[Buddha-l] Guidelines for contributors

[Richard P. Hayes]

It used to be our practice to send this out every month. It won't be the
practice now, but all new subscribers will receive these guidelines.

GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS (revised 13 March 2005)

It is hoped that this e-mail list will function as an open forum for
informed discussion of topics relating to the history, literature and
languages, fine arts, philosophy, practices and institutions of all
forms of Buddhism. It may also serve as a forum for discussion of
issues connected to the teaching of Buddhist studies at the university
level, and as a place for posting notices of employment opportunities
and recent publications of potential interest to students of Buddhism.

The primary purpose of this list is to provide a forum for serious
(and sometimes seriously playful) discussion. It is open to all
persons inside and outside the academic context who wish to engage in
substantial discussion of topics relating to Buddhism and Buddhist
studies.

BUDDHA-L is not to be used for proselytizing for or against Buddhism
in general, any particular form of Buddhism, or any other religion or
philosophy, nor is it to be used as a forum for making unsubstantiable
confessions of personal conviction. Lively debate is welcome, but we
aim for a deep concern both for the matter being discussed and for
those participating in the conversation. With this in mind,
contributors to the list are expected to aim for quality rather than
quantity of discourse. 

Subscribers are expected to use their public, legal names in their
subscription. But there are no requirements of orthodoxy or
accomplishment in order to participate. Therefore, what you read on
BUDDHA-L carries no warranty of truth, intelligence, or kindness.
Judge for yourself what is well said, useful, and wholesome.

Should you have a problem with another subscriber's posts to the list,
remember that you have a number of alternatives: you may reflect on
your attitude and how their words affect you; you may discuss your
concerns privately with the other subscriber, or publicly on the list;
you may decide to stop reading posts by that subscriber; and you may
contact the list administrator, stating the problem as you see it.

Richard P. Hayes            		   
rhayes at unm.edu

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"Above all things, take heed in judging one another, 
for in that ye may destroy one another...
and eat out the good of one another."-- George Fox

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