Rules of the Radiant Road

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RULES of the Radiant Road

 

We send these rules out monthly, as a reminder of the guidelines for

participating in the Radiant Recovery® community. As the community

grows and grows, these rules help keep us all on topic, safe, and

comfortable.

 

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will also let you change how you receive your mail. You can either

get it one post at a time or in a digest which lists all the posts in

a given day. (If you want to read from the web, please do not select ?

no mail? ? see rule #12 below.)

 

Okay, here are your guidelines...don't let them overwhelm you

<smile>...they will all make sense as you work with the list.

 

Warmly,

Kathleen

 

 

Guidelines for our lists

 

1. MESSAGES GO TO EVERYONE

When you send a note to the list, it goes out to everyone on the list.

This may seem confusing at first, but as you work with it, you will

start to see the wonderful dynamic of our shared *dialogue*.

Addiction is about isolation. Making connections helps you heal.

The shared experience of a few helps everyone.

We work to ensure that your online group connections are safe; keeping

the dialogue on the list does this, and also it will bring into your

life the power of the group as a whole, which is just amazing!

 

 

2. DOUBLE CHECK THAT ?TO? ADDRESS

Who are you sending your message to? BEFORE hitting the send

button, check and make sure it's going where you want it to go. You

can end up with egg on your face if you send what you intend as a

private message to the entire list.

 

3. RESPECT OTHERS? PRIVACY

You may find that you know someone on the list and you learn about

some pretty personal information. Be as respectful of privacy as you

would like to be respected. Please don't forward a personal message

to the list, even if the message is from a member, without clearing

it through the author of the post first. Get permission from the

author of any post BEFORE forwarding it to a non-member or sharing it

with the forum or another list [most people are happy to give such

permission].

 

4. THE SUBJECT SAYS IT ALL

Make sure the subject line tells what is in the message. If you are

responding to a digest, change the subject line BEFORE you hit send

<smile> If the subject has changed throughout the thread, change the

subject line <smile> so that folks can see what the conversation is

about.

 

5. STAY ON TOPIC - " DOING THE FOOD "

Make sure your post talks about doing Radiant Recovery food with

respect to the list you are posting to. You might find some amazing

insights and it is helpful to others to explain how what you are

discovering relates to doing the food. This helps us keep on track.

 

6. DECLUTTER YOUR MESSAGE

When replying to a previous post, please only keep the sentence or

two you are replying to, and delete everything else. If you need

help learning how to do this, please ask - we can help!

 

7. RESPECT EACH OTHER

As I am sure you realize from the books, I want to create a tone of

acceptance, tolerance and compassion on all the radiant recovery

lists. I know you will participate in this. I do not tolerate

*flaming* on any of our lists. [if you are new to the internet,

flaming is nasty comments made to someone about something they did or

said.]

 

8. NO ADS/RELIGION/POLITICS

We do not allow anyone to promote their political or religious views,

or any other product or program on the Radiant Recovery lists, either

directly or via a signature tagline. Our goal is to stay on topic and

to keep the discussion safe for our very diverse community. We also

ask that you not include biblical references in your messages nor

that you make reference to specific denominational language in your

discussion. SPAM is strictly prohibited and all spammers will be

banned and removed from the list. [sPAM is unsolicited e-mail

advertising.]

 

9. NO VIRUS WARNINGS

Please do not send virus warnings to the list. If the message says to

send to as many people as you can, it is probably a hoax. A good site

to check out viruses and hoaxes is:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html

 

10. NO PHONE NUMBERS

Never include your phone numbers in a post to the list. Remember this

is a public place <smile>.

 

11. GIVE PROPER CREDIT

If you quote something that was written by someone else, always quote

the source. Since I am a published author, honoring copyright is very

important to me. Also please ask for permission of the person you

are quoting ahead of time.

 

12. EMAIL DELIVERY OPTIONS

Because we sometimes need to send out a special message from the

moderator that everyone needs to see, we don?t allow people to set

their delivery options to No Email. You can set your delivery options

to Individual Emails, Daily Digest, or Special Notices. Special

Notices is like No Email, except you will receive occasional

(infrequent) announcements. For those on Individual Emails and Daily

Digest, you will also get special notices whenever they are sent.

 

13. THESE RULES ARE FOR YOUR BENEFIT

By continuing your subscription to the list, you are agreeing to

these guidelines. I do reserve the right to review or remove your

list membership if you are unwilling to abide by these guidelines. If

you have any questions or concerns, please email me at

radiantkd

 

Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.

www.radiantrecovery.com