Message moderation

[Daniel Schuman]

Hi everyone,

There have been a few messages this past week that have been off-topic for this group. As you know, "the goal of this group is to provide a safe and welcoming arena for government-focused collaboration and news-sharing around open government efforts of the United States government."

I take a broad view of that mission and welcome contributions from government officials, civil society, and the public. Some examples of welcome topics include:

-The Open Government Initiative, Directive, and Agency Action Plans
-The U.S. National Open Government Action Plan for the Open Government Partnership
-The Freedom of Information Act and Federal Advisory Committee  Act
-Open government data disclosures, programs, policies, and projects
-Civic engagement and public participation

For example, it is entirely appropriate to talk about proposed legislation, ongoing administration actions, or concerns relating thereto. Such emails are welcome and encouraged.

However, messages that are off-topic will result in the senders having their messages moderated (i.e., require re-approval). If they are obviously spam, or senders persist in sending off-topic emails, they will lose the ability to send to this group.

Thank you in advance. 

Daniel

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Daniel Schuman 

Executive Director | American Governance Institute