#poleshiftdiscussion Rules

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                http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock)

                WHERE:
                The SHIFT2003 Chat Room [IRC channel #poleshiftdiscussion]
                (instructions on how to access the chat room appear below)

                SESSION RULES:
                Participants must enter the room prior to the start of the session; 
                once the session has started, the room will be closed and latecomers 
                will not be admitted. Session will be moderated and disruptive 
                participants will be removed. If you wish to submit a question in 
                advance, please email it to [email protected] and it will be 
                forwarded to Nancy for her consideration. Questions may of course be 
                asked during the session as well, but should be restricted to the 
                session topic: "Preparation for the May 2003 Poleshift and Aftertime".


                HOW TO ACCESS THE CHAT ROOM VIA THE WEB: 

                1. Go to the following web page.
                2. A box will appear asking "Do you want to install and run jIRC 
                   applet distributed by JPilot software company?" Click OK. You must 
                   do these each time you visit the site.
                3. Five box-fields will then appear on your screen. You only need to 
                   pay attention to the first two box-fields: "Nick Name" and "Channel".
                4. In the box titled "Nick Name", replace the word "Guest" with the 
                   name you want to be known by in the chat room. In the box 
                   titled "Channel", replace "#buzz" with "#poleshiftdiscussion".
                5. Then click the button at the bottom that says "Connect Now", which 
                   will take you into the chat room.
                6. To post in the chat room, simply type your message in the narrow 
                   rectangular box at the bottom of the screen, then press "return". 


                HOW TO ACCESS THE CHAT ROOM VIA IRC-CLIENT SOFTWARE: 

                1. If you are a PC user, go to www.mirc.com; if you are a Mac user, 
                   go to www.ircle.com.
                2. Follow the directions for downloading and installing free IRC-
                   client software.
                3. When setting up the software, enter "Funnet.Org" as the server 
                   and "poleshiftdiscussion" as the channel.