 Event Announcements |
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address so subscribers can contact you with any questions about you
event |
| Consider posting directions to the event (by
public transport/by road) |
| No more than one posting per week for each event.
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| If available, add handicap access information |
| Note childcare if available |
| Note if translation into other languages is
available. |
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Action Alerts |
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| Limit alerts to items of relevance to act-ma
subscribers (topic concerns the area, targets are MA officials,
politicians, etc.) |
| Keep the length to less than four screens of
information |
| Do not forward e-mail petitions to the list |
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Resources |
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| Announcements about local alternative media that
implement an open access policy. |
| Identify useful area resources: e.g. office furniture
for non-profits, new area website |
| Do not post commercial messages: e.g. "widgets,
barely used, for sale, going cheap" |
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Job Announcement/Volunteers |
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| Post only for positions with organizations;
individuals seeking help should not send e-mails |
| Identify deadlines and contact information clearly |
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Note |
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| We encourage multi-lingual postings; however the
subject lines must be in English |
| If you forward a message to the list, you assume
responsibility for the posting |
| Moderators may change the subject line to clarify
e-mail contents |
| Do not include attachments |
| If possible, send your message as plain text (do not
use HTML or RTF). Attachments get stripped off the archived
version, so people go to the website will not see them. |
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