ERBList - Edgar Rice Burroughs Listserver

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Welcome To ERB-list! Edgar Rice Burroughs Listserver ERB-LIST OPERATING PROCEDURES READ ME! This file contains information on how to use ERBlist and how to unsubscribe from the list. ERBlist is open to messages regarding the Grand Master of Adventure, his works, influences and fan appreciation. ERBList does NOT allow binary or graphic file attachments. * * * * * * * * HOW TO USE ERBlist ERBlist ETIQUETTE and RESTRICTIONS BURROUGHSIAN PERSONAS ERBlist MESSAGE VOLUME WHO IS THIS BURROUGHS GUY? ------------------------------------------------------------ ERBlist is accessed via email to erblist@erblist.com Moderated by Bruce "Tangor" Bozarth ** IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING COPYRIGHTS ** Posting messages to ERBList confers JOINT COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED for the message content to David Bruce Bozarth. No messages may be reposted, reprinted, duplicated or otherwise reproduced without express permission from the message author AND David Bruce Bozarth. Only the message author may repost, reprint, duplicate or otherwise reproduce without permission from David Bruce Bozarth. David Bruce Bozarth will make no use of these messages except as they appear at ERBList or the ERBList Archives. ------------------------------------------------------------ HOW TO USE ERBlist To Subscribe to the ERBlist listserver send e-mail to majordomo@erblist.com with the following in the MESSAGE BODY: subscribe erb-list yourname@your-isp.domain To Unsubscribe send email to majordomo@erblist.com with the following in the MESSAGE BODY: UNSUBSCRIBE erb-list yourname@your-isp.domain All group discussion e-mail should be addressed to erb-list@erblist.com List/Digest Commands SUBSCRIBE - subscribes you to the mailing list. UNSUBSCRIBE - unsubscribes you from the mailing list. Reply to group discussion e-mail normally. The reply returns to the list and is automatically routed out to everyone. Do not use REPLY: ALL or CC: functions as this will duplicate your message. ERBlist ETIQUETTE and RESTRICTIONS Common courtesy goes a long way. Have opinions, speak your mind, but be respectful! Avoid non-essential messages that do not further the topic under discussion. No "I agree!" or one line "zinger" messages, please! Avoid quoting whole messages. Quote only the lines needed to put your reply in context. This is membership forum. There are no private messages. If you wish to have a private exchange with a group member, send that message DIRECTLY TO THEIR PERSONAL ADDRESS! ERBList is a privately-owned messaging group and does not accept commercial advertising. A commercial advertisment is defined as a business offering items for sale. Personal collectors may occasionally post up to three items for sale at a single time as long as the material is ERB-related and is not part of a commercial enterprise. Excessive, or repeated offers will be considered posting with commercial intent. Violators will be issued a warning to cease such posting. Repeat offenders will be unlinked and banned. Posting copyrighted material is forbidden, except as allowed under "Fair Use" for the purpose of scholarly report. BURROUGHSIAN PERSONAS Some list members have chosen names of favorite Burroughs characters for signing messages. There is no requirment to use a persona. If you wish to participate with a persona, The ERBlist Persona Directory is located at: Persona Directory ERBlist MESSAGE VOLUME WARNING! ERBlist is a potentially high volume area. Most messages occur between Friday and Monday when people have more leisure time. If your member address is at work or office and you already have a large email volume you may wish to reconsider joining ERBlist. If you are subject to message volume anxiety your ONLY solutions are to UNSUBSCRIBE, or selectively read the messages. essages complaining about volume or quality increase the volume count and are NOT desired. WHO IS THIS BURROUGHS GUY? Edgar Rice Burroughs is best known as the author of more than 70 novels of fantastic adventure. His most famous creation is that of jungle hero, Tarzan of the Apes. Nearly as well known are the exploits of John Carter of Mars, David Innes of Pellucidar, and Carson Napier of Venus. Born in Chicago in 1875, Burroughs tried many enterprises with varying degrees of success until the age of thirty-five, a disillusioned businessman, he turned to writing. The success of Barsoom and Tarzan was the beginning of a career which thrilled millions around the world. He died in 1950, at his home near Tarzana, California. SAVE THIS MESSAGE! It contains information on how to use ERBlist and how to unsubscribe from the list.

Addendum:
If you've attempted to post a message to the list and it never seems to appear, perhaps one of the following words in the SUBJECT LINE is the reason. These words in the first position of the SUBJECT LINE will result in an administrative action (these are listserv functions not active). An admin request means the list software will ask me to approve by sending an email to me. Since I have all BOUNCE ADMIN/REQUESTs directed to my TRASH FOLDER because of all the SPAM that is sent to the list (which you guys never see) I don't always catch the legitimate messages. That said, please avoid using the following list of words as the FIRST WORD in the SUBJECT LINE...
HELP
GET
INFO
LIST
WHO
Also bear in mind the following words in the SUBJECT LINE may cause problems:
CANCEL
CANCELLATION
SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBING
UNSUB
Definite listserv software filters are:
CANCEL EMAIL (or e-mail, mail). These words together in either the subject line or the message body just might un*sub you from the list!
Things get worse, of course! Software is brain dead. Our listserv software is only as smart as the programmers who created it and, as those of us who have experienced intelligence in the work place can attest, even the smartest fellers can be awful dumb! :) Which means, using the words from the second list in the MESSAGE BODY can occasionally cause problems.
What all this means is if you have attempted to send a message and have not seen it appear as a list echo back to YOUR email program within 5 minutes the message may have been processed as an administration request (message sent to me). As I have just informed you I do not routinely read the TRASH FOLDER on my system so you might want to take matters into your own hands. First Solution: change either the subject line or check your message body for inclusion of the action words listed above. Second Solution: email me direct at tangor@erblist.com.

On a different topic...

VERBOTTEN LIST
These are Off-Topic
Religion
Civil War (American)
Creation/Evolution
Politics
Unless can be connected to the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs

Message volume. Tangor prefers the spigot turned full on. Thus I generally do not overly moderate the one-liners or the subjects (except for the verbotten list, and even then gently as well). The Delete Key was installed on keyboards for a reason! However, I have no doubt that erb-list mail in your Inbox, along with all the other traffic you receive, can be a challenge. PLEASE INVESTIGATE HOW TO CREATE MESSAGE FILTERS TO FOLDERS in your email program. Easy to do! Suggest you use the REPLY-TO: address as your primary filter. Messages from erb-list GENERALLY (not always) have "erb-list" as the first word in the SUBJECT LINE. Do both! These filters will keep your inbox clear and sort/move your emails at the same time. You can then read and reply at your convenience, or bulk delete as the case may be.
Having said that, Tangor, while occasionally amused by the one-liners, really has more important things to do. My gentle moderation is one of the reasons why we have so much fun, but it also means I STILL have to read all the traffic or fail at my self-imposed job. Last month we hit 1231 messages (June 2005) -- 3 times greater than our monthly average and 1 1/2 times greater than our previous high for the year (January 2005). This message volume HAS resulted in a large number of newbies opting out (21 at last count--over six months time, confirmed by private email as to "Why did you opt out?). We might be running off the next generation of ERB fans with all the blather. Then again, as Harry S Truman once said, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Works both ways.
Continue to post full bore. I LIKE IT. Just take a breath before sending a one-liner. If the itch to send is still there, okay. Just remember that what you write is sent to 134 other members of the list. (Was 140 last week.)