Listserv Guidelines 8/31/13
Hello Neighbors:
The Cherrydale listserve has now entered it's 14th Year -- having been started on August 16, 2000. I think we are getting better with age, don't you?
First and foremost, thank you to everyone for being a part of the Cherrydale electronic community. Without you, this listserve wouldn't work. Thank you.
We currently have 763 members (up from 662 last year) of the list and that is great. However, that means many neighbors are still not on the
listserve. At the bottom of this email is information on how to subscribe. Please send it to your neighbors so that they know how to subscribe.
The listserve has helped keep people informed about land development, County issues related to sidewalks and wires, county elections, the park clean-up, holiday caroling, block parties and other important community events and topics.
Similarly the listserve provided information among neighbors, connected lost dogs with their owners and people with handyman and cleaning services. A great wide range of emails.
It helped people stay in touch with their community and what is going on. This is an important thing in today's busy and hectic world.
Every year we try to remember to repost the some guidelines for the listserve, part information and part reminders of the listserve:
1. Membership is intended for those who live and work in Cherrydale and/or our adjacent neighborhoods. All new membership requests are screened to make sure this criteria is met.
2. Attachments are NOT allowed on the listserve and will be magically removed by the YAHOO computer. Files can be posted to the Cherrydale section of www.egroups.yahoo.com and you need a YAHOO account to do that. Files can also be posted on www.cherrydale.net
3. There is a calendar at www.egroups.yahoo.com where you can post community events. This is a computer-generated calendar. Any listserve member with a YAHOO account can post things on the Calendar. Be sure that postings will appeal to the community at large.
4. Replying: Our system is set up to share information with the whole community. It is NOT intended to be an open dialog between a few people. Therefore, when you hit "reply" on a message, it only goes to the person who posted the email, NOT the whole list. If your reply is relevant to the whole list, you need to use REPLY ALL.
5. All members can post documents on the site. The moderators may remove inappropriate items or refuse access to members who are misusing our service. Everything you post may be viewed by the public at large.
6. Too much email? You can alter your preferences to receive a daily digest, or even turn off email and just read messages as they're archived on the site. Also, if you go away for a few days, turn off the email. Several people have auto reply and these tell the whole listserve that you are out of town. Again, go to www.egroups.yahoo.com and check your preferences. If you have problems, let me know and I can check into it.
7. Everyone goofs. Don't be afraid to try the system. We'll coach folks who have questions about posting or reading emails. Don't be afraid or hesitant to ask for help from a moderator.
8. The Cherrydale list, despite what it may appear, is NOT restricted to emails about development and handyman referrals. If you are having a yard sale, looking for a nanny, have babysitting skills you want to offer, other services, etc., it is okay to post.
9. There is also an archive of emails at www.egroups.yahoo.com. Since August of 2000 there have been over close to 15,000 messages posted to the listserve. And all are important to open communication in our community.
10. What is an appropriate topic for the listserve? Good question. The general rule of thumb is, ask yourself this question: "Does this apply to the general Cherrydale community?" The listserve is for and about Cherrydale and Cherrydale stuff. There are other listserves which focus on specific topics such as Arlington, I-66, elderly, or such and these are better suited for continued discussion of these topics.
11. Personal attacks and continued postings about non-Cherrydale items will result in the moderators restricting someone's ability to post to the listserve (and this means extra work for us, so trust us, we don't like to have to do that).
12. It is strongly discouraged to POST emails to the listserve from people who aren't members of the listserve. Encourage your friends and neighbors to join the listserve.
13. There has been some concern recently that people are "afraid" to post to the list. If you are unsure about the content of your email, please email the moderators and we can help. This is a communication mechanism for the whole community to feel free to access.
14. Remember, once an email is posted, it is in the public domain.
15. YAHOO has a spam filter and lately more and more messages are getting hung up in that folder. The moderators "Usually" get a message saying something is in the SPAM Folder and needs to be approved before it goes out to the listserve. BUT, not always. So if your message doesn't post, let us know.
That's all.
And, if you have any questions, please contact either of the listserve managers.
