NADR TALKLIST RULES

NADR TALKLIST RULES & GUIDELINES

Purpose of NADR’s Talklist

The purpose of the NADR Talklist is to facilitate professional discussion and the exchange of information among members related to the practice of all aspects of Social Security Representation.

General Guidelines on NADR's Talklist Use

These are not laws meant to inhibit or limit discussion but are created to instill civility and protect NADR. The NADR Board of Directors has the authority and responsibility to impose sanctions. Egregious violation of the guidelines may result in suspension or termination of Talklist privileges.

Content

Acceptable content may include topics related to NADR business and all aspects of Social Security Representation including, but not limited to, rules, regulations, laws, medical, legal, vocational, and ethical issues as well as advertising issues, methods for best practices, remuneration concerns, form completion, education, and legislation. While it is administered by NADR, the views and opinions expressed on the Talklist by its subscribers are not endorsed or approved by NADR or any of its representatives.

Respect For Subscribers

The Talklist is intended as a forum for respectful, professional discussion. Attacks on any individual, group, business, or institution are strongly discouraged, including comments that would reasonably be interpreted as disparaging, defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening or offensive. Agreeing to disagree or continuing private debates off the Talklist are examples of appropriate ways to end a discussion.

Violations & Complaints

Talklist guideline violations and complaints should be directed to the current Talklist Moderator or a Board Member (see http://www.nadr.org/?page=BoardofDirectors). This should be done off the Talklist.

Upon receipt of a valid complaint the Talklist Moderator will issue a private e-mail warning to the member accused of violating the rules and provide a copy to the Board President. If the offense continues, the Board President has the authority to give a 5 day “cooling off period” with immediate removal of talkist privileges for the short 5 day period. Upon reactivation of talklist, if the offense is repeated or other rules are violated, then the full Board can vote for removal of the member’s talklist privileges indefinitely.

Announcements promoting events, webinars, educational opportunities, products or services

Promoting and posting of an announcement or solicitation for events, webinars, educational opportunities, products or services, may be allowed but they must be approved by the board of directors and/or the talklist monitor prior to being posted to ensure it complies with talklist rules concerning products or services that compete with NADR offerings. This applies to events hosted by an individual member of NADR or any other entity. Failure to seek approval prior to posting may result in a 5 day suspension of talklist privileges. Further violations may result in being placed on moderation for 6 months or suspension from the talklist indefinitely.

Solicitation of NADR members

The talklist is to be used as described above in the section titled “Purpose of NADR’s Talklist”. Solicitation of members, either by means of public announcement or private message, for products, services, contributions, or donations as well as recruitment is prohibited and grounds for removal from the talklist.

Using the members directory for solicitation is strictly prohibited. The information is only posted for the members to contact other members and for the general public to seek a representative in their area.

Job Postings

Any requests for employment, whether for full time, part time or contract work, including but not limited to representation, brief writing, case review, etc., should only be posted in the Career Center on the NADR.org website, and are inappropriate on the Talklist.

Claimant Privacy

No claimant’s names, SSN’s, or any other personally identifiable information may be posted to the list. If you are looking for referrals for a claimant, please post the case description and area and wait to send their name and contact information to responders in a private email.

Identification & Signatures

Postings without the author’s name are not allowed. Subscribers must always provide personal identification via a brief signature line or lines. Please limit signature lines to 3 or 4 lines maximum.

Commercial Advertising

NADR prohibits members from advertising products and/or services that directly compete with products and/or services NADR provides. Discussion of tools and products which

assist in the improvement of representation of clients is a vital part of the Talklist, however, and is permitted as long as these products and tools do not directly compete with products or services NADR provides.

Re-use of Postings

NADR asks that postings to the Talklist not be re-posted or forwarded to other e-mail lists or individuals without the express permission of the posting’s author. This includes the initial author, anyone referenced in the e-mail item, and any authors or others referenced in the historic material that is sometimes included below the most current messages. Further, when matters are of a particularly sensitive nature, NADR asks that you discuss such with a board member.

NADR Talklist Netiquette

The following guidelines are basic online discussion etiquette that will keep the Talklist a respectful, civil and easy to use.

Responding to Talklist Posts

Remember, replying to a Talklist message posted at talklist@talklist.nadr.org is posted publicly on the Talklist. If your intent is to reply directly to the poster (or to any other individual), be sure to enter just the intended recipient(s)’ email address. Double checking the “To:” line can prevent embarrassment.

Subject Lines

Specific topics should be clearly noted in posting subject lines. If a subscriber makes a Reply-posting that reflects a substantial departure from the topic of a previous posting, a new more descriptive subject should be inserted to replace the original and identify a new thread. Check the subject line for relevance to the content of your post before you hit the send button.

“Off Topic” Subject Lines

Subjects that are not specifically related to SSA representation but are of interest to the membership should be preceded by OT (Off Topic). Continuation of such dialogue may be most appropriate via private email.

Quotes of Previous Messages

“Quote smartly.” Quoting previous messages can help provide context to your reply. It is preferable that replies include the most relevant part of the previous messages in the discussion thread. It is also preferable that parts or all of any previous messages that are no longer relevant to the thread be deleted. Responses should be added above the previous posting’s content.

Single Phrase Replies

Single phrase replies to the entire Talklist such as “Thank you” and “I agree” are discouraged. It is preferable that such responses be sent directly to the intended recipient(s), rather than to the entire Talklist. (You can easily cut and paste the poster’s e-mail address into the “To:” field for any direct reply.)

Special Formatting

It is preferable that a plain text font be used for postings, with traditional black text on a white background. Colored backgrounds and text is discouraged, as is the use of special fonts or the extensive use of italics, bolding or capitalization.

Abbreviations & Acronyms

Avoid use of abbreviations and acronyms that are not commonly known to SSA representative practitioners.

Requests For Reference Material, etc. & Responses

Whenever possible, it is preferable that requests made of another subscriber for articles or other materials (including the requester’s contact information) be sent directly (privately) to the intended recipient rather than to the entire Talklist. Likewise, the responder should respond directly to the requestor.

Virus Warnings & Internet Information

Usually, it is inappropriate to use the Talklist for forwarding information about virus alerts or other internet-related information. If a subscriber wishes to disseminate what he or she believes to be critically useful information please forward to a current board member for review and approval before posting.

While You Are Out

Please avoid using “auto reply” or “away message” e-mail functions that will cause replies to the Talklist which may be generated in your absence. This results in an automatic reply being sent to the entire NADR Talklist membership. Subscribers wishing to avoid Talklist email messages during an absence, should temporarily unsubscribe from the Talklist by contacting the NADR National Office; contact the NADR National Office when wishing to re-subscribe.

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