File – **Budget101 List Rules**

Welcome & Bi-Weekly Reminder of the List Rules!

Hello all! (Don’t delete without reading. Yes, there is a test later.)

I just wanted to take a moment to welcome you to the list.

I have added several items in our groups files folders to make

life a little easier, including a free azz program (to sort recipe

cards, and information) along with several azz files that are

already loaded with information.

https://groups.yahoo.com/group/Budget101_/files/AZZ%20Program/

Our list is all about budgeting, mix recipes, saving money on groceries,

coupons (if need be ), Inexpensive Vacationing, Kids recipes & ideas,

and tons more. I try to include as many gift recipes as possible for all

occasions, but if you are looking for something in particular, please

take a moment to post your request to the list.

If you find you are receiving too much mail, consider digest mode, which

compacts around 25 messages into 1 email. The directions for changing your

mail subscription is at the bottom of each and every email from our list.

Please take a moment to review our rules:

These rules are an integral part of your membership to Budget101. When we

started this list we only had a few rules. But over the years, due to problems

that came up or votes by membership we now have RULES!

By subscribing to this list, you agree to abide by them. We will permanently

moderate (or remove and/or ban) those who are nasty, rude, argumentative,

complain or are not in compliance. The flavor of your posts must never be

combative, bitchy, catty or snotty. We are here to HELP each other, not

criticize. It takes every member to keep a list this large running smoothly.

Please do not email list owner or moderator about list rules. This should

explain it all.

Now for a few of the easy rules:

*******PLEASE TRIM YOUR POSTS*************

This means when you are replying to an email DO NOT include the ENTIRE EMAIL in

your reply.

You can include a SMALL portion of the email you are replying to. Try to stick

to a couple (2-3 at MOST) of relevant lines.

Delete all headers and footers.

List members who do not trim their posts will be placed on moderation.

**********PLEASE SIGN YOUR MAILS*************

This means when you are to sign your name at the bottom of every single mail

you send to the list.

List members who continue to send unsigned posts after being warned risk having

their mail deleted!!

**********PLEASE CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE WHEN THE SUBJECT CHANGES*********

This is a high volume list. IF you change subject lines properly then when

responding to a post of the same subject you should not have to include ANY of

the email you are responding too since those reading the thread will be able to

follow it anyway. Subject line MUST be list-related due to daily deluge of

unsavory spam and pornography posts. This also enables members to utilize

delete key if subject line is not of interest to them.

****VIRUS WARNINGS~ TERRORISM THREATS~URBAN LEGENDS~DONATIONS & SOLICITATIONS

FOR MONEY******

Please do not send any notices of threats of viruses or terrorism to this list.

You may send directly to list owner and/or please check out

https://urbanlegends.miningco.com/mbody.htm this site which addresses past and

current threats

Due to a Recent Flood of Solicitations: Absolutely NO posts soliciting

donations, etc. for ANY cause!

********NO MONSTER SIGNATURES PLEASE! 3 LINE LIMIT**********

Signature lines may not be longer than 50 characters per line and 3 lines total

and contain only the following info:

Your name, Name of Personal Website

URL to same or line that states what you create

Line of humor or philosophical message.

NO MORE THAN 3 LINES TOTAL PLEASE!!!

(and please don’t advertise in your signatures either)

*********NEW MEMBERS ARE MODERATED*********

Why do we moderate new members? We want new members to know how to post and

what ‘flavor’ we expect in their posts. Any posts that do not follow list

protocol will be deleted without explanation. All members’ posts are moderated

for a minimum of 50 posts.

You will not get OFF of moderated status until you prove you can trim your

posts and change your subject lines.

ALSO the moderators do not have time to trim your posts for you so if a post

comes through moderate that is not trimmed it will be sent back to you to trim

before it is sent to the list.

Members who are no longer on moderate and don’t follow list rules will be

returned to moderate PERMANENTLY without notice or unsubbed as the situation

dictates.

Following these simple rules will make life easier for folks on digest and save

money for those folks who must PAY for their Internet by the amount of time

they are on line.

*********NO MAIL SETTING*******************

You may NOT set your mail delivery to ‘no mail’ and remain a member. If you

wish to read your e-mail on-line, please set to ‘Digest’. We assume when you

join that you want to be an active member, if this is not the case, you may

want to look for a list more suitable to your needs. The ONLY exception to

this is if you have notified the admin/moderators that you are going on

vacation/leave.

********ONE-LINERS, GABBING, WHERE DO YOU LIVE? POSTS****************

Please do not send personal messages or personal replies to posts and/or ads to

the list. Also if someone asks for a supplier of a certain item, please respond

directly to the person for whom they are intended. We do not want this list to

be a ‘referral list’.

Due to the High Volume of the list, We are attempting to keep down gabby posts,

OT posts*, ‘one-liners’ like ‘thanks’, “I agree with you”, etc. PLEASE send

these DIRECTLY to the person for whom intended. 3000 other people really don’t

want to read those types of posts. This includes those, “I Live in PA too,

where do you live?” Threads.

List owners or moderators reserve the right to remove any posts or threads

without explanation.

********ADVERTISING ON LIST ******************

If you would like to Advertise a product or service on our list, Please Visit

https://www.budget101.com/advertisingrates.htm for rates. All ads must be Pre-

Paid Prior to sending to the list. What is Advertising? Any link or post

intended to Solicit business or monetary gain.

****RESPONSIBILITY AS A VALUED MEMBER***************

Your responsibility as a valuable member:

Share your successes and failures as well as recipes and hints for

budgeting, frugalness, mixes, gift ideas, kids, homeschooling, homemade

toiletries, cleaners, household stuff, crafts, fundraising, pets, hobbies, etc.

Hey, the truth is, we’re pretty open to most topics, except religious or

political debates!

Thanks so much.

List Moderators