*Because SIBA is a trade organization for small
business owners, certain topics can not be discussed in a SIBA-sponsored
forum because they would constitute a violation of trade conspiray
laws. (These involve mostly 'calls to action' against competitors
and the exchange of confidential information between business competitors).
For this reason, the SIBA listserv is a moderated discussion group,
and all posts must be approved before they are sent out to the entire
group. In practice, the moderator is hardly noticible, and 99% of
posts are approved immediately. Posts which can't be approved are
returned to the sender with an explantion so they can be reworded. |