I'm reposting the subscription & basic list information. I've revised it
slightly, to include some more guidelines for how to behave on a list.
(good manners & netiquette) - i welcome comments & feedback on this. i
think we probably all share the goal of keeping the list quality high and
enjoyable.
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Subject: Welcome to Feminist SF/Fantasy & Utopia ! List Purpose,
Guidelines & Instructions
Welcome to FeministSF - a list for fans, writers, activists and scholars
to discuss feminist science fiction. Your list owner is Laura Quilter
(lquilter@igc.apc.org) (and Chris Shaffer shaffer@uic.edu for
emergencies).
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ABOUT THE FEMINIST SF, FANTASY & UTOPIA LISTSERVE
Interested in talking to other people about the works of Ursula Le
Guin, Marge Piercy, Suzy McKee Charnas, Elisabeth Vonarburg, Joanna
Russ, Octavia Butler and many others? Want to find out more about
these authors, and other writers like them?
The Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy & Utopia ListServe is a space
for discussion of this literature. It is a mailing list, which means
that every email will go to all subscribers mailboxes.
It is a primarily unmoderated list, which means that I will not be
selecting or censoring comments. People can ask whatever questions
they want about the topic, with one broad exception. Because I have
been on many listserves relating to feminism which have inspired
anti-feminists to harass other members, or engage the entire listserve
in discussions about the nature, purpose, etc., of feminism, I wish to
make it clear from the outset that this listserve is for discussion of
the literature. Discussion of feminism as a philosophy belong on a
feminist discussion group. Discussion of feminism, as it pertains to
literature or particular works of literature, is perfectly
appropriate. I will remove people from the listserve who behave in an
inappropriate manner after one warning.
General Guidelines for ListServe Behavior:
* Don't "flame" other people - be considerate & polite
* If you have something to say, say it! Other people are
interested in your opinion -- that's why they joined a
discussion list.
* Conversely, if you don't have anything to say, don't say
it. On a moderate-to-heavy traffic listserve, it is not
helpful to send postings saying "I agree" or "yeah!" If
you don't have additional thoughts which expand or add to
or confront the original post, then send your comments to
the original poster privately.
* If you wish to comment about a posting but the comment is
not really on topic, consider sending it to the original
poster privately. You can make good friends by starting
private discussions this way.
* Please try to stick to the general topic. Many people on
the listserve may not be very talkative but are very
interested in the topic. They subscribed to read about
feminist science fiction, fantasy & utopian literature.
This is not a list just about feminism, or a list just
about sf/fantasy/utopia. It is a list about the
intersection of the two. Please respect that and help
others respect it.
* If someone else is not sticking to the topic, don't flame
them. Try bringing the topic back to feminist sf-f-utopia
with a related, transitional posting that is ON topic.
That will be more useful than a comment that is only
about "keeping the list on topic," and it can keep the list
a pleasant place to be.
* Don't make assumptions about other people. The list is
very diverse, including men and women, people from many
nationalities, ethnic origins, religions, ages and
different experiences. Respect the other participants
and the experiences they bring to the discussion.
These rules are subject to change when we see how they work!
This list began 3/2/97.
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it informs you that new mail has arrived from FEMINISTSF. If you send a
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acknowledgement instead, which will look different in your mailbox
directory. With most mail programs you will know immediately that this is
an acknowledgement you can read later. Finally, you can turn off
acknowledgements completely with "SET FEMINISTSF NOACK NOREPRO".
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have been set to "MIME" rather than the usual LISTSERV defaults. For more
information about subscription options, send a "QUERY FEMINISTSF" command
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list of the available archive files by sending an "INDEX FEMINISTSF"
command to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU. You can then order these files with
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facilities. Send an "INFO DATABASE" command for more information on the
latter.
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digested version of the postings, just issue a SET FEMINISTSF DIGEST
command.
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command, which returns the e-mail address and name of all the
subscribers. If you do not want your name to be visible, just issue a
"SET FEMINISTSF CONCEAL" command.
More information on LISTSERV commands can be found in the LISTSERV
reference card, which you can retrieve by sending an "INFO REFCARD"
command to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU.
- updated 3/12/97 lq, revised 9/23/97 lq
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Laura Quilter / lquilter@igc.apc.org
"If I can't dance, I don't want to be
in your revolution." -- Emma Goldman
FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
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