RULES/POSTING RESTRICTIONS (http://showgsd.org/rules.html or http://showgsd.org/posting.html) Agreement to the following rules is a precondition to being accepted for membership in Showgsd-l. Please review the below rules carefully: This List is specifically geared to the furtherance and promotion of the AKC/CKC/GSDCA/GSDCC style of conformation showing and breeding of German Shepherd Dogs. The following are posts, either by subject or by content, which are prohibited on Showgsd-l. Violation of this prohibition will subject the poster to administrative action. At the discretion of the Showgsd-l management, the action taken for violation of these rules may be a warning, restriction on posting privileges, suspension or removal: ? Forwarding, reproduction or use in any manner of any material which appears on Showgsd-l without the express permission of all parties to the post and the List management is expressly forbidden. ? 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Handlers May not brag about their wins unless they own= or have bred the dog. ? Website updates - you may include in your signature "website updated mm/= dd/yy" with the appropriate date filled in. Other than as set forth here, = posts regarding updates to your web site are not permitted. ? Signatures - All posts should be signed with your name. Signatures may n= ot exceed three lines in length, and the content of the signatures must be= otherwise compliant with these rules. They may not contain advertising, religious or political material, German v. American promotion, etc. ? Promotion of GSDs with disqualifying faults ? "Me too" posts - these are posts which merely say "I agree", or "You are= right", or "I feel the same way", without additional content. These add n= othing to the threads, but contribute greatly to the volume of posts, cau sing subscribers' mailboxes to fill up quickly and overflow. Feel free to = send your supportive "me too" directly and privately to the poster if you = want them to know you agree. ? Posts which are directed at 5 people or less. These add greatly to post = volume, causing subscribers mailboxes to fill up quickly and overflow. Ple= ase send these posts privately, not to the List. ? Welcomes, congratulations, condolences. These are private matters, and s= hould be sent privately, and not to the List. They add greatly to post vol= ume, causing subscribers mailboxes to fill up quickly and overflow. ? Administrative matters and complaints. Send these privately to the admin= istrators at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx ? Announcements of intended or upcoming show entries for members dogs is prohibited. ? No crossposts. Do not send posts to Showgsd-l and other mailing lists in the same email, and do not send to Showgsd-l in any form material from on other lists, without the express permission of the Showgsd management. An exception exists with respect to crossposts involving Rescue or matters of extremely urgent nature. ? Do not post for anyone else - especially nonlist members or people on modpost. Please allow the dog's owner to do their own brags or Rainbow Bridge annoucements. The purpose of these rules is not to be restrictive, but to provide through Showgsd-l a resource that works for all subscribers. Please understand that they are intended to be considerate of all subscribers. This List is specifically geared to the furtherance and promotion of the AKC/CKC/GSDCA/GSDCC style of conformation showing and breeding of German Shepherd Dogs. No disruption of that goal will be tolerated. Free and open discussion within that context is encouraged and desired. The List management will take action where appropriate to prevent sabotage of the goals and/or existence of the List by hostile organizations or individuals, or by conduct which endangers the normal functioning of the List. Esta Lista es engranada espec=EDficamente al adelantamiento y la promoci=F3n del AKC/CKC/GSDCA/el estilo de GSDCC de la actuaci=F3n de conformation y criar de Perros de pastor alem=E1n. Ninguna interrupci=F3n de esa meta ser=E1 tolerada. Liberte y abra la discusi=F3n dentro de ese contexto es alentada y es deseada. La administraci=F3n de la Lista tomar=E1 medidas donde apropia para prevenir sabotaje de las metas y/o la existencia de la Lista por organizaciones o individuos hostiles, o por conducto que se pone en peligro el funcionar normal de la Lista. Cette Liste est adapt=E9e en particulier =E0 la poursuite et =E0 la promotion du AKC/CKC/GSDCA/le style de GSDCC de d=E9monstration de conformation et =E9levant d'Allemand Soigne des Chiens. Aucune interruption de ce but sera tol=E9r=E9e. Lib=E9rer et ouvri= r la discussion dans ce contexte est encourag=E9 et est d=E9sir=E9. 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