Web4Lib Posting Policy

[Roy Tennant]

Every now and then I think it is a good idea to repost the Web4Lib
Posting Policy so everyone is clear about the conditions under which
they participate in this forum. Please find it below. Thanks,
Roy

Posting Policy

The following policy governs all postings to the Web4Lib list. These
policies will be enforced by the Web4Lib Advisory Board. Please note
that repeated violations of these policies may result in the removal
of offenders from the list.

1) All messages must relate, however slightly, to the general topic of
World Wide Web systems and libraries or library staff. The list owner
and Advisory Board interprets this rather broadly, but messages that
are clearly off-topic will not be tolerated.

2) Advertisements are not appropriate. This includes, but is not
limited to, announcements of new products and free trials by those who
stand to gain from such announcements. 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. Announcements of
conferences, workshops, new publications, and position openings
appropriate to the topic of the list are allowed.

3) Virus warnings (not bug reports), are strongly discouraged. In
addition, before forwarding information about a virus or some other
purported disaster you may wish to check Snopes.com and Symantec's
Virus Hoaxes for hoax information, urban legends, and other rumors.

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.

6) The preferred format for list messages is plain text. Subscribers
whose mail clients default to other formats such as HTML should
configure them to send plain text when posting to the list. Sending
MIME file attachments of any kind is prohibited; to prevent the spread
of viruses, etc., any attachments are automatically stripped from your
message before posting.

7) All posts to Web4Lib are permanently stored in the publicly
accessible archive.

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2012-10-10