[Updated May 14, 1997]

QSTUDY-L is a forum for academic discussions pertaining to queer
theory, an umbrella term encompassing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transsexual/transgender studies. QSTUDY-L is also intended to
promote networking and information sharing between teachers,
researchers, librarians, and students -- anyone involved or
interested in the field of queer studies. Posting announcements
about relevant conferences or publications, calls for papers, job
opportunities, or anything else relevant to the topic of queer
studies is encouraged, though only subscribers may post to the
list. It is hoped that QSTUDY-L will serve additionally as a
repository for syllabi, bibliographies, and other items of interest
relating to Queer Studies. Formerly queer-studies at
ferkel.ucsb.edu, QSTUDY-L changed its name when it moved to the
State University of New York at Buffalo in July, 1994. Ellen
Greenblatt turned over the list to the current listowner, Andy
McIntire, aamcin0@pop.uky.edu (that's a zero before the @ sign),
in April 1997.

For full information on subscription options, see the accompanying
Listserv documentation, or check out the Qstudy-l Home Page (watch
tricky capitalization):

      http://www.uky.edu/StudentOrgs/QueerInfo/qstudy.htm


PLEASE NOTE:

Qstudy-l is an academic list, and appropriate decorum is expected.
Nettiquette suggests that newcomers to the list should listen in
for a while to get the feel of things before jumping into ongoing
discussions.  It is tempting, when one first subscribes to a list
such as Qstudy-l, to want to reply to each message, to add one's
"two cents."  Please reconsider if you find yourself doing this.
There are currently about 500 active subscribers, and hundreds more
who subscribe in digest form. Once acclimated, feel free to join in.

In the interest of facilitating civil discussion, I offer the following
guidelines:

Postings to the list should be thoughtful and relevant to the purpose
of the list; frivolous messages, or responses made in haste are 
strongly discouraged. You will likely see more than enough of both 
posted by those who feel inclined to disregard these guidelines,
and will then appreciate how tiresome they become after a while. Another related point: it is a good idea to read through accumulated list mail *before* replying because someone else may have already 
made a similar response.

Any subscriber who posts more than perhaps a dozen times a week 
is likely guilty of hogging bandwidth. While it is true that anyone
can jump in to the discussion at any time, it is also true that the
list will only accommodate a certain amount of e-mail, and that sub-
scribers can only read a certain amount of e-mail. There is no excuse
for hogging the list.

Thus, when discussions begin to stray from the focus of the
list, people are encouraged to take them into private e-mail.  All
subscribers are encouraged to use their delete keys liberally as
the most effective response to postings they find ill-considered or
rash.  

Finally, remember that Qstudy-l is what you, the subscribers, make
it. It can be an enlightening forum for intellectual discourse, or
it can be a soapbox with people elbowing each other for control.
Welcome to Qstudy-l!
                                   Sincerely,  
                                   Andy McIntire, Ph.D.
                                   Listmanager, Qstudy-l
                                   aamcin0@pop.uky.edu