Hello everybody This is only a gentle reminder. Whilst we have not, in recent times, posted our personal welcome messages to Mac Access when new members join and reveal their names, we would request that people please not follow up on initial introduction messages on list by new members. We discontinued the policy of sending personal welcome messages, against our preference, when we began receiving private complaints from members regarding them. We will review that policy again if list members think it a good idea). However, in the light of the complaints which we received earlier this year, may I ask that should you wish to personally welcome a new member to the group, you please do so privately.
This is not intended as a rebuke, a snug, and definitely not as an attempt to "dictate", of which we have been accused by mostly now former members in the past. We are merely attempting to minimise the amount of off-topic messages in this forum which members have to wade through as traffic on the list is now far higher than it used to be. Again, if members believe that we, as the owners and administrators of Mac Access, should resume our former policy of issuing a personal welcome message when a new member joins the group, then do by all means drop us a line privately. The address to contact is <supp...@mac-access.net> and we welcome your input, as always, on this or any other group-related policy. This group exists for the sole purpose of helping the community of Mac OS, iOS and accessibility tools users and we always welcome your constructive input regarding list policy as long as it is sent to us privately. Tracy, Gordon and I would like to make it clear that we are, and always will be, approachable to group members and that we do listen to your views. We may not always be able to implement them but, if you have any suggestions regarding group policy, please write to us at the above address and explain why you think your suggestion would be to the benefit of the group as a whole. Please understand that the reason we discourage public "Getting To Know You" type messages is that we try to maintain the list archives as well as the list itself with topical discussion being the only form of traffic. This is in no way personal as I said earlier, and I sincerely hope nobody will take it as such. It is merely a gentle reminder for the good of the group. As one of the characters in a favourite movie of Gordon's once said: "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few; or the one!". Thank you kindly for your cooperation and understanding. Lynne ============================== Gordon, Lynne And Tracy; <supp...@mac-access.net> Telephone Support: If you need our help and we cannot resolve your issue via the E-Mail mechanism, you can arrange to call us directly – or we may be able to call you if you prefer, United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 Australia: +61 38 8205930 Or: +61 39 0284505 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Please Note: All Support Requests By Phone Will Be Handled By Gordon. Follow Us On Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/maciosaccess> Mac Access Dot Net; The British Mac Accessibility Network, is a totally non-profit organisation whose aims are to assist and support sensory-impaired people who wish to get the very best out of their Apple products and services. ------------------------------ <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
