> > My suggestion would be to make the policy painfully simple in both > > language and understanding: > > > > "By posting to Brin-L, you understand and agree that your > post can and > > will be archived and be made publicly available." > > > > > > It does not need to be any more complicated than that. :-) > > Why, I believe you may be correct, sir! I guess my concern > here is that people glance at policies when they join, then > never look at them again. But maybe that doesn't matter. > Nick
This is very true. So on the "subscribe" page or welcome letter, put the disclaimer in big flashing, obnoxious colored letters so it can't be missed. If it is missed and someone whines, just refer them back to the policy. Or, simply make it part of the infamous Brin-L FAQ's. No policy or method will be fool proof, no matter how you slice or dice the verbiage or how you deliver it to them. The good news is that this will not be an issue to 99.9% of the subscribers. For the ones that take exception to it, make a public list announcement that says "After (insert date here) be aware that by posting to Brin-L, you are agreeing to this policy". If they disagree with the policy, then they have the ability to freely choose not to post to Brin-L Again, make it very plain and very simple. The method to the madness of simplicity makes it difficult for someone to squabble and pick apart words. Gary _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
