Metta Lodge WhatsApp posting Summary & Guidelines:

Metta Lodge WhatsApp posting

Summary & Guidelines:

Summary:

Kindly be reminded and be mindful
to Leave Out of this ML Group,

ALL postings that is Not connected with ML, Dhamma-Vinaya, Buddhism or Buddhism in Malaysia.
Your Cooperation is Greatly Appreciated.

Guidelines:
ML Members WhatsApp group is for,

(1.) Primarily : Dissemination of ML matters

1.1 ML Exco-to-Members: Announcements, selected FB/Website postings, Programmes, etc.

1.2 ML Members-to-ML Exco : Feedback, simple questions, clarifications and requests. Complaints in detail should be emailed to ML. (mettalodgebcj@yahoo.com)

1.3 ML Members-to-ML Members: Sharing of Member Orgn Programmes / Training & Development / Sutta Study Retreats / Meditation Retreats / Camps / Novitiate / Pilgrimage / Study Tours / Photos of recent events (preferable number of 4 with event description, date and place, and certainly not 8+ photos), video postings should preferably be links to a website / FB / Youtube (sending video files uses up alot of device space), etc.

1.4 Governmental (State / Federal) developments that may affect Buddhism / Buddhist Orgn in Malaysia, preferably links to News reports.

1.5 ASEAN / World developments that may affect Buddhism / Buddhist Orgn in Malaysia, preferably links to News reports.

1.6 Religious developments / articles / publications that affect or may affect Buddhism in Malaysia, preferably links to News reports.

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(2.) Secondary :

2.1 Intra-Buddhist dialogues / programmes of interest preferably links to website.

2.2 Inter-religious dialogues / programmes of interest preferably links to website.


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(3.) To be Left Out of the Group :

3.1 Criteria : ALL postings that are Not connected with ML, Dhamma-Vinaya, Buddhism or Buddhism in Malaysia.

3.2 Health, Exercise, Medical, Safety & Diet Advice,

3.3 Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening /Week/Weekend Quotes,

3.4 Pet adoption announcements,

3.5 Jokes / Humour,

3.6 Sales Promotions,

3.7 Fake or modified Buddha Quotes (Please verify with Ti-Pitaka; Any quote ending with 'Gautama Buddha' or 'Buddha', without the source, eg. Sutta name / Dhammapada Verse no., is very likely Fake).

3.8 etc..
A Note on using WhatsApp:
We have heard of the idiom,
'Think before speaking, you can't take it back afterwards'.

In WhatsApp,
'Think and check before posting, you can't take it back afterwards'.
Messages once posted in WhatsApp are delivered to recipient/s.
Amendments or deletion on senders device will Not change the message received and seen by the recipient, unlike in Facebook.
Latest:
TECHYou Can Now ‘Unsend’ Your Messages in New WhatsApp Update
https://goo.gl/VDguPB


With Mettā
EXCO
12TH.NOV. 2017