Forum Rules

[Peter van der Krogt]

Use your full name as username and not a nickname. Give your affilitation in a "signature" and/or in your profile.

Place your message in the appropriate forum and use a descriptive topic. Busy folks who only check once a week the new topics can find topics that are of interest to them. "Map Query" communicates much less than "Query: Map of Barbados".

Do not send warnings, virus alerts or chain letters to the forum. They are nearly always untrue and some have been around for years.

Do not use all capital letters. In internet communications, this has for years been used for emphasis and is considered SHOUTING. So unless you really intend to shout, please don't use all capitals.

Postings with commercial contents belong in the forums Announcements and Map Dealers in the General Group. The general consensus of several discussions on the MapHist listserve on this matter can be expressed in some guidelines.
Acceptable are;
- Announcements of new reference material for sale.
- Announcements of new dealer catalogues (in print or on a WWW site). Name, brief description of catalogue content (no list of important items) and e-mail address for requesting catalogues only.
- Announcement of library de-accessions.
- Announcements of exhibitions or gatherings of mapsellers or collectors.