gnosis. (See additional details
below.) Moderators will only return submissions that violate
this charter. Any returned article will have an explanation
attached to it about which charter provision was violated.

B. There shall be one to five moderators for soc.religion.gnosis.
In addition, there shall also be a technical moderator whose
function shall be to manage the software script and hardware
support necessary to maintain the newsgroup.

C. The newsgroup will be subject to conventions of network etiquette.
In practice, the moderators will reject personal attacks (flames)
directed at individuals, and also similarly inflammatory attacks
directed at religious institutions, and articles which use offensive
language. These guidelines are intended to regulate only the tone of
the discussions, and not their contents. This instruction is not
intended to limit discussion and debate. Vigorous discussion and
criticism are encouraged, flames are not.

D. Submission which discusses established gnostic concepts or the
concept of the Demiurge (the creator god) shall be posted, so long
as they do not otherwise violate the conditions of the charter for
soc.religion.gnosis.

E. Repetitive postings (such as multiple responses to one request for
a book reference) may also be rejected.  Any rejected article will
be returned to the sender with an explanation.

F. Administrative communications, comments and inquiries should
be mailed to the moderator(s) rather than being posted to the
group. The administrative address shall be posted to the newsgroup
from time to time and made available in soc.religion.gnosis-Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ).

G. From time to time a moderator may choose to give up his or her
duties as a moderator. In such an event the moderators should select
a suitable replacement. The retiring moderator may take part in
this selection if he or she has not yet given up their responsibilities
as moderator. This charter shall reflect the current list of moderators
and submissions and administrative email addresses.

III. SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES
A. Guidelines for submissions will be regularly posted to news.answers
in an soc.religion.gnosis FAQ.

B. Readers of soc.religion.gnosis submit articles to the moderators by
email. Articles should be sent to srg@aldhfn.  Administrative
comments and requests should be sent to srg-admin@aldhfn.org.
The initial moderators will be
deane@netcom.com  (Dean Edwards)
iraj@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Iraj Mughal)
azhar@cs.duke.edu (Salman Azhar)
cschenk@cap.gwu.edu (Craig Schenk)
versluis@ze8.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de

The initial technical moderator (responsible for hardware and software
support will be:  ciaran@aldhfn.ORG (Skip Watson)

C. A current list of moderators  and addresses will be included in a
soc.religion.gnosis Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) to be posted to
soc.religion.gnosis, selected 'answers' and other relevent newsgroups.
Future editions of this charter will include the current list of
moderators and addresses.

IV. ETIQUETTE
A. See the gnosis-overview article, which is regularly
posted to news.answers and other selected newgroups.

B. It is also recommended that the articles on network etiquette posted
to news.newusers.questions be read.

For information concerning excessive flames and personal attacks
see above comments. Also useful are:
Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet
A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community
Rules for posting to Usenet

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soc.religion.gnosis is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 209:66 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 12 Jul 1994.

Group submission address:   srg@aldhfn.org
Moderator contact address:  srg-admin@aldhfn.org (Dean Edwards, Iraj Mughal,
				Salman Azhar, Craig Schenk, Arthur Versluis,
				Skip Watson)

For your newsgroups file:
soc.religion.gnosis	Gnosis, marifat, jnana & direct sacred experience. (Moderated)

The charter, culled from the call for votes:

I. PURPOSE
A. The purpose of 'soc.religion.gnosis' is to provide a place for
the serious discussion and exchange of questions, ideas, experience,
views, and information about of the historical and contemporary
trends, techniques. practice and development of gnosis and
gnosticism, its related literature, and corresponding concepts
such as satvika-jnana (Sanskrit), Ma'rifat (Arabic), and certain
associated aspects of mystical ecstasy. Gnosis is the direct
experience or 'knowledge' of the fullness of the Divine Being.  It
focuses on the illumination of the spirit by the realms beyond the
physical and psychic levels. Everyone is invited to take part in
this discussion.

B. For more information see the gnosis-overview, which has been posted
to this newsgroup and to news.answers. In addition another FAQ,
soc.religion.gnosis FAQ, will be regularly posted to this newsgroup.

II. MODERATOR POLICIES
A. Anyone with an interest in gnosis is welcomed and encouraged to
submit articles to soc.religion.gnosis. (See additional details
below.) Moderators will only return submissions that violate
this charter. Any returned article will have an explanation
attached to it about which charter provision was violated.

B. There shall be one to five moderators for soc.religion.gnosis.
In addition, there shall also be a technical moderator whose
function shall be to manage the software script and hardware
support necessary to maintain the newsgroup.

C. The newsgroup will be subject to conventions of network etiquette.
In practice, the moderators will reject personal attacks (flames)
directed at individuals, and also similarly inflammatory attacks
directed at religious institutions, and articles which use offensive
language. These guidelines are intended to regulate only the tone of
the discussions, and not their contents. This instruction is not
intended to limit discussion and debate. Vigorous discussion and
criticism are encouraged, flames are not.

D. Submission which discusses established gnostic concepts or the
concept of the Demiurge (the creator god) shall be posted, so long
as they do not otherwise violate the conditions of the charter for
soc.religion.gnosis.

E. Repetitive postings (such as multiple responses to one request for
a book reference) may also be rejected.  Any rejected article will
be returned to the sender with an explanation.

F. Administrative communications, comments and inquiries should
be mailed to the moderator(s) rather than being posted to the
group. The administrative address shall be posted to the newsgroup
from time to time and made available in soc.religion.gnosis-Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ).

G. From time to time a moderator may choose to give up his or her
duties as a moderator. In such an event the moderators should select
a suitable replacement. The retiring moderator may take part in
this selection if he or she has not yet given up their responsibilities
as moderator. This charter shall reflect the current list of moderators
and submissions and administrative email addresses.

III. SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES
A. Guidelines for submissions will be regularly posted to news.answers
in an soc.religion.gnosis FAQ.

B. Readers of soc.religion.gnosis submit articles to the moderators by
email. Articles should be sent to srg@aldhfn.  Administrative
comments and requests should be sent to srg-admin@aldhfn.org.
The initial moderators will be
deane@netcom.com  (Dean Edwards)
iraj@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Iraj Mughal)
azhar@cs.duke.edu (Salman Azhar)
cschenk@cap.gwu.edu (Craig Schenk)
versluis@ze8.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de

The initial technical moderator (responsible for hardware and software
support will be:  ciaran@aldhfn.ORG (Skip Watson)

C. A current list of moderators  and addresses will be included in a
soc.religion.gnosis Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) to be posted to
soc.religion.gnosis, selected 'answers' and other relevent newsgroups.
Future editions of this charter will include the current list of
moderators and addresses.

IV. ETIQUETTE
A. See the gnosis-overview article, which is regularly
posted to news.answers and other selected newgroups.

B. It is also recommended that the articles on network etiquette posted
to news.newusers.questions be read.

For information concerning excessive flames and personal attacks
see above comments. Also useful are:
Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet
A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community
Rules for posting to Usenet

