1.  WHAT IS TIAMAT?

TIAMAT is an acronym, and stands for "Testing the Internet As
Magickal/Aethyric Tool."  TIAMAT is *only* a mailing list.  It is not a
magickal order, a religion, nor a group of any other kind.

2.  WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS MAILING LIST?

This list is specifically intended to facilitate the discussion of
magickal experimentation using the Internet as medium.  This includes the
planning of specific experiments, reports on the results of previous
experiments, and the discussion of resources and techniques.

It should NOT be used for discussions of magickal heritage and lineage,
arguments over belief systems, flame wars, smalltalk, mythology, history,
anthropology, etc., except as they may *directly* relate to such
experimentation.  Other than this, there are no rules.

3.  IS THIS LIST MODERATED?

To an extent.  Once you are subscribed, your messages are not subject to
any more scrutiny by the owner of this list (pali151@netcom.com) than by
any other person on the list.  Messages sent to the list by individuals
not subscribed will be sent to the moderator before being posted, and the
moderator reserves final decision privileges over any mail sent to the
list from without.

4.  WHO CAN SUBSCRIBE?

Anyone who wants to; no moderator approval is required to get a subscription.

5.  HOW CAN I UNSUBSCRIBE?

To unsubscribe from this list, simply send e-mail to
listserv@netcom.com.  The *ONLY* thing in the message after the headers
should be the single line: unsubscribe tiamat-l.  Requests to unsubscribe
sent to the list at large, or e-mailed directly to the list owner, will
be deleted and forgotten.

6.  WHAT OTHER COMMANDS ARE AVAILABLE?

The other commands available to subscribers are:

who tiamat-l - Gives a list of everyone subscribed to tiamat-l
info tiamat-l - Gets this message mailed to you again
lists - Gives a listing of all Majordomo mailing lists available from
        netcom.com
help - Gets a set of available commands sent to your mailbox

All commands use the same format as the unsubscribe command listed
above.  Thus, if you wanted another copy of the newuser info you're
reading now mailed to you, you would send an e-mail with the single line:

info tiamat-l

as the only text in the body of the message.

7.  CAN PEOPLE BE UNSUBSCRIBED FROM THIS LIST WITHOUT THEIR 
CONSENT?

Only by the moderator, who will do so only in extreme cases wherein an
individual veers consistently from the list's stated purpose, as
expressed above.  If anyone else tries to send an unsubscribe command,
the moderator will receive a request to approve the unsubscription from
listserv.  This would also be grounds for exclusion from further access
to the TIAMAT-L mailing list.

The moderator also receives a notification whenever a new individual
subscribes to this service.  Individuals who have made a habit of causing
problems for others on the Net will be excluded, and the moderator
reserves the right to do this.  So, for example, if you're a member of
alt.syntax.tactical and are reading this message now, you may as well go
ahead and unsubscribe yourself now, or I'll just do it when I get the
subscription notification.

Having had personal differences with the moderator or any other
subscriber to this list is NOT grounds for exclusion, unless it becomes a
problem in terms of the stated purpose of this service.

8.  IF I NEED MORE INFORMATION, WHO DO I CONTACT?

For questions specifically about these rules or *specifically* about the
TIAMAT-L mailing list, e-mail can be sent to pali151@netcom.com.  For
information about the Majordomo mailer/listserv@netcom.com, address your
e-mail to netmail@netcom.com.