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 New Consumers: A discussion with Dr. Norman Myers

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How to Participate

How to Participate

Discussions will take place from April 26 to May 14, 1999. Dr. Myers will moderate the discussions, addressing questions raised in the "Key Questions" section. You must register to participate in the discussions. All conference discussions can be read online. Discussion guidelines are below.

Register (for NEW participants)

Participate via the WWW (for REGISTERED participants): post messages, read archived messages, unsubscribe, or change your settings here.

Read Archived Messages (Registration is not required, but you will NOT be able to post messages; to post messages via the WWW, you must register and enter using the link above)

Participate via e-mail:

SUBSCRIBING (to Register):
Send a message to lyris@simile.iisd.ca. Leave the subject line blank and write the following command in the body of your email message:

subscribe newconsumers [Your Name]

UNSUBSCRIBING:
Send a message to lyris@simile.iisd.ca. Leave the subject line blank and write the following command in the body of your email message:

unsubscribe newconsumers

CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISCUSSION (Posting a message):
Send a message to newconsumers@simile.iisd.ca

LIST OWNER:
If you have any questions about the list or problems with your subscription (e.g. trouble unsubscribing) please contact the list owner at: owner-newconsumers@simile.iisd.ca

Guidelines for Discussion

In order to make this discussion most productive, there is a moderator for the discussion, and we have adopted two simple rules:

  1. Messages must be relevant to the topics of the List, i.e., the themes outlined in the Key Questions and Subsidiary Questions sections.

  2. Profanity and personal attacks are not acceptable.

Messages violating the rules will result in a warning. Subsequent violations will result in your participation being reviewed and, in extreme cases, revoked by the Moderator(s).

Requests of Participants
  1. Please introduce yourself in your first posting, including such information as experience with the issues, activity in related groups, interest in particular topics, etc.

  2. Please tell others about this List. If you are an NGO umbrella organization, please inform your members about NEWCONSUMERS. Also, let us know of others we should inform about the List. Please e-mail
    owner-newconsumers@simile.iisd.ca

  3. For our members in developing countries, access and downloading can be expensive. Therefore, please keep only relevant and necessary pieces of the original text in your replies. Please do not keep the full body of the original text in your replies. Please also avoid sending large attachments to the list. Instead, please give a brief summary ask those interested in receiving it to contact you directly.

  4. Make the subject header as descriptive as possible about the message content. In that way, people can more easily decide what messages they want to read. When you respond to a message, keep the original subject heading intact unless it is no longer relevant to the message content.

  5. This List has a global membership. Please exercise tolerance and respect toward other participants whose views may differ from your own. Please remain courteous at all times.

  6. When you would like to have a personal discussion, or feel offended by a particular message, please send a message to the individual involved only.
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