AAC List Server

Purpose

A list server is an electronic bulletin board. The AAC maintains such a bulletin board sponsored by Yahoo. The list, supported by advertisement, was started by John Giacobbe in 1998. John continues to moderates the list.

The emphasis of the list server is on Arizona archaeology. However, we are a sub-discipline of anthropology and welcome discussions dealing with topics on social and cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, physical anthropology and related disciplines. Because we are striving for a truly multidisciplinary nature to the list, it frequently drifts into related areas of other social and hard sciences. We encourage people to post any information that they feel might be of interest to the group. The list has subscribers from a wide range of backgrounds, and all are welcome.

Basic Rules

AAC-L is an unmoderated list. This format was chosen to provide complete freedom to its subscribers to indulge in whatever lines of archaeological thought they might desire. To date this policy has led to a varied and interesting series of discussions. However, social animals, such as us, require some rules in order for the group to survive and thrive. The following rules pertain to our list server.

• Messages on the Internet are copyrighted to the originator. Thus, a message posted to AAC list server must not be copied to any other media without permission. Similarly, a message posted to you, personally, should not be copied to the list as a whole without permission. Abuses in these areas will be viewed as grounds for loss of access to the AAC list server.
  
  
• Spam will not be tolerated.
  
  Should you wish to post an item that could be considered spam, please submit a copy to the list manager so that we can consider its relevance to our group.
  
  
• Questioning and challenging interpretations is one thing; making personal attacks is another. The questioning of interpretations may have the effect of clarifying thought. Personal attacks are purely destructive. Personal attacks are grounds for loss of access to the AAC List.
  
  
• Yahoo archives messages for two years. If a message is important to you, be careful to also keep it locally, i.e., on your hard drive. You may also consider printing the message.

Basic Information

Three versions of the list are available: you can be placed on the main distribution list and receive all postings as they become available; you can receive a daily lumped digest version with an attached table of contents; or you can receive an indexed version in which you will only receive the name and address of each original sender, and the time, date, subject, and number of lines of their message. This last is very handy for those who don't have time to read through all the messages.

Once you have became a list member, you will be sent an email welcoming you to the group. Keep this message. Either store it in safe email file, or print it.

Subscribe to the List

To subscribe to the list, sent a message to

AAC-L-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. IMPORTANT: When subscribing, please provide your real name. No one will be approved for membership to the list unless their real name is provided. This is an anti-spam measure established by the Board of Directors.

To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to

AAC-L-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

To post a message to the list, send it to

AAC-L@yahoogroups.com

Other Yahoo List Functions

Yahoo provides other services in conjunction with the List Server. List members may make use of these functions; some functions are available to non-members as well.

• Chat: Members may chat with other members
  
  
• Files/Photos: Members may upload, modify and download files
  
  
• Bookmarks: Anyone, including non-members, can view bookmarks
  
  
• Database: Members can access the database feature
  
  
• Member profiles: Members may view membership profiles; list moderators may view/change settings
  
  
• Calendar: Anyone, including non-members, can view the events calendar
  
  
• Members get signup boxes
  
  

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