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Afghan Hound Database and Breed Information Exchange
(Afghan Hound Debate- preserve the original Afghan Hound?)Afghan Hound Database And Breed Information Exchange AFGHAN HOUND DEBATE Welcome to the Afghan Hound Debate where people interested in the Afghan Hound can express their views on the topic under discussion. This debate is facilitated by a Chairperson/Editor who's prime task is to ensure focus on the topic, receive, correlate, edit and post visitors contributions.
A topic is chosen by one of our visitors/contributors and posted here with an open invitation to anybody anywhere in the world to express their views on it. An important task of the Chairperson/Editor is to ensure that all responses posted on the debate pages are actually on the topic of the month and to avoid the debate meandering away from the topic.
To help keep us focused, the topic each will be well defined and likely supplemented with additonal words to trigger thoughts and comments.
At the end of each debate, the collective responses may be collated and condensed to form an article at some future date. We thus retain publishers rights over all contributions. As time progresses we will hopefully build a useful library of articles for enjoyment of Afghan people worldwide.
What follows below is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) which we hope will answer any questions you have. If you have a question not covered by the following, please do not hesitate to email us with it. Thank you.
Q. Who is the Chairperson/Editor?
A. Chairpersons/Editors are envisaged each debate and very much welcome! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to undertake this task on a topic of the month basis. Thank you.Q. Who sets the topic each month?
A. You! The webmaster will post a list of candidate topics (and you can add to this list) and you say what you want to discuss and the webmaster will post the most requested topic. If you wish to propose a topic, simply email the webmaster.Q. Do I have to own an Afghan or be active in the breed to participate?
A. No, you just need to share our interest in the Afghan HoundQ. Can I use a "handle" or "nickname" in the debate?
A. No. We require that contributers use their full names and email addresses. This will give contributors the opportunity to respond by email to particular people where the response might not be suitable for listing on the site - deviates from topic etc.Q. Are there any limitations as to how many words I write?
A. Not really, unless you write a book!Q. How long will it take for my contribution to be published.
A. Contributions are usually published on the next days updateQ. Will you edit or censor my contribution?
A. We reserve the right to edit for practical reasons such as brevity, clarity and to ensure continuity with the subject matter. We are not a vehicle for personal attacks on others, also as we are a publically accessible site, if it can't be said on daytime TV or Radio then it can't be said on this site either.Q. Can I advertise?
A. Not in the debate, contact the Webmaster if you wish to place an advertisment. Obviously a commercial product mentioned within the context of the contribution would be fine.Q. What other limitations are there?
A. None.We very much hope that you will participate in these debates. YOUR view on our world of Afghan hounds is important. It doesn't matter whether you are the owner of a wonderful pet, or the most successful exhibitor or breeder in the world. We want your views so please dont be shy! If you are not used to writing, you can always send a draft to the Chairperson/Editor of the month and ask for his/her assistance with it prior to formerlly submitting it.
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