Ground rules for our moderated list

The email Elist exists to provide burn injury support.
Anyone with a legitimate interest in burn injuries is welcome to join.
Our subscribers are multi-cultural, multi-national, and of every race, creed and sexual orientation. Please respect individual differences.
Political, religious and legal liability issues cannot be discussed on the burn support list.
You are not required to post messages to remain a member.
Feelings are not to be judged, they are neither right nor wrong. Allow people to have the space for their true feelings by showing respect.
No judgment of other people’s sharing.
It is helpful to offer caring, support and suggestions about how you got through a similar rough spot in the road.
It is not okay to try to talk people out of their feelings or to discount feelings in any way.
There are many ways to express spirituality and this is a very personal and individual choice. It is not permitted to use this site as a forum to promote your beliefs. You may share that your belief helped you through a rough time. You cannot tell others how or what to believe or who to worship (or not, as the case may be).
The Elist is not a place to promote organisations, causes or solicit funds. (If you would like to provide information on resources that have assisted you in your recovery that is okay) A link to other resources is available on the web site. We are committed to sharing all available resources for burn survivors; just not through the email list.
Don’t post virus warnings or forward non-burn related messages to the list. This is considered spam.
Do not give medical advice. Sharing what helped you personally is permissible as long as you include a disclaimer to the effect of "this helped me".
No post of a sexually explicit or offensive nature. No profanity.
Make sure the subject line clearly reflects the content of your post.
Selectively edit your message. Do not reply to entire messages.
Please express yourself clearly. Use your spell and grammar checking utilities as needed. Spelling or syntax errors can result in words having a very different meaning than that intended.
Private posts are to go to the individual, not to the entire list.
No flaming. Take your grievances to private email.
Do not forward private email to the list.
Any post that does not meet the Email Ground Rules may be deleted without explanation.