System Dynamics List Protocol

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Bob Eberlein
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System Dynamics List Protocol

Post by Bob Eberlein »

Hi Everyone,

Someone sent me a message asking what the rules were for how the
system-dynamics list is operated. Let me give the nutshell overview:

The system-dynamics list is meant to increase the ability of people working
in system dynamics to communicate and get information. It is maintained by
Bob Eberlein and paid for by Ventana Systems, Inc.

The list is for information exchange related to system dynamics, including
practical, theoretical and technical issues. Anything that does not, in Bob
Eberleins judement, appear to be directly related to system dynamics is not
posted.

All messages should be sent as plain text (not HTML and without attachements). And
all messages should be signed at the bottom with the senders name and email address.
Quotes, slogans and other things appearing on the bottom of messages are normally
removed. Replies should not include the message they are sent in response to,
except for short quotations. Inflamatory text should not be included. If you want
to post a model - you should send that in a message to me (bob@vensim.com) and I
will put it on the web at http://www.vensim.com/sdmail/models (currently there are 3
from the last 5 years).

The messges are reviewed by me daily, edited if necessary to conform to the above
standards, and propogated to the list. Normally this happens in the morning
east-coast US time.

Job announcements and press release materials from commercial organizations are
posted as long as they are relevant to system dynamics. Press releases should be
kept very terse and material may be removed to make that so.

Advertising is not allowed. I do not allow postings of people who are looking for
jobs. Personal replies and correspondence are not allowed.

If anything is posted to the list that is not appropriate it I simply delete it.
If you reply to the list with a personal note no one but me will ever see it - so
be careful about using the Reply button. If you post something to the list and
dont see it after a day or two you shold send me a message (bob@vensim.com) and
ask what happened (some messages simply get lost).

There is only one mailing list. Some messages show system-dynamics@europe.std.com
but europe is just the address of an SMTP server at the world - it has nothing
to do with the continent. Please do not send messages to it.

I hope this is helpful.

Bob Eberlein
bob@vensim.com
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