Alcoholics Anonymous
General Services of District 17 Area74   		

Official District17 Area74 Web Site Guidelines Updated 9/07 		

Statement of Purpose

"Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety." 

The District17 Area74 Web Site was created to provide a useful tool for conveying information about A.A. and District17 activities to alcoholics, the general public and members of the professional community. 

Our goal is to provide A.A. groups and individual members information about A.A. General Services and invite them to get involved in service. This will help strengthen our unity within District17 Area74 and the fellowship of A.A. The hotlines and information about A.A. on the Web site will help us fulfill our primary purpose of staying sober and carrying the A.A. message to suffering alcoholics. 

Disclaimer 

This is the official Web Site for District17 Area74. It is neither endorsed, nor approved by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. No copyrighted material shall be purposely posted herein without the express permission of those individuals or institutions possessing ownership of said copyrights. 

Alcoholics Anonymous®, A.A.®, and The Big Book® are registered trademarks of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. The Grapevine® and A.A. Grapevine® are registered trademarks of The A.A. Grapevine, Inc. 

Organization 

General Services of District17 Area74 owns the domain district17a74.org. The current District DCM shall be listed as the administrative contact. The billing contact shall be the District Treasurer. 

The Web Site Committee 

While many A.A. web sites are primarily a public information vehicle maintained by their Public Information Committees, our Web site is also intended as a service tool for the District to reach more alcoholics. Due to the broadened scope of our Web Site, we hope in the near future to form a standing committee to maintain and administer the Web Site. The Web Site Committee today consist of the following: 

Chairperson (Webmaster)
a) Presides over meetings.
b) Provides Web Site reports each month to the District GSR meeting.
c) Primary contact for the Web Site District.
d) Keeps in contact with Public Information committees.
e) Makes sure information is collected from District17 Area74.
f) Works directly with the Internet Service Provider (ISP) regarding technical matters.
g) Main Editor for the Web Site.
h) Provides backup and support for all Web Site Committee service positions.
i) Compiles data and articles of interest for Area News web page and Web Site Newsletter.

NOTE: The Web Site Webmaster shall also enlist the help of any A.A. members within the District who have specific knowledge of web site development and implementation to work on special projects. Interested members should contact the Webmaster . 

You may contact the Web Site Webmaster through the message center located on the Home Page or by writing to: 

General Services of District17 Area74
P.O. Box 415
Iron Mountain, MI 49801. 

Posting Instructions 

It is the intent of the Web Site webmaster to leave the appropriateness of the material submitted for the Web site up to the group conscience of District17 and committees submitting the material. However, when considering material, please adhere to A.A.'s 12-Traditions and 12-Concepts, as well as, guidance provided in the A.A. Service Manual and subsequent revisions thereof. 

The Web Site webmaster is responsible for making sure that no objectionable material is published. In instances where a determination cannot be reached by the webmaster, the issue will be presented to the Area Assembly for clarity in the matter. Refrain from using last names of individuals or e-mail addresses containing individual's last names at all times. 

Remember, we must always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films: "an A.A. Web Site is a public medium with the potential for reaching the broadest possible audience and therefore, requires the same safeguards we use at the level of press, radio and film." -Box 4-5-9, 2004. 

Do not include personal e-mail addresses or links while participating in our sharing session. Objectionable postings will be removed immediately from this site. Anyone wishing to address such information to our Web Site webmaster may do so by accessing our Message Center. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 

External Links 

Links to other web sites do not imply endorsement or approval. When connecting to an external link, you will be advised by a message that you are leaving District17 Area74 Web Site. We exercise cooperation without affiliation. The links provided are for entities that the Area Assembly has decided may be complementary or beneficial in helping alcoholics contact local intergroups, special events and Al-Anon Family Groups. 

Unauthorized external links added to this site shall be removed immediately. 

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General Services of District17 Area74
All Rights Reserved. Last Revised: 04/03/07