[nfbmi-talk] FW: NABS List Guidelines

[David Robinson]

Elizabeth,

  Thank you for posting this item.  I hope this can be a start for us in 
defining what I spoke about at the board meeting.  We need to have 
guidelines apparently, and not just what one or two people's opinion.  We 
all keep wondering who will be next.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Mohnke via nfbmi-talk" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 9:07 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] FW: NABS List Guidelines


> Hello All,
>
> I know there has been a lot of discussion regarding the email list lately. 
> Therefore, I thought I would forward a copy of the email list guidelines 
> that have been set in place for the NABS student division email list. 
> Perhaps some of these guidelines could be incorporated to be used for this 
> email list as well.
>
> Warm regards,
> Elizabeth
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle 
> Silverman via nabs-l
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 8:24 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> 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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