[MassHistPres] Masshistpres Listserve Guidelines

[Skelly, Christopher (SEC)]

MASSHISTPRES LISTSERVE GUIDELINES
These guidelines were last updated: April 22, 2019

These guidelines are posted to the listserve about once a month.

As a member of the masshistpres listserve, it is your responsibility to regularly review and follow these guidelines.

Subscribing to the Masshistpres Listserve
To subscribe to the masshistpres listserve, visit this website and follow the instructions.  http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres<http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres>

Posting a Message to the Masshistpres Listserve
To post a message to the listserve, the email address is masshistpres at cs.umb.edu.

1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for being a part of the listserve dedicated to providing a network for the sharing of information on historic preservation in Massachusetts.  These guidelines are sent to the masshistpres subscribers about once a month as a reminder.  These guidelines are subject to change without notice.

The primary goal of masshistpres is to provide a network for the sharing of information amongst the Massachusetts historic preservation community.  Subscribers to masshistpres include local historical commissions, historic district commissions, certified local governments, state agencies, professional preservation consultants, attorneys, developers, engineers, architects, local, regional and statewide non-profit organizations, and members of the general public.

2. POSTING GUIDELINES
All postings should relate to issues of historic preservation in Massachusetts.

When you send a message or question to the list, include your full name and affiliation.  In other words, the end of your message must include your first name, last name and organization name (municipality, agency, company, etc).  If you do not have an organization to include under your name, include the city or town in which you reside.

The subject line of your email should clearly describe the body text of your email.  Subject headings such as “Question, Next Steps or Masshistpres Digest, Vol 84, Issue 25” do not adequately describe the body text of an email message and are not acceptable.

Do not send any messages that include commercial advertising for services or products. However, if you have personal experience with a product or service already under discussion, your input is welcome.

Do not send any messages that include personal attacks.

Do not send any messages that solicit for employment, membership, fundraising or awards.

Do not send messages that request donations of money or labor.

Do not send virus warnings or other chain mail.

Do not send any administrative requests to the whole list.

Maintain professionalism and respect to everyone whether they are a member of this list or not.

It is best to delete large threads from your posting and keep only the previous posters thread.  Messages over 40KB may not be posted.

Failure to follow these guidelines may result in your removal from the list or moderating of all postings.

If you believe any subscriber is not following these guidelines, please contact the listserve administrator.

Job postings for Massachusetts positions are allowed on masshistpres. Job postings for other states will be rejected.

RFPs for preservation services in Massachusetts are allowed on masshistpres.  RFPs for other states will be rejected.

3. REJECTED MESSAGES
If your message is rejected, please review your message before contacting the listserve administrator for help. Most messages are rejected because they are too large, do not include a name and affiliation or have extra recipients in the to, cc or bcc boxes.  Postings are also rejected automatically when the email address you have used for sending the posting differs from the email address you have used for subscribing.  The email address you have used for subscribing must exactly match the email you are using to post.

4. BOUNCING AND DISABLED SUBSCRIPTIONS
If you find that you are not receiving any masshistpres postings or have received an email notice regarding excessive bouncing, it is possible that your email address was disabled due to emails from masshistpres that were not reaching your inbox.  If that happens repeatedly, the software automatically disables your email address from the masshistpres subscription list.  This is NOT done by the listserve administrator.  This can happen because your email address is no longer active, because your mailbox is full, because your spam filter assumes masshisptres is spam or because your internet service provider (such as comcast, verizon, aol) has changed its own filtering methods.  In all of these cases, emails from masshistpres cannot reach your inbox and are bounced back to the server.  If this happens suddenly, the most common reason is that your internet service provider has made a change.  If so, this will need to be resolved with your internet service provider directly.  It cannot be solved by the listserve administrator. The listserve administrator has no ability to determine what is allowed through to your inbox.

5. TO UNSUBSCRIBE OR VIEW THE ARCHIVES
To unsubscribe or use the archives from the listserve, visit this website and follow the instructions.  http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres<http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres>

You will need to enter your email address and password from when you signed up.  If you have forgotten your password, scroll down to the bottom of the website where it says the following: To unsubscribe from MassHistPres, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, enter your email address, click on Unsubscribe or Edit Options and a password reminder will be sent to you.  The administrator does not have access to your password.

If you have any comments or questions on the list, please contact:
Chris Skelly
Masshistpres Email List Administrator
Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us.

Christopher C. Skelly
Director of Local Government Programs
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us<mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us>


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