DISCUSSION LIST RULES

We are a Discussion List of professionals and expect members to act accordingly.

• Every message posted to the AAM Discussion List is off-the-record, confidential and not-for-attribution. The content available through the Discussion List may be displayed, reformatted and printed for your personal, non-commercial use only. You agree not to reproduce, retransmit, re-post, distribute, sell, publish, broadcast, create derivative works from, perform, or in any way commercially exploit any of the content, or infringe upon trademarks or service marks displayed or received through the Discussion List, including but not limited to others in the same company or organization, without the express prior written consent of the original submitter of the content.
  
• Don't send any personal messages including “Me Too” messages to the entire Discussion List. Press "FORWARD" to send a private message, and type the person's e-mail address in the "TO" box. Press "Reply" only when you intend to send a message to ALL List members.
  
• Job postings are not allowed on the list. If you would like to promote a job opening, contact AAM's Membership Director (816.221.1296) to participate in AAM's Job Bank.
  
• Type in your real name at the end of every message.
  
• Self-promotion is absolutely forbidden on the list and is considered SPAM. Offenders will face 14-day suspension from the List for a first offense and permanent termination for a second one. Advertising and promotion of commercial services are absolutely not permitted in e-mail messages. Whether or not “self-promotion” has occurred will be at the discretion of the AAM Discussion List Administrator(s) or AAM’s Executive Director. For information about paid sponsorships, please contact AAM’s Membership Director (816.221.1296).
  
• Inappropriate commercial use of Discussion List posts is strictly forbidden. Specific restrictions are: a) private or public follow up with posters to sell your product or solution; b) collecting of names and contact information of list members; and c) any other form of  "lead generation." The definition of "a" is contacting a list member regarding a post they have submitted with any sort of "solution" or suggested solution that, if acted upon, would have the potential to directly or indirectly financially benefit you, a company who employs you, or another person or company who would compensate to you for a referral. Any infraction of this rule is grounds for immediate and permanent termination from the Discussion List.

Members who receive such responses (publicly or privately) should report them immediately to AAM's Membership Director (816.221.1296).

• Use of Discussion List posts for any type of “lead generation” is strictly forbidden. Contacting someone who submitted a post identifying a need with any sort of “solution” or suggested solution that financially benefits you, directly or indirectly, is grounds for termination from the Discussion List. Members who receive such responses (publicly or privately) should report them immediately to AAM's Membership Director (816.221.1296).
  
• Do not cross-post or multi-post questions to these lists, or post off-topic questions, comments or articles. A first instance will result in a warning to refrain from such posts. Repeated instances of off-topic posts, cross-posted and multi-posted messages will result in ban from the list(s). A post that violates this rule AND the "no self-promotion" rule will be subject to consequences described in the "no self-promotion" rule.
  
• Vulgar and/or disrespectful posts, or SPAM, will cause you to be banned from the list. Public flaming is not tolerated on this list.
  
• When you leave on vacation, please use the AAM Members Discussion List Web site, http://accountingmarketing.inherent.com, to login and temporarily suspend delivery of messages. The process is explained in detail in the List FAQs. DO NOT set up an automatic message that sends out e-mail that you're not in the office before suspending your message delivery. This can start an endless loop of e-mail with the Discussion List host server.
  
• Do not attach large documents or files to messages sent to the Discussion List. AAM’s Discussion List costs are based on bandwidth consumed so please be conscious of this and send large files privately. Additionally, regardless of file size or format, the Discussion List’s host server will often turn them into “garbage.”
  
• The following actions, among others, may result in removal of messages and/or termination of your Discussion List membership: Using the service for illegal purposes or for the transmission of material that is unlawful, harassing, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, tortuous or otherwise objectionable.
  
• Members who neglect to introduce themselves on the Discussion List or who fail to properly identify their name, address, phone, etc., when posting may be terminated.
  
• Members who are not current with AAM dues will lose access to the Discussion List.
  
• The Association for Accounting Marketing assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or usefulness of information in any material on the Discussion List and it does not endorse any opinions or recommendations posted by members. You should exercise discretion and skepticism before relying on information in messages, because it may be incorrect or misleading.