Amy Lyn Edwards wrote:
>
> Conch-l list subscribers have always been allowed to include a brief
> comment in their signature file. As Gary stated, this is a common practice
> observed by all list groups. In your signature file you can include things
> like a the name of your company, a link to your commercial web site, a plug
> for your favorite shell group, ask for trades or sales, or mention that you
> host auctions every week.
>
> What you can not do is use conch-l for inexpensive commercial advertisements.
>
> Amy, list manager
>
> >From the web site:
> -----------------------
> Rule No. 1: NO Advertising:
>
> Commercial Advertising is not allowed; not even by non-profit
> organizations. UGA, as a community service, "grants the use of its
> facilities to organizations whose activities contribute to its mission."
> CONCH-L is considered to be an "educational resource," and therefore falls
> within UGA's mission. However, UGA and the State of Georgia have strict
> rules that do not allow use of these resources for personal gain, thus no
> free advertising or commercial messages. In particular:
>
> a.Offering to sell or recommending your own products or services is NOT
> allowed (this includes lists of shells, book catalogues, equipment and
> trips). CONCH-L is not to be used as an inexpensive substitute for
> commercial advertising. However, this list was set up to encourage
> discussions and therefore this rule can be bent a little (please remember
> the qualifier 'a little'.)
>
> If you are responding to a request for information about your product
> please limit your reply to a brief answer and address (home, email or web)
> where the requester can find more information.
>
> If you wish to send a large document (image, article or catalog) please
> send it directly to the person who requested the information and not to the
> list.
>
> b.Requesting information on, or recommending products or services or
> sources where they may be obtained IS allowed. One of the goals of this
> list is to help people make connections and learn more about Malacology and
> Conchology. People wishing to exchange shells and publications may announce
> that their trading lists are available, but should not post lists to
> CONCH-L.
>
> c.Public-service announcements of new publications (books and journals),
> shell clubs, and web sites (including commercial websites) ARE allowed, as
> are posting of general information on shell shows and conventions. Of
> course this includes posting about an updated internet site or reprinted
> publication. Book reviews by non-interested individuals are encouraged as
> an educational resource. If the announcement concerns a commercial site
> please use discretion.
>
> If you have doubt about whether your message is advertising or not, send it
> to the List Manager at
> [log in to unmask] who will look it over and let you know if it's
> postable.
>
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> >The guidelines for Conch-L do indeed prohibit advertising. However, most
> >Internet discussion lists that I know of do not regard giving an address in
> >the signature of an email message as advertising. Perhaps this should be
> >clarified in the Conch-L guidelines, which can be view at
> >
> >http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/CONCH-L/CONCH-Lrules.html
> >
> >Gary
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> >Gary Rosenberg, Ph.D. [log in to unmask]
> >Malacology & Invertebrate Paleontology gopher://erato.acnatsci.org
> >Academy of Natural Sciences http://www.acnatsci.org
> >1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Phone 215-299-1033
> >Philadelphia, PA 19103-1195 USA Fax 215-299-1170
>
> Amy Edwards, Program Coordinator ------ [log in to unmask]
>
> Museum of Natural History -------- phone (706) 542-4137
> University of Georgia -------- FAX 706-542-3920
> Athens, GA 30602-1882 -------- http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/
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> "A man's mind, stretched by new ideas, can never go back to its original
> dimensions." Oliver Wendell Holmes
Simply put..."no spam".
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