Quality Assurance Study Group E-Mail List

Talk with other restaurant-industry QA professionals by e-mail! The National Restaurant Association's Quality Assurance Executive Study Group offers its members the chance to participate in e-mail discussion list. Here are details on how to join and how to use the list.

• What is the QA Study Group's e-mail list?
• How do I get on the list?
• How do I send messages?
• Can I view past messages?
• How do I unsubscribe?
• List etiquette
• If you have questions

What's the QA Study Group's e-mail list?
It's an electronic discussion group that lets you interact by e-mail with other QA Study Group members. Use the list to ask your colleagues questions, share news, and contribute to discussions on issues important to QA professionals in the restaurant industry.

How do I sign up for the list?
First, you must be eligible. Your company must be a restaurant member of the National Restaurant Association and you must work full-time in the quality assurance field. Then subscribe to the list here. We will let you know by e-mail once we have added you to the list.

How do I send messages to the list?
Once you join the list, you simply send e-mail messages to qa@lists.restaurant.org and your message goes to everyone who is subscribed to the list.

Can I view past messages?
Yes. Click on the button below. When you reach the next screen, enter your e-mail address and hit "Ok". (Note: As well as being able to read past messages, you can also use this confidential Web site to change the settings of your account or send messages to the list.)

How do I unsubscribe?
To leave the e-mail list, send a message to qa-unsubscribe@lists.restaurant.org. Be sure to send this message from the e-mail address you want to remove from the list.

List etiquette
Here are some guidelines we have established to make the National Restaurant Association's Quality Assurance E-Mail List as productive, friendly and useful as possible.

1. Encouraged subjects
Please DO use the list to post your succinct questions and answers, announcements about events, and input on discussions of workplace issues.

2. Discouraged subjects
Please do not use the list for the following topics:

• Commercial solicitations. Do not post commercial messages. Contact people directly with products and services which you believe would help them.
• Anticompetitive topics. Any time competitors within an industry gather (even electronically), care must be exercised to assure that violations of antitrust laws do not take place. List members must avoid any collusive practices or discussions. "Collusion" is a secret agreement to fraud and usually involves product boycotts, restrictive market allocation, refusal to deal with a third party, or price-restraining activities. Discussions regarding any of these sensitive areas may be construed as implicit violations of antitrust laws.
• Examples of topics to avoid:
  • Avoid discussions of pricing, such as the prices you pay and charge, including labor costs.
  • Avoid discussions of market share allocation.
  • Avoid discussions of quality ratings of products or suppliers, especially those that may cause a competitor to lock out or stop buying from a specific supplier.
  • Avoid all areas which might have anti-competitive repercussions.

3. Use full URLs for Web sites
If you refer your fellow list members to other Web sites, include the "http://" part of the URL in your e-mail messages. This makes it easier to readers to link to that Web address. Example: Use "http://www.restaurant.org" instead of "restaurant.org."

4. Avoid sending e-mail attachments
Do not include attachments with your e-mail messages to the QA List, since not everyone has the ability to read attachments. Instead, offer to provide the data to those who request it or to put it up on the Web for voluntary download.

If you have questions
Contact Sheila Weiss, the list administrator, at (800) 424-5156 or (202) 331-5900.