Given the House's lengthy history of deleting, and then lying about anything that casts it in a bad light, here's a reprint on the policy that "Reverend" Cass linked to, with a small amount of commentary.

Go to http://www.netjer.org/forums/board_policy.php for the current version of the rules, unless they've been moved by the netjer people.

" Welcome to the House of Netjer message boards. Here you can post your ideas, suggestions, comments, and queries on all things Kemetic!"

... so long as nobody throws a temper tantrum about them ...

" Please observe netiquette when posting here. This goes for private mail-posts as well as public postings in the public and members-only areas! Posts that are advertisements, excessively vulgar, 'flames' "

... kindly note the abuse sent by John, in response to my skepticism regarding his belief that the ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhmet had spoken to him, and told him to look through his girlfriend's e-mail. (That, and that the ancient Egyptians had harnessed electricity). Note that even though he went to the point of sending threats, no action was ever taken against this psychotic individual, who was still posting months later. Selective enforcement at its most memorable.

" (attacks on other posters), deliberately hurtful to other members, "

Here, we see the policy used as an excuse, when the House engages in censorship. With a little spin-doctoring, and maybe a staged overreaction, almost ANY post can be declared to be a personal attack, as can any counter-argument.

" spam (multiple duplicate posting in one or more topics), grossly off "

(the very announced policy, which made my explanation of why I set up a gateway post necessary)

" topic, copyright material, or otherwise objectional to the House of Netjer's board monitors will be pulled. Remember when writing "

(when in doubt, insert an elastic clause)

" something objectional in response to another person: if you wouldn't say it to their face within earshot of their six year old son or daughter, don't say it here. "

Like, say barely veiled threats of impending violence, if somebody talks back to one, for example?

" Copyright Info: Unless otherwise stated, all public and private posts belong to their owners and the House of Netjer. Unless you have permission from the above, you cannot duplicate material posted here. "

As has already been pointed out, the House doesn't have a legal leg to stand on, in light of the fair use doctrine.

See : A Short Note About Copyright Law

" Likewise, you cannot post copyrighted material to the forums without the author's permission. Posts containing copyrighted content will be deleted by the moderators. "

It will be in good company.

" If you are trying to contact the House of Netjer directly see our contacts page for that information. "

I'd recommend that you not do so.

" If you have suggestions for topics, are experiencing problems with the boards, or have anything technical to comment, please send mail to the board admin at [email protected]. "

Side issue : experience on the boards suggests that your mail will be ignored.

" Enjoy! "

If that's the word for it.

" The House of Netjer Webstaff "

The entire agreement, circa March 8, 2002, appears in quotes in this file, so if the House should protest that its policy has been quoted out of context, consider this fact my answer.

(If you've just entered our site, this page is part of our review of the House of Netjer).