[Coral-List] Reef Ball postings
Billy Causey
Billy.Causey at noaa.gov
Mon Mar 1 19:46:16 EST 2004
Jim,
Thank you very much! At the risk of a flood of protest from my coral-list
friends and colleagues for cc'ing everyone ... you have made yet another
brilliant executive decision! Cheers, Billy
Jim Hendee wrote:
> Ladies and Gentlemen,
> I'm afraid I must ask that postings concerning Reef Balls be taken
> offline. I would like to quote from the Coral-List overview page
> ([1]http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list):
>
> The purpose of the Coral-List listserver is to provide a forum for
> Internet discussions and announcements among coral health researchers
> pertaining to coral reef health and monitoring throughout the world.
> The list is primarily for use by coral health researchers and
> scientists. Currently, over 2000 researchers are subscribed to the
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> bleaching events
> outbreaks of coral diseases
> high predation on coral reefs
> environmental monitoring sites
> incidences of coral spawnings
> shipwrecks on reefs
> international meetings and symposia
> funding opportunities
> marine sanctuary news
> new coral-related publications
> announcements of college courses in coral reef ecology
> coral research initiatives
> new and historical data availability
> controversial topics in coral reef ecology
> recent reports on coral research
>
> Messages with solicitations of a commercial or political nature,
> inflamatory commentary and other messages not appropriate for the
> coral-list venue will not be approved for posting; these are messages
> categorized as follows:
>
> the pursuit of private commercial business activities or profit-making
> ventures
>
> - matters directed toward the success or failure of a political party,
> candidate for partisan political office, or partisan political group
> - prohibited direct or indirect lobbying
> - use of Internet sites that result in an additional charge to the
> Government
> - engaging in prohibited discriminatory conduct
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> - any activity that would bring discredit on the Department of
> Commerce
> - any violation of statute or regulation.
>
> My apologies. It was me who approved these postings in the first
> place, but they seemed sort of border-line. However, things are
> drifiting toward the commercial side, so I would like to ask that any
> queries concerning Reef Balls be directed to Todd Barber. I realize
> that the question of artifical reefs vs. "real" reefs is a possibly
> politically loaded one, so I would like to ask that you try to keep
> the discussion centered around natural corals and the natural coral
> reef ecosystem.
> Sincerely yours,
> Jim Hendee
>
> References
>
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