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Student Media Listserv Guidelines

By joining and using the STUMEDIA listserv, you agree that you have read and will follow the rules and guidelines set for this peer discussion group. You also agree to reserve list discussions for topics best suited to the medium. As with any community, there are guidelines governing behavior on the listserv. Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important guidelines. If you have questions, contact the list manager noted in your welcome instructions. ASU Student Media and Arizona State University (ASU) reserve the right to suspend or terminate membership to the list for members who violate these rules.

  • Do not challenge or attack others. The discussions on the list are meant to stimulate conversation, not to create contention.
  • Do not post commercial messages. Contact individuals directly with products and services that you believe would help them.
  • Use caution when discussing other people, products or services. Information posted on the list is available for all to see, and comments are subject to libel, slander and antitrust laws.
  • All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials is strictly prohibited.
  • Please note carefully all items listed in the disclaimer and legal rules below, particularly regarding the copyright ownership of information posted to the list.
  • Remember that ASU Student Media, Arizona State University and other e-mail list participants have the right to reproduce postings to this listserv.

Listserv etiquette

  • Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, affiliation, location, and e-mail address.
  • State the topic of the comments in the subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your posting.
  • Include only the relevant portions of the original message in your reply, delete any header information, and put your response before the original posting.
  • Only send a message to the entire list when it contains information that everyone can benefit from.
  • Do not send administrative messages, such as remove me from the list, through the listserv. You may unsubscribe to the STUMEDIA listserv on the same page as you subscribed to the list.
  • Warn other list subscribers of lengthy messages either in the subject line or at the beginning of the message body with a line that says "Long Message."

Disclaimer and legal rules

This list is provided as a service of ASU Student Media and Arizona State University (ASU). ASU Student Media and ASU accept no responsibility for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. ASU Student Media and ASU disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by ASU Student Media, ASU or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall ASU Student Media or ASU be liable for any damages resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.

Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials. Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants ASU Student Media, ASU and users of this list the nonexclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other material.

Messages should not be posted if they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or by implication leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.

ASU Student Media and ASU does not actively monitor the site for inappropriate postings and does not undertake editorial control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to ASU Student Media’s and/or ASU’s attention, ASU Student Media and /or ASU will take all appropriate action.

ASU Student Media and ASU reserve the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.

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