[nfbwatlk] List Rules & Administrivia

[Mike Freeman]

"NFB of Washington Talk" list guidelines and tips:

(1) As stated at

http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbwatlk

the purpose of this list is to facilitate discussion among members of the 
NFB of Washington and to present a means of disseminating announcements of 
interest to members of the  NFB of Washington. There will also be occasional 
posts concerning issues of major importance to the blind as well as 
announcements concerning activities of the National Federation of the Blind.

(2) As list moderator, I take a rather broad view as to topics allowed on 
this list. In general, however, let's all try to keep discussions germane to 
blindness and, more specifically, to the National Federation of the
Blind and/or the National Federation of the Blind of Washington.  There are 
other mailing lists primarily designed for discussion of other topics and 
other aspects of blindness such as problems with the GUI Interface, 
diabetes, dog guide issues, etc. etc. etc. Nevertheless, discussion of such 
matters is definitely not prohibited as long as such discussions  don't 
dominate the list.

(3) There are several exceptions to the "blindness-only" focus of this list. 
I have declared that discussions of Mexican food, the Seattle Mariners and 
the Seattle Seahawks are explicitly blindness-related! (huge grin)

(4) When posting messages, bear in mind that the Internet extends worldwide 
and that there are list participants who  are not members of the NFB of 
Washington. I welcome them. Nevertheless, the focus of the list is matters 
of interest to the  members of the NFB of Washington.

(5) The only messages which will absolutely not be tolerated are those 
containing personal attacks, VIRUSES OR WORMS, SPAM or blatantly anti-NFB 
propaganda.  To those who protest that such prohibitions limit their freedom 
of speech, I say:
(a) your Internet Service Provider never guaranteed you complete freedom of 
speech; (b) there are other, more appropriate lists for such material and 
(c) NFB resources fund this list so it makes no sense to provide a forum for 
messages whose purposes are inimical to those of NFB. The above is not meant
 to imply that discussion of NFB policies and procedures is prohibited. It 
is simply to state that messages designed to stir up controversy rather than 
to elicit information -- troll messages -- are not welcome.

(6) Messages sent to the list as an implicit destination, i.e., via blind 
carbon copy (BCC) are held by the list software for approval by me. 
Therefore, if you want your messages to appear without delay, send them to 
the list explicitly.

(7) When replying to messages, if you do not choose to quote previous 
messages in a thread, it is helpful to summarize the thread or at least 
indicate the context in which your message fits.

(8) Please always check the destination address of your messages to make 
certain that you really want to send them to the list. (grin)

Now that all the "heavy stuff" is out of the way, let's enjoy our list and 
keep it the vehicle for comradeship, fellowship, discussion and concerted 
action that it is.

Mike Freeman, List Moderator
 
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"NFB of Washington Talk" list guidelines and tips:
 
(1) As stated at
 
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbwatlk http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbwatlk
 
the purpose of this list is to facilitate discussion among members of the NFB of Washington and to present a means of disseminating announcements of interest to members of the  NFB of Washington. There will also be occasional posts concerning issues of major importance to the blind as well as announcements concerning activities of the National Federation of the Blind.
 
(2) As list moderator, I take a rather broad view as to topics allowed on this list. In general, however, let's all try to keep discussions germane to blindness and, more specifically, to the National Federation of the
Blind and/or the National Federation of the Blind of Washington.  There are other mailing lists primarily designed for discussion of other topics and other aspects of blindness such as problems with the GUI Interface, diabetes, dog guide issues, etc. etc. etc. Nevertheless, discussion of such matters is definitely not prohibited as long as such discussions  don't dominate the list.
 
(3) There are several exceptions to the "blindness-only" focus of this list. I have declared that discussions of Mexican food, the Seattle Mariners and the Seattle Seahawks are explicitly blindness-related! (huge grin)
 
(4) When posting messages, bear in mind that the Internet extends worldwide and that there are list participants who  are not members of the NFB of Washington. I welcome them. Nevertheless, the focus of the list is matters of interest to the  members of the NFB of Washington.
 
(5) The only messages which will absolutely not be tolerated are those containing personal attacks, VIRUSES OR WORMS, SPAM or blatantly anti-NFB propaganda.  To those who protest that such prohibitions limit their freedom of speech, I say:
(a) your Internet Service Provider never guaranteed you complete freedom of speech; (b) there are other, more appropriate lists for such material and (c) NFB resources fund this list so it makes no sense to provide a forum for messages whose purposes are inimical to those of NFB. The above is not meant
 to imply that discussion of NFB policies and procedures is prohibited. It  is simply to state that messages designed to stir up controversy rather than  to elicit information -- troll messages -- are not welcome.
 
(6) Messages sent to the list as an implicit destination, i.e., via blind carbon copy (BCC) are held by the list software for approval by me. Therefore, if you want your messages to appear without delay, send them to the list explicitly.
 
(7) When replying to messages, if you do not choose to quote previous messages in a thread, it is helpful to summarize the thread or at least indicate the context in which your message fits.
 
(8) Please always check the destination address of your messages to make certain that you really want to send them to the list. (grin)
 
Now that all the "heavy stuff" is out of the way, let's enjoy our list and keep it the vehicle for comradeship, fellowship, discussion and concerted  action that it is.
 
Mike Freeman, List Moderator