Community
Guidelines, List Instructions, and Agreement
For the Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators (SOME)
The SOME listserv is a service provided
by the Association of Colleges of Osteopathic
Medicine to further the mission of the Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators. The goal is collaboration which will lead to
the continuous quality improvement of osteopathic
medical education.
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Your AACOM Staff
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Please email with questions
or concerns relating to the SOME list to:
Linda R. Heun, PhD
Vice President for Medical Education
Office of Medical Education <meded@aacom.org>
(301) 968-4143
Rules of Etiquette
Please follow these ideas so you may contribute
to the conversation, be understood
and not overwhelm others'
email systems.
- Include Your Name
To frame your perspectives,
it's useful to include your name,
affiliation, phone number, location,
etc. Vcard should not be included
as part of your auto-signature,
because viruses can attach themselves
to vcards.
- Use the Subject Line
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.
- Delete Extra Text
Include only the relevant portions
of the original message in your
reply, delete any header information,
and put your response before
the original posting.
- Think About Your Audience
Only send a message to the
entire list when it contains
information that everyone may
benefit from.
- Check the "To:" Field
When responding to a message
from the list please check the "to:" field
to determine whether your message
is addressed to the whole list,
or just the sender of the message.
Messages such as "thanks
for the information" or "can
you send to me, too" should
be addressed to individuals--not
to the entire list. Do this by
using your e-mail application's
forwarding option or by typing
in or cutting and pasting in
the e-mail address of the individual
to whom you want to respond.
- Relax, No All Caps
Emails written in all caps
are interpreted as “shouting”.
Use upper/lower case type in
your posts.
- Use the Web Interface or the
Administrator
To request a daily digest,
or unsubscribe or remove yourself
from a list, please log in to
the web
interface. Unsubscribe
and administrative requests should
be sent to the listserve administrator
and not to the list.
- Nothing Administrative on the List
Do not send
administrative messages, such
as remove me from the list,
through the listserver. Instead, contact
the manager of the list directly
to change your settings or
to remove yourself from a list.
If you are changing e-mail
addresses, you need to advise AACOM to remove
you from the list and rejoin under
your new e-mail address.
The Web Interface
Log into the web interface to manage your groups and
see past messages
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Agreement Form
The following are the rules and conditions of participation
in AACOM listservs:
By
subscribing to or
participating in this listserv, you hereby
agree to be bound by and warrant your full compliance with
the following rules and conditions.
- Nothing Illegal
Subscribers are not permitted to post any
defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening,
offensive, derogatory, or illegal information
or material.
- No Stealing Intellectual Property
Do not post any information or other
material protected by copyright without
the permission of the copyright owner; to
use any words, logos or other marks that
would infringe upon the trademark, service
mark, certification mark, or other intellectual
property rights of the owners of such marks
without the permission of such owners,
or to post confidential information or any
information that would infringe upon the
proprietary, privacy or personal rights of
others.
- Accountability
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. Use caution when commenting
on or discussing products.
- Ask Permission For Commercial Use
Commercial use of this listserv is prohibited
without prior authorization. Do not use the
listserv to solicit or conduct business,
including the direct marketing of users'
products or services, without authorization
from the list manager.
- Opinions Expressed May Not Be Accurate
AACOM does not generally monitor this listserv
for inappropriate postings, and does not
on its own undertake editorial control of
postings. AACOM does not guarantee the accuracy
of material shared on its list serves and
does not necessarily endorse opinions expressed.
- Consequences For Misuse
In the event that any inappropriate posting
or unauthorized use of the listserv is brought
to AACOM's attention, including but not limited
to prohibited posting and usage as outlined
herein, AACOM will take all appropriate action,
in its sole discretion. AACOM reserves the
right to terminate, without prior notice,
the listserv access of any user who does
not abide by these guidelines.
- Be Honest,
Professional
and Constructive
The discussions on the lists are meant
to stimulate conversation not to create contention.
Let others have their say, just as you may.
We encourage you to openly share your opinions
and perspectives, while being professional,
and courteous of others. Honesty and frankness
are important, especially when accompanied
by constructive analysis and problem-solving.
- Contributions May Be Reproduced
Remember that other e-mail list participants
have the right to forward and reproduce postings
to this listserv.
- This Document Can Change
This listserv policy is subject to change
depending upon the needs and requirements
of AACOM and the listserv subscribers.
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