[Bcma-l] Annual Reminder re BCMA-L Listserv Basic Policies & Posting Practices

[bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca]

Hello subscribers,

The BCMA-L listserv has been receiving an increasing number of postings 
with attachments and/or images included in the message content, etc.  
The following is being re-circulated as a nice, gentle reminder to all 
regarding the listserv's basic policies and posting practices -- Thank you!

Currently BCMA-L (bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca) is available FREE to any and 
all interested parties. To maintain its effectiveness, we ask 
subscribers to please keep in mind the following:

THE DO’S:
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PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT: Subscribers are encouraged to utilize BCMA-L to 
increase the promotion of education, training and professional 
development opportunities within their related communities. It is also a 
fast and productive tool to seek advice and assistance, or to exchange 
expertise and resource information.

EMAIL/CONTACT INFORMATION: Please include your email/contact information 
in messages to allow for direct replies from responding members, if 
desired, otherwise responses will only be posted back to BCMA-L. If the 
original submitter’s contact info is not included, they may receive a 
notice from the moderator to please re-submit their message with the 
additional information.

REVISING THE SUBJECT LINE FOR RESPONSES: Some topics or “searches” 
result in several responses posted back to BCMA-L and your Inbox with 
the same Subject line and it may appear you are receiving the same 
posted message over and over again — which you are not. As an example, a 
message posted with the Subject line: “Looking for a Conservator” could 
be responded to with a revised Subject line of: “Suggestions for a 
Conservator” and posted back to BCMA-L for subscribers to view.

THE DON’TS:
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NO ATTACHMENTS: To protect subscribers from potential viruses, 
submissions containing attachments (eg. Word/PDF documents and/or 
imbedded images) will not be approved for posting. Submitters will 
receive a “Rejected” notice from the moderator with a request to remove 
the images and/or re-submit with the text from the attachment either 
typed or copied-and-pasted (preferably in plain text format) into the 
main body of the original message. An alternative option to consider is 
including a weblink (or email contact) in your message to provide 
subscribers access to additional information, forms, photos, etc.

NO COMMERCIAL VENTURES: No advertising, product or services solicitation 
please; other promotional venues, i.e. Museums Roundup, annual 
Conference Trade Show, Regional Workshops, forthcoming Learning Resource 
Database, etc. are available for this purpose. The submitter will 
receive a notice from the moderator re Commercial Venture status.

NO RESUMES: Resumes are not posted on BCMA-L. Subscribers should respond 
directly to the original job posting contributor. Respondents submitting 
resumes will receive a notice from the moderator to please re-direct 
their message to the posting institution.

BCMA-L’s Role
Please remember BCMA-L’s role (and the moderator’s) is solely to serve 
as a clearinghouse for submissions of relevance and interest to the 
provincial cultural heritage community. This includes related 
information received by BCMA and forwarded to listserv subscribers. From 
time to time, this may include conferences, workshops, post-secondary 
courses, etc., however forwarding this information to BCMA-L does NOT 
constitute an endorsement by BCMA and is provided only for the 
information of subscribers. Suggestions from subscribers to improve 
how/what information is received via the listserv are always welcome. 
Please email suggestions and requests to members@museumsassn.bc.ca

Best regards,
-- 
Shelley Gauthier
Member Services Coordinator
BC Museums Association
#204 - 26 Bastion Square, Victoria, BC, V8W 1H9
Tel: (250) 356-5700; Fax: (250) 387-1251
Web: www.museumsassn.bc.ca