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| INTRODUCTION
Youth Guardian Services (YGS) operates
four email lists for youth and young adults, herein referred to as the "lists". The lists are broken down into different age groups.
In order to maintain a safe environment
for all list members, YGS keeps date of birth information on file for age
verification and unsubscribing users when they reach the age limit on certain
lists.
To create safe cyber spaces for our members,
YGS has carefully created and adopted several rules for subscriber and
list safety. YGS asks that all list subscribers adhere to the following
rules. |
| 1.0 DEFINITIONS
subscriber - any qualifying individual
that has a subscription to any list that YGS serves.
list - an automated email distribution
system that emails all subscribers on the list the messages sent to the
list address.
list address - the email address a subscriber
uses when wanting to send a message to all subscribers on a list.
staff member - any List Manager, Assistant
List Manager, Lists Coordinator or Executive Staff member of Youth Guardian
Services.
rules - this set of rules that governs
the operation of the lists. |
2.0 REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS
2.1 Age Range Requirements
In order to be a subscriber of any of
the lists, you must be of the proper age for that particular list.
The age range and limits are as follows:
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YOUTH13-17 List is for 13 to 17 year old youth*
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YOUTH17-21 List is for 17 to 21 year old youth
and young adults**
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YOUTH21-25 List is for 21 to 25 year old young
adults***
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STR8 List for 13 to 25 year old youth and
young adults*
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LivingColor List for 13 to 25 year old youth and young adults*
* Subscription requests from persons
younger than 13 considered on a case by case basis by YGS Staff
** 17 year olds may subscribe to either
or both YOUTH13-17 and YOUTH17-21 and/or STR8 list.
*** Active list members of YOUTH21-25
may remain on the list upon reaching their 26th birthday.
2.2 Age Removal
Upon reaching an age that is no longer
valid for a list, the subscriber will be
removed by YGS Staff or automatically
by the list processing software.
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3.0 SAFETY RULES
3.1 Acceptable Message Content
Examples of acceptable and encouraged
messages include: introductions, messages regarding coming out, love, relationships,
sexual issues, health, school, friends, family, and other gay- and non-gay-related
issues that do not fall in the categories of unacceptable message content.
3.2 Unacceptable Message Content
3.2.1 Personal Information
Subscribers are not permitted to send
a message to the list that contains any personally identifiable contact
information such as telephone numbers, addresses, pager numbers, cellular
phone numbers or any other communication beyond email, personal homepage,
or instant messaging.
3.2.2 Dating/Meet Requests
The lists are not a dating service. Subscribers
who use the lists to solicit a date or meeting with another subscriber
will be in violation of this rule. See the Rules Examples for more details
and further explanation of this rule.
3.2.3 Unfriendly or uncivil behavior
Subscribers are not permitted to send
any message targeted to any subscriber or staff member that can be interpreted
as any of the following:
the offer of or solicitation of sex or sexual
contact of any kind
excessive vulgarity
harassment
bashing
emotional abuse
threats of physical violence
attacking an individual's religious beliefs
personal and/or private information
sending a private conversation to the list
personal attacks of any nature
See the Rules Examples for more details.
3.2.4 Forwarded Non-Subscriber Content
Subscribers are not permitted to send
a message on the behalf of, or forward an email from, any other non-subscriber,
including anyone who was formerly a list subscriber.
3.2.5 Advertisements/Announcements/Surveys/Research
Advertising any product or service may
result in immediate removal from the list.
Announcements and surveys for individuals,
organizations, groups, and other entities that a subscriber might be involved
with should be sent to a staff member for approval.
All requests for research projects need
to have the approval of the Executive Director.
3.2.6 Cross Posting/Forwarding
Subscribers are not permitted to send a
cross-posting, forwarded information or humor except in cases where it
has a clear relevance or interest to the list members in general and has
received prior written approval from a staff member.
3.3 User Safety
Any email coming from any list may not
be forwarded to any remote address or location in any form without the
express written permission of the Lists Coordinator.
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4.0 SERVER OPERATION AND USABILTY RULES
4.1 Brief Message Content - "One Liners"
Subscribers will not send a message of
extreme brief content, also know as a "one-liner" to any list. Subscribers
are encouraged to send a message of measurable size appropriate for the
discussions of the list. See the Rules Examples for more details.
