[HumJanenge] Re: IMPORTANT SPECIAL NOTICE

Dear fellow RTI stakeholder

With the blessings of so many members [HumJanenge] is all set to be India's premier RTI group, staunchly defending the citizens right to speak freely and obtain information under Right to Information. As we have reached a sizable membership of genuine RTI activists within a very short period, and in the face of considerable provocation from the "vested interests of RTI", it is now proposed to better regulate our group  Please read (and reread) the following carefully, as these regulations shall be enforced very strictly and without discrimination

The HumJanenge group is a proud example of Public Private Partnership. India's most eminent RTI activists and e-group moderators have proposed the list of about 2,500 citizens and RTI user and activists for primary membership of this group. The Government of India will thereafter recommend an equal number of PIOs, First Appellate Authorities, Information Commissioners for membership here with the emphasis on public authorities.with a vast citizenship interface.

In this "marriage" it would be proper for all of us to be on our best behaviour.

1) MESSAGE POSTS

a) Message posts to be directly relevant to RTI or democracy, accountability, transparency, corruption in India . The focus is on RTI in general and not on specific instances of corruption affecting an individual member. The prime focus is on discussion of gray areas of the RTI Act 2005.
b) No abusive language to be used in message posts
c) No "Cross-Posting" (multiple copies of the same message from / to other egroups)
d) All posts in English language only (or with accurate translation)
e) No communal, sexist, racial, casteist etc message posts
f) Fostering  brotherly feeling among RTI activists all over India and organizing concerted action through message posts.
g) Posting of "news" reports on RTI by simply copy-pasting is banned. This is also a copyright violation issue which we (and googlegroups) take seriously. If a news report is important, post your views / concerns with the LINK to the article.
h) Posts to be kept short and focussed. Long scholarly arguments are strongly discouraged.
i) Posts in reply to be trimmed (by deleting the previous post so that only relevant portions which are at issue to be retained).
j) Self publicity or publicity for NGOs (and their programs) is strictly prohibited.
k) Address message posts to the group (and not to individual members)

2) FREQUENCY OF POSTING

a) This group shall strive to limit itself to 300 messages per month. The list owner is empowered to take all steps necessary to achieve this.
b) Of these 150 message are reserved to the list owner and about 10 "guru" members who shall be invited to assist the list owner. The list of "guru" members shall be widely publicised and updated from time to time
c) Other members are allowed to post upto 3 messages per day (24 hours approx) and 10 messages per month.
d) Members are requested to limit / control the frequency of their posts to this list and avoid personality based squabbles on this group.
e) Please try to combine reply posts, and avoid the temptation of replying to posts immediately.

PMK