The Mount Auburn Email Forum is a means via which
members, friends, and allies of Mount Auburn
Presbyterian Church may share articles,
information about events, and other items of
interest. This is also commonly known as a
listserve or email broadcast. We use the
groups feature on Yahoo as the means for
transmitting the messages and administering the
membership in the forum.
Who may join?
Any member or friend who is active in the life
and ministry of Mount Auburn
Presbyterian Church may apply to join the forum.
Others who are supportive of the mission goals and
ministries of our church are also welcome to
apply. We
ask that prospective forum members review and
accept certain Standards of Conduct and fill out
an application form
located near the bottom of this page.
If
you are not well acquainted with Mount Auburn
Presbyterian Church and/or simply want information
about our church,
you may find our website better suited for your
needs than the forum. Our home page is
located at
http://www.mtauburnpresby.org. There is
also a
News and Events section that gets updated
weekly.
Standards of Conduct
The following are some standards of conduct to
which members of our forum (listserve) are
expected to adhere. While the messages in
this forum are not moderated, the moderators will
contact individuals who have violated one or more
standards and give them a friendly reminder.
If an individual persists in continually violating
these standards, the moderators will remove the
individual from membership in the forum.
1.
Messages should be in regards to PC(USA) or
MAPC in some way - politics are ok.
2.
Messages must NOT be harmful or degrading to
anyone.
3.
All messages should be SIGNED with at least
your FIRST NAME, so that everyone knows who
asked the questions/posed the thought.
4.
Send
messages intended for one person DIRECTLY to
that person. You can find individual
addresses:
(a) in the members
link on the left of our groups page on Yahoo
(b) in the
members list (names and email IDs) provided
by the moderators periodically
(c) in the
body of the original message to which you
are replying.
5.
Be Polite!
Remember that sarcasm does not translate as
well to all parties in emails.
6.
Suggestions
for set up of the forum can be sent to the
moderators.
7.
Use a
descriptive subject line, so that threads of
conversation are more easily followed.
8.
Quote the
part of the message you are responding to,
but DO NOT QUOTE THE ENTIRE MESSAGE (nor let
your email software do that for you
automatically).
9.
Use
emphasis sparingly - remember that all
capital letters in an email means that you
are shouting. Flaming emails (extreme
diatribe and/or heated messages with
antagonistic criticism) will result in
immediate removal from the forum.
10.
Repeated abuse of these rules, after a
correspondence with a moderator, will result
in removal from the listserv.
11.
Opinions
expressed solely reflect those of the author
and are not to be construed as representing
official policy.
The bottom line is remember to use good common
sense and courtesy. The following are some
additional resources that may be useful for using
email in communication whether in this forum or
with friends and colleagues:
This forum is managed by the following
members of the Communications Committee
that oversees both this email
forum and church web site:
Earl Apel
Meghan Kaskoun
Bucky Ignatius
Don
Rucknagel
If
you have questions about this forum or web site
that need to be addressed by our committee,
send an email to
mtauburn-owner@yahoogroups.com.
How do I join?
You may join either via your Yahoo ID or
individual email ID. A Yahoo ID is necessary
if you wish to have the ability to view archived
messages or you do not wish to receive messages in
your inbox.
Complete the following steps if you wish to only
use your individual email ID and will not be using
a Yahoo ID:
1.
Complete the
application form
located near the bottom of this page.
2.
Click the
Submit Application button after all the
required information has been filled in on
the form.
3.
Your
application will be forwarded to the
moderators who will contact you via email
once your membership in the forum has been
approved. If you have questions about
your request that is not addressed on this
page, you may contact the moderators via
email at
mtauburn-owner@yahoogroups.com.
Complete the following steps if you wish to use a
Yahoo ID:
1.
Go to the Yahoo
groups home page (URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/) and click
Sign Up (located near top of page next
to label New User?) to create a Yahoo
ID. Remember to make note of the Yahoo
ID you create and your password. If
you already have a Yahoo ID, skip this step.
Complete the
application form
located near the bottom of this page.
This application form in addition to your
submitted request via step #2 are required
before you may become a member of the forum.
4.
Click the
Submit Application button after all the
required information has been filled in on
the form.
5.
Your
application will be forwarded to the
moderators who will contact you via email
once your membership in the forum has been
approved. If you have questions about
your request that is not addressed on this
page, you may contact the moderators via
email at
mtauburn-owner@yahoogroups.com.
Apply to join our forum:
To be a
member of our email forum on Yahoo you must fill out the following form and
then click the Submit Application button.
