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OF PARTICIPATION
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the following conditions regarding original content written by you for
distribution to the Online Advertising Discussion List:
- The
Online Advertising Discussion List reserves the right to accept or reject any submission,
in whole or in part, to the List at its sole discretion. The Online Advertising Discussion List may
from time to time edit submissions for the purpose of length or clarity
in a manner including but not limited to removing excessive signatures,
providing appropriate subject lines, removing excessive quotes from
previously posted articles, and editing spelling and/or grammar.
- You
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SUBJECTS
APPROPRIATE FOR THIS LIST
The Online Advertising Discussion List focuses on professional discussion
of online advertising strategies, results, studies, tools, and media
coverage. The list also welcomes discussion on the related topics of
online promotion and public relations. The list encourages sharing of
practical expertise and experiences between those who buy, sell, research
and develop tools for online advertising; as well as those providing
online public relations and publicity services.
Here are
some example discussion topics that _are_ relevant:
New o-a
technologies
Measurement & tracking methods
Developing trends such as viral marketing & wireless
Budgeting for a successful on-line ad campaign
Payment methods and rate structures
Banner vs. text vs. sponsorship vs. the latest and greatest
Success & sob stories
Your messages
should be succinct and to the point.
REJECTED
POSTS
If the moderator rejects a post, he can't always take the time to explain
why on a case-by-case basis. Usually posts are rejected because of the
following:
1.) it has
nothing to do with online advertising or promotion,
2.) it
is too self-serving; completely lacking any substantive advice,
3.) it
is taken directly from copyrighted sources (we can get into legal
trouble for this; best to give the name of the source and URL),
4.) others
have already made a similar point,
5.) it
is something too basic for discussion on this list (i.e. what is a
banner ad?),
6.) we
have already discussed it in great depth before,
7.) the
post does not have a proper subject line, or repeats too much of a
previous posting. Posts sent in with subjects "Re: Online Advertising
List/ Volume 1, Issue ..." will not be forwarded to the list no matter
how cogent they may be. Signatures should be no more than 8 lines
in length or I will indiscriminately crop them.
8.) the
post is a reply that is really only of value to the person being replied
to. In such cases, please e-mail the person directly rather than trying
to post your response to the whole list,
9.) the
post makes statements that create the potential of involving Online Advertising Discussion List or the Moderator
in a lawsuit,
10.)
the English is so poor that the moderator can't understand the message,
11.)
it is a survey or request from a market researcher asking for feedback
on a company's product or service (unless something is offered to
the list members for participating)**.
**Number
11 takes a little explaining. Here is the reasoning. It is one thing
to help each other with advice, it is another thing to be a free focus
group for a company. Online Advertising Discussion List feels that if someone wants the list's advice
on a product or service, they should give us something in return. If
they agree to offer participants a free copy, subscription, or some
other compensation, the moderator will sometimes let an announcement
of the offer through, but not the actual survey. The actual survey form
should be put on a web site or emailed to those who express interest.
OTHER
ETIQUETTE
This is a professional forum for business communications so it is appropriate
for you to "sign" your message. Anonymous messages will not be forwarded
to the list. If there is a compelling reason why your identity should
be withheld then you should present your case to the moderator.
If you
have a business connection to a product or service mentioned in your
post, this should be clear to anyone reading the message.
If you
quote material, quote it accurately, name the source when possible and
be sure to note where you have omitted material.
Please
do not quote the entirety of the original message in your reply. Usually,
most people really have been paying attention and may need only a pertinent
sentence to bring them into context with your comments.
Please
limit the size of your signatures. Extraneous text is usually not regarded
favorably. Please limit your signature file to 8 lines or less.
No vitriol
or ad hominem attacks -- This is a professional resource and we all
realize that e-mail is a medium in which it is easy to over-react; it
does not support the visual cues we need to comprehend communication
to any level of depth. This is where "flaming" arises and we would ask
that you attempt to err on the side of moderation in your replies. We
need to "get along" before we can maximize the value of this resource.
Limit rehashing
-- there is a wealth of information on the variety of topics related
to online advertising. While the moderator will strive to direct the
conversation along appropriate paths, there is a tendency to restate
issues and topics that have been "done to death" before, both on this
list (as it grows) and elsewhere online. The moderator will attempt
to point respondents to the source of information most appropriate to
their needs rather than burden the entire list with a restatement of
known issues.
Please
put an appropriate subject on your message. Messages should not have
blank subject lines and replies should not read Re: Online Advertising
List Volume 1,Issue ... Instead, please title your response to be Re:
followed by the subject of the actual message to which you are responding.
Please
do not send unsolicited email advertisements to people that post on
this list. Posting in this forum is _not_ an invitation to be sent spam,
and those that engage in such practices will likely do themselves more
harm than good. Many of the list participants refuse to patronize businesses
that send unsolicited advertisements via email.
Please
also note that this is a public forum. All posts are publicly accessible
and searchable from the list's web site.
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So we will appreciate your assistance in passing on the job
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opening.
The referral program works like this... if we post a job
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for the position, then if that person ends up being hired and
they remain with their new employer for at least three months,
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letting the person know about the job opening. This only
applies when the referred individual is hired and if they are
not a member of this list at the time at which the posting for
the job opening is distributed.
You must be a subscriber to the Online Advertising Discussion
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referral bonus per hire... for example, if three subscribers
refer the same person to us, then we will ask that person to
tell us whom the referral came from first.
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