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Hoflin List Policies
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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