Thanks for being part of our Listserv community. To ensure the best possible experience for all Listserv members, we have
established some basic guidelines for participation. We will periodically send this document out to the section lists as
a friendly reminder for experienced users and to assist newer users with listserv operations. The guidelines will also
be posted on the menu sidebar of each section’s information page on the KCBA website.
By using the Discussion Forum e-mail list, you agree that you have read and will follow the guidelines set for these peer
discussion groups. You also agree to reserve list discussions for topics best suited to the medium. This is a great way
to solicit the advice of your peers, benefit from their experience, and participate in an ongoing conversation.
Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important guidelines. If you have questions, contact Christine Dreps,
Member Services Manager via email at ChrisD@KCBA.org or by telephone at 206-267-7003. In order to preserve a climate
that encourages both civil and fruitful dialogue, the King County Bar Association (KCBA) reserves the right to suspend
or terminate membership on all lists for members who violate these terms. If you do not accept these guidelines, please
unsubscribe from the list by following the directions at the bottom of the listserv message.
The Rules
- Do not "flame," challenge or attack others. The discussions on the lists are meant to stimulate conversation, not to create
contention. Flaming includes the making of derogatory comments, ridicule, excessive sarcasm and innuendo. Let others
have their say, just as you have yours.
- Use caution when discussing items. Information posted on the lists is available for all to see, and comments are subject
to libel, slander, and antitrust laws.
- Do not post commercial messages on any listserv. Contact people directly with product and service information if you believe
it would help them.
- All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials or language are strictly prohibited. Do
not post anything in a listserv message that you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to
know came from you.
- Please note carefully all items listed in the disclaimer and legal rules below, particularly regarding the copyright ownership
of information posted to the list.
- Remember that the KCBA and other e-mail list participants have the right to reproduce postings to this listserv.
- Do not distribute any SPAM, solicitation, jokes, chain letters, petitions for signatures or letters relating to pyramid
schemes, missing persons or once-in-a-lifetime deals.
- Send your message only to the most appropriate list(s). Do not spam several lists with the same message.
- Do not use the listserv to invite the entire list to join your social network (Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin, etc). You may
invite individuals to join your network but may not invite the entire list.
Listserv Etiquette
- Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, affiliation, location, and e-mail address.
- State concisely and clearly the topic of your comments in the subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately
to your posting and makes it easier for members to search the archives by subject.
- Include only the relevant portions of the original message in your reply. Delete any header information, and put your response
before the original posting.
- Only send a message to the entire list when it contains information that benefits everyone.
- Send messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me, too" to individuals--not to the entire list. Do this by using
your e-mail application's forwarding option and typing in or cutting and pasting in the e-mail address of the individual
to whom you want to respond.
- Do not send administrative messages, such as "remove me from the list", through the listserv. To unsubscribe from the list,
follow the directions at the bottom of the listserv email message.
- Warn other list subscribers of lengthy messages either in the subject line or at the beginning of the message body with
a line that says "Long Message."
- When using an Auto Reply message for times you are out of the office, please be sure to "Create a Rule" (this is easily
done with Microsoft Outlook’s Out of Office Assistant) that would prohibit sending the message to the list.
Disclaimer and Legal Rules
This list is provided as a service of the King County Bar Association. KCBA accepts no responsibility for the opinions and
information posted on this site by others. KCBA disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on this site,
whether posted by KCBA or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness.
In no event shall KCBA be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting
from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted
on this site.
Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials. Do not post any information or
other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By posting material, the posting party
warrants and represents that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from
the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants KCBA and users of this list the nonexclusive right and license
to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other material.
Messages should not be posted if they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or
impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free
trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts,
or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets;
allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.
By using the KCBA listserv, subscribers agree to indemnify defend and hold harmless the KCBA, its committees and sections,
its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and agents from and against all losses, claims, demands, causes of action, liabilities,
expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs arising from any claims arising out of or resulting from
any breach of these guidelines by the user or any omission or act taken by the user.
KCBA does not actively monitors the site for inappropriate postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting
is brought to KCBA's attention (by KCBA staff or otherwise), KCBA reserves the right to take all appropriate action in
response. KCBA reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.