8. Confidentiality: Guideline of Day

[Guest guest]

(A portion of the guidelines to the WTO groups are sent out each day because

alltogether they can be rather overwhelming. They are sent to all lists in

approximate order of what is important and are not making any comment on any

particular message on any one of the WTO groups. Please note our guidelines

have developed over the years by the group as a whole to meet situations that

come up again and again. Before you post, you must agree to try to read and

try to meet them. If you have any questions, comments, or feelings you wish

to voice about the guidelines, please write to at bear454us@...

or RandiBPD@.... Thank you!)

2. Confidentiality is your RIGHT for both you and the BP in your life. So

please:

a) Please keep your passwords private. Do not let anyone else have access to

your Yahoogroups account. If anyone else in your life feels it is their right

to read the mail of others, please tell them it is against the guidelines of

this group and refer them to WelcomeToOz-owneregroups.

Keep all posts confidential and do not show them to others or repost them

on other lists without permission (except for quoting the other person in

your reply, of course.) Paraphrasing is OK. Short quotes are generally OK,

especially when kept within the WTO lists.

c) Unless you receive permission from each list member, you may not use,

collect or download list names for your own purposes. This is also against

Yahoogroups guidelines, which prohibits " harvesting or otherwise collecting

information about others, including email addresses, without their consent. "

An example would be sending a mass mailing of your own to list members

without their permission. This violation of privacy will result in immediate

removal from the list to protect the privacy of others.

d) For increased confidentiality, go to Yahoo.com, Hotmail.com or

Altavista.Com or another site that offers Web-based email. Create a new email

address for yourself, and subscribe using another name. When it asks you for

your REAL name, you must use a nickname. If you use your real name, it will

appear onlist. We have spoken with Hotlist, and their main concern for

obtaining real names is to prevent spamming and such. Creating an alias for

this list is fine.

e) Since the person with BPD in your life has NOT chosen to reveal

information about him/herself, please do not reveal details that would invade

the privacy of the BP (e.g., " The BP in my life is an actress who is in a TV

show where she plays a postal worker who moonlights as a dance instructor. " )

f) The facilitators may also write about BPD. However, their own beliefs

about confidentiality and U.S. laws prevent them from using anyone's post.

Legally, you retain copyright of everything you write. (This is also one of

the reasons why you need to ask permission to repost the work of others.)

Randi Kreger

List owner, Welcome To Oz Lists

Coauthor, Stop Walking on Eggshells

Love and Loathing, Hope for Parents

www.BPDCentral.com

Randi Kreger

List owner, Welcome To Oz Lists

Coauthor, Stop Walking on Eggshells

Love and Loathing, Hope for Parents

www.BPDCentral.com