Hi Cindy,
As far as I know, you had nothing whatsoever to do with this post. Don’t qworry!
Love,
Susan
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Rosenthal
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 3:18 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Guidelines for Discussions on Bookshare
Volunteers List
Just a P.S. to vanessa's post. I do now that some people who were rude or
negative were not allowed to continue to be volunteers
OT: would someone please write to me off-list and tell me what prompted
Vanessa's post? I don't remember seeing any rude or negative posts ( and I
don't think I made any such comments. If I did I apologize. it would be very
unlike me
Cindy
grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Vanessa Wai <vanessaw@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:vanessaw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
In light of recent negative comments in this discussion list. I want to send
everyone the guidelines for discussions on this list-serve. If you are unhappy
about a situation or the way something is handled, you can contact me directly.
I am more than happy to discuss them and work on a resolution. Below are the
general guidelines:
The list is to support Bookshare members and volunteers. This means that this
list should be used to discuss tips and questions about scanning and
proofreading Bookshare books, reading tools, suggestions to use those tools and
to navigate the Bookshare website, and for volunteer-related questions. It also
can be used to discuss accessibility questions and/or concerns. We suggest
that other conversations unrelated to Bookshare Volunteers be moved elsewhere.
Here is a review of some of the practices that we use to keep list
communication efficient:
1. Be polite. These lists are not appropriate places to share religious or
political views, rude language, cruel or criticizing remarks. We do not stand
for any type of harassment.
2. If you have an opinion about how the list is run or about a certain
listmember, please contact the Bookshare membership staff directly
(membership@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:membership@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ).
3. Please use clear descriptions of the email in the "Subject" line.
4. When messages have some general interest to the group but the topic has
drifted or shifted slightly, please change the title to more accurately reflect
the new subject or add “OT” before the original subject to indicate that the
thread is "off-topic." The letters OT tell us two things. First that we may
safely skip the message without leaving a fellow member stranded with a problem
and second that each member of the list has an extra responsibility to let that
thread fade out so that it is less difficult to find and answer on-topic issues
of immediate concern. “OT” should not be used for general chatting, but should
be used in instances in which the listmember does not know how to categorize
the post.
5. When a question has been answered please refrain from responding
further and let the thread die. This also applies to posts that only state “I
agree” or “me too,” as they aren’t necessary.
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