Users new to the list as well as those who have been around for a while are encouraged to read the following List Rules and Standards and become acquainted with them. Most of our rules are simple net etiquette. We'd like to think of Tarot-L as a home away from home, and when you are visiting someone's home, you are always on your best behavior ;-)
Because of the variety of styles and information that will be discussed on
the list, we do have standards of courtesy that must be maintained by our
members at all times. Failure to do so will lead to 'warnings' and further
abuses will lead to termination of membership.
1. DO NOT use the list for blatantly commercial purposes. [Any member
who violates this rule will be terminated from the list *immediately*.]
Announcements of Tarot gatherings, or classes, and availability of decks
is OK. We prefer to see such postings ask that followups be done via
private e-mail. We would rather not see advertisements for professional
readings as most members of the list are readers, many at a professional
level.
2. Absolutely No Flaming.
According to the Cyber Dictionary (Compliments
of PC World Magazine), the definition of flaming is as follows: "To
breathe the fire of contempt and insult on some online person, innocent or not.
It is a breach of online etiquette - or netiquette - used purposely to
denigrate another user". That means don't threaten, slander, or abuse
your fellow list members and do not attack people's intelligence or
character. If you have a disagreement with someone, take it up with
them personally and privately, but DO NOT post it to the list.
If you flame, you will be immediately sanctioned. Repeated disrespectful
actions directed at list members will be cause for loss of posting
privileges.
3. Please respect cultural, religious and sexual differences at all times.
Any bashing of one's religion, culture or sexual orientation will not be
tolerated.
Besides overt actions which will be immediately sanctioned, repeated
minor disrespectful actions directed at list members will be cause for loss of
posting privileges.
4*. Stay On Topic: We realize that with subjects such as Tarot, the nature
of the discussion may deviate from the original question. We ask that
you try and keep things on topic as possible. If a subject strays from
being on topic, you will be asked to take it to private. Please do not add extraneous email to the
tarot list merely to second or compliment another's post.
As a supplement to Tarot-L there is a mailinglist called EXOTERIC-L which has created a place were general topics that are not necessarily primarily focused on Tarot can be discussed and "chatty" posts are welcome.
To subscribe, write to: Majordomo@readers.com
In the body of the message write: subscribe exoteric-l
5*. No Quoting Without Consent: If you wish to pass messages off the
list to others, seek the authorization from the author. Do not quote
any person on this list without their consent.
Don't quote private e-mail without the author's permission. Be careful
when replying to letters that you receive. Check the address it's coming from to see if its a personal e-mail message. It's also a good idea to include something like "Private" or "Personal" in the subject header of a private e-mail that you're sending to another member on the list and not posting to the group. Note: if it is done "deliberately" in such a way as to embarrass or
harass another member, it will be considered a violation of list policy and it
will be dealt with accordingly.
6*. Please DO NOT send the following items to the tarot e-list:
File attachments (pictures, sound, text) or ascii drawings
Spam Mail
Chain Letters
Forwarded Mail
Colored Text
HTML
When posting to the list, make sure your mail settings are in text (.txt)
format. Text sent in HTML will result in a MIME File. File attachments, forwarded e-mail and colored text will also result in MIME files, and therefore, they are discouraged.
7*. Edit Your Posts: When replying to the list, quote text *only* to
establish context; make sure it is *directly* relevant to your reply. Strive to
limit the quoted text to 5 lines. Place your replies so that they immediately
follow the relevant sections of quoted text. DO NOT quote signature files.
If your use of quotation is found to be excessive, you will initially
receive a reminder. If you continue to misuse the quotation function, you will
receive a warning, and then sanctions will be applied.
8*. Limit your signature files to 6 lines.
9*. Because E-mail is a word-only medium, tone is very important. While
we encourage debate about ideas and issues, it is very important not
to respond to an individual in a sneering manner, neither by tone or
word. If you suspect something might be taken as an insult, reword it so
that it is clear you are opposing the statement, not demeaning the
individual who made it, or their mental capabilities, etc. If the moderators receive and share repeated complaints about your tone and manner with you, alter
your emails accordingly or risk losing posting privileges.
* If you violate these standards, you will receive a reminder from the moderator on duty. Continued reminders will lead to a warning. After initial
warning, you will lose your posting privileges.
