You must read and agree to the terms of use (TOU) below for the INC list server before you can sign up. The link for subscription can be located at the end of this TOU. This is an unmoderated list (for the most part), so individuals are responsible for their own postings. Please realize that INC operates this list server for the dissimination of information and is not responsible for the individual postings. If necessary, the moderator will take the necessary steps to end behaviors and postings deemed to be inappropriate. You must belong to the list in order to post and view the archives. To join INC, go here.
Terms of Use
A "listserve" is a mailing list that allows a certain group of users to send e-mail messages to members of the group by sending the message to a single address. The Inter-Neighborhood Council (INC) is providing the "inc-list" listserve (this "Listserve") for the purpose of community discussions by members of the INC. The INC wants everyone who participates in this Listserve to have a safe and enjoyable experience. Therefore, as with any community, there are guidelines governing behavior that must be observed for the benefit of all community members. BY JOINING AND/OR USING THE INC LISTSERVE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND WILL FOLLOW THE RULES AND GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS OF USE.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS THROUGH USE
By joining or using this Listserve you
signify your agreement to all terms, conditions, and notices contained
or referenced below (the "Terms of Use" or "TOU").
If you do not agree to the TOU please do not subscribe to this
Listserve, or if you have already subscribed please unsubscribe
by following the process described at the end of this message.
If you are currently subscribed and do not unsubscribe then you
will be deemed to have accepted the TOU and are bound by them
even if you do not post any messages to the Listserve.
The INC reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to update
or revise the TOU at any time. Any such changes shall be sent
to all subscribers to the Listserve by use of the Listserve. Any
revisions will become effective the first date of the following
month. If you post on the Listserve after notice is received or
if you fail to unsubscribe the first date of the month following
the month in which the notice is received, then you will be deemed
to have accepted the revised TOU and are bound by them even if
you do not post any messages to the Listserve.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
The goal the INC is to create a forum that is a useful information environment, which also means a place where behavior that is harmful to others will not be tolerated. The TOU are designed to help support the creation of a free, inviting and vibrant place to correspond with others in the INC community. You are entirely responsible and liable for all activities conducted when using this Listserve. In order to ensure you take full responsibility, you are required to register with the Listserve, indicating your true name and address as well as your email address, to place your name and email address at the bottom of each message sent, and to state the topic of the comments in the subject line.
You agree not to do any of the following in any posting on
this Listserve:
(1) Falsify your registration information, falsify or omit your
name and email address from any message, provide a false subject
matter on the subject line, or forge headers or otherwise manipulate
identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any email message.
(2) Harass, stalk, embarrass, use abusive language, attempt to
intimidate or intentionally cause distress or discomfort upon
another user of the Listserve.
(3) Make any threat of any nature, directly or implied, including but not limited to threats of litigation or of bodily harm or sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals.
(4) Attack the posting of others. The intent is to stimulate discussion, not create contention.
(5) Transmit any information, data, text, files, links, software,
chat, communication or other materials that is unlawful, harmful,
threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, vulgar,
obscene, hateful, racially or otherwise objectionable or is deceptive,
fraudulent or an invasive of another's privacy.
(6) Use profanity, including by use of symbols for omitted letters.
(7) Promote any unlawful activity or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offence
(8) Disrupt the normal flow of messages or otherwise act in a
manner that negatively affects other participants.
(9) Violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.
(10) Fail to fully comply with all actions required hereunder or refrain from taking any actions prohibited hereunder.
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS RELATED TO USE OF THIS LISTSERVE
(1) You may not post any material that is a discussion in any manner of a political or religious nature, subject to the following specific and exclusive exceptions:
(a) Postings are permitted as they relate to an issue that impacts directly and primarily on the INC area, such as issues that relate to the City, neighborhood security or traffic flow. In clarification of this, it is NOT permissible to post anything related to the merits or lack thereof of any particular candidate, political party, bond issue, all-city issue or religious issue.
(b) Postings are permitted announcing a meeting, rally or fundraiser IF only a time and place (and if applicable a link) is given; any extraneous comments on the merits of the activity, candidate or issue are NOT permitted.
(2) You may not post advertisements, promotional materials, or any other forms of business solicitation. Subject to the following specific and exclusive exceptions:
(a) Posting are permitted offering to do work of a non-professional nature such as babysitting, house sitting, pet walking or yard care (unless you are an adult running a business for this purpose).
(b) This does not prevent a user from using a signature block which list the business by which the user is employed if that is the limit of the information provided.
In the event a user solicits information on providers of services and you are able to provide such services, you may contact that person ONLY to discuss products or services you offer; you may not reply to the entire Listserve membership.
(3) You may post solicitations of products or services ONLY for you, and not for friends or acquaintances. Remember this is intended for the use of INC members.
(4) You may not post discussing members who have been sanctioned or removed from this Listserve or the process or reasons therefore, nor may you make any postings for such person while under suspension or after removal from this Listserve.
(5) You may not solicit for charitable organizations. In clarification of this, you may provide information as to the time, place and cost of fund-raising events or notify that a fund-raising effort exists together with contact details to receive further information IF there is no discussion as to the worthiness of the charity or similar extraneous commentary.
(6) You may not post solicitations for any type of dating or romantic activity. There are many other places available for this.
(7) You may not post large files that contain photographs or otherwise take up considerable computer file space. You may post that such photographs are available and will be sent to anyone requesting copies on an individual basis. This list server scrubs all messages that include any html. So if you post it, it will not appear as a post.
(8) You may not post any content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements) or any copyrighted material for which you are not the owner of the copyright, including without limitation emails written by others and not posted by such person on this Listserve and MP3 files. You may post links to copyrighted information.
