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The MEA Electronic Mailing List

  • Guidelines for Participation in the MEA List
  • Subscribing to the List
  • Managing Your Account
  • Other Information
  • This is the online conversation of friends and members of the Media Ecology Association (MEA), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the study, research, criticism, and application of media ecology in educational, industry, political, civic, social, cultural, and artistic contexts, and the open exchange of ideas, information, and research among the Association’s members and the larger community. The MEA list provides a space for reasoned, informed, and civil discussion about communication, media, and culture among persons interested in themes or subjects relevant to the field of media ecology. Subscribers use this list to share views, exchange information, and learn about interesting events related to media ecology.

    Guidelines for Participation in the MEA List

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    Participants are expected to conform to normal standards of civilized discussion. This does not rule out heated debate – but it does rule out submissions which are personally abusive, insulting, or otherwise qualify as flaming or spamming. Messages that may be construed or interpreted as discriminatory, promulgating hatred or obscenity, or defamation of any kind will not be tolerated. Also considered disruptive to the list is an excessive volume of postings.

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    Other Information

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