[nabs-l] Reminder: NABS List Guidelines

[Elizabeth Mohnke]

Hello All,

I appreciate the hard work Arielle has put into creating the NABS email list guidelines as well as moderating the NABS email list. I think she does a really good job in posting the NABS email list guidelines once a month to remind us about these guidelines. However, I hear Arielle may be under a bit of stress right now, so I thought I would help her out by giving her one less thing to worry about by posting the NABS email list guidelines for her this month. I have noticed some posts to the NABS email list, including my own, that may not necessarily be following these guidelines. Therefore, I thought it would be a good idea to post the NABS email list guidelines as a way to remind everyone the purpose of the NABS email list as well as how to post to it in a way that respects everyone who subscribes to the NABS email list. 

Warm regards,
Elizabeth
-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle Silverman via nabs-l
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2016 2:21 PM
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Cc: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
Subject: [nabs-l] NABS List Guidelines

NABS List Guidelines

1.	 Be respectful.
A. This Listserv is a great forum in which we can all express our opinions. Sometimes we will disagree. However, when responding to a post, always be respectful. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and personal attacks and  degrading comments will not be tolerated.
B. All posts must be appropriate for a wide audience, including readers younger than 18 years old. Profanity and sexual content will not be allowed.
C. Remember that all list messages appear on a public archive. Please respect other people’s privacy by not posting details about their lives or experiences. Even if you post about somebody without using their name, their identity can be discovered. Also remember that if you post your phone number on list, others could access it via a Google search.

2.	Reducing List Clutter
A. Please stay on topic. This list is about blindness and issues related to being a blind student or job-seeker. Posts about religion or politics, advertisements, queries asking to add list members on social media, or any other posts unrelated to blindness are not allowed, as they create too much list clutter unrelated to the list purpose. The exception is that advertisements for blindness programs and announcements about blindness-related research projects are permitted. The moderators and NABS board reserve the right to close down any discussion that is off-topic.
B.	Please respect readers’ time by consolidating your ideas into one
or two messages per day instead of posting many short replies to a topic. Rule of thumb is to post in a way to further the conversation, instead of just saying “I agree”.
C.	When you would like to write someone off list or offer to connect
with someone by Skype or social media, do so privately. You do not have to write one liners to every person you’d like to email off list.
If you develop a conversation with that person, that’s great, if they feel they do not want to respond that is their right too.
D.	If an off-topic message appears on the list, please do not respond
to it. Instead, please either delete it or forward it to a list moderator. Single off-topic messages create much less clutter than long threads debating whether or not the initial post is appropriate for the list.
If you send a message the moderators feel is off-topic, you will receive an off-list request not to send any more messages of this kind. If you disagree with the moderator’s ruling, feel free to reply and make your case, and we will be more than happy to listen. But the list committee has final authority regarding what is and is not appropriate for the list. Repeated violations of the guidelines could result in disciplinary action from the list owner, including list removal.

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