Sincerely,
The moderators
The Cherrydale listserve has now entered it's 14th Year -- having been started on August 16, 2000. I think we are getting better with age, don't you?
First and foremost, thank you to everyone for being a part of the Cherrydale electronic community. Without you, this listserve wouldn't work. Thank you.
We currently have 763 members (up from 662 last year) of the list and that is great. However, that means many neighbors are still not on the
listserve. At the bottom of this email is information on how to subscribe. Please send it to your neighbors so that they know how to subscribe.
The listserve has helped keep people informed about land development, County issues related to sidewalks and wires, county elections, the park clean-up, holiday caroling, block parties and other important community events and topics.
Similarly the listserve provided information among neighbors, connected lost dogs with their owners and people with handyman and cleaning services. A great wide range of emails.
It helped people stay in touch with their community and what is going on. This is an important thing in today's busy and hectic world.
Every year we try to remember to repost the some guidelines for the listserve, part information and part reminders of the listserve:
1. Membership is intended for those who live and work in Cherrydale and/or our adjacent neighborhoods. All new membership requests are screened to make sure this criteria is met.
2. Attachments are NOT allowed on the listserve and will be magically removed by the YAHOO computer. Files can be posted to the Cherrydale section of www.egroups.yahoo.com and you need a YAHOO account to do that. Files can also be posted on www.cherrydale.net
3. There is a calendar at www.egroups.yahoo.com where you can post community events. This is a computer-generated calendar. Any listserve member with a YAHOO account can post things on the Calendar. Be sure that postings will appeal to the community at large.
4. Replying: Our system is set up to share information with the whole community. It is NOT intended to be an open dialog between a few people. Therefore, when you hit "reply" on a message, it only goes to the person who posted the email, NOT the whole list. If your reply is relevant to the whole list, you need to use REPLY ALL.
5. All members can post documents on the site. The moderators may remove inappropriate items or refuse access to members who are misusing our service. Everything you post may be viewed by the public at large.
6. Too much email? You can alter your preferences to receive a daily digest, or even turn off email and just read messages as they're archived on the site. Also, if you go away for a few days, turn off the email. Several people have auto reply and these tell the whole listserve that you are out of town. Again, go to www.egroups.yahoo.com and check your preferences. If you have problems, let me know and I can check into it.
7. Everyone goofs. Don't be afraid to try the system. We'll coach folks who have questions about posting or reading emails. Don't be afraid or hesitant to ask for help from a moderator.
8. The Cherrydale list, despite what it may appear, is NOT restricted to emails about development and handyman referrals. If you are having a yard sale, looking for a nanny, have babysitting skills you want to offer, other services, etc., it is okay to post.
9. There is also an archive of emails at www.egroups.yahoo.com. Since August of 2000 there have been over close to 15,000 messages posted to the listserve. And all are important to open communication in our community.
10. What is an appropriate topic for the listserve? Good question. The general rule of thumb is, ask yourself this question: "Does this apply to the general Cherrydale community?" The listserve is for and about Cherrydale and Cherrydale stuff. There are other listserves which focus on specific topics such as Arlington, I-66, elderly, or such and these are better suited for continued discussion of these topics.
11. Personal attacks and continued postings about non-Cherrydale items will result in the moderators restricting someone's ability to post to the listserve (and this means extra work for us, so trust us, we don't like to have to do that).
12. It is strongly discouraged to POST emails to the listserve from people who aren't members of the listserve. Encourage your friends and neighbors to join the listserve.
13. There has been some concern recently that people are "afraid" to post to the list. If you are unsure about the content of your email, please email the moderators and we can help. This is a communication mechanism for the whole community to feel free to access.
14. Remember, once an email is posted, it is in the public domain.
15. YAHOO has a spam filter and lately more and more messages are getting hung up in that folder. The moderators "Usually" get a message saying something is in the SPAM Folder and needs to be approved before it goes out to the listserve. BUT, not always. So if your message doesn't post, let us know.
That's all.
And, if you have any questions, please contact either of the listserve managers.
Sincerely,
The moderators