2. USE OF LIST MAIL & OTHER EMAIL.  Members may not share or send WINS List mail in part or in total to anyone not on the WINS Lists without the expressed, written permission of the original sender.  Common decency and privacy laws dictate that this is also true of ALL email that you receive and as such shall also be observed on the WINS List.  DO NOT include any email or any portion of any email received off-List in your List posts without the expressed written permission of the original owner.  If you include an excerpt from or an entire off-list email in your WINS List post, be prepared to provide proof of consent to the List Administrator and/or the WINS Board of Directors.

3. USE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE.  Foul language, personal attacks (flaming) and attacks on any person, club or organization are forbidden.  Comments that are malicious, accusatory, provocative, threatening, disruptive, abusive, or that portray negative insinuations or innuendos are forbidden.

4. THINK BEFORE YOU POST.  Never send an email that contains anything that you wouldn't say to that person's face.  Do not send text in all UPPER CASE; use mixed case, proper punctuation and complete sentences, as though you were typing a letter or sending mail.  Spell check is also recommended.

5. SUBJECTS WE DON’T DISCUSS ON THE LISTS.  Do not discuss or politics or religion on the WINS List(s).  Why? Because WINS is comprised of members with different ethnic backgrounds from many parts of the world and these topics bring too many emotions to the surface and all too often turn into arguments.

6. SEND PLAIN TEXT ONLY.  Send ONLY PLAIN TEXT formatted messages with no attachments to the List(s) or they will never be posted and you will NOT be notified why in most cases.  The DOMO System (WINS email List host) filters out posts created in HTML, RICH, and other enhanced mail types, along with most messages that contain attachments.  Why? Because plain text posts are easier for everyone to read and there are no worries about viruses, Trojans, VBS scripts, etc.

7. STAY ON TOPIC. Keep your posts on the general topic of numismatics and related items.  Occasional off-topic posts of general and human interest (especially as they relate to familiar interactions and close-knit friendships of our family-style club) are permitted.  However, if the thread drifts too far or if an off-topic discussion lasts too long, the List Administrator may intervene with a reminder to return to hobby-related topics.  All off-topic posts should be so described in the email's "Subject" field: OT-- "Your subject" --OT .  Members prefering not to read off-topic posts are encouraged to exercise their keyboard's "Delete" key or set browser-appropriate filters.

In short, try and stay on topic, and keep your posts to the proper List for that topic.  Sales, wants, auction posts, etc. go to WINS-Trade List, however no discussions on that List please.  Discussions, questions, comments and trivia about numismatics go to WINS-Talk.

8. WHO MAY ACCESS THE DOMO SYSTEM.  For security and privacy purposes, ONLY the List Owner and the List Administrator shall have DOMO system access to List information.  This makes it less likely that the List addresses can be harvested and used by SPAMMERS.

9. WHO MAY POST. Only WINS members who are subscribed to the List(s) may post to that List(s).

10. POSTING RULES ENFORCEMENT.  Posting Rules Enforcement is primarily the responsibility of the List Administrator.  However, should the List Administrator not be available, List-Rules enforcement falls to any Board Officer.  When a notice is issued regarding a particular message-post or a thread, that notice is effective immediately and may not be violated.

1. Correction will always be attempted via private email FIRST and will most likely be followed up with a "End Thread" post to the List(s) as necessary.

2. Breaking of List Posting Rules is grounds for removal from the List(s).Why? Failure to observe an "End Thread" notice, sent privately or on-List, from the List Administrator or a Board officer is grounds for removal from the List(s).

3. The harvesting of any List information including, but not limited to: member email addresses, complete posts, and/or the passing of this information to any non-WINS member without the expressed written permission of the originating WINS member, is grounds for removal from the List(s) and WINS membership review proceedings.

4. Any member who has a mailbox limit and who does not sufficiently check it and empty it, causing more than 1 week of bounced messages to be redirected to the List Administrator, may be removed from the List(s).  Once the mailbox problem is rectified, the removed member may re-enroll on the List(s).  However, continued bounced messages due to an unchecked mailbox may place re-enrollment approval in jeopardy.

To sign up for either one of both email lists, make the appropriate selection below. By selecting the "I AGREE" button, you acknowledge that you have read the rules listed above and agree to abide by them at all times.