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The rules that apply to all Region Three Lists can also be found at http://www.region3.com/lists.php Please pay special attention to the spamming rules, HTML encoding
and flaming rules.
Remember that there are plenty of good ways to express yourself on the Regional Three Lists. Please act your
chronological age when posting. As always unless given specific permission by an Regional Executive Committee member DO NOT send attached files to any region3.com address.
Region Three would like to thank Mark H. Anbinder, former STARFLEET List Moderator, for some of these rules (in other words, they were so good we 'borrowed' them).
REGION THREE LIST RULES
I. Thou shalt not send any attached files to the list.
That means that *nobody* is allowed to send binary files
(.exe, .wav or whatever) to this list. This above all is
the rule not to break.
II. Thou shalt keep it plain and simple.
That means that *nobody* is allowed to use styled text or
HTML encoding of any kind in their messages. Remember not
everyone has the ability to receive e-mails that are more
than plain text and if HTML or stylized text is used it comes
out as garbage.
III. Thou shalt not get to full of yourself.
This means that you will limit signature blocks to six lines,
including all information, decorations, quotations, and blank
lines.
IV. Thou shalt not flame thy fellow list member.
Respect your fellow list member. NO insults, flames or other
acts thatdisrupt the even flow of discussion on the list will
be allowed. We expect you to act like adults when posting
here. Feel free to express disagreement with someone's
position by arguing your position. Do not feel free to
express your disagreement via attacks on the other party as
an individual. If you must take the discussion to a 'higher'
level then do it privately. This rule will be STRICTLY
ENFORCED! This includes not only fellow list members, but
ANYONE. NO ONE shall use any of the Region Three lists to
transmit any threatening, harassing or libelous material
against another list member.
If ANYONE does any of the above, Region Three retains the right
to terminate any and all access to any and /or all Region Three
Lists.
V. Thou shalt follow the subject matter of the Mailing List.
That means that if you are in the Shuttle Operations Mailing
List, please do not discuss the latest DS9 episode. (Unless,
of course, you can find some way of making it relevant to the
List topic... )
VI. Thou shalt only quote the relevant part of the message to
which thou art replying to.
That means that you can't quote the entire message to which
you are replying to if it's not necessary (those are called
'me too' posts). Don't quote .sigs either. However, make it
clear to which part you are replying to.
VII. Thou shalt not post more than five (5) messages a day
on the list.
This is your daily limit, but we'll be flexible in certain
cases. However, please remember that these do fill up the
other members mailboxes and act responsibly.
VIII. Thou shalt change the subject of the message to which
thou art replying to if it has become irrelevant (the title,
of course).
Change the message in the headers if it doesn't make any sense,
or some people who might want to read your post but not a reply
to the original message to which you are replying to will just
delete your post.
IX. Thy address shalt not start bouncing mail.
If it does, we'll unsubscribe you from the list. We currently
don't have a digest option. It is your duty to see that this
doesn't happen to you, as we don't send warnings to the people
concerned (we just don't have the time).
X. Thou shalt send all administrative, technical questions or
comments to owner-majordomo@ region3.com.
That means no 'how do I get off the list' on the list. E-mail
listadmin@region3.com and we'll tell you.
XI. Thou shalt not forward private e-mail.
No forwarding of private mail. Messages sent to you privately
are not to be shared with the list without the permission of
the author. The same applies for messages from limited-access
mailing lists.
XII. Thou shalt not be a 'mule'.
This means that no one will forward messages to the list for
non-subscribers. Some folks aren't subscribed because they
aren't allowed to post to the Regional Lists. If someone asks
you to share their thoughts with the list, ask them to contact
a list moderator at listadmin@region3.com. We'll post their
message for them if we think it's appropriate.
XIII. Thou shalt not commit SPAM.
This means that NO ONE will use any of the Region Three Lists
for spamming, junk mail, bulk sending or posting of unsolicited
messages, or any use of distribution lists that include people
who have not given specific permission to be included in such
distribution process.
DO NOT FORWARD CHAIN LETTERS. A chain letter is a message
that urges you to pass it along to others. Simple as that.
It doesn't have to be a get-rich-quick scheme e-mail to be a
prohibited chain letter. Chain e-mail is against the terms
of service of most Internet service providers, and is
absolutely against the rules here. This includes but is not
limited to chain petitions, virus warnings, snowballs, and
other messages that urge you to pass them to all your friends
are forbidden.
NO VIRUS WARNINGS. If you receive an e-mail message warning
you of a dastardly virus or prank that everyone should know
about, do yourself (and us) a favor and DON'T forward it to
everyone you know. Above all, don't forward it to any Regional
Lists. Odds are very good it's a hoax, an urban legend, or
otherwise bogus. If you get something that seems real, and you
feel everyone needs to know about it, please pass it on to
listadmin@region3.com and we'll post it if it seems appropriate.
NO TEST MESSAGES. If the operation of the list needs to be
tested for some reason, one of the list administrators will
do so. If you feel there's a problem we don't know about,
please let us know at listadmin@region3.com. If you need to
test the operation of your e-mail, please do so by exchanging
e-mail with an individual, or even send an innocuous command
to majordomo.
NO ADVERTISING OR SALES PITCHES, whether to promote something
that would benefit you, a friend, or an unrelated company. We
may make exceptions for chapter fundraisers and the like, but
only after permission is obtained before posting such messages.
NO 'ME TOO' POSTS. If you'd also like the information someone
has requested on the list, send a private note to that person
asking him or her to share the results of his or her request.
If you agree with what someone has just said, feel free to
express your agreement in a private note. Don't bother posting
a reply to the list unless you have something to add to the
discussion.
NO PERSONAL PAGING. If you've misplaced someone's e-mail
address, or mail is bouncing, or you'd like to get in touch
with a list subscriber, there are better ways to do it than
wasting everyone's time simultaneously.
Furthermore any obscene material or any material that may be
deemed offensive shall not be sent via a Regional mailing list.
If ANYONE does any of the above, Region Three retains the right
to terminate any and all access to any and /or all Region Three
Lists.
To see the collection of prior postings to the list,
visit the r3list
Archives.
(The current archive is only available to the list
members.)
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