Dear Organizers,

First off, I'd like to say that I am the solo moderator here, and I don't have a lot of time to spend on moderating this list. So please hang in there with me as we work through this.

Secondly, the focus of this list is about organizing and running dances. In these times, we can expand that to include running dances safely in a pandemic. That said, this is not a place to discuss different COVID remedies. The COVID-related topics on this list MUST be based on widely accepted scientific solutions. At the moment, that includes vaccinations and wearing masks. The consensus of the medical community is that the COVID vaccines are both extremely safe and extremely effective at preventing serious infection.

I need to draw a proactive line in the sand with these guidelines. Any discussions of COVID-related cures, preventions, medications, etc that are not widely accepted will result in a warning. A second time will result in being removed from the list.

I understand that some of you may have been hurt or betrayed by our medical community. And that in plenty of examples, the medical establishment has been behind the times. However, we have a lot of scientists right now looking at all things COVID. In order to maintain a functional mailing list where everyone feels safe, we need to limit conversations to currently, widely accepted solutions.

If you have feedback or questions about this, please write to me directly, off-list.

Thank you,

Seth