AA - Australia Online Meeting Guidelines
We are glad you are here, especially newcomers. This is an Alcoholics Anonymous website. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and to help other alcoholics achieve sobriety, and our only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. If you have a desire to stop drinking and you have come here to learn about our way of life, or if you have come simply seeking AA fellowship, then we welcome you!
AA - Australia Unity Recovery Group Meetings offers daily online AA meetings and a general discussion forum. Please read our guidelines and "Meeting Format" announcements regarding our formats. In becoming a member, you agree to adhere to the meeting and discussion guidelines.
In the spirit of love and tolerance, AA - Australia Meetings may contain many diverse points of view regarding alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous from visitors especially those unfamiliar with our fellowship. Some discussions may often be offensive or controversial. AA - Australia attempts to maintain as free and open of an AA meeting place as possible. In accordance with the first AA tradition "Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity", if you have come to carry any message directly opposed to the AA method of recovery, we suggest you seek a more appropriate site. This is an AA group that encourages everyone to carry the message of hope that AA offers, and posts or shares that attack the very nature of AA will not be allowed to continue. Also, continual and intentional disruption of the online AA meetings and discussion forums will not be tolerated and will result in loss of attendance privileges.
Please be respectful of each other.
Abusiveness isn't tolerated here.
Harassing or making prejudicial comments to other members is considered abusive.
Please remember, PRINCIPLES BEFORE PERSONALITIES, if you are having a personal problem with someone in the community, please try to resolve it privately. If you have tried to address it privately without any resolution send us an email and we will take appropriate action.
Please Do Not Use Neon Fonts In The Chat Room these colors are very hard on the eyes.
Please dont spam the chat room.
Taping of our room or any speakers without specific permission will NOT be tolerated...Breaking anonymity is contradicting our traditions, consequently, any offenders will be removed immediately!
Posting links to other groups outside AA is not permitted.
If someone is sending you unwanted whispers put them on ignore and email us immediately.
Recommendations passed on from the Australian GSO on behalf of all AA groups
Board Recommendation 1-2/99:
The Board recommend that barring a problem person from an AA meeting does not constitute barring from AA, but is rather applying Tradition 1 and putting the common welfare of members first. If the matter deteriorates, a Restraining Order should be obtained and, should the order be violated, police assistance should be sought.
Thanks For Taking The Time To Read This.
By entering the room I agree to abide by the guidelines of the group as determined by group conscience
Group Conscience AA Unity Group
