RSI-UK ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

The purpose of the RSI-UK Mailing List is to provide a forum in which those who are affected by RSI can exchange information and offer one another support. Although anyone who has an interest in RSI is welcome to join, the list exists for the benefit of those with RSI, or those who are concerned about developing RSI. Subscribers with a commercial interest in RSI are asked to respect this primary purpose, and refrain from attempting to use this list to promote their own products or services.

To keep the information content of the group high, to avoid commercial bias, and to prevent unwanted postings, please note the following rules for acceptable use:

1. Advertisements are not allowed on RSI-UK.
2. In keeping with general practice on the net, signatures may contain brief (6 lines or less) information about products, URLs for websites, contact details, etc.
3. Anyone selling RSI-related products, who wants to announce e.g. a new product, or a change to an existing product, or a new website, etc., should write to [email protected] rather than posting directly to the list.
4. RSI-UK welcomes relevant contributions from subscribers who have commercial interests in RSI products, or offer RSI-related services. Most people with RSI problems want and need to know about products/services that might help them to cope/recover/return to work. However, such postings must be on-topic and objective, and must not cross the line between providing information and advertising.
5. In particular:
   1. Discussion of a product should not be initiated, or prolonged beyond its natural lifespan, by anyone who sells that product.
   2. When participating in list discussions about your product, please restrict the content of your posts to factual information about the product, e.g., "yes product x can be used with Windows", or, "yes product x comes with such and such a feature." Do not quote testimonials, and do not make claims about the efficacy of your product in reducing or curing or preventing RSI symptoms. References to independent research on the effectiveness of products will be welcome.
   3. Do not ask list members to give you their postal addresses or other contact information.
   4. The list should not be treated as a source from which to glean contact details for the purpose of selling services or products.