Community Guidelines, List Instructions, and Agreement 

Rules of Etiquette

Please follow these ideas so you may contribute to the conversation, be understood and not overwhelm others' email systems.

• Include Your Name
  To frame your perspectives, it's useful to include your name, affiliation, phone number, location, etc. Vcard should not be included as part of your auto-signature, because viruses can attach themselves to vcards.
• Use the Subject Line
  State concisely and clearly the specific topic of the 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.
• Delete Extra Text
  Include only the relevant portions of the original message in your reply, delete any header information, and put your response before the original posting.
• Think About Your Audience
  Only send a message to the entire list when it contains information that everyone may benefit from.
• Check the "To:" Field
  When responding to a message from the list please check the "to:" field to determine whether your message is addressed to the whole list, or just the sender of the message. Messages such as "thanks for the information" or "can you send to me, too" should be addressed to individuals--not to the entire list. Do this by using your e-mail application's forwarding option or by typing in or cutting and pasting in the e-mail address of the individual to whom you want to respond.
• Relax, No All Caps
  Emails written in all caps are interpreted as “shouting”. Use upper/lower case type in your posts.
• Use the Web Interface or the Administrator
  To request a daily digest, or unsubscribe or remove yourself from a list, please log in to the web interface. Unsubscribe and administrative requests should be sent to the listserve administrator and not to the list.
• Nothing Administrative on the List
  Do not send administrative messages, such as remove me from the list, through the listserver. Instead, contact the manager of the list directly to change your settings or to remove yourself from a list. If you are changing e-mail addresses, you need to advise AACOM to remove you from the list and rejoin under your new e-mail address.

The Web Interface

Log into the web interface to manage your groups and see past messages

Graphical Instructions for the web interface (787k, 6 Pages)

Agreement Form

The following are the rules and conditions of participation in AACOM listservs:
By participating in this listserv, you hereby agree to be bound by and warrant your full compliance with the following rules and conditions.

1. Nothing Illegal
   Subscribers are not permitted to post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, derogatory, or illegal information or material.
2. No Stealing Intellectual Property
   Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner; to use any words, logos or other marks that would infringe upon the trademark, service mark, certification mark, or other intellectual property rights of the owners of such marks without the permission of such owners, or to post confidential information or any information that would infringe upon the proprietary, privacy or personal rights of others.
3. Accountability
   Do not post anything in a listserv message that you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you. Use caution when commenting on or discussing products.
4. Ask Permission For Commercial Use
   Commercial use of this listserv is prohibited without prior authorization. Do not use the listserv to solicit or conduct business, including the direct marketing of users' products or services, without authorization from the list manager.
5. Opinions Expressed May Not Be Accurate
   AACOM does not generally monitor this listserv for inappropriate postings, and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. AACOM does not guarantee the accuracy of material shared on its list serves and does not necessarily endorse opinions expressed.
6. Consequences For Misuse
   In the event that any inappropriate posting or unauthorized use of the listserv is brought to AACOM's attention, including but not limited to prohibited posting and usage as outlined herein, AACOM will take all appropriate action, in its sole discretion. AACOM reserves the right to terminate, without prior notice, the listserv access of any user who does not abide by these guidelines.
7. Be Honest, Professional and Constructive
   The discussions on the lists are meant to stimulate conversation not to create contention. Let others have their say, just as you may. We encourage you to openly share your opinions and perspectives, while being professional, and courteous of others. Honesty and frankness are important, especially when accompanied by constructive analysis and problem-solving.
8. Contributions May Be Reproduced
   Remember that other e-mail list participants have the right to forward and reproduce postings to this listserv.
9. This Document Can Change
   This listserv policy is subject to change depending upon the needs and requirements of AACOM and the listserv subscribers.

Agreement to these terms

Participation in this group, via the email list implies acceptance of these terms. Thank you for being aware of this agreement and for being a valuable, productive contributor!