[nfbmi-talk] FW: NABS List Guidelines

Tue Feb 3 19:18:55 UTC 2015

Hello Dave,

If you are referring to Joe harcz being removed from the email list at the end of your message, it was high time for this action to take place. His behavior would have never been tolerated on the NABS student email list, nor do I believe it would have taken almost five years to resolve this situation for good. 

I applaud the actions taken by President Larry Posont to remove joe harcz  from this email list, and I greatly appreciate and commend the state affiliate board by reaffirming this action by removing Joe harcz from all NFB of Michigan email lists for good. This action should have taken place years ago. 

There is absolutely no reason why anyone should be publically humiliated, harassed, or personally attacked by others on this email list. So thank you for those of you who were finally willing to stand up and take action to resolve this situation. I think it will go a long way in creating a more positive public image for this organization.

Warm regards,
Elizabeth

-----Original Message-----
From: David Robinson [mailto:drob1946 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 9:24 AM
To: Elizabeth Mohnke; NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] FW: NABS List Guidelines

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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