GSDHaven's Yahoo Groups site: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/gsdhaven 

You may post to the list, read posts, vote on list polls via that address. 

A.                 LIST MEMBERSHIP

 The list membership is limited to about 20 active members, although the actual membership may be 35-40. 

B.                PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBERS   

1. Sponsored by a member. If a member knows of a likely candidate who would like to join our family, they need to make the proposed member aware of our "family" atmosphere and that we are more than just a dog list. They also need to inform the proposed member of the large quantity of email that we generate. The sponsor should be able to inform us about this proposed member and get us a bio.
2. Applied as a result of hearing about this list. The Applicant must provide us with a bio.  The bio will be posted to the list for response. 

The new applicant is provided with the rules of the list, which include the high email count and the fact that this is a private, positive list and that we consider ourselves to be more family that just information exchange. We value that fact highly.

The new applicant will then have a 30 day "trial" period during which membership can be terminated due to the applicant's inability to mesh with the group. At the end of that time the new member will be asked to provide information for the web site and will be considered a full member. 

C.                LIST ETIQUETTE 

1. There will be no bashing, slamming, or rude behavior allowed.  If anyone feels that they are being singled out and/or untreated fairly by another member, please contact one of the moderators immediately for resolution to this matter.   Any one of the moderators has the authority to immediately set an offending member ‘no-mail’ in the event that this rule is broken.  If a member is set ‘no-mail’ for a behavior issue, it will be up to a vote of the membership if this member should be allowed to continue posting or should be removed permanently from the list membership.
2. This list has been created as a source of fun and sharing. Therefore the purpose should be that everyone who is a member should want to participate.  If for some reason you are unable to participate due to extenuating circumstances (work, school, illness, computer problems, etc.), please contact one of the moderators to let them know your situation. Your membership will not be terminated if you notify a moderator. 
3. A member who fails to participate on the list for an extended period of time may be removed as our membership space is at a premium. An absence for three weeks without notice to a moderator may be considered resignation from the list.
4. If you have been removed from membership because of lack of participation and then wish to rejoin, the procedure will be the same for new members as well as members who resigned and wish to rejoin. 
5. No copying or duplication of any kind, in whole or in part, is allowed of any emails or list materials without the express written permission of the list owner or moderators.  GSDHaven emails and list materials are private property and should not be duplicated in any manner nor sent to any person who is not a member of GSDHaven.  Any member who wishes to disregard this by forwarding or copying material to non-members will be immediately dropped from the list membership. 
6. We welcome photographs and ecards posted to the list. However, please be aware of the size limitations of many members’ mailboxes and limit the image size. Please also remove extraneous material from your replies.  

LIST OWNER:                  Karen Fischer (shadowvalley@centurytel.net)
CO-MODERATOR          Chris Rich (willimar@advnet.net) CO-MODERATOR:         Randy Marx (barongsd@yahoo.com)
CO-MODERATOR:         Ruth Scheubler (gsdlady@yahoo.com)

Information for a member's webpage should be sent to: gsdogs@bctonline.com