[cma-l] Mailing list guidelines

[Bill Best]

May I remind mailing list users of the mailing list guidelines a link to
which is contained in every email sent to the list:

http://www.commedia.org.uk/get-support/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/

Keep messages short, polite and focused.

Emails containing HTML should not be sent to the mailing lists.  Advice on
how to switch off HTML in your email client may be found here.

Do not make messages too short – messages that say “me too” or “agreed” or
“can you send me a copy too?” are not appropriate for the list. Instead,
contact the sender directly via e-mail.

Do choose an explanatory subject line for your message. “Advice needed”,
“help please”, or “community media” are not good choices. Do not forget
that people searching the archives will be presented with a list of results
and the subject lines: the more specific your subject line, the more likely
it will be useful to someone in the future.

Sometimes discussions can drag on and become of minimal relevance to the
majority of the list’s users. You can always continue a discussion
off-list, by e-mailing a person directly.

You might strongly disagree with someone’s comments but every user is
entitled to respect and courtesy.

*How to use the lists*

Types of message that should not be sent to the lists include:

   - Intemperate or other messages that are likely to cause offence,
   defamatory or damaging material.
   - Negative comments, unconstructive remarks and criticism.
   - Negative rants – constructive solutions are encouraged.
   - Messages containing potentially libellous content.
   - Unsubstantiated argument and assertion.
   - Ad-hominem attacks.
   - Racist, sexist, homophobic and other discriminatory content.
   - Promotion of goods or services that might adversely affect the
   sustainability of the CMA.
   - Announcements or queries relating to “viruses” unless from the CMA
   moderator.
   - Chain letters
   - Jokes and hoax emails
   - Messages that are too short to be helpful and explanatory e.g. “to
   answer your question, visit this link: www…”. Explain what information is
   to be found there, what the site is, and perhaps even quote selectively
   from it to answer the question.
   - Generic greetings; for example “happy Christmas to everyone on the
   forum” is not an acceptable use of the list.
   - Queries to individuals e.g. “can Bob contact me? I think you posted
   something last month on transmitters. Or was it Raj?”
   - “Me too messages” – if someone is offering further information, ask
   them directly, not on the list itself.
   - Material that is not yours to forward or publish. This could be
   copyright material or private correspondence.

We also suggest you think twice about sending jokes to the mailing list –
there may be somebody who will be offended by an apparently innocuous joke
and the list owner tends to be the one who gets the criticism.

All posts to the mailing list serve an informational purpose only and
should neither be considered an endorsement of the content of third party
websites nor of the opinions expressed by list members.

If you are in any doubt about whether to send a message then take time to
reflect on the content of your message.

The CMA has the final decision and reserves the right to refuse, without
reason, to post messages to the list.

Bill Best
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Operations Manager
Community Media Association
http://www.commedia.org.uk/
https://twitter.com/community_media
http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation

Canstream Internet Radio & Video
http://www.canstream.co.uk/
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