| Frequently Asked Questions about the SPSP Forums
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Like
many organizations SPSP provides members with the means to communicate
easily with other members. In years past, SPSP relied on two
list-service messaging systems (announce-l and discuss-l). These two
email-based systems were phased out in 2013, replaced with 4 online,
forum-based systems. Three of the forums are public forums that can be
read by anyone with access to the Internet. The discussion forum can
only be read by members.
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How can I access the forum messages?
1.
The SPSP forums are
located on the main page of SPSP.The four forums include:
- Announcements Forum: The primary forum, to be used for
general announcements of interest to members.
- Employment Opportunities Forum: For people to post various types of employment opportunities.
- Research Opportunities: For people to post information about ongoing online research projects.
- Discussion Forum: Where members can discuss professional issues.
2. The Announcement, Employment, and Research Forums of SPSP are public forums,
accessible to both members and nonmembers of SPSP. Members and nonmembers can read the posts
online, at SPSP.org, and they may also subscribe via RSS feeds.
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3. Members of SPSP can have postings at the Forum
sent to them via email, thereby mimicking the experience of the current
listserv system. Here's how to do that: a. First, sign into your SPSP.org account. b.
Visit each of the Forum pages. There you can choose to have postings
at the Forum
sent to you via email. - Pick "subscribe to digest" if you want to
receive a single email, periodically, summarizing multiple postings.
- Pick "subscribe to instant updates" if you want to receive each posting
as a separate email when it is posted.
- You can also manage your
subscriptions on your "manage profile" page. After you log in, click "Manage Profile" on the right side of the screen and then click "Subscriptions" (under Community) on the next page.
4. Individuals who are not SPSP members can read postings
online but (a) they cannot post to the Forum or (b) receive posts via email.
They can, however, subscribe via RSS feeds.
Nonmembers who wish to post a message to the forum can submit their
message via the SPSP.org website, but their message will be moderated.
5. Please post to the "correct" Forum. Any announcements about
employment or requests for participants for
research posted to the Announcements Forum will be deleted. (They will
not be moved to the correct forum--you will need to repost them
yourself).
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I am not a member of SPSP. Can I post a message to one of the Forums?
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you are not a member of SPSP, you can read the announcements,
employment, and research opportunities forums, but you cannot post
messages to them. If you wish to submit a posting, please visit the Submit a Message to an SPSP Forum page and submit your message request. Your message will be reviewed prior to posting. |
Please remember the rules of using these forums.
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SPSP communication policy generally conforms to APA listserv
policy. |
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APA, SPSP
prohibits postings primarily for "commercial use.” "Commercial use"
includes
communications whose "primary purpose is to advance the business or
financial
interests of any person or entity or otherwise to promote a financial
transaction for the benefit of the author directly or indirectly.
Examples of
prohibited communications include advertisements for products or
services,
notices regarding rental or office space, or direct solicitation to
purchase products or services.
Announcements that provide useful professional information to members
but may also have some incidental commercial benefit to the sender
(e.g. an author who is a list member merely advising the List of
publication of
a professional book) typically would not be "commercial” for purposes of
this
restriction.
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| Because it is a
501(c)(3) organization, political endorsements are not allowed to be posted on
the Society’s Forums. |
| Although the
Society does not advocate censorship, the Society has the discretion
to prohibit communications that are unprofessional or nonconstructive on the forums.
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