Trigeeks E-mail Listserv Policy

Columbia Multisport Club Listserv Etiquette Policy - Update February 10, 2007  

The CMC listserv is an electronic mailing list that is used as a forum for discussion and collaboration among CMC members. The listserv is a closed email list and you must be an active CMC member to participate. The service is provided FREE to CMC by the Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation via Ultramax Events.   The following is a list of etiquette guidelines that should be kept in mind when communicating on the CMC listserv.  

1. Please use descriptive subject headers. Be specific. Be precise. Vague subject lines (or no subject lines) are likely to be ignored or deleted.

2. Solicitations, services, business promotions or other offerings resulting in financial business gains are specifically limited to companies that corporately sponsor CMC. This does not apply to individual CMC members wanting to offer specific multi-sport items for sale and etc... REASONING: The sponsorship income that CMC receives on an annual basis makes up the far majority of the total operation budget. This funding is vital to the projects and missions that CMC supports. The sponsorship agreements with those important and loyal sponsors state they have exclusive rights and access to our members via the listserv.  Specific discounts and other related offers are not included or treated as direct CMC sponsorships. CMC sponsorships are limited to Corporate Sponsors and Jersey Sponsors at this.

3. Discussions between one or even a couple people should not be carried on via the CMC listserv.

4. Messages should be written with professionalism and tact. Messages that contain obscene or insulting material are not acceptable.

5. Please do not forward a personal email to the CMC listserv.

6. When you reply to an email, please do not reply to the entire listserv UNLESS you are ABSOLUTELY sure you want all members to receive your message. Please choose this option wisely.

7. Please limit any attachments that you send to the CMC lists. Many times these can cause problems and are good ways to spread viruses.

8. Please limit any posts that are not directly related to Club activities or multi-sport oriented. This does not necessarily mean that social or non-multi-sport related items should not be posted. We are only asking that good judgement be used when posting these items.

9. Carefully proofread your posts prior to sending. Make sure you have said what you meant to say.

10. EXAMINE THE ADDRESS you just put in the "TO" SLOT.  Do you really want to send private correspondence to the entire list of CMC subscribers