Think carefully before sending a message. Remember that
hundreds of people will get it.
Do not post anything political to any of the lists. By political posts we mean, first of all,
all posts with personal opinions about
political issues, but also
links to political articles,
requests to participate in online petitions or polls, political
jokes, etc. A political
EVENT (e.g., a demonstration) can be announced via the
"general" ISO list, but the
announcement must strictly conform to the following format:
Title: (One line only)
Speakers: (One line for each)
Time:
Location:
Web Link:
Send your message only to the relevant list. General, public
information belongs on the general list, marketing (jobs, sales,
promotions) belongs on the iso-market group.
Send your message only once. When announcing an event, it is
OK to send also one reminder.
Always write a subject line, and make it as specific as you
can. For example, do not
write "sufganiot", but rather "where can I buy
sufganiot in Palo Alto?".
Whenever possible, reply personally to a member, without sharing the
entire list. Always
check before replying that other members have not already replied
before you.
Do not forward to the list warnings against new viruses, messages
about children in trouble,
etc., unless you are sure that it is not a hoax. Use http://www.snopes.com/,
for example, to check this.
Even if your email program has the capability, do not tag messages
as "urgent" or
assign them a due date.
Violators of the above rules might be suspended or removed from the
list.
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