Appropriate Posting Guidelines

Keep things on topic
Each of the mailing lists has a primary topic of discussion. This primary topic is defined on the Boy Genius lists page, which you can find at http://www.boygenius.com/lists.html. While most of the lists discuss a wide range of issues, those issues should all fall under the umbrella created by a list's description.

Some things are NEVER appropriate for posting to a mailing list:
- Advertising of any kind
- Chain letters of any kind
- Any message containing the words 'Forward this to everyone you know'.
- Any message containing an attachment
If you post messages of these types to a Boy Genius list, you will be politely asked not to do so again. If you do it again, you will be ejected from the list and your address will be banned.
You kiss your mother with that mouth?
Please keep in mind that anything you post to a list will be read by a wide range of members. A list community may contain minors, people sensitive to profanity, or people with simply nothing better to do than complain. To protect their tender ears (and ours), please watch your language.

The extent to which this policy is enforced varies from list to list, and is completely at the descretion of each list's community and administrator. Until you get a feel for the list of which you are a member, please stick to words that you can say on television.
For more information on being an upstanding and admired member of your list's community, please see the Boy Genius Netiquette page, at http://www.boygenius.com/support_netiquette.html.

NO RELIGIOUS HOOHA
Not all list members share your religious views. In fact, some members find religious references distasteful at the very least. For that reason, we ask that you do not include prayers, scriptures, or similar passages in email messages sent to the list. We appreciate your consideration and assistance in keeping these lists as accessible as possible to the largest segments of their respective communities.

STUFF OUR LAWYER INSISTS WE INCLUDE
1. We don't know nothing about nothing
  Boy Genius does not actively monitor list traffic in any way, nor are we responsible for anything that doesn't come directly from our fingers or mouths. We provide ONLY list and site hosting, internet connectivity, and technical assistance to our list communities, and nothing else.
  
  Boy Genius specifically disclaims any and all liability for events resulting from a user's participation in a list community, and the operation or performance of our servers, software, or connectivity.
2. Get that camera out of my face
  The subscriber rolls of some lists are available to the members of those lists. These rolls and the rolls of all other Boy Genius hosted lists are private to each list's community, and will not be released to any outside entity without a court order.
  
  Boy Genius archives some lists for retrieval by the members of those lists. These archives are private to each list's community, and will not be released to any outside entity without a court order.
3. I don't even play one on television
  Before following any advice from a list member on any subject, use your head. You wouldn't ordinarily follow the (for example) medical advice from a stranger on the street without checking with your physician. Don't do anything without consulting someone whose qualifications and compentence you trust.
ARCHIVING

Please do not archive any list's messages or send them to other groups, even if you have the best intentions in mind. We wish to retain administrative control over the list, and we maintain our own archives of the messages. Individuals who meet the guidelines and want to subscribe are welcome to do so. Organizations are invited to encourage their members to join, or to form their own lists.

THE LISTS FAQ
Before contacting your list administrator for assistance, please consult the Boy Genius lists FAQ, conveniently located on the web at http://www.boygenius.com/support_mailing_faq.html

ANONYMOUS POSTING

Some lists have an anonymous posting feature, to allow members with privacy concerns to participate in the discussion. While we are fairly sure that this feature works as advertised, it is not foolproof. The list server will attempt to remove identifying information from the message headers, but will not remove any such information which is included in signiture lines or the message body.

The senders of anonymous list postings are logged. This information is maintained in encrypted form on our list server. Access to these records is limited to ONLY Boy Genius employees performing an investigation into abuse of the anonymous remailer. Under normal circumstances, this information is never retrieved, and is expunged after 30 days.

LIST MESSAGES REPORTED AS SPAM
All lists hosted at Boy Genius are controlled by a double opt-in mailing list software package. You cannot be subscribed to any of our lists without your explicit request and consent.

Recently, we've had problems with some list members reporting messages originating from the list as being spam. These reports almost always originate from AOL members. As a result of this, we are compelled to implement a new policy regarding list messages reported as spam. If Boy Genius receives a message indicating that you have reported a list message as spam, the following actions will occur:
1. You will be immediately unsubscribed from the mailing list of which you are a member.
2. You will be banned from resubscribing to the mailing list.
Your list-owner will not have the authority to remove you from the ban list, so please don't bother asking him or her for assistance in the event that you are unsubscribed.
LIST-SPECIFIC INFORMATION
If you are a new to the mailing list, please look at the main webpage http://www.fvleiden.org and check the recently diagnosed section (under resources) before posting a question. You may find the answer already posted there.

This list is a unmonitored, unmoderated forum. Postings come primarily from thrombophilia patients and not medical professionals. Treat all claims and information appearing on this list as suspect, and seek verification from alternate sources. Please consult with your professional medical team before making any major treatment decisions based upon information acquired via this list or the internet in general.

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