Georgia Online Wildlife Forum, GOWFOR-L, is a mailing list devoted to discussion of and information dissemination concerning Georgia's fauna, excluding birds. It is hosted on Emory University's LISTSERV server.

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The geographic scope of GOWFOR-L extends to areas immediately adjacent to the State of Georgia. Acceptable discussion topics include the following, all subject to the posting and formatting guidelines listed further below.

• Wildlife observations and trip reports.
• Help with identification.
• All fields of wildlife biology.
• Geographical distribution of wildlife, including viewing sites.
• Techniques and equipment for wildlife study.
• Wildlife conservation news and biology.
• News and announcements of non-profit, wildlife-related activities.

• Birds. Georgia bird discussions are the domain of the GABO-L mailing list.
• Information not directly relevant to the State of Georgia.
• Political, philosophical, legal, ethical and moral arguments.
• Environmental advocacy and activism.
• General conservation and environmental issues.
• Advertising and commercials of any and all types.
• Chain letters, virus warning and computer-related topics. Discussion of issues related to the list itself are acceptable.
• Newsletters and announcements specific to particular organizations (again, announcements of non-profit wildlife events are acceptable).
• Hunting and fishing.
• The pet trade and wildlife kept as pets.
• Domestic animals.
• Technical aspects of wildlife attraction, gardening and feeding. General discussion of these topics is acceptable.
• Wildlife problems & pests (e.g. raccoons at trash cans, slugs in gardens, bears in settled areas, squirrels at bird feeders).

• Emergency and/or basic care of injured wildlife, and wild organisms kept temporarily for research purposes. These topics are educational and beneficial to both subscribers and animals. Extended discussions of animal husbandry and veterinary sciences are unacceptable, however. Exchanges concerning non-emergency or -research related animal captive maintenance are prohibited, as are related legal, moral and ethical arguments.

• Wildlife / nature photography. This topic is acceptable as it has both scientific and recreational merits for wildlife study. Posters should remember, however, that this is not a photography forum and that technical details thereof may be entirely irrelevant to many subscribers.

• Various aspects of non-zoological natural history. Wildlife exists in the context of nature, hence relevant discussions of natural history topics are acceptable. Topics must remain wildlife-oriented, however, and discussions kept brief and concise.

• All posts must be in plain text. Any text formatting (e.g. HTML) and/or attachments are prohibited.
• All posts must be signed with the poster's name and geographical location. Signatures may include one's business association and any related or personal URLs, but not advertising.  E.g., Sam Subscriber, GA Wildlife Tours, Inc.  is permissible, but not Sam Subscriber, GA Wildlife Tours, Inc.  The best deals in guided walks !
• All posts must include a relevant subject line.
• Replies should minimize the amount of quoted information in order to optimize the usage of archives storage space.
• All observations must include location, date and the observer's identity.
• At least when first mentioned within a message, all common animal names must be spelled fully and correctly. Not doing so limits the value of the list archives.
• Use of scientific names is strongly encouraged, particularly for lesser-known taxa.

• Replies of an informational nature should be sent to the list; personal ones to the original poster.
• Posts of a scientific nature should be kept as readable and understandable as possible to those without a scientific background.
• It is understood that posters reserve the right to withhold details when writing about sightings on private property or of threatened species.
• Anecdotes and humor are welcome.
• Subscription to the list constitutes an agreement to abide by its regulations.
• The listowner(s) reserve the right to enforce the guidelines and revise them at any time.