ANST - On-line event announcements...

[Sandy M Koenig]

What were they talking about?   I must've missed that post
Sandy

On Tue, 2 Jun 1998 13:36:11 EDT AuroraeB at aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 98-06-02 09:47:38 EDT, you write:
>
><< This is directly forbidden except by the individual and/or group 
>who
> published the event announcement. There are many mundane and legal
> concerns regarding this and the Kingdom decided it was best to avoid
> the circumstances and publish minimal information.
>  >>
>
>What a sad example of petty legal paranoia.  Not publishing 
>information that
>might be of benefit to somebody for fear of a lawsuit or offending 
>somebody.
>I belong to other not-for-profit organizations and there has never 
>been an
>edict passed down from the national headquarters or regional boards 
>banning
>the spreading of information concerning group activities.  In fact, it 
>is very
>much encouraged to make it easier for all interested to know what all 
>is going
>on.   Basically the protocol is to get that flyer or other information 
>to as
>many possible attendees as possible.  But, then again, when we 
>generate a
>flyer or other announcement, either online or offline, we consider it 
>public
>domain to be used in the best interest of the organization. (We always 
>put a
>disclaimer at the bottom stating that this information is to be copied 
>in
>correct context and credited to whoever created it when copied and
>distributed)  I suppose that the event announcements and information 
>contained
>therin are not considered public domain in this case.  (But, then I 
>know squat
>about legalities).
>
><<<Sending in a membership would be a lot less difficult. That only 
>has
>to be done once a year.>>>>
>
>At this point, neither myself nor my husband have made a decision on 
>whether
>or not this is a hobby we would like to persue seriously enough to 
>warrant
>subscribing as card-carrying members.  But, until we make that 
>decision, we
>would still like to have information about events so that we may 
>choose which
>ones we wish to attend and not to attend.  And, when one must put in 
>for a
>Saturday off sometimes a month in advance, it is nice to know what to 
>prepare
>for to make that day the most enjoyable we can.  
>
>Well, I guess I will have to do what is done in the past, and just 
>find
>somebody willing to pass the information along in a person-to-person 
>context.
>Good Luck with that Virtual Scribes Handbook, sounds interesting.  
>
>Tracy R.
>Aurorae
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