The rules Limit yourself to one post per week Treat other list participants with respect (and ignore anyone who fails to treat you with respect) Posts to the POF-200 list should be original posts written for the POF-200 audience. If you are forwarding a post from another list or "broadcasting" a post (ie: sending a copy of a post to many lists) --then you will be expected to insert a brief introduction at the beginning of your post explaining why your forwarded or broadcast post is relevant to the list mission (ie: the development of a revolutionary mass movement). Failure to respect any of the list rules will likely result in a public (or private) warning from the moderator or suspension of right to post.

How to get started Subscribe to the POF-200 list Review the public archives of the list to get a sense of the motion of the list When you are ready to make your first post: Introduce yourself and explain a little bit about yourself and your political experience and motivations Make an effort to listen and think about posts that others have made Respond to posters who are thoughtful (and ignore those who clueless or who act like jerks) Your first post will be reviewed by the moderator (ie: me) to verify that you are acting with maturity. After successful review, your post will be forwarded to the POF-200 list. Note on security culture It is not illegal to be a revolutionary activist and in countries such as the U.S. you have the first amendment (ie: free speech) right to openly discuss the development of a mass revolutionary movement aimed at ending the system of bourgeois rule. However to minimize (a) the risk of harassment or retaliation from present and future employers, or (b) if you are an immigrant subject to harassment from immigration authorities, and to address (c) the possibility of repression in the future--we highly recommend that you make use of a pseudonym and an anonymous email account (such as Hotmail or Yahoo) in your public postings. This will provide at least a minimal degree of protection from harassment. To get a better picture of the relationship between political activity and future repression in a country like the U.S. you may wish to read A scenario for the overthrow of bourgeois rule in the U.S. in the middle of the 21st century Questions and Answers Question: What if I'm not ready to join a discussion list at this time? Answer: No problem. Lots of people are not ready at this time. The day may come when you feel you are ready to join a serious discussion list. In the meantime, you may want to consider subscribing to something more simple than a discussion list. For example, one step below the POF-200 list is the POF-100 list. The POF-100 list will send you two emails a year (nothing less, nothing more) that will keep you informed of the progress of all of my various projects. Question: What does "POF" stand for? Answer: The Party of the Future Ben Seattle • December 22, 2003

 

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