Continuum Concept E-mail List Guidelines
These guidelines are automatically sent to subscribers when they join the list. (Updated January, 2006)
WELCOME!
You have been added to the CONTINUUM mailing list.
The CONTINUUM list is a forum for the discussion of topics related to Jean
Liedloff's acclaimed 1975 book, "The Continuum Concept", which compares the
culture and child-rearing practices of modern "civilized" peoples to those of
the so-called "primitive" Yequana Indians of the South American jungle.
The continuum concept itself, as described by Liedloff, is the idea that
humans, and particularly infants - in order to achieve optimal physical, mental
and emotional development - require the full range of experience to which our
species adapted during the long process of our evolution.
Further information about "The Continuum Concept" can be found at the
Liedloff Continuum Network web site, located at
http://www.continuum-concept.org
The primary purpose of the list is one of mutual support. If you choose to
post messages to the list, it will be assumed that you have read the book and
are trying to apply its principles to your life - unless you state otherwise.
Though all Continuum Concept supporters are welcome, most of the subscribers are
parents (or plan to be parents) and are seeking or sharing suggestions for
continuum-style parenting in our modern cultural context.
Not everyone interprets and applies The Continuum Concept identically. The
expression and co-existence of diverse viewpoints is encouraged, and tolerance
and civility are expected on this list. Posts which are primarily argumentative
or defensive - or otherwise focused on proving one perspective "right" or
proving another "wrong" - undermine the supportive quality of the list. Please
keep an open mind; take what you like, and leave the rest.
This is an international forum, so please keep in mind that regional,
language and cultural differences may occasionally result in a misunderstanding
or "faux pas".
A glossary of abbreviations commonly used in the discussions
is at http://www.continuum-concept.org/forum/lingo.txt
IMPORTANT
In the spirit of information sharing and open exchange, this list is
unmoderated and any subscriber can post to it. Therefore you should realize that
information obtained from this list might not be accurate or appropriate for
everyone. You are responsible for your own conclusions about how to use any
information obtained from this list, especially when making decisions that could
seriously affect the health or safety of you or any child in your care.
LIMITS
The list is limited to 60 posts per day to keep the amount of email
manageable. Subscribers who still find this volume to be overwhelming are
encouraged to subscribe in Digest mode. Another option is to set your
subscription to "no mail" and read the posts through the archive web interface
(See archive information at the end of this guide).
If the 60-post limit is reached, the list goes on "hold" automatically. All
posts are held until the list is "freed" the next day and the held posts are
distributed automatically.
With over 700 subscribers, obviously more people are reading than writing.
Please send your replies privately if they are not likely be of general interest
to the majority of the list's suscribers. Messages that should be sent privately
include, but are not limited to, one-line posts that say only "I agree," "Thank
you," "Welcome to the list," or "Me, too." The list is programmed to allow a
maximum of 3 posts per person, per day. Please use your posting privileges
thoughtfully.
RULES & SUGGESTIONS
The following rules and suggestions are intended to help keep the list "user
friendly". If you receive a notice from the listowner about a usage problem, it
is not a reprimand, just a friendly reminder. :-) The listowner is a
participant in the list and makes mistakes, too!
- Subscription to this list is at the sole discretion of the
listowner.
- When you subscribe, you are encouraged to post a message introducing
yourself to the rest of the list. (Put "Intro", "New member", etc. in the
Subject of the post.) You may want to include the URL (Web address) of your
website, if you have one. If you want to bring up a new topic or ask a
question, please do so in a separate post with the appropriate topic in the
Subject line.
- CONTENT of messages posted to the list:
- Posts should be relevant to "The Continuum Concept" in general. Use
private email for topics that are not likely to be of interest to the
majority of the list's subscribers. You may post a request for off-topic
info from others if you ask them to reply directly to you and you include
your email address in the body of the message.
- Posts should be written by the poster. This list is for sharing the
perspectives and experience of the subscribers. It is usually inappropriate
(and in many cases, illegal) to post articles and emails written by others,
even if you have their permission. However, you may legally quote *brief*
excerpts of copyrighted works for review and comment, and you may quote
*brief* portions of previous Continuum posts for context. You may also
include the URLs of articles found on the Internet. Do not forward to the
list emails which were sent privately to you. NEVER forward chain letters,
virus warnings, petitions, jokes, etc., to the list. The rule of thumb is
"If you didn't write it, don't post it."
