AboutPetSitting
Message Archives
Introduction
After subscribing, all members are
asked to introduce themselves right
away. Just send your intro message to
the list at
AboutPetSitting@YahooGroups.com
Members are asked to sign each of
their messages to the list with their
name AND location. If you have a
business name that would also be
appreciated as part of your signature.
If you are researching pet sitting
or just starting a new business and
have questions PLEASE check out the
list resources, files section and
message archives before posting your
questions to the list. We have many
experienced sitters who are happy to
help but you must help yourself as
well.
If the owner and moderators of APS
feel your posts are less than
professional in tone, your messages
will be set to be moderated WITHOUT
NOTICE and your messages will not be
delivered to the list until they are
approved. Additionally if the list
owner feels, for any reason, you are a
detriment to the list you will be set
to moderation and possibly banned from
the list. The larger membership's
enjoyment of the list is at all times a
higher priority than any single
individual's membership; if in the
opinion of the list owner an individual
member presents or becomes a disruptive
focus, that member can and will be
unsubscribed with or without notice or
recourse.
Important Note:
This list is archived, ergo all
information posted here will be
accessible to the list membership at
any given time. Please keep this in
mind before posting any information you
might not wish to be made public. List
Owners hold no responsibility for the
content of any message posted to the
APS list.
Thank You,
Marianne,
APS List Owner
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What is an Email
List?
A mailing list allows groups of
people to participate in a discussion
by sending email regarding a certain
topic to each other easily. Instead of
emailing everyone individually,
subscribers of a mailing list can send
one email to one address, which will
then automatically send the message to
everyone else who is subscribed to that
list. For our list, the address that
you send emails to is
AboutPetSitting@yahoogroups.com.
List
Subscription Options Through
YahooGroups
The following list subscription
options are available to read and/or
recieve list messages through
YahooGroups. You can change the way you
recieve list messages by logging into
YahooGroups and clicking on "Members".
Find your name and on the right side of
the screen you can change your setting.
- MAIL: Every email that is
sent to the list is sent immediately
to you.
- DIGEST: You will get a
few emails each night that contain
all the emails sent to the list
during the day.
- WEB ONLY/NO MAIL: You
will