[kictanet] KICTANet mailing list rules

[alice]

Some instructions on using the KICTANet mailing list and other virtual forums for new folks and others need a reminder/refresher: 

    * *TO SEND A NEW MESSAGE*: Simply address an email to
      *kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke *

    * *TO REPLY TO A MESSAGE SENT BY SOMEONE ELSE*: Please *do NOT hit
      "reply to sender".* While you may think the message is going only
      to sender, it comes for release to all the entire list serve,
      which generally is not your intent! To reply only to the sender,
      cut and paste in the address line the sender's email address. If
      you do want your reply to go to all members of the reservists then
      by all means use the "Reply to all".

    * *WHAT KINDS OF MESSAGES ARE APPROPRIATE? *The listserv is
      appropriately used for discussion, raising questions, responding
      to issues on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
      policy, regulation, practice, research, posting notices of ICT
      related events, discussions, job vacancies, sharing a review of a
      news articles, papers, reports, or an upcoming conference or
      workshop that you think will be of broad interest, asking if
      others know of ICT related resources on a particular topic,
      commenting on a discussion thread, and the like.

    * *WHAT KINDS OF THINGS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE LISTSERV?** *The
      listserv should *not* be used at this time for personal
      advertising of services or the advertisement of services available
      from someone else. Please do *not* send updates of your addresses
      or other personal contact details to the listserv. Greetings to
      your friends, etc only flood mailboxes and should *not *be done
      through the listserv. Gender inappropriate or other references
      that may be offensive to some groups or individuals should not be
      posted, of course.
    * *Mailing list manners you must mind*: Don’t send rude, political,
      tribal and offensive e-mails or postings. * Be polite - virtual
      members are real not a cyberspace dunderheads with no feelings.*
      Watch your words - We can’t see your face, and the emotions in
      words can get misinterpreted.* Kick the bad language - People are
      listening.* Laws are laws - What’s real in the real world are the
      same in cyberspace. Be ethical in your posting, don't lie,
      plagiarize, or deliberately do harm to another KICTANet forum user.

    * *WHAT DO I DO IF MY EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGES? *If any of your
      personal contact details change, please send an email to:
      evelyne at kictanet.or.ke or jwalu at yahoo.com or alice at apc.org

    * *HOW ABOUT IF MY TITLE OR BUSINESS ADDRESS CHANGES?* Same as above


best regards
alice