>Dear All:
I have been sending these how to leave ecofem letters to individuals almost
daily. Can everyone please file this so you can enter and leave at will.
love, Chris King
>This is the monthly reminder concerning subscription to ECOFEM. If
>you choose to unsubscribe, please use the instructions below rather
>than sending your request to the list. Using these protocol means
>the rest of the list members are not bogged down by irrelevant e-mail
>messages which result in excessive financial and/or time commitments.
>
>The protocol for participating on ECOFEM are also included, and I'd
>like everyone to take this opportunity to refresh themselves about
>the list's general "rules."
>
>As always, if you have any questions or concerns regarding ECOFEM,
>please feel free to contact me, as your ECOFEM coordinator, and I'll
>see what I can do.
>
>In peace,
>
>Stefanie Rixecker
>ECOFEM Coordinator
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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>For the commands listed below, send your messages to:
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Do NOT send them to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] address as the entire
>list will read them and no action can be taken by the system's
>software.
>
>
>In order to unsubscribe from the list, send this command in the
>message space:
>
>unsub ecofem
>
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>If you wish to bundle your messages (rather than receive each one
>separately), you can command the system to create a message "digest"
>by sending the following message:
>
>set ecofem mail digest
>
>At this point, I'd also like to take the opportunity to remind you of
>the general protocol for participting on ECOFEM. There are four key
>protocol which include:
>
>ACTIVE LISTENING--hearing & listening (i.e., reading & understanding)
>are not identicial; conscious attention to respect for a speaker's
>words AND potential meanings is essential. Since "active listening"
>sometimes requires clarification, especially in a medium such as the
>internet, please be sure to ask for clarification and interpretion
>PRIOR TO "flaming" someone. The "problem" may simply require some
>improved communication.
>
>RESPECT--showing consideration for alternative viewpoints in a manner
>which continues dialogue without denigrating the dignity of other
>participants.
>
>DIGNITY--remembering and acknowledging the personal integrity
>(physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual) of EACH
>participant.
>
>REFLEXIVITY--a willingness to emply self-critique and consider
>collegial constructive criticism.
>
>
>In addition to these protocol, a few netiquette procedures also
>apply:
>
>(1) STAY ON TOPIC--although ECOFEM is diverse & covers a range of
>topics, please try to stay focused upon the connections with women &
>the environment. If topics stray, please take the discussion off
>list, so the other members of ECOFEM are not distracted by the
>tangent.
>
>(2) STAY BRIEF--Although some topics cannot be discussed in short
>sound-bites, it is best to keep your messages to a total of two (2)
>computer screens. Some subscribers pay for their use of ECOFEM and
>excessive band width increases their costs. This is also true of all
>ECOFEM members in terms of their time, so try to stay focused and
>relatively brief.
>
>(3) COURTESY--related to the protocol above, please try to retain
>common courtesy of conversation throughout the dialogue process. It
>is often quite simple to miscommunicate on the internet, so please
>make an extra effort to clarify positions prior to jumping into
>arguments or "flaming" others. As ECOFEM coordinator, I reserve the
>right to intercede in conversations and to remove individuals from
>the list (should such measures be required).
>
>That's the end of our public service announcement. Now, back to
>your regularly scheduled programing....
>
>
>
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>Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker
>Division of Environmental Management & Design
>Lincoln University, Canterbury
>PO Box 84
>Aotearoa New Zealand
>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Fax: 64-03-325-3841
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