List Serve POLICIES

[David Johnson]

I think it is time to review the terms and conditions of list serves in
general and this list serve in particular.  PLEASE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION
TO ITEM 2

POSTING POLICY
The following policy governs all postings to the Web4Lib list. Offenders 
will be warned once and removed from the list after further infractions:

1) All messages must relate, however slightly, to the general topic of 
World Wide Web systems and libraries or library staff. The list owner 
interprets this rather broadly, but messages that are clearly off-topic 
will not be tolerated. 
2) Advertisements are not appropriate. However, a simple statement that 
offers a way to follow-up for more information on a service or product is 
tolerated if it accompanies a substantive message discussing a subject 
appropriate to the list.
3) General virus warnings (not bug reports), are strongly discouraged, and
ONLY official CERT (http://www.cert.org/) or CIAC
(http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/) advisories are acceptable. In addition,
before forwarding any virus information you may wish to check Internet
Hoaxes (http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-05.shtml) for hoax information
and how to spot hoaxes.
4) Personal attacks such as name calling and personal insults will not
be tolerated. Comments that are intended only to enrage the recipient
rather than contribute to thoughtful discussion are prohibited.
5) All postings must be free of copyright restrictions that limit
distribution. For example, posting a significant amount of a copyrighted
work verbatim requires the permission of the copyright holder. To verify
that such permission was obtained, all postings of this nature must
include a statement that this is the case. 

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