ATTENTION VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE

September 18, 2002

A note from Karyn, Exec. Director, PAI

As the founder and owner of this message board, Yahoo informs me of current

situations, problems, and changes in its service policy. Yahoo asked me to

forward this to the members of the message board.

Abusers of our Terms of Service

Yahoo! reserves the right to remove any post that doesn't fall within our

terms and conditions. Yahoo! also reserves the right to revoke the posting

privileges of members who consistently abuse our Terms of Service.

This is a segment of Yahoo TOS:

1. Keep it short. Do Not Tag on the Previous Post- Because people are

carrying over the previous message in every post, Yahoo is currently

experiencing problems accepting large posts (800+ characters or 150 words).

Normally, post can be 250 to 400 words. Keep your post clean and only

'reference' or 'highlight' one or two lines of the previous post. Until

further notice, any email that exceeds 150 words will not be posted or will

be deleted if it is posted. With so few words, make sure that you get to use

them.

2. Content of posts Messages that harass, abuse, or threaten; have obscene or

otherwise objectionable content; have Spam, commercial, or advertising

content or links may be removed and may result in the loss of your Yahoo! ID

(including email).

3. Stay on the topic Comments that aren't specific to the topic you're

posting about are annoying to other users and violate our http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ " >Terms of Service.

4. Don't assume that you're completely anonymous and can't be identified by

your posts. Never assume people are who they say they are, know what they say

they know, or are affiliated with whom they say they are. Yahoo! takes user http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ " >

privacy very seriously and will take reasonable measures to respect your

privacy.

Don't disregard these rules. When you post a message, you agree to abide by

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I want to say that for the most part everybody does such a good job following

these guidelines. I know that many people feel they are strict and often

place that blame in me. I must say that I was surprised to find that Yahoo is

now taking an active role in enforcing them.

This message board should be a safe place. It does put you in a vulnerable

position to know that your heart and soul....and email address are accessible

to strangers. The PAI is committed to do what they can do to safeguard this

privilege. Yahoo will, too.

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