WGNA's "eList" WELCOME MESSAGE ****************************
Welcome to the WGNA eList -- the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association's electronic equivalent of neighborly chats over the back fence!
This message gives you important information about using this list - please save it for future reference.
This email list is run by the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association (WGNA) and Superb Host as a community service. It exists for announcements, questions, discussion and general communication related to WGNA and the Willow Glen neighborhood. This list is unmoderated: the list manager does not filter postings--everything sent to the list is automatically posted.
Please observe proper "netiquette". Acceptable posts are personal
email about WGNA and Willow Glen. Often it is clear that a subject is
acceptable [e.g., "lost cat on
Specifically not allowed on the eList are commercial solicitation or political campaigning: no
selling telephone time or investment opportunities, and no soliciting of
campaign contributions or volunteers. This does not, however, exclude localized
personal posts such as yard sales, a great kid's lemonade stand that has popped
up on
This is not a joke-exchange: please do not forward jokes, cartoons, etc.: they clog the system, and not everybody finds them funny. Humorous stories and anecdotes of life in Willow Glen, on the other hand, are welcome.
Do not send attachments, and do not incorporate graphics into eList posts: they are annoying for subscribers with dial-up modems, can clog email in-baskets, and may spread viruses. To send a picture, post it to your own or other private website, and then provide a link to it in your post.
Regardless of topic, it is never acceptable to personally attack another person, on or off of the eList - NO FLAMING! Be as courteous to your neighbors online as you would be in person. Remember to sign your name and indicate your general location or affiliation.
Failure to follow the rules can result in anything from a polite warning to immediate and permanent termination of eList privileges. If you have questions about any of this or are not sure if a post might be appropriate, feel free to contact the Moderator at "moderator@wgna.net" for guidance.
LIST INSTRUCTIONS
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*** Sending mail to the list ***
To send a message to all WGNA eList participants, use a message with the following form. Note: the email address (eList@wgna.net) is case insensitive.
From: Susan Smith
To: eList@wgna.net
Subject: Lost dog!
Our 4 year old brown poodle jumped the fence at
Susan Smith, Cherry at
[Note: it is general good practice to not divulge personal information such as the home-phone or street-address.]
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*** Leaving the list ***
To stop receiving messages from the eList, you will need to send a message to the list administrator at "admin@wgna.net" with " REMOVE FROM ELIST" in the subject line. For example:
From: Susan Smith
To: admin@wgna.net
Subject: REMOVE FROM ELIST
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*** To post items for sale ***
Note: the eList is Not for commercial purposes. Be brief, and give contact information. Begin the subject line with "FOR SALE" (or "FOR RENT", as appropriate):
From: John Johnson
To: eList@wgna.net
Subject: FOR RENT: 3-bedroom house
We're leaving town and have to rent our house. Check
out our website at John@Johnson.net for photos, or email us at
John.Johnson@inter.net for details.
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TECHNICAL DETAILS
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The eList has two modes: "immediate" and "digest".
In Immediate Mode, each post to the eList is delivered immediately as a separate message.
In Digest Mode, the messages are saved up for a day or two and then sent as a collection, along with a "table of contents". The Digest Mode may be preferable for those who do not want to be bothered with frequent "you've got mail" interruptions, but the messages can be a little more cumbersome to read. (Some computer setups require you to configure things so that "Notepad" will automatically read files with the ".EZM" extension.)
To switch from one mode to the other, send a message to "admin@wgna.net" with the message "switch to immediate mode" (or vice-versa), and we'll try to accommodate in a timely manner.
*** Where to report problems ***
Should you still have any problems or questions, please email the list administrator at "admin@wgna.net" who will be happy to help.
Legal fine print:
This service is provided to you at WGNA's sole discretion, under the following terms and conditions:
1) We will not be liable to you or to any third party if we discontinue our service to you or if we modify or discontinue this service.
2) You acknowledge and agree that you assume full responsibility for any unlawful, threatening, libelous, obscene, harassing, abusive or offensive material contained in your communications though this service, any infringement of third party intellectual property rights arising from your communications through this service, or any crime facilitated by your communications through this service.
3) You are solely responsible for your communications through this service.
4) Your use of the service is subject to all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations.
5) You agree: (a) to comply with US law regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States through the service; (b) not to use the service for illegal purposes; (c) not to interfere or disrupt networks connected to the service; and (d) to comply with all regulations, policies and procedures of networks connected to the service.
6) We make use of the internet to send and receive certain messages; therefore, your conduct is subject to internet regulations, policies and procedures. You will not use the service for chain letters, junk mail, spamming or any use of distribution lists to any person who has not given specific permission to be included in such a process.
7) You shall not interfere with another participant's use and enjoyment of the service or another entity's use and enjoyment of similar services.
8) We may, at our sole discretion, immediately terminate service should your conduct fail to conform with these terms and conditions.
9) You agree to indemnify and hold Willow Glen Neighborhood Association (WGNA) and Superb Host, their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of participant's use of the service, the violation of these terms and conditions by you, or the infringement by you, or other user of the service using your computer, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
10) We may terminate the service with or without cause at any time and effective immediately. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for termination of service.
11) Participants agree that any posts made to the list may be used in WGNA printed and/or posted materials. Any other reproduction of posts is prohibited without prior approval by both the author of the post and by the WGNA Board.
12) We may amend these rules at any time. The changes to the rules will be emailed to the eList and also posted on the www.wgna.net website. Your continued use of the eList indicates your agreement to abide by the current rules.
Translated into English: please follow proper netiquette, or you won't be welcome. If you have a problem with these terms and conditions, send an email to admin@wgna.net and we'll gladly remove you from the list.
Welcome to the list. Have
fun!
~Larry Ames, eList moderator
LLA