LifeJourney is a social contract conference, meaning that all participants have read and agreed to the following guidelines. If you agree to the guidelines and would like to join LifeJourney, please email: Kai. In the e-mail state that you have read and agree to the guidelines and be sure to include your Cafe userid. You will be given access as soon as possible.

LifeJourney is a forum for discussing the feelings, experiences and personal philosophies of those who seek self-understanding on their journey through life.

LifeJourney is a conference for participants who pledge to understand, respect and work cooperatively with one another in a civil environment. Participants in this conference affirm to a set of Conference Goals and Guidelines which may be viewed at anytime.

In the event of disputes, participants agree to abide by LifeJourney's Mediation Guidelines.

In recognition of the belief that we benefit on the journey to self-understanding by sharing ourselves with others, we wish to provide a forum for discussing the feelings, experiences and personal philosophies of those who commit to participating in this conference.

By agreeing to join this conference, we commit to participating in an intentional virtual community and pledge to extend respectful, cooperative understanding to each other in a harassment-free environment. We affirm these common goals:

• To treat other participants with courtesy and respect;

• To foster personal and community growth;

• When conflict occurs, to seek resolution and reconciliation in a spirit of respect, peace and justice;

• To take individual responsibility for our words

When common goals of this conference are thought to have been breached by any participant, the following action will be taken.

The participant who questioned the post will be asked to clarify for the community how the post violates the conference's goals. Additionally, the participant in question will be asked to clarify or rethink his/her comments. If the situation warrents, the conference's co-hosts may also attempt to resolve the matter by hiding "offensive" posts.

If this step fails to satisfy fellow participants, as a last resort, the matter will be taken to mediation. Mediation will occur in a separate topic set up within the conference. The mediation will involve the conference hosts(s), the poster in question, the participant who raised the issue, and any interested conference members.

If a violation of the guidelines has occurred, as to be determined by the conference hosts, and no common ground can be found, the conference hosts will decide what action should be taken, up to and including expulsion of the person violating the guidelines (who may or may not be the poster in question), and his/her userid will be removed from those who have access to the conference. Any expulsions will be done as a last resort. If no violation of the guidelines is found, as determined by the conference hosts, the hosts will render a final decision and halt the Meta discussion. Any conference participant may appeal hosts' decisions to the Cafe Coordinator.