Promoting political candidates or commercial products over the list is not recommended. The AOG is apolitical and non-profit. Political campaigning through this means could jeopardize our favorable tax-exempt status. The message should be relevant to the majority of people on the list. Whenever possible, eliminate attachments by copying and pasting the contents of what would be attachments into the message.
Attachments can slow down the process considerably for members with slower modems.
Use language appropriate for a public place. The Lyris listserver software that we are using for this purpose allows messages to be screened and either approved or rejected by a moderator. Unless a class has specifically designated someone to be a moderator, that responsibility will rest with the Director, Class Support Program. All messages will be approved unless there is some question that the content meets the above guidelines. A simple address has been constructed for class use.