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List
Server Status
In
the event of an outage of the Mission and Brotherhood list
please check here first for the latest info and the
expected resumption of services. This page will be updated
daily in the event of a List server failure.
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Mission
List Status -Green Across the Board
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Brotherhood List Status - Green across the board
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The
TLC Brotherhood, Inc. List Servers
Communication Committee Chairman Hap Wyman
Webmaster: Bob Norway
Listmaster: Ed Heyliger
The TLCB operates and fully
funds three server lists, as depicted in the table below.
All new members with Internet email addresses are automatically
added to the Official server and their email addresses are added
to our website roster page. All new members are also invited to
join the other two email servers, Mission and Brotherhood. They
may join either, neither, or both. Should they find the traffic
more than they expected they can remove themselves or change to
digest mode at any time per the instructions they received when
they are initially added to the Lists. Access to the TLCB servers
is a privilege of membership. Participation in discussions on the servers
is voluntary, and subject to rules intended to support the
Four Objectives of the TLC Brotherhood. Server access may
be revoked in response to abuse of guidelines described
below.
Server users who violate
the conventions or tips given page will often hear about
it from other server users, or even a board member or
committee chairman, who do not appreciate the
inconvenience from carelessness that makes server
participation less enjoyable for all.
If
you complain to someone about their use of the servers,
please send your message directly to them and do not cc
the whole server list, which will only compound the
annoyance to the rest.
MISSION
AND BROTHERHOOD SERVERS:
No
advertising. No personal attacks. No current
politics.
No attachments larger than 750 Kb.
Reminder: Messages
addressed to multiple recipients will be rejected by the
Mailman program. Also please save your subscribe
message and password so that you can control your own
email delivery
Sign your name to messages,
so people can tell who they are hearing from. Be
polite.
Send personal messages directly to the parties and not to
the entire server.
Be civil—many of these messages are read by wives and
children, guests, and new members who are just trying the
servers to see if they will like our company. Make
sure our messages can be read by all.
"No message may be
posted to the Mission server that is also posted to the
Brotherhood server." Where there is some reason to
post the same message to both servers, two messages should
be sent.
Since use of the servers is
a privilege of membership, removal from a server is a
serious matter and must be directed by the board. However,
the board has given the Chairman of the Communications
Committee the authority to suspend users for a period to
be determined, on a case by case basis, in situations
where tempers are flaring, where board policy is being
violated or where disruption is happening. We expect
disagreements and debates, but not in the form of personal
attacks and accusations.
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OFFICIAL SERVER
The Official server carries
official information of the TLCB to all members. Access to
it is restricted to the board of directors and committee
chairmen. It is not a chat line. Do not reply to this
server as your post will not go through, Send any note
back channel to the author of the official notice about
which you have a question.
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MISSION SERVER
It is intended for
discussions related to our four objectives. Most of this
discussion involves the history of the war in the TLC
countries, but that is interpreted to mean all
experiences, and not just combat experiences. Members
discuss events on base, things that happened to them, how
they felt about things that were happening. In order to
control the volume of email, users are asked to express
personal messages (condolences, congratulations, etc.) on
the Brotherhood server or direct to the individual.
Messages must be in good
taste, without offensive language. If you disagree
with someone, or doubt their story, please say so in a
civil and adult way. Avoid personal attacks.
The
only political topics that may be discussed on the Mission
Server are those which were part of the
Second Indochina War, otherwise known as the Vietnam War
and the Secret War in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia
All information on books
and memorabilia related to the War in Southeast Asia is
authorized.
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BROTHERHOOD SERVER
It is available to all
Brothers and Sisters who wish to participate, by request
to the Listmaster
Ed Heyliger.
Not restricted in any
way as to content or subject matter, except for
advertising and current politics, which are prohibited.
The term 'current politics' is
defined as any attempt occurring now, in the near past, or
in the near future to control or influence the conduct or
policies of government at any level.
Politicians may be discussed ONLY if they are
deceased. Political events may be discussed ONLY if
they are no closer to the present than 10 years in the
past. Future political events, like upcoming
elections or election campaigns are forbidden. If
you must discuss politics, do it back channel or directly
or on one of the many venues where such discussions are
welcome Users post jokes, comments on
anything they wish, poems, and many serious discussion
items. Watch your language. No solicitation for purchases
of items or services will be permitted, other than the
Brotherhood BX, whose profits go to the Assistance fund.
Generally self-policing as
to personal attacks and other misconduct but subject to
the same suspension policy as Mission. If other users are
embarrassed or appalled by your behavior you will
definitely hear about it, both back channel and on the
server. Please do not let these “food fights” spill
over onto the Mission server! (See
tips, above).
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SISTERHOOD SERVER
This is an unofficial group
of spouses who have a great time discussing whatever they
please. They are a support group, activists for
various causes, a very efficient news channel, etc.
They have a list of
addressees, and all messages posted to Sisterhood go to
all those who are added to the list. Contact: Linda
Norway or Rosie
Wheatley, to get added to the list.
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SERVER RULES ENFORCEMENT
1st Offense:
Warning
The violators shall be warned.
2nd
Offense:
Suspension
from the servers for 3 days.
Identity
published at the discretion of Communications
Chairman.
3rd
Offense:
Suspension
from the servers for 30 days.
Identity
published at the discretion of Communications
Chairman.
4th
Offense, or Flagrant Offense:
Immediate
suspension from the server or servers.
Identity immediately published.
Recommendation to the Board of Directors by the
Communications Committee Chairman for permanent or
not less than six (6) month suspension from the
server or servers or revocation of TLCB Membership.
Recommendation for permanent or not less than six
(6) month suspension from the server or servers or
revocation of TLCB Membership is at the discretion
of the Communications Committee Chairman.
The final
disposition of recommendations of the Communications
Committee Chairman shall be determined by the Board
of Directors.
Return to
Good Server Status:
In order
to allow the suspended member to regain their good
server status after a certain period of proper
server behavior the following rules apply: If a
person receives no addition suspension(s) for two
years then their suspension count will be reset to
zero and they will start all over again with a clean
slate. This will apply to 1st, 2nd and 3rd
offenses only. For 4th or Flagrant offenses any
return to good server status will be determined by
the Board of Directors on a case basis.
TIPS ON USING THE SERVERS
Here are a few things
that will make you a good neighbor on the servers.
The biggest trap is the address
block. When you are replying to a message, look
and see who it is going to, and make sure it’s
appropriate—it’s usually that simple. If you got
a message that shouldn’t have gone to Mission, and you
just hit “reply all,” you are just doubling the
problem. And often you are sending messages to
people you don’t even know, who somebody else had put on
the original message.
The subject line is
much more helpful if it bears some resemblance to the
topic of the message! Note that we tend to
perpetuate really odd subjects by not looking.
And if you are looking for an old message about some
topic, it certainly helps to have pertinent subjects.
It is usually wise to delete
most of the sender’s message before you reply,
rather than just forwarding or returning every little note
that was ever typed on.
On Mission, avoid sending
the whole list simple messages of agreement.
When you say “me too,” usually the only person who
cares is the one you are agreeing with. A general
principal is, send your “right on” messages directly
and only to the sender.
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