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APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN BBS ASSOCIATION
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Requirements for American BBS Association Membership:
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1. Operate an Electronic Bulletin Board System (BBS), Public or
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Private, Free or Subscription which is available 24 hours a day.
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2. Sign and return your agreement with the ABBSA Ethical Standards to
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either your State ABBSA Chapter or the National ABBSA Office.
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** (IMPORTANT: A -SIGNED-, HARD-COPY APPLICATION IS REQUIRED! Online/Netmail
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applications cannot be accepted for permanent membership.) **
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American BBS Association Ethical Standards
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1. I will not use or allow my BBS to be used for illegal activity.
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2. I will not allow my BBS to be used to distribute Pirated or
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Copyrighted software except where software Copyright and\or License
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agreements specifically allow electronic distribution and if such
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software is uploaded to my board without my knowledge I will remove
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it when I am made aware of it.
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3. I will restrict access to adult material by minors and I will make
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ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS to verify that a caller is 21 years of age
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before allowing that caller access to adult material.
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4. If I run a Public BBS I will not refuse access to any individual
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on the basis of age, sex, religion, race, or ethnic origin except
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restrictions to specific conferences that are necessary to provide
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Private Conferences for particular age, sex, religious, racial or
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ethnic groups.
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5. I will support and promote the Right of Freedom of Speech and the
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free exchange of ideas among individuals.
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I REQUEST MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN BBS ASSOCIATION. I OPERATE A FULL
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TIME (24-HOUR) BBS, AND I SUPPORT THE ETHICAL STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN BBS
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ASSOCIATION. I AGREE TO OPERATE MY BBS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE ETHICAL
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STANDARDS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
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Signature _____________________________________ Date ___________
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BBS Name:______________________________________
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BBS Phone Number(s) ___________________________
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Sysop Name and Address:___________________________________
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___________________________________
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___________________________________
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___________________________________
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Sysop Phone number: ( ) -
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SysOp FIDO Address: ----------------------------------- (if available)
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Sysop Internet address:___________________________________ (if available)
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[Rev. 12/93]
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(end of ABBSA membership application)
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(Please detach and retain the following)
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(The name and addresses of Member Sysops are considered Confidential and )
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(will not be provided to others without explicit permission of the individual)
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(Sysop. BBS names and phone numbers are considered Public Information unless )
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(you specfically request otherwise. )
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If you wish to become a Member BBS of the American BBS Association, simply
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sign this statement and mail a copy to your Regional Chairman, State ABBSA
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Chapter or to the American BBS Association National Office at the addresses
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listed below (for a faster response, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
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envelope).
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Upon signing and mailing this statement you are entitled to post a notice
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on your BBS for up to 90 days that you are a temporary:
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Member of the American BBS Association
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(your_state Chapter) [if desired]
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pending receipt of an acknowledgment from either your State or the National
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ABBSA office that your application has been received after which you are a
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permanent ABBSA member unless such membership is revoked by the State or
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National Office. You are also encouraged to post ABBSA.BLT as a public
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bulletin on your system.
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* NATIONAL ABBSA CONTACTS:
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ABBSA National Office
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(Voice) (513) 225-3087; (513) 545-1093
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(Fido) 1:110/750
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(Internet) ac038@dayton.wright.edu
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(ABBSA-Net) 117:117/0
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(BBS) (513) 228-1020 (Conference 27)
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Mailing address: American BBS Association National Office
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% Westlake Information Systems
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2603 N. Main Street
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Dayton, OH 45405
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ABBSA Ohio State Office
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(Voice/Fax) (513) 451-7728
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(InfoNet) 27:513/208
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(SearchNet) 114:513/101
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(CrossNet tm) 73:4300/3
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(GameNet) 46:200/8
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(ABBSA-Net) 117:1000/10
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(InterNet) mike.nelson@inf.org
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(America Online) Type Too
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(BBS) (513) 451-8990
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Mailing address: American BBS Association - Ohio State
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% Type Too!
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P.O. Box 11210
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Cincinnati, OH 45211
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==============================================================================
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The ABBSA National Support Conference is accessible for messages or echoing
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(via QWK or front-end mailer) from the Dayton BOARDWALK BBS, Dayton, OH at:
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2400-14400 (513) 228-1020 Conference 36
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or the TYPE TOO! BASEMENT BBS, Cincinnati, OH at:
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1200-14400 (513) 451-8990 Conference 6
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(American BBS Association and ABBSA are Service Marks of)
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( the American BBS Association (1992) )
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[ABBSA.APP|12/93]
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