4.2 Personal Nature
Subscribers should not send message replies
to the list that would be more appropriate for a direct private email to
the other subscriber. See the Rules Examples for more details.
4.3 HTML Email
HTML formatted email should not be used
to send a message to the list. Subscribers will only send messages in standard
text format to the list. See the Rules Examples for more details.
4.4 Attachments
Under no circumstances may attached files
of any type be sent over the list. Violation of this rule can result in
immediate suspension or expulsion from the list.
4.5 Bounced Email
If an email from the list sent your email
address comes back as undeliverable by your Internet Service Provider,
you will be unsubscribed for the list by a staff member or automatically
by the list processing software.
4.6 Forwarding Email
Subscribers may not automatically forward
mail coming from the list to another email account without prior permission
from the Lists Coordinator.
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| 5.0 EXCEPTIONS TO SAFETY OR SERVER OPERATION
AND USABILITY RULES
Cross Posts, Forwards, Announcements and
other exception clauses in these rules should be approved by an appropriate
staff member before sending to the list. In some cases the staff member
will send to the list for you, as to show that an actual approval was given. |
6.0 ENFORCEMENT OF RULES
6.1 Duties of Subscriber
In the interest of the list remaining
a safe space for youth and young adults, it is
the duty of every subscriber to report
any violations of these rules and guidelines or any incidents of harassment
or violation to the list staff members, Lists Coordinator or YGS Executive
Staff.
6.2 Amendments
These rules may be amended by the Lists
Coordinator or YGS Executive Staff at any
time without prior notice to the subscriber.
Upon changes to the rules, all members will be notified via an email sent
to the list.
6.3 Rights of Staff
Staff members reserve the right to refuse
or cancel membership to anyone, for any reason, including, but not limited
to, fraudulent statement of age, incorrect age range for subscribed list,
and/or violations of the list's established rules and guidelines listed
herein or as they may be amended from time to time.
6.4 Staff Notifications of Rules Violations
When a subscriber is in violation of these
rules, a staff member will contact the subscriber via email and issue a
reminder, warning, suspension, or expulsion. Multiple warnings can lead
to suspension or expulsion from the list. A suspension is a period of time
as set forth by list staff in which the subscriber is removed from the
list for the time period set. Subscriber will be resubscribed to the list
by staff after the period ends. Suspension time can range from a few days
to a week or more depending on the severity of the rules violation. Expulsion
means permanent removal (banned) from the lists. Expulsion usually results
from blatant disregard for the rules or severe attacks on subscribers or
staff.
6.5 Disagreements
In cases of disagreements between a subscriber
and a staff member(s), the decision of the Lists Coordinator shall be final.
6.6 Age Verification
Information contained in subscription
requests will be considered to be true and valid until presented with suspicion
to the contrary, and will remain private and confidential. If a fraudulent
age suspicion arises, a subscriber may be asked to prove age validity.
In order to do this, a subscriber may be asked to mail a copy of his/her
driver's license or student ID. The home address may be marked out; however,
the ID must show date of birth and/or picture of subscriber. All list subscribers
agree to provide this proof upon demand, and failure to do so may result
in removal from the list. These precautions must be taken in order to preserve
the integrity of the youth only atmosphere. Subscribers may be asked to
send proof of age at any time while they are a member of the any YGS list.
The request to send proof of age may be made only by the Lists Coordinator
or YGS Executive Staff, and may be made either subjectively, or completely
at random.
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YOUTH Lists Administrative
Staff
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Dom DiCerbo, YOUTH Lists Coordinator
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Rachel Karin, YGS Volunteer Coordinator
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YOUTH13-17 List
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YOUTH17-21 List
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YOUTH21-25 List
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Rachel Karin, List Manager
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Dom DiCerbo, List Manager
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Dan Askew, List Manager
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Andi O'Neil, Asst. List Manager
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Bill Collins, Asst. List Manager
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Matt Neimeyer, Asst. List Manager
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Jesse Barrett, Asst. List Manager
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Shannon Fraser, Asst. List Manager
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Brian Matthews, Asst. List Manager |
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Reigh-Leigh Foster, Asst. List Manager
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Josh Ney, Asst. List Manager
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Tommy Phannareth, Asst. List Manager
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