BRUGES DISCUSSION LIST GUIDELINES
The below list should be considered just that - guidelines. Think
of them as rules of the road in order to make the list as useful
as possible for everyone.
- Bruges and Environs Only. The list is exclusively
for discussion about Bruges and Environs. Please don't send
chain mail, non-related jokes or even virus warnings. Since the
list is configured to delete all attachments, you can't get a
virus through the messages.
- Promotion of Your Business, Land for Sale or
other Commercial Venture is Limited to www.brugesinfo.com
Customers. It is inexpensive to become a customer, especially
considering the benefits. Please contact
us now to learn how.
- Send an Intro. After joining, please send along
an introduction telling the other members who you are and what
you would like to learn or offer about Bruges and Environs.
- Plain Text Messages. If you know how, turn
off HTML messages. This means all backgrounds, bolding, colors,
etc. are not inserted. Some Members use plain text email programs
and only see gobbly gook instead of your intended message.
- Be Considerate of Others. Consider the reactions of others
before sending a message with profanity, prejudicial remarks or
anything outside the realm of what would be acceptable in a public
forum. This is a place to exchange information among friends.
- Trim Previous Messages. When replying to a message, remove
all but the most relevant parts. This is particularly important
if you are replying to the digest version.
- DON'T USE ALL UPPER CASE. ON THE INTERNET IT IS TAKEN
AS YELLING AND CAN BE ANNOYING TO READ.
Use a Clear Subject. When we have a high volume of messages, it
makes them easier to skim. It is especially important to put in
a subject if you are on the digest version. "Bruges digest,
Vol 1 #95 - 18 msgs" is not very descriptive.
- Don't Post Thank You's and Me Too's to the List. Please
send these types of messages directly to the person. There's no
reason everyone should read them.
- Don't Flame other Members. This goes for both on or off
list. If you have a problem with a member please email the list
moderator at BrugesInfo.com
- Don't Annoy the Moderator. This list is a volunteer effort
and much time has been spent on it. High maintenance persons who
are using the list to work out personal issues will be unsubscribed.
- Send Suggestions. If you have any suggestions or problems
with the list, please send the moderator a message at BrugesInfo.com
- Have Fun!
Also, if you would like to access even more features of the list
like reading messages on the web, seeing archives, polls, calendar,
using the chat, etc., here are the steps if you are not already
a member of Yahoo and don't have a Yahoo ID. This is a one time
process. After that, you can enter your ID and password and go right
into that section.
- Go
to http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups
and click on "Sign me up."
- Fill
in the form, making up an ID (BobWilliams, etc.) and for your alternate
email, put in the email address you are signed up with on the Bruges
Belgium Discussion List.
- After
you finish the form, you will be redirected to a page with your email
and ID. Click on "Continue to Yahoo Groups"
- At
the top of the next page click on "Already a member of Yahoo!
Groups? Use our Account Wizard to find your subscriptions!"
- On
the page that comes up, enter your email and password.
- A page
will come up with a congratulations, "You've linked your groups..."
Click on "View my Groups". You are finished. In the future,
you can visit http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups
enter your ID and password (hint: click on save password to never
have to enter it) and be right in the Bruges Belgium Discussion List
area.
If you don't want to deal with any of this, you can just send mail
to bruges-belgium@yahoogroups.com
to send mail to the list. You will receive mail automatically. If
you have any questions, please let us know.
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