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The Rules and Guidelines


Rules can be a bother, but the long and short of it all is to use common sense and good manners.  There are people on the receiving ends of the e-mails you send out and you have to keep that in mind to have a safe, friendly working comminity.

  1. USE NETIQUETTE - For those that don't know, Netiquette is the special code -sort of like a secret hand shake or something- that best describes the form of social behavoir we like to use on the Net. And yep, you guessed it, netiquette is derived from the word etiquette.
  2. SENDING FILES OR ATTACHMENTS - DO NOT SEND FILES OR ATTACHMENTS TO THE GAML! I know you may have found a totally cool Gillian picture, or something but post that you found it. Tell people where they can find it, or tell them to MAIL YOU IN PRIVATE! There are lots of good reasons for this rule. It is a pain in the butt for people on Usnet and overseas (something about the phone companys and billing) plus there are some mail programs that mess up the files or have limits on the size of the file it can receive. Also lots of us are on other lists and get lots of mail, and waiting for a file that we probably did not want or ask for is time consuming. The last and probably most important reason for NOT sending files to the list is the possibility of VIRUSES.
  3. SPOILERS - If your post contains spoilers please state it in the subject line or at least give a space for it. There are lots of people on this list that are not in the same season. (Yes I broke this rule once at least that I will atone to, by saying CANCER!!!!!!!! Oh no! I'm gonna have to pay.... yeah like I care! Bite me if you have a problem with that!)
  4. RUMORS - Yeah we love them, but they can be damaging. So before you post something check the source. And make sure you state that the information came from "The Sun," or "The Mirror," or "The National Inquirer," they are all tabs! This way people know the source before believing it and then posting it on 10 other lists. Most of what is being reported is RUMOR, if not down right out lies and slander. So before you pass it on, check the source, and MAKE sure you write in your post where it came from. BTW the paper "News Of the World (An English Sunday paper)" is also a tabloid, it is owned by Rupart Murdock the same guy that owns "The Sun," and FOX Network.
  5. THE ME TOO POST - If you can, reply in private. Oh, say someone has the Bloopers and you want a copy. Mail them in private, not on the list! Or if someone is in the Land Down Under and has access to some neat Gillian Mags and offers to get copies; mail this person in private not on the list! It would also be a good idea if the person saying he/she has this, that or the other thing to say MAIL ME IN PRIVATE!
  6. NUDIES - We call this trolling!!! And I hate trolling! This is one rule I will never break -probably the only one too. We do not want to hear about FAKE nudes, If you are really a true fan of anyone you wouldn't be discussing this rule anyway. But if you feel you must trade, or talk about, do it in private. Yes from time to time a newbie will come on and ask about this topic. DON'T reply to the list if you know where they are, mail this person in PRIVATE.
  7. BAD WORDS - I break this all time, but really try hard not to. There are young people on this list so lets keep it as clean as possible.
  8. OFF TOPIC POSTING - OK this is a Gillian list. Meaning all posts should in some way refelct Gillian. If you are making a none Gillian post please inculde OT in the subject line. This is often a confusing point but Gillian is Scully and Scully is on the X-Files and they are all connected like the knee bone is connected to the thigh bone and the thigh bone ect.... So yes X-Files chatter is allowed. Also, I'm not saying it is a bad thing to post off topic, just warn people if you know or think it might be off topic. (I break this rule everyday!)
  9. GETTING YOUR WELCOME - I demand them often because I am a crazy person and can get away with it! So make sure the Official Welcomer, welcomes you!
  10. POSTING TO THE LIST - I know this sounds stupid but there are people that don't know or didn't read this in the set of rules that came when you subscribed. To send a post to the list in the TO section type:
    [email protected]
        If you are replying to a post from the list, just hit reply, it should automatically put the GAML address in the TO section. If you are going to reply in private, MAKE sure you delete the GAML address and add the correct e-mail.
  11. SUBSCRIBING AND UN-SUBBING - This is what you do; send a post to
       [email protected]
    in the subject type subscribe or unsubscribe as the case may be. In the body type:
        subscribe gillian-anderson your name
    make sure all sigs are off. To unsub in the body type:
        unsubscribe gillian-anderson your name
    turn off any sigs. This should have been included in a post when you subscribed along with the list Goddess's e-mail and that is:
         [email protected]
    If you have a problem with someone or something that is who you mail.
  12. DIGEST- To get on or off the digest mode for recieving mail from the list [email protected] in the subject type subscribe or unsubscribe. In the body type:
        subscribe digest gillian-anderson your name
    make sure all sigs are off. To get off the digest type:
        unsubscribe digest
    you will  need to then re-subscribe to the list using the method in rule #11.
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