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The Crier is open to Woodstock residents and their businesses. The issue doesn’t need to be unique to Woodstock, but it must be specific to Woodstock. Cross-community posting is prohibited.

The Crier is called the “Woodstock Community” Crier because it caters to residents of the town of Woodstock and the towns with which Woodstock borders. If you are a resident of some other town and are tempted to post on the Woodstock Community Crier, please post to your town’s list (or Front Porch Forum) — even if you really, really, think the people of Woodstock will be interested in what you have to say.

Postings must be civil and respectful to other list members. No abusive or threatening postings will be allowed. Any post directed to a specific subscriber is likely to be in violation of these guidelines.  If you wish to engage with a subscriber directly, please use the Reply To Sender function, not the Reply to List function. Better yet, DM them via email or some other medium. Anyone engaging in what the administration of Vital Communities considers to be abusive language or threats directed towards another list member may have posting privileges revoked. It is inappropriate to post the content of any private correspondence to or from a list member without the express permission of all correspondents involved.

In order to keep the discussion list useful and dynamic, there should be no forwarding of content that has already appeared elsewhere. If an article has appeared on the web that would be appropriate to reference in the context of a discussion, simply summarize your point and link to the source. Copyrighted content should not be posted. The administration of Vital Communities reserves the right to warn, suspend, or permanently exclude any list subscriber for any abuse or infringement of these list rules and guidelines.

Please include your name and town at the end of your post, especially if you are expecting readers to respond. Anonymous posts (even if your name is embedded in your email address) expose you to being placed on the “unknown” list which may prevent you from posting again.

If you have something to sell, or a service to advertise, please limit your post to once per week. You are welcome to post for as long as it takes to sell your article, but please don’t monopolize the service by posting every day.

Limit your posts to events which occur in Woodstock and its contiguous towns. Please don’t post about events or activities outside the Woodstock community even if you live in Woodstock, or know someone who lives in Woodstock.

The software that runs the Crier does not handle long web links gracefully, so if your post includes a link to a web page, you will have better luck having the link preserved if you use bitly.com to create a short version of your link.

Also, the listserv software does not handle embedded or attached image files. If you insert an image in your message, or attach an image file to your message, or an image is included in the footer of your message (called stationery), your message will be rejected and will not post.

Make sure you send your post from the same email address you used to subscribe to the Crier. Sometimes people use a different computer, or a different email account, and are disappointed that their post doesn’t appear.

Finally, proof your post carefully before clicking the SEND button. Once you submit your post, it will appear in the next day’s issue of the Crier. As Administrator, I have no ability to edit or delete errant posts.

The Subject of your email will become the Headline for your post. Make it eye-catching or thought provoking. Avoid using ALL CAPS. The Body of your email will be posted as is, including any spelling errors. Proof-read your copy to see if it makes sense.