[Durham INC] What Should Be on the INC Listserv?

[Anne Thornhill]

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On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Pat Carstensen <pats1717 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  In answer to Christine's question: some people may have an occasional
> desire to post something, and no desire to get the e-mail that subscribing
> entails.
>
> For John's question, I would say:
> 1) The purpose of the list-serve is getting out news that affects
> neighborhoods and enabling discussions of neighborhood issues.
> 2) We try to be "commercial free"
> 3) One-time posts like the Common Ground Theater one are OK, but the
> purpose should be "this is an opportunity in Durham" so
>
>    - There should be a standard disclaimer that this was posted as
>    information about what kinds of wonderful things Durham does, is a one-time
>    news piece on the group, and anyone interested in more of such e-mail
>    should get on the group's mailing list
>    - No attachments (this just avoids the question of "too big"
>    attachments)
>    - I know that there a lot of desperate marketing folks out there so we
>    don't want to have a reputation as an easy way to "get someone's numbers
>    up" -- so we don't need to be too generous in the interpretation "of
>    neighborhood interest" and "commercial free"
>
>
> Regards, pat
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:25:40 -0800
> From: christinebbd at yahoo.com
> To: bulldurhamnc at yahoo.com
> CC: inc-list at durhaminc.org
> Subject: Re: [Durham INC] What Should Be on the INC Listserv?
>
> Is there a reason why this person didn't join the listserv?
>
> It seems to me that the problem is solved if you simply request someone
> join the list in order to post.  Less work for you this way.
>
> Christine Chamberlain
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* John Martin <bulldurhamnc at yahoo.com>
> *To:* inc-list at durhaminc.org
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:33 AM
> *Subject:* [Durham INC] What Should Be on the INC Listserv?
>
> Hello Folks,
>
> I'm now one of the administrators for the INC listserv.  I received a
> request to approve an email from a non-member about the Common Ground
> Theater.  I approved it, and I also thought that this is a good time to
> raise an issue:  is this the sort of thing you want to receive on the INC
> listserv?
>
> If you have any strong opinions about this, one way or the other, please
> let me know.  What are particularly welcome are guidelines that the
> administrators and listserv members could follow about what is appropriate
> and what is not.  Thanks.
>
> John
>
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