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Please read these policies carefully to see if the policies are acceptable and you think you will fit in. If these policies or our list mission are not to your liking, please unsubscribe. (Link to subscription form at bottom of page.)

Email lists are a collection of people with similar interests and they are generally fun and educational. Hoflin Publishing has a long history of publishing in the purebred dog world and our print publications, like this electronic one, are dedicated to the intelligencia of the breed - purebred dog breeders, serious exhibitors, purebred dog lovers and those who are interested in the serious issues that face the fancy. This list is not for those who do not have the greater interest of the breed at heart - there are other lists which would more more suitable for you if you fall in this group. Hoflin only wishes to host lists they can be proud of and will not accept some behavior, described below, that is acceptable on many lists.

This list is provided without charge by Hoflin Publishing as an Internet-based forum for serious and mature discussion between fanciers of the breed. This forum should be approached by individuals wishing to participate as similar to any recorded open public debate in which your exact words can be recalled by all participants and instantly, endlessly, and exactly repeated by and to your most severe critics. Those of you with limited experience in public debate or being published in letter columns may initially treat this exciting new medium of the Internet as similar to a large noisy party or a telephone chat service. If this happens, and we have seen it happen on many less professional email lists, the results often result in flame wars with strong escalation of arguments so that messages quickly leave the arena of rational discussion and strong emotions take hold.

It is not the purpose of this Hoflin email list to host flame wars.

Membership in this list is not a right, it is a privilege that has responsibilities that requires subscribers to be mature and serious about this breed. Should your actions prove to be irresponsible and generate irrational controversy, personal attacks, libelous charges or other outbreaks that interfere with the interchange of ideas and mature debate on this list, your subscription will be terminated, either temporarily or permanently at the discretion of the list supervisor/moderator(s) and the list administrator.

Most of the Hoflin lists are true moderated lists, where each post is approved prior to posting. A few lists are just supervised. At the option of the list supervisor/moderator and administrator, the policies on any one list may change from time to time with regards to moderation.

Here is some advice from Bonnie Dalzell on being a reasonable participant that will greatly enhance your enjoyment of this list:

1. Learn to use your email software correctly so that you do not post back to the list (check the TO before you send each message) something that should be a private message. There is nothing more embarrassing and damaging to your reputation than having some remark go to 150 list members which should have either been left unwritten or have been confined to one co-believer.

2. Learn to use the "postponed message" function (available on most mail readers). Anytime you write something in a flash of emotion, first place it in "postponed messages" and later reread it before sending it to the list. In general, the more upset you were when you wrote it, the more you should hold back or ask someone else to read it before sending it off to the list.

3. Remember that these lists are MUCH more like a letter to the editor column of a newspaper or magazine than they are like a conversation, except that there is an editor at most magazines and if you say something libelous, incredibly stupid, or offensive to most of the readership, the editor may edit the copy or ask you to change it. However, on these lists the list owner is not a moderator, so unless you develop a little discipline you will initially be able to post messages that create a very poor impression of you - until the resulting flame war gets you banned from the list.

4. Something that is obviously funny to you may not be funny to someone else and humor is often misinterpreted on an email list - especially if the comment is extracted from the original quote and pasted into a later response. Use some indicator of humor as in <grn>, or the smiley face on its side :-), or the abbreviation ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing) when saying something sarcastic or humorous if you mean the comment to be taken lightly. There are no subtle language cues in a typed message.

So play NICE! and enjoy the list. If you don't, the great list guru will expel you into the gloomy dimension without email and your days will be long and lonely after you have made a permanent impression in print for many to keep and repeat forever :-) <grn> (see how the use of email "emoticons" aids the assimilation of that last paragraph!).

Here are some additional conditions of a subscripton to this list:

1. Hoflin Publishing may post lists of its publications to this list from time to time.

2. The copyright to all posts to this list remain with the poster. Hoflin will not publish in print without permission, however electronic redistribution of posts, with attribution, is permissible (e.g., on other lists).

3. Be courteous to others on the list and be considerate of their time. When replying to a post, be sure the subject line is appropriate, and only quote what is necessary from the previous post. Use private email if the post only applies to a few.

4. There is no customer service. For a complete list of commands, please send SUBJECT help to the list address. Do not post subscribe/unsubscribe commands to the entire list. This list generates no revenue and has no "customer service" and, as a result, is run entirely by computer, so it is necessary that you learn the computer commands in order to participate in this list. If you need help, you can email your list supervisor/moderator (shown under Dog Lists under References at the Hoflin web site at www.hoflin.com). As a last resort, you may email the list administrator.

5. We ask that new members post (optionally) a brief introduction. Items might include name, kennel name, years involved in the breed, location, interests (breeding, conformation, obedience, etc.), future plans, club affiliations and other items of interest.

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