- When writing about your child, be sure you indicate your child's age,
every time, so that those reading or responding can take into account your
child's developmental stage.
- The special subject prefix, "ADMIN" is for off-topic posts relating to
the administration and usage of this list. Messages with "ADMIN" in the
subject heading may only be posted by the listowner and should be read by
all subscribers.
- FORMATTING. Send posts in plain text only. Do not send e-mails with styled
text, attached files, embedded graphics or HTML code. Posts are limited in
length to 150 lines (equivalent to 2 or 3 printed pages). After you send your
first post, check the copy of it which you will receive from the list server.
If it contains strange-looking codes such as an equal sign ( = ) at the end of
each line, change your email settings to plain text without "quoted-printable
encoding" or ask for assistance from the listowner (see below).
- QUOTING. When you reply to a previously posted message, do not quote the
entire message. (Your email program may do this automatically.) Use your
computer's editing capabilities to delete all but the most relevant portions
of the quoted message - the minimum needed to give context to your reply.
Always include the name of the subscriber you are quoting. Make sure it is
clear which text is quoted and which is your reply. Keep recently posted
messages so you may refer to quoted messages in their entirety.
- SUBJECTS. Before sending a reply, check the Subject and make sure it
accurately reflects the topic of your message, especially if you subscribe in
"digest" mode. One topic per post, please; however, multiple replies on the
same topic may be combined into one post. For detailed info on Subjects, see
http://www.continuum-concept.org/forum/subject.txt
- SPAM. Commercial advertising, promotion, and "spamming" is not allowed.
This include signature lines with links to your own commerical web site. You
may, however, mention your occupation and/or business Web site in your
introductory message. (see #2, above)
- FEEDBACK. If you have any comments, suggestions or complaints related to
this list, please do not send them to the list address (and thus to everyone
on the list), but instead contact the listowner.
- Do not contact our list hosting service (ICORS) with problems or questions
about our list. ICORS has delegated complete authority over this list to its
listowner(s).
- If you decide to remain subscribed to this mailing list, your doing so
indicates agreement by you to the all the policies outlined in this message,
including the terms and conditions to be found in the following two
paragraphs. PLEASE unsubscribe from this list if you do not agree.
- Neither the CONTINUUM List forum leaders/owners, their employers, the
Liedloff Continuum Network, Jean Liedloff, nor any subscribers or other
contributors can be held liable in any way for any information and/or data
obtained in any way from this list; nor shall there be any liability for any
information construed as missing from anything obtained from this
list.
- By your use of this mailing list, you agree to hold harmless the CONTINUUM
List forum leaders/owners, their employers, subscribers, the Liedloff
Continuum Network, Jean Liedloff, and all other contributors against ANY AND
ALL CLAIMS arising out of such use, regardless of the cause, effects, or
fault.
If you do not agree to the provisions of the two paragraphs immediately
above, or with any other policy included in this message, please unsubscribe
(signoff) from the CONTINUUM list immediately. (See SIGNOFF below)
CONTINUUM LIST ADDRESSES
The following addresses are used in relation with this list:
- The list address: CONTINUUM@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG
Messages sent to this address go to all list subscribers. This is called
"posting" to the list. The list address should never be used for
administrative requests regarding your subscription or questions about the
list server as this would unnecessarily annoy other list
subscribers.
You can only post to the list from the account (e-mail
address) under which you are subscribed. If your post is rejected for no
apparent reason, contact the listowner (see below).
- The list server address: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG
This is the address to which you sent your subscription request, and it should
be used for all requests ("commands") that can be handled automatically by the
LISTSERV program. This includes unsubscribing; changing your name, email
address, or subscription options; retrieving files from the file server;
etc. You will find a list of the most commonly used LISTSERV commands in
the next section.
- The primary listowner's address:
Barbara Handley <listowner@continuum-concept.org>
This
is the person in charge of keeping the list running. If you have any technical
or administrative problem that you cannot solve with LISTSERV commands,
contact the listowner.
- The webpage for the Continuum list:
http://www.continuum-concept.org/forum/
Refer
to this page for the most complete and up-to-date information about the list,
including links to technical help, tips, a glossary of abbreviations commonly
used in posts, and the most recent version of this User's Guide.
