[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 of the range of
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. While the focus of the list is matters of concern to the NFB
of Washington, list messages can be read by a wider audience.

(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 is not in NFB?s interest to
provide a forum for messages whose purposes are inimical to those of
NFB. Questions about  NFB policies and procedures are welcome. However,
messages designed to stir up controversy rather than  to elicit
information -- troll messages -- are not welcome. Persisting in posting
messages  in prohibited categories after being warned by the list
moderator may result in temporary or permanent suspension from the list.
Luckily, we have had no such incidents.

(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. Likewise, please be sure to post messages
to the list from the address you used to subscribe to the list.
Otherwise, they are held for approval as messages with the list address
in the BCC field are.

(7) Occasionally, messages are forwarded to this list which themselves
contain a plethora of other recipient addresses to which these messages
are being or have been forwarded. Unless there is a compelling reason
for showing such addresses, e.g., to show the "political" orientation of
the messages' senders, it is a courtesy both to list members and to
those whose messages are being forwarded to edit the messages, deleting
these other addresses, both to cut down on the tedium of listening to
them for those using voice synthesis and to eliminate at least one
instance when these addresses are inadvertently being exposed to the
Internet's public face, thus making them easy picking for spammers.

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 of the range of
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. While the focus of the list is matters of concern to the NFB
of Washington, list messages can be read by a wider audience.
(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 is not in NFB?s interest to
provide a forum for messages whose purposes are inimical to those of
NFB. Questions about  NFB policies and procedures are welcome. However,
messages designed to stir up controversy rather than  to elicit
information -- troll messages -- are not welcome. Persisting in posting
messages  in prohibited categories after being warned by the list
moderator may result in temporary or permanent suspension from the list.
Luckily, we have had no such incidents.
(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. Likewise, please be sure to post messages
to the list from the address you used to subscribe to the list.
Otherwise, they are held for approval as messages with the list address
in the BCC field are.
(7) Occasionally, messages are forwarded to this list which themselves
contain a plethora of other recipient addresses to which these messages
are being or have been forwarded. Unless there is a compelling reason
for showing such addresses, e.g., to show the "political" orientation of
the messages' senders, it is a courtesy both to list members and to
those whose messages are being forwarded to edit the messages, deleting
these other addresses, both to cut down on the tedium of listening to
them for those using voice synthesis and to eliminate at least one
instance when these addresses are inadvertently being exposed to the
Internet's public face, thus making them easy picking for spammers.
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