E-Group
Rules & Etiquette
Thanks for being part of the Percussive Arts Society EGroup community. To ensure the best
possible experience for all EGroup members, we have established some
basic guidelines for participation.
By joining and using these e-mail lists, you agree that you have
read and will follow the rules and guidelines set for these peer
discussion groups. You also agree to reserve list discussions for topics
best suited to the medium. This is a great medium with which to solicit
the advice of your peers, benefit from their experience, and
participate in an ongoing conversation. Questions about
community.pas.org should be directed to the PAS office via our contact form.
Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important
guidelines. In order to preserve a climate that encourages both civil
and fruitful dialogue, the Percussive Arts Society reserves the right to
suspend or terminate membership on all lists for members who violate
these rules.
Our goal is to provide you with the opportunity to contribute with subject matters and opinions to advance percussion.
The Rules
- Don't challenge or attack others. The discussions on the
lists are meant to stimulate conversation not to create contention. Let
others have their say, just as you may.
- Don't post negative feedback about the PAS Network. Instead, submit your feedback to us directly.
- Don't post commercial messages on any eGroup. Contact
people directly with product and service information if you believe it
would help them.
Use caution when discussing products. Information posted on the
lists is available for all to see, and comments are subject to libel,
slander, and antitrust laws.
- All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening,
offensive, or illegal materials are strictly prohibited. Do not post
anything in a eGroup message that you would not want the world to see or
that you would not want anyone to know came from you.
- Please note carefully all items listed in the
disclaimer and legal rules below, particularly regarding the copyright
ownership of information posted to the list.
- Remember that PAS Network managers and other e-mail
list participants have the right to reproduce postings to this eGroup.
- Send your message only to the most appropriate list(s).
Do not spam several lists with the same message.
All messages must add to the body of knowledge. The Percussive
Arts Society reserves the right to reject any message for any reason.
E-Group Etiquette
- Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name,
affiliation, location.
- State concisely and clearly the topic of your 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.
- Include only the relevant portions of the original
message in your reply. Delete any header information, and put your
response before the original posting.
- Only send a message to the entire list when it contains
information that everyone can benefit from.
- Send messages such as "thanks for the information" or
"me, too" to individuals--not to the entire list. Do this by using the
"Reply to Sender" link to the left of every message.
- Do not send administrative messages, such as remove me
from the list, through the eGroup. Instead, use the Web interface to
change your settings or to remove yourself from a list. If you are
changing e-mail addresses, you do not need to remove yourself from the
list and rejoin under your new e-mail address. Simply change your
settings.
- Warn other list subscribers of lengthy messages either
in the subject line or at the beginning of the message body with a line
that says "Long Message."
The Legal Stuff
These EGroups are provided as a service of the Percussive Arts
Society for its members. The Percussive Arts Society is not responsible
for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. The
Percussive Arts Society disclaims all warranties with regard to
information posted on this site, whether posted by pas.org or any third
party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness. In no event shall the Percussive Arts
Society be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or
any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits,
arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any
information posted on this site.
Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening,
offensive, or illegal materials. Do not post any information or other
material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright
owner. By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents
that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has
received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting
party grants pas.org and users of this list the nonexclusive right and
license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use
such information or other material.
Messages should not be posted if they encourage or facilitate
members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly
leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct
intended to illegally restrict free trade. Messages that encourage or
facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate:
prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits,
profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or
markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection,
rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.
The Percussive Arts Society does not actively monitor the site
for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial
control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate
posting is brought to the Percussive Arts Society’s attention, the
organization will take all appropriate action.
The Percussive Arts Society reserves the right to terminate
access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.