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Online Information Service |
  Stormwater
Program Online Information Service Rules |
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- Unethical or
Illegal Use of the Lists is Prohibited -
The list moderators reserve the right to
unsubscribe and/or ban a list member from
the lists if they are suspected of unethical
or illegal use of the lists. Unethical
or illegal use of the lists would include
(but is not limited to) one of the following
activities:
- Sending SPAM to the list(s).
Keep the message on topic. Don't post messages
unless they are of direct interest to the
list.
- Verbal abuse or threatening of a fellow
list member or organization. Verbal abuse
includes (but is not limited to) racist,
sexist, etc. comments.
- Attempting to access, change, or delete
information unless you are authorized to
do so.
- Allowing others to use your membership/administrative
privileges.
- Signature block -
Identify yourself with a signature block,
but limit it to four lines. Most e-mail software
allows you to set up a signature that is
automatically added to all outgoing messages.
- Reduce Reply Quotations - When you respond
to a message, please edit your reply
to quote only enough of the pertinent message
to place your comment in perspective. Most
e-mail readers have an option for quoting
the previous message in a reply. Please omit
parts that aren't necessary, and write your
reply in the message body. Indicate omissions
with ellipsis or the bracketed snip (...
or [snip]). Also, note that it is never necessary
to send a reply to both the list and the
sender, because doing so will result in the
original sender getting two copies of your
reply, since the original sender is already
subscribed to the list. Please reply
only to the list.
- Proofread -
Please proofread your message and look for
spelling and grammar errors, since it will
be read by hundreds and in some cases thousands
of users. DO NOT USE ALL CAPS! It will look
like you are shouting. Also, review the tone
of your message. Ask yourself what your reaction
would be if you received it. Look for any
areas that might be misunderstood and rewrite
these sentences to remove any ambiguity.
Keep your message concise and to the point.
Be clear and be polite.
Remember, people do not like to read large
blocks of text.
- The Subject Field - Always enter a descriptive
phrase in the subject field of the e-mail
message. This phrase should give an indication
of the message's content. If you have more
than one topic, send separate messages for
each topic. This allows the recipient to
reply separately to each topic and more easily "file" the
message under the proper category. When you
use the reply function, but digress from
the original subject, modify the "Subject" field
accordingly. This keeps the body information
in sync with its topic.
- Reply Address -
When replying to a message, pay attention
to where the message is going. Remember,
the default reply address is to the list,
and not to the person who wrote the message.
- Long Lines - If the line lengths in your
messages are too wide, they become unreadable
in many mail readers. Try setting your window
to less than 80 characters (72 is a common
number), and set the font to a fixed-width
font such as Courier. This will insure that
your messages can be read by the broadest
number of mail readers and computing platforms.
- Commercial Messages/Attachments -
Commercial messages are not permitted, nor
are attachments. If you want to send someone
an attached file, please do so in a private
e-mail message, not by sending it to the
list. You can also upload the file
to a Web site or FTP site and post the URL
on the list.
- Copyrighted Materials - Do not send copyrighted
material unless you own the copyright or
have explicit permission from the author
to do so. Instead, write a short description
about the item and post the URL or Web address
of where the copyrighted material can be
found.
- HTML -
The list will reject all HTML-formatted messages. If you send a HTML message
to the list you will receive a REJECTION MESSAGE stating that your message
was rejected because it was sent as an HTML message. All messages must be sent
in PLAIN TEXT format. Although HTML-formatted messages are the wave of the future,
many readers still use plain text e-mail readers, and they will not be able to
read your message if it has formatting codes in it. You should note that some
e-mail programs may send formatted messages by default. If your e-mail program
is set up that way, you will need to turn off that feature before sending a message
to the list. Please see Sending
E-mail Messages in Plain Text Format for help.
- Technical problems with the list or difficulties
unsubscribing from the list should be sent to the List Owner.
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