[CLUE-Admin] Proposed language for email lists . . . please comment

[Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier]

On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 17:20, El Presidente de CLUE wrote:
> By subscribing to any of the CLUE email lists, you agree to the following 
> terms:
> 
> 1.  You will not send commercial offers directly or indirectly to the CLUE 
> email lists.

Too vague. "I have a video card to sell" could be construed as a
"commercial offer" and I think we all want to allow that type of message
as long as it's not excessive. (ie, twenty follow-up messages. "Hey, I
still have that video card." "Anyone want that video card?" "I'll drop
the price..." Etc.) 

> 2.  You will not harvest, collect, or in any other way use CLUE member email 
> addresses for any commercial use.

How about: 

Harvesting or collecting CLUE members' e-mail addresses for the purpose
of mass marketing are prohibited. 

This allows me to e-mail someone else and ask if they are still
interested in buying that car we talked about at the last meeting, but
prohibits me from sending a mass e-mail to sell penis enlargers. 

> 3.  You will not send unsolicited, commercial emails directly or indirectly to 
> members of the CLUE email lists.

This is iffy... if I do know someone personally, I should be able to
send them an e-mail that might fall under these criteria even if they
happen to be a member of the list. 

> 4.  If you do of these things, you will be banned permanently from the CLUE 
> email lists and possibly subject to punishment under Article 2.5 ("Colorado 
> Junk Email Law") of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

I'd add something about a charge for UCE. The Debian "Code of Conduct"
is a good guide for our list, IMHO. It can be found here:

http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/

Of particular interest is the advertising policy:

http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#ads

Have a good weekend. 

Zonker
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