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NAPC-L Guidelines and Etiquette

The National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) is committed to providing a listserv group that encourages collaboration, discussion, and the sharing of ideas and points of view. To keep the group professional and helpful, group members are expected to adhere to the guidelines contained herein. NAPC members who do not follow the guidelines may have their group privileges suspended.

Members must keep messages respectful. Language that is offensive, hostile, demeaning or discriminatory will not be tolerated.
Members are encouraged to suggest preservation-related topics for discussion.
Members are encouraged to share their community’s success stories.
Members may ask how others have handled specific preservation challenges.
Members may ask for assistance to locate helpful preservation-related resources.
Members may not post promotional materials or advertising; however, individuals may recommend or endorse consultants or other preservation professionals based on past experience.
The group should not be used to post job announcements.
Requests for proposals, calls for papers, and grant opportunities, may be posted if relevant to the NAPC-L audience.
Members should not post articles from newspapers, magazines, or journals. Instead, members should provide links to websites where such material may be read. NAPC reserves the right to reject any e-mail submission to the group that contains articles or copyrighted materials.
To guard against spam and viruses, NAPC-L does not accept e-mail with attachments.
NAPC-L administrators may revoke a participant’s subscription for violations of NAPC-L Guidelines and Etiquette or abuse of the group.
Discussions should be kept focused on the topic at hand.
Include your e-mail address and full name on any sent message, so other members can know who sent the message. Members are welcome to request responses to their inquiry off the group, if desired.
Be sure to include a subject line in each posting.
Maintain professionalism and respect when responding to members of the group.
Posted messages may reach persons other than the intended audience. Compose them with care and discretion.
If a post is not approved, NAPC-L administrators will strive to contact the participant and inform them of why this decision was made, and if applicable, offer ways the participant can revise the post for resubmission.

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General Information

To post to this group, you must either have a google email address or associate an email address with a google account. Learn how to associate a non-google email address with a google account HERE. A google or associated account is not required for receiving posts, only for creating or responding to posts.
To post to this group, send email to napc-l@googlegroups.com. The mail will be distributed to the entire list so other members can reply.
Members may unsubscribe from NAPC-L at any time by sending email to napc-l+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. Do not send this command to NAPC-L because it will be distributed to the entire list rather than result in the requested action.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/napc-l. (If you are on a Google Apps domain that does not allow Google Groups to be used, you will still be able to post to the group via email but will not be able to access to the group webpage.)
Learn more about adjusting your group membership settings at https://support.google.com/groups/answer/1047839
Learn more about joining and posting to Google Groups https://support.google.com/groups/topic/2458614

Using NAPC-L as a Research Tool

To keep the group professionally useful, group members are expected to adhere to the guidelines contained herein. NAPC members who do not follow the guidelines may have their group privileges suspended.

The organization or institution of higher learning is clearly identified.
The survey or research request is prefaced by a clear explanation of the intent of the research and the anticipated product.
The topic clearly relates to historic districts and/or commissions/staff.
A survey from a student has the faculty advisor’s endorsement.
The research related posting has been approved by NAPC’s Education Committee.
The posting includes a disclaimer that it is forwarded as a courtesy and does not imply NAPC endorsement or support.
The person/organization using NAPC-L to facilitate their research is a member of NAPC.

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