Administrative Notice--please read before posting (updated 1/05)
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Administrative Notice--please read before posting (updated 1/05)
PURPOSE OF ALT.MED.FIBROMYALGIA.RECOVERY.INFO (moderated)
Alt.med.fibromyalgia.recovery.info (moderated) is a meeting place for those
looking for support and information that may lead to a remission of or relief
from the fibromyalgia syndrome. It is a place to share questions, information
and ideas; discuss problems in search of a treatment or lifestyle changes that
may offer relief; debate differences of opinion based on experience or research;
explore new therapies and protocols and examine the merits of old ones; seek and
offer solace and emotional support, and otherwise share triumphs and trials in
lives that are affected by fibromyalgia.
A FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions Sheet) will be posted weekly, along with
this Administrative Notice. Newcomers note: many of your initial questions can
be answered here in detail from a wealth of information that may not appear in
response to a post requesting general information or information on a thread
that has recently expired. You can access the Dejanews/Google Archive at
http://groups.google.com/can .
Suggestions to improve or amend the FAQ's should be sent to the moderators at
the address below.
MODERATION POLICY
We ask that you keep it civil, even when you disagree. If you feel particularly
passionate about a message you are about to post, please take a moment to review
your words before posting. Written language, especially when used in the
impersonal jargon of controversial health care tends to sound dry, callous, and
even haughty--easily interpreted as impolite or insulting. Most of us are ill
and can easily take things the wrong way. All the same, please remember that it
is the content of the posts in this newsgroup that we hope to benefit from--tone
is somewhat irrelevant to the dissemination of information.
AMFRI is a moderated group. That is to say that a moderator(s) will apply a test
of relevancy and minimal courtesy to all posts received. If a post does not pass
that test, it will not appear in the newsgroup without first having been
returned to its sender with an explanation and the implicit invitation to revise
it and re-post.
CROSSPOSTING:
Crossposting is only allowed to the parent news group, alt.med.fibromyalgia.
The reason for this is that when we approve a post that is cross posted, we also
approve posts for other moderated news groups. This is not proper practice--so
we must honor other moderated news groups by deleting all cross posts to any ng,
except amf.
Trolling
With that in mind, however, personal attacks and insults will not be tolerated.
If you suspect something you wrote might be construed as a personal attack or
insult, remember this guideline: When in Doubt, Take it Out. Reword it.
Otherwise, it may be returned to you for revision prior to appearing on the
group. Trolls (people repeatedly submitting personal or inflammatory attacks),
after they become recognized by the moderators, will be filtered.
SUBJECT TITLES (THREAD TOPICS)
Topicality of posts is very important. Posts should be under appropriate subject
titles. If they are not, the subject title of the post may be revised, or a new
thread may be started to reflect the topic of the post. Moderators may change
thread subjects if necessary.
VENDORS/SPAM
Advertising is no longer allowed on AMFRI.
All SPAM will be filtered or deleted.
It is acceptable for members to recommend products or services, they must not be
selling them. Posts must fully explain the product or service being posted.
Any post claiming the poster or someone the poster knows has been relieved or
cured of fibromyalgia by an unnamed product and only an email address to reply
to will be deleted. Any vague post asking others to "contact me" for more
details regarding a cure, treatment or modality will be deleted.
Complaints of unfair business practice on the part of anyone posting in
AMFRI should be reported immediately to the administrator or
moderator, and all subsequent posts from unscrupulous vendors will be filtered.
As of 2/1/99, any vendors found to be sending unsolicited private e-mails to
individuals posting on this newsgroup will be barred from posting in the future
and reported to their ISP. Members must notify the Administrator.
gnn4...@surewest.net
QUOTING
Original written material is generally copy-written. Before you quote someone's
words, either from a web site (or a private e-mail), please get their
permission, or as an alternative to quoting, cite a link to their site. Original
composition or paraphrase submitted to our newsgroup is public domain and may be
quoted freely, although it is considered courteous to accurately acknowledge the
author for the sake of clarity.
Posting Options
Stuff happens and people cannot always post from their accustomed news server.
Most people have the option of using open news servers, signing up for news
service above and beyond your ISP news service, or using a free web based news
service such as www.google.com. These are all options for when your usual news
server isn't working.
With a moderated ng you have another option. You can submit posts via email by
addressing an email to: amfr...@surewest.net . The moderators will enter a
news group field and your post will be processed. This method should be used in
the event you are having trouble posting.
Moderation Delays
A note about the time before you see your post. Remember usenet/uunet is not a
perfect medium and as such there will be a delay before a post that is submitted
to the group appears. This delay will depend on whether or not a moderator(s) is
available at the time of the submission and/or if there is a problem with the
post. If your post does not show up right away, please do not re-send it. All
attempts will be made to have moderation schedules in such a way that the delay
time for posting should be minimal. Remember, if you submit a post without a
valid e-mail address and there is a problem with it, we cannot contact you and
the post will be delayed. If your address is valid, you will be contacted and
you will then have the opportunity to re-submit the post.
Remember, usenet/uunet is not a perfect system and some posts will get lost in
the ether. At any point in the chain, something can go wrong. With a moderated
group there are more links in the chain, thus there can be more problems with
posts. If you are having trouble with posting, contact your support at your
ISP first -- it is the first link in your chain. If you still have trouble,
contact the Administrator of this newsgroup -- listed below at the bottom of
this message
Even moderators' posts get lost and have to be re-sent. Keep a copy of your
posts in the event that you need to re-send them.
MESSAGE CANCELING
It is the responsibility of each poster to ensure that they want to post a
message. All effort should be made to avoid posting personal information.
However, mistakes are made. Thus, it is up to each poster to cancel their own
messages, as the moderation system for this news group is not set up to cancel
messages, except in extreme cases.
Keep in mind that once a message is posted, it is out in the world and canceling
messages is like closing the barn door after the cows have left--in other words
(IOW), Cancel messages are not honored by all news servers, so your message
could still be on some server in the world. We recommend canceling at
google.com (see the help screen there), to avoid your message being archived.
COPY RIGHT AND CONTACT INFORMATION
This document and the FAQs posted on this news group are copy righted by the
following persons:
Ronald Martin, Nancy Leitner
Copyright 1999/2000/2001/2002/2004
This document and the FAQs, may not be re-posted, reprinted or distributed in
any way without the express written permission of the current moderator(s).
Once written permission is obtained, the following guidelines for use of this
material are:
You state explicitly that the information in the FAQ may not be entirely correct
or up to date. That information should not be used directly without first
checking it out. FAQ information is only a guideline.
Do not change the content of the FAQ in any way but may reformat it to better
integrate with your production media.
Assure that credit is given as appropriate.
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Other contributors to these documents include: Jane Livingston, Julie W. Linda
Solomon, Jack Vance, Jill RC Moore, Jules, Bob Akins. Michael Baugh, Duane
Schroeder, Dreamsmythe, and Lady Freedom.
Contact Information
Administrator may be contacted at: gnn4...@surewest.net
Nancy
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administrator/creator/moderator
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