(9) You may not post any chain letters, pyramid schemes, form
of lottery or gambling or investment opportunities.
(10) You may not harvest or collect information about the users of this Listserve.
(11) You may not use any email addresses from this Listserve for the purpose of transmitting or facilitating transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic e-mail or communications.
(12) You may not post or otherwise make available any material
that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files
or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality
of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment,
or that are designed or intended to damage or obtain unauthorized
access to any data or other information of any other person.
NETTIQUETTE
As users, you argree to use the following netiquette:
(1) It is not always necessary to send a reply to the entire list.
Please be careful when hitting the reply button, especially if
you do NOT want your reply to read by the entire list. Be aware
that cross-posting drags others from other lists onto lists they
may not be members of and creates problems with replies.
(2) If you are responding to posting on the Listserve, consider
trimming some of the original message.
(3) Do not respond unless you have something meaningful to say.
A short "sure," "okay," or "thanks for
the information" just clogs up our members email boxes.
(4) Do not use capitals. IT MEANS YOU ARE SHOUTING.
(5) Warn other list subscribers of lengthy messages either in
the subject line or at the beginning of the message body with
a line that says "Long Message" or "LM".
(6) Do not send administrative messages, such as remove me from
the list, through the Listserve.
DISCLAIMER AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
This Listserve is provided as a service of INC. You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other content are the sole responsibility of the person from which such content originated. The INC accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information posted on this Listserve; all messages posted on the Listserve are the opinion and responsibility of the person posting the message. The INC does not prescreen, monitor, censor or undertake an editorial control of any email message prior to transmission to the Listserve membership.
Users of the Listserve are admonished to consider the following:
(1) Providers of an interactive computer service (such as Internet Listserves) are protected by federal law from liability for the statements of their users. However, the authors of the messages are not immune from legal prosecution.
(2) You are entirely responsible for all content that you post or otherwise make available via this Listserve. Any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials are subject to applicable laws. If you are the author of, or participant in such comments or conversations, you may be held liable for any consequences.
(3) You agree that you must evaluate,
and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content provided
in messages sent via the Listserve, including any reliance on
the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content. You
follow any advice contained therein or obtained as a result of
such messages at your own risk. The INC is not responsible for
any content in any message sent through the Listserve.
(4) Do not post anything that you would not want the world to
see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you. Information
posted on the Listserve is available for all members to see, and
comments are subject to libel, antitrust, and a variety of other
laws. They may also be read by members of the media and reports
about them may appear in the local news.
(5) By subscribing to this Listserve it is possible that you will be exposed to email content that is offensive or objectionable to you that is posted by other Listserve members.
(6) Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of this Listserve is done at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material.
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
Use of this Listserve is at your own risk and your use of it constitutes an agreement that you will not hold INC, or its officers or directors, liable for anything said or done on the Listserve. You also agree that if you do for any reason attempt to take such legal action in contravention of this agreement, then you will pay all legal fees and expenses of the persons sued, regardless of the outcome of the litigation.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL INC, OR ITS OFFICER OR DIRECTORS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR WHICH RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS LISTSERVE, OR FROM ANY INFORMATION OR STATEMENTS POSTED ON THIS LISTSERVE. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF INC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
The INC does not maintain the servers or the service through which the Listserve is operated. The INC does send, receive or store any messages. No officer, director or representative of the INC associated in any way with the operation of the Listserve shall have any obligation to store on his or her person computer any messages sent, and you agree that any such person may disregard any request or instruction (other than a court order) to undertake any such actions on your behalf or on the behalf of any other person.
INDEMNIFICATION:
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the INC and its officers and directors, from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorney's fees and expenses, that arise you're your use or misuse of this Listserve, or from the violation or failure to adhere to the terms set forth herein, or in connection with, the transmission or posting of any email to the Listserve.
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
In the event that the moderator of this Listserve believes that any subscriber to this Listserve has violated or failed to abide by the TOU set forth in the sections entitled "You are Responsible" or "Additional Agreements Related to Use of this Listserve," such person may be immediately suspended from the Listserve without warning. Such suspension shall continue until no earlier than the time of the next regular meeting of the Executive Board of the INC.
Any subscriber who believes another subscriber has violated any of the TOU and has not been suspended may notify the INC Executive Board of his or her concern.
At the next regular meeting of the INC, the Executive Board shall determine whether any suspended user or any user about which the Board has otherwise been notified did in fact violate or fail to abide by the TOU set forth in the sections entitled "You are Responsible" or "Additional Agreements Related to Use of this Listserve." If is it determined that the user did violate or fail to abide by the terms the following actions shall be taken:
(1) If it is a first offense by the user of any term other than those specified in part (2) immediately following, the user shall be given a warning and upon agreement to abide by the terms in the future shall be permitted to return to the Listserve.
(2) In the event of a second offence within a twelve month period, a third offense regardless of the time duration, or a violation of parts (2), (3), (5), (7) or (9) of "You are Responsible" or parts (11) or (12) of "Additional Agreements Related to Use of this Listserve" the user shall be removed from this Listserve.
Any user removed from the Listserve may petition for reinstatement after twelve months, but the Executive Board shall have sole discretion as to whether reinstatement is permitted, provided however that no person shall be reinstated if (a) such person does not reside in Durham as set forth in the INC bylaws; or (b) such person has threatened to or brought any legal action against the INC or its officers or directors or as a result of his or her use of or in any way related to this Listserve; or (c) falsified any registration information.
PROCESS TO UNSUBSCRIBE
If you are currently subscribed to this Listserve and do not wish to abide by the terms above, you may unsubscribe by sending an email to:
You will be removed automatically at that point.
PROCESS TO SUBSCRIBE
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