If harassment occurs between shoes on or off the newsgroup
and is brought to the moderators' attention, the perpetrator will
be given a warning and removed from the automod list. Any
subsequent harassment results in a one month ban from posting
to aslm. If the harasser reoffends after this time, or
continues to harass off-group while banned, they will be banned
indefinitely. Any instance of banning will be announced on aslm,
with a brief explanation of the circumstances (the victim need
not be named). It is not possible to ban anyone from reading the
group, due to the nature of usenet.
Harassment is defined as continued emails to, or postings
directed at or referring to the harassee, after the harassee
has notified the harasser that they do not want any further
communication from them. Notification may occur off the group,
in which case the harassee must forward evidence of the
notification to the moderators. One (and only one) email
acknowledging a request to cease contact is acceptable and
does not constitute harassment. If harassment is occuring
entirely outside the group, the standard of evidence required
to prove harassment is stricter. If harassment is occuring
entirely within aslm, the postings must be clearly
personal in nature; disagreeing with someone in a public
discussion is not harassment.