Difference between revisions of "Blocking e-mail"
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Per our [[rules]], E-Democracy.org '''does not''' regulate private communication among participants. | Per our [[rules]], E-Democracy.org '''does not''' regulate private communication among participants. | ||
| − | On some of our forums with more partisan or politically charged issues, rather than post publicly within the rules, some people | + | On some of our forums with more partisan or politically charged issues, rather than post publicly within the civility rules, some people will reply privately with a "nasty gram." This is a risk you assume with online participation. |
| − | Our volunteers cannot afford the legal risk associated with any expectation beyond the public forums that we | + | Our organization and volunteers cannot afford the legal risk associated with any expectation beyond guiding the public forums that we facilitate. We are obviously open to being informed of abusive private behavior such that if may inform our governance of the strictly public dialogue, but if you feel threatened, please contact the police immediately. |
Another route is to block attempts by specific individuals to contact you privately. To help you set a manual block, here are links to instructions for how to do with the more popular e-mail tools: | Another route is to block attempts by specific individuals to contact you privately. To help you set a manual block, here are links to instructions for how to do with the more popular e-mail tools: | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 19 April 2010
Per our rules, E-Democracy.org does not regulate private communication among participants.
On some of our forums with more partisan or politically charged issues, rather than post publicly within the civility rules, some people will reply privately with a "nasty gram." This is a risk you assume with online participation.
Our organization and volunteers cannot afford the legal risk associated with any expectation beyond guiding the public forums that we facilitate. We are obviously open to being informed of abusive private behavior such that if may inform our governance of the strictly public dialogue, but if you feel threatened, please contact the police immediately.
Another route is to block attempts by specific individuals to contact you privately. To help you set a manual block, here are links to instructions for how to do with the more popular e-mail tools:
- Outlook - Windows Mail
- Hotmail - Windows Live
- Thunderbird
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