E-Group Rules & Etiquette
Thank you for being part of our Knowledge Community. To ensure the best
possible experience for all members, we have established some basic
guidelines for participation.
By joining and using this Community, you agree that you have read and
will follow these rules and guidelines. You also agree to reserve
discussions and shared files and content to that best suited to this
medium. This is a great medium with which to solicit the advice of your
peers, benefit from their experience and participate in an ongoing
conversation.
Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important
guidelines. If you have questions regarding the Knowledge Community and/or these guidelines, please contact us. In order to preserve a climate that encourages both civil
and fruitful dialogue, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate
access in this community for anyone who violate these rules.
The Rules
- Don't challenge or attack others. The discussions and comments
are meant to stimulate conversation not to create contention. Let others
have their say, just as you may.
- Don't post commercial messages on any discussion list,
resource library entry, or other area where others might see it. Contact
people directly with product and service information if you believe it
would help them.
- Use caution when discussing products. Information posted on the
lists and in the libraries 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 are strictly prohibited. Do not post anything that
you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to
know came from you.
- Please note carefully all items listed in the disclaimer
and legal rules below, particularly regarding the copyright ownership of
information posted.
- Remember that other participants have the right to reproduce postings to this site unless you specify otherwise.
- Post your message or documents only to the most appropriate
lists or libraries. Do not spam several lists or libraries with the
same message.
- All messages must add to the body of knowledge. We reserve the right to reject any message for any reason.
Discussion Group Etiquette
- Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, affiliation and location.
- State concisely and clearly the topic of your 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.
- 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.
- Send messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me,
too" to individuals--not to the entire list. Do this by using the "Reply
to Sender" link to the left of every message.
- Do not send administrative messages, such as remove me from
the list. Instead, use the web interface to change your settings or to
remove yourself from a list. If you are changing e-mail addresses, you
do not need to remove yourself from the list and rejoin under your new
e-mail address. Simply change your settings.
- 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."
The Legal Stuff
This site is provided as a service for the members of EPCOR® -
Electronic Payments Core of Knowledge. EPCOR is not responsible for the
opinions and information posted on this site by others. We disclaim all
warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether
posted by EPCOR or any third party. In no event shall EPCOR be
liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any
damages whatsoever 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 EPCOR and users of this site 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 impliedly 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.
EPCOR does not actively monitor the site for inappropriate postings
and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings.
However, in the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to the
attention of EPCOR, we will take all appropriate action.
EPCOR reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.