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COBirds
General List Information and Rules of the Road
COBirds is for the discussion of Colorado Birds.
You will receive a welcome letter when you subscribe to COBirds which will contain your password. You will need this password to access your account to change your settings SO SAVE YOUR ORIGINAL WELCOME MESSAGE. You DO NOT need a password to read the archives.
You must be subscribed to post a message to COBirds. Subscribers
will receive messages at their personal e-mail address. COBirds has a
web-based subscription management system. Please read all of the
information below for an explanation of all options.
To post a message to this list, send mail to: cobirds@lists.cfo-link.org
All new members will have their first few messages approved by the
admin.
You must fill in a specific subject and have something written in the body of the message or your post will be rejected. These are just a few of the measures taken to prevent viruses and other malicious messages from reaching the list.
COBirds is for the discussion of Colorado Birds.
As a general courtesy to each other, please write your messages to COBirds using a universally accepted font such as Arial or Times New Roman (or just use the default font of your e-mail program) and ONLY USE A BLACK FONT COLOR. Background color other than white and/or "stationary" IS NOT ALLOWED!
HTML formatting (such as bold, underlining or italicizing of words) is acceptable if it is being used to add emphasis to a word(s) of importance in your message.
Please do not use 4-letter banding codes to initially identify a bird in the subject line or the body of your message. After you have spelled out the name of the bird at least once, you may then use 4-letter codes (Mourning Warbler/MOWA). Never use 4-letter codes for "lists" of birds. Under these circumstances, names must all be completely spelled out.
If your post is about a bird sighting, please include the name of the bird and a location in the subject line, such as "Trumpeter Swan/Boulder County."
Interesting, rare and chaseable birds in neighboring states CAN and SHOULD be posted to this list.
When replying to a message sent to COBirds, DO NOT include that message in your reply. Lyris will reject any message that has more than 5 continuous quoted message lines.
Please select "nomail" in your subscription options BEFORE setting an "autoreply" with your e-mail program. If you leave your COBirds subscription set to "mail", the COBirds administrator will turn off your subscription without notification. You must sign your name and your home location to your post. Anonymous posts will not be accepted.
Political and environmental messages are acceptable as long as they relate to the issue of Colorado's birds.
Messages referring to a person or organization must be respectful and based in fact.
COBirds subscriber e-mail addresses may not be used for any purpose unrelated to COBirds without the express consent of the individual.
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What CANNOT be posted to COBirds?
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ATTACHMENTS!! Never send a post to COBirds with an attachment. Attachments are how viruses are spread through email. If you have a great picture that you want to share, send a post saying you have the photo, place it on a web page, and include the URL in your posting.
Certain discussion threads:
- Discussions about feral cats and outdoor cats are prohibited.
- Discussions about bird feeding technique are not allowed (i.e. what to feed, how to place, which work best. etc.).
- Pro-hunting vs. anti-hunting discussions are not allowed. This does not prohibit discussions on the status and effects of hunting on a species or group of species.
Commercial advertising on COBirds is strictly forbidden.
Bird or birding related posts about events, classes or other activities that include a fee cannot be posted to COBirds.
Trip lists and/or bird related travel reports from OUTSIDE of Colorado may NOT be posted on COBirds. If you want to share your trip lists/reports from other locations, please post them on your personal website and then send a single post to COBirds directing subscribers to that location.
There will be no solicitation on this list.
"For Sale" messages are expressly forbidden on COBirds. If you have birding related objects to give away you may send a post of that nature to the list.
Subscribers must NOT send “Test” messages to the list. If you think there is a problem with the list contact the admin at: mpeterson33@yahoo.com
Profane language of any kind is unacceptable.
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Subscribers that do not follow these guidelines will be placed on moderation after a warning from the listserv manager. If the guidelines continue to be ignored, a subscriber may ultimately be blocked from posting.
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Subscriber e-mail addresses are never shared, sold or traded with other parties.
For questions, concerns, problems or suggestion please contact the list manager. Thanks for subscribing and enjoy COBirds.
Mark Peterson
List Manager
mpeterson33@yahoo.com
Colorado Field Ornithologists
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