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Ecology's Freshwater Algae Program List Serve

The Washington Department of Ecology has set up a new list serve for freshwater algae. The Freshwater Algae Program List serve will act as an information exchange and discussion forum about freshwater algae in Washington. A list serve is a program that allows people to send email to one address, which automatically resends that message to all of the other subscribers on the list. If you would like to join the list here’s how you go about it.

Start a new email and put subscribe ECOLOGY-FRESHWATER-ALGAE-PROGRAM in the body of the message (not the subject) and send the email to listserv@listserv.wa.gov

Further instructions will be sent back to you.

List Serve Etiquette

As always there are rules about posting to list serves. Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these guidelines.

Stay on topic.
Include a signature tag on all messages.
Include your name, affiliation, and e-mail address.
State concisely and clearly the topic of your comments in the subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your posting and makes it easier for members to search the archives by subject.
Assure that everyone knows what you are referring to. Please include the pertinent portion of the post you’re responding to so everyone knows what you are talking about. Avoid including the entire previous post, especially if it’s long. You can do this by setting your browser to “internet” quoting.
Only send a message to the entire list when it contains information that everyone can benefit from.
Send messages such as "thanks for the information" to individuals--not to the entire list. Do this by using your e-mail application's forwarding option and typing in or cutting and pasting in the e-mail address of the individual to whom you want to respond.

Please keep your input to the freshwater algae list serve professional. This list serve is a place where differences of opinion can be aired, however, with courtesy and respect.

Don't challenge or attack others. List serve discussions are meant to stimulate conversation not to create contention. Let others have their say, just as you may.
Defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials are strictly prohibited.

By joining and using these e-mail lists, you agree that you have read and will follow the etiquette outlined above. You also agree to reserve list discussions for freshwater algae and issues associated with freshwater algae. If at any time offensive messages are posted to the list serve, the person posting the messages will be put on suspension.

We welcome you to this forum and look forward to your participation and input. If you have any questions or comments, please contact:

Kathy Hamel
Email: kham461@ecy.wa.gov
Telephone: (360) 407-6562

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