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FAQ

What is an E Forum and how does it work?
The E Forums are online discussion lists that give registered Council members and staff the opportunity to discuss a variety of public affairs issues, all through the convenience of email. If you have a question to ask of your peers or a news item to share, you can send a message to the appropriate E Forum and it will be distributed via email to all the other people who have subscribed to that list. Recipients of your message may choose to post a reply to the entire list or respond to you individually.

Registering for an E Forum
Registration is a simple process that requires your name, organization, and the e-mail address to which the messages should be sent. There are several E Forums and each one focuses on a different topic of interest to Council members. Please select the list(s) you would like to participate in when you register.

When you register, you may also specify whether or not you would like to receive all messages as soon as they are posted by E Forum participants (regular format), or in one e-mail message that includes all of the messages posted the previous day (digest format). Some people prefer the digest format because it does not clutter e-mail boxes with a constant stream of conversation. Others select the regular format because they want to stay part of a conversation in real time. The digest format is best suited to those who want to follow the discussion, but not necessarily participate. The option to deselect a daily digest format or a regular format can be turned on and off at any time on this page.


Removing Yourself from an E Forum
To remove yourself from an E Forum, log in and you will be able to unsubscribe yourself from any forum you would like.

Posting a message
Posting to a forum can be done in two ways. If you would like to start a new thread - you can log into the listserv control panel and click on the forum you would like to post to. If you have received a thread and would like to respond to it, simply reply to the e-mail as you would any other e-mail.

Acceptable Use Policy
All those who send e-mail exchanges between participants in the Public Affairs Council's E Forums are required to abide by the following policy:
1. I will not send any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive or illegal materials.
2. I will not send to another party any copyrighted materials not owned by me, unless I have permission of the owner of the copyrighted materials to do so. By sending copyrighted materials to another party, I warrant and represent either that I own the copyright with respect to such materials or that I have received permission from the copyright owner to distribute such materials.
3. All Public Affairs Council members who use the E Forums must display the following notice in the e-mail messages they forward to other parties: E-mail exchanges are provided as a service of the Public Affairs Council. The Public Affairs Council accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information sent by others. The Public Affairs Council disclaims all warranties with regard to information sent by subscribers to its e-mail exchanges, whether posted by the Public Affairs Council or any third party. This disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. The Public Affairs Council, its members and staff do not offer legal, accounting, or other professional advice to any user of this online discussion list and nothing contained in any communication provided under this online discussion list may be construed as offering such advice.
4. The Public Affairs Council does not actively monitor the site for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial control of mailings. However, in the event that any inappropriate mailing is brought to the Public Affairs Council's attention, the Public Affairs Council will take all appropriate action.
5. The Public Affairs Council reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.

Online Discussion Group Etiquette
1. State concisely and clearly the specific topic of the 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.
2. When responding to e-mail received through an E Forum, make sure it is sent to your intended audience. Please check the e-mail address in the "To:" field before posting your message. Hitting the "Reply to:" button on some e-mail software applications (Netscape, Outlook, etc.) will send your message to the entire discussion list.
3. Send messages with no real information such as "thanks for the information", "me, too" or "we don't do that" 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.
4. Include only the relevant portions of the original message in your reply, delete any header information, and put your response before the original posting.
5. Please be sure to add your name, affiliation and e-mail address whenever you send a message to a discussion list so that the participants know the origin of the message.
6. To get instructions on how to post and receive messages, log in. To remove yourself from a discussion list or modify format (from digest to regular or vice versa), login.
7. Do not post questions regarding the administration of the E Forums to any one of the discussion lists. Instead, send inquiries to Conrad Tolosa at here [13] or login to change your preferences.
8. In accordance with common discussion list courtesy, please refrain from sending "commercial" and/or self-promotional postings to the list. (It should be noted that, as owner of this list, the Public Affairs Council will on occasion offer information on upcoming events, publications or on any other products and services.)
9. You, as a participant of the Public Affairs Council E Forums, agreed to abide by our "Acceptable Use Policy."