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Content
Objectives
of the FRANCAR Discussion List
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This mailing
list has been created in the context of the Caribtic project in
order to facilitate the exchange among the members of a virtual
community of researchers and actors working on the French
in the Caribbean.
Openness
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The community
is open to francophony specialist; however, the list is technically
closed, as subscription is not automatic. That means that the participation
requires you to complete a questionnaire
(on the web or by e-mail sent to [email protected]
- see list of Commands). This questionnaire has been designed in
order to track the statistical evaluation of the experience. However,
the information of this questionnaire will be available in a directory
associated with the list, and each member will be able to remove
partially or totally any information that was submitted to the Project
Coordinators. The Project Coordinators do not divulge this information.
Moderation
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The list [email protected]
is moderated. This means that all the messages sent by the members
will first arrive to the moderator who will then send them to all
the subscribers (with or without editing). This procedure allows
avoiding "noise" in the discussion that could be caused
in particular by the messages that don't commit to the aims of the
list, the messages of commercial nature, or "hoax" messages
(the email with "Internet virus" or various chains). It
also allows to maintain the focus of the list on the given topics,
to reduce the size of the messages in order not to overload the
members, etc.
This allows
combining the freedom of speech with the editorial responsibility,
just as they are defined and guaranteed by the laws on the freedom
of the press.
With all the
messages, the moderation reserves the right of editing (mentioning
it clearly when it occurs) if necessary for maintaining the debates
inside the given norms. However, the content and the style of the
contributions will always be respected. In the case of doubt, the
moderator will contact the author before taking a decision on editing.
The
list moderator is: Pedro Ureña <[email protected]>
Archiving
the Discussion List
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All the messages
of the list are automatically filed specifically on the web
site, in the "memoria"
or archives of the project:
This device
allows to preserve and to make the contributions accessible. Democratic
principles prevent us from altering, modifying or erasing the archives
of the contributions. Once a message has been sent to the list and
has been processed by the moderators, it will be automatically stored
and put on the web without possibility of successive modifications.
Member
Responsibilities
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All members
of our community commit to:
- Participate
with contributions focused on the general topic, always referring
to the French in the Caribbean, or to the specific topics that
have been established.
- Respect and
use technical aspects of the communication by means of computer.
These are explained in detail in Rules.
- Assume the
basic principles of this project, which are: pluralism, respect
for the diversity, democratic and respectful management of the
differences, in particular of the conflicts
- Not to use
the electronic conference for ends differing from its objectives;
any distribution of messages of commercial character is strictly
forbidden.
Discharge
/ Modifications
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FUNREDES can
in any moment make changes in the facilities of the lists. Also
in case of an abusive use of the lists or any other technical reason,
FUNREDES can refuse any access to the lists within the funredes.org
domain without any notification (temporarily or permanently). Funredes
can do this on its own initiative or on the demand of the list administrator.
Equally, FUNREDES can close a list. Finally, FUNREDES can use the
lists under its domain for its own needs like diffusion of information
it considers relevant. This will, however, always be done respecting
the established rules.
Appendix
1: Discussion List Commands
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The whole list
management is made through electronic messages. Here are some of
these messages:
- to subscribe
to the list via mail: send the message SUBSCRIBE francar
to the [email protected]
- to unsubscribe
the list: send the message UNSUBSCRIBE francar to the [email protected]
- to receive
this message of information: send the message INFO francar
to the [email protected]
- to obtain
the list of all the commands: send the message HELP to
the [email protected]
The messages
to all the members of the list should be sent to the [email protected]
Appendix
2: Advice on Writing for the Proper Use of the Lists
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Electronic mail
is a means that is similar both to oral conversation and to the
written world. Given this, the exchanges can sometimes be difficult.
To facilitate the global understanding and to share ideas that you
express efficiently, we are providing some rules. They derive from
our experience of electronic forum management:
- Before reacting
with an angry answer, think for a second: did you really understand
the speaker?
- Avoid irony
and jokes - you don't know in which context will speaker receive
your message. Avoid personal attacks.
- Avoid too
short (a single word messages, for example) or too long messages,
as they both disperse the discussion. Moreover, very long messages
also require time and attention that few can provide.
- Don't leave
the message to which you respond uselessly quoted after your answer:
quote only the parts of the messages that you reply directly to.
- Your ideas
deserve to be exposed for the benefit of all. Therefore, be concise
and direct (go straight to the point).
- When you
introduce other people's context, make it explicit: think that
your readers cannot have the same references as you.
Appendix
3: Rules for Proper Use of the Lists
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- As author
of your own messages, you are responsible for the information
you publish on this list. Never forget that the messages sent
to the list are public texts conserved in an archive, exposed
on the WWW, and susceptible to being indexed by the search engines.
- Don't confuse
the address of the list with the address of the listserv: never
send the "unsubscribe" command to the list.
- Don't use
HTML code in the composition of your messages. The listserv can
process only text.
- Never use
the list to diffuse commercial information.
- Never use
the list of subscribers in a context different from that of the
list.
- Send only
messages that are relevant to the discussion topic.
- Don't make
individual attacks publicly.
- Don't forget
the public aspect of the lists; take care when sending a message,
you will not be able to prevent its diffusion once it's sent.
- To subscribe,
always use your real address (the one that is used in the "From"
field of your messages) to be subscribed.
- When you
go to the listserv so that it processes a command, it is preferable
not to include the signature in the body of the message.
- Do not divulge
the list of members to any other person, or for a different use
from the context for which it was created.
- Any commercial
use related with the list is prohibited.
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