E-Group Rules & Etiquette
Thanks for
being part of our eGroup community. To ensure the best possible
experience for all eGroup members, we have established some basic
guidelines for participation.
By joining and using these e-mail
lists, you agree that you have read and will follow the rules and
guidelines set for these peer discussion groups. You also agree to
reserve list discussions for topics best suited to the medium. This is
a great medium with which to solicit the advice of your peers, benefit
from their experience, and participate in an ongoing conversation.
Questions about IAAP or the website at community.iaap-hq.org should be directed to our Member Services department. Technical questions on association management
issues should directed to our helpdesk.
Please take a moment to
acquaint yourself with these important guidelines. If you have
questions, contact the member services department. In order to preserve
a climate that encourages both civil and fruitful dialogue, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate
membership on all lists for members who violate these rules.
The Rules
- Don't
challenge or attack others. The discussions on the lists are meant to
stimulate conversation not to create contention. Let others have their
say, just as you may.
- Don't post commercial messages on any eGroup. Under no circumstances is spam or any other sort of advertising
tolerated. This does not apply to legitimate educational chapter or
division events, but does apply to fundraisers and services, such as
proofreading, virtual assistance, etc.
- Chapter or division events should be promoted in their respect chapter or division eGroups as well as the Educational Seminars eGroup. Please do not post these in the General IAAP Discussion eGroup; they will be removed.
- Use caution when discussing
products. Information posted on the lists is available for all to see,
and comments are subject to libel, slander, and antitrust laws.
- All
defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal
materials are strictly prohibited. Do not post anything in a eGroup
message that you would not want the world to see or that you would not
want anyone to know came from you.
- Please note carefully all
items listed in the disclaimer and legal rules below, particularly
regarding the copyright ownership of information posted to the list.
- Remember that community.iaap-hq.org and other e-mail list participants have the right to reproduce postings to this eGroup.
- Send your message only to the most appropriate list(s). Do not spam several lists with the same message.
All messages must add to the body of knowledge. community.iaap-hq.org reserves the right to reject any message for any reason.
E-Group Etiquette
- Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, affiliation, location.
- State
concisely and clearly the topic of your comments in the subject line.
This allows members to respond more appropriately to your posting and
makes it easier for members to search the archives by subject.
- Include
only the relevant portions of the original message in your reply.
Delete any header information, and put your response before the
original posting.
- Only send a message to the entire list when it contains information that everyone can benefit from.
- Send
messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me, too" to
individuals--not to the entire list. Do this by using the "Reply to
Sender" link to the left of every message.
- Do not send
administrative messages, such as remove me from the list, through the eGroup. Instead, use the Web interface to change your settings or to
remove yourself from a list. If you are changing e-mail addresses, you
do not need to remove yourself from the list and rejoin under your new
e-mail address. Simply change your settings.
- Warn other list
subscribers of lengthy messages either in the subject line or at the
beginning of the message body with a line that says "Long Message."
The Legal Stuff
These eGroups are provided as a service of community.iaap-hq.org for
Association Leadership. We (IAAP) are not responsible for
the opinions and information posted on this site by others.
We disclaim all warranties with regard to
information posted on this site, whether posted by us or any third party; this disclaimer includes all
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall IAAP be liable for any special, indirect, or
consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of
use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or
performance of any information posted on this site.
Do not post
any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal
materials. Do not post any information or other material protected by
copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By posting
material, the posting party warrants and represents that he or she owns
the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission
from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants IAAP and users of this list the nonexclusive right and
license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use
such information or other material.
Messages should not be posted
if they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement that
either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of
another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict
free trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about
the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms
or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data;
market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers
or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or
suppliers.
We do not actively monitor the
site for inappropriate postings and do not on its own undertake
editorial control of postings. However, in the event that any
inappropriate posting is brought to our attention, we will take all appropriate action.
We reserve the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.