COMMON LISTSERV COMMANDS
Here are some of the common commands that you may need to send to
the LISTSERV. You can generally send any number of commands in a
single message, as long as each is on a separate line. If your emails usually have text or ads appended to the end of your messages, put the word END on a separate line, right after the last command; this tells Listserv to ignore any remaining text.
Remember to send commands to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG; don't
send them to CONTINUUM@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG, which is the address where you
post messages for everyone else to read.
- SUBSCRIBE CONTINUUM YourFirstName YourLastName
This is the command
you used to subscribe to the CONTINUUM list. Your subscription address is
automatically detected, so you do not need to enter it. You will only be
allowed to post from that address. If you want to post from more than one
account, you can subscribe from several addresses and set all but one to
"NOMAIL", as explained below.
- SIGNOFF CONTINUUM
This command removes (unsubscribes) you from the
CONTINUUM list. If you are forced to change Internet providers and cannot
unsubscribe from your old email address, please send an email note to the
listowner who will remove your old email address from the list.
- SET CONTINUUM NOMAIL
Sets your subscription option so that you will
receive no mail from the list. You are still able to post messages to the
list. This is useful if you have more than one account, or if you want to
leave the list temporarily (e.g. when going on vacation). Use "SET CONTINUUM
MAIL" or "SET CONTINUUM DIGEST" to go back to your normal
setting.
- SET CONTINUUM MAIL
Sets your subscription option so that you
receive each message as it is posted. This is the default setting when your
subscription begins.
- SET CONTINUUM DIGEST
Sets your subscription option to digest.
Instead of receiving each message as it is posted, you will receive daily
digests containing all the posts for that day. Please note that the digests
have a size limit, and because of this, two or three digests per day are often
needed to deliver all of the day's posts.
- SET CONTINUUM NODIGEST
Sets your subscription option to individual
messages instead of receiving a daily digest. You will receive each message as
it is posted.
- SET CONTINUUM SUBJECTHDR
Subject Headers. With this option, you
will receive posts with "[TCC]" prefixed to the Subject. (That stands for The
Continuum Concept, of course.) This is helpful when scanning your email "In
Box" for CONTINUUM posts.
- SET CONTINUUM SHORTHDR
Short Headers (default setting when you
subscribe). You will receive posts with minimum header data: Date, Subject,
To, From, and Reply-To. With this setting, "[TCC]" is NOT prefixed to the
Subject line.
- THANK YOU
Sending "THANK YOU" is a simple way to find out if
LISTSERV is functioning. If it is, you will receive a very polite reply.
:-)
- QUERY CONTINUUM
This returns a summary of your current subscription
options. If it appears that the CONTINUUM list is no longer sending you
messages, you should issue the "QUERY CONTINUUM" command to determine your
status:
- If the returned information shows NOMAIL and NOPOST this change was
probably due to error notices caused by your email address. You can return
to receiving normal mail with the "SET CONTINUUM MAIL" command (see the
description above).
- There are many reasons why your email address may be causing error
notices, including a full mailbox or transmission problems along the
pathway. The high volume of error notices we get makes it impossible for us
to research every notice. We do try to warn you of the problem, but usually
you will not receive our warning for the same reason that the error notice
is being generated. If the bounced message appears to be temporary, the ID
is set to digest mode.
- GET CONTINUUM WELCOME
Gets you a copy of the file you are now
reading. It is also available on the Web at http://www.tccmaven.com/tcclist/guidelines.html
ARCHIVES
The archives of this list are available to subscribers only. To search or
browse the CONTINUUM archives...
- After reading these instructions, go to
http://listserv.icors.org/archives/CONTINUUM.html
and
follow the instructions there. Be sure to add the archive page to your
Bookmarks or Favorites menu.
- At some point during your first use, you will be asked to create a
password. A confirmation will be emailed to you, and you will have to follow
the instructions on that message to complete your password
creation.
Some Important Considerations About Reading the
Archives
When you read old posts out of order and out of context, you do not have the
benefit of having "met" the writer and the familiarity with his or her
circumstances and viewpoints which comes from daily interaction. Therefore, it
is doubly importantant to read such posts "with a grain of salt".
Technical Note: We moved to a new list server ("listserv.icors.org") in 2006
and transferred all of our 1998-2005 archives from the old list server
("maelstrom.stjohns.edu"). Archive links with the old server's URL will not
work.
We hope you find your participation in the CONTINUUM list to be an enriching
experience.
Barbara Handley (primary listowner)
mailto:listowner@continuum-concept.org
