1. To avoid everyone speaking at the same time, the leader is the only one who should speak without being recognized.

2. To 'raise your hand', enter a ? to ask a question, or ! to signify that you have a comment. Feel free to join the discussion anytime, especially if you are just arriving and the chat has already started, just introduce yourself by saying hi.

3. After you 'raise your hand' with a ! or a ?, type your question or comment into the text entry line at the bottom of the rounds room window in front of you - this way you are ready to hit the ENTER KEY and send the text when recognized by the leader.

4. You know it is your turn when the leader says GA (go ahead) followed by your screen name. It is that simple - it is also a good idea not to Instant Message (IM) the leader unless absolutely necessary because it can be very distracting to what they are trying to do. One other comment - if you don't get to say what you want, don't get an answer, or want to expand upon a topic - bring it up on the message boards.

5. Chats are logged and put into the library for future use by all VSPN members. Specific topic discussions will be edited and summarized for easy use.

6. Please keep to the topic as reasonably as possible.

7. Avoid slander or foul language.

8. Use "...." or "," if what you have to say is lengthly and won't fit into one entry. This tells everyone you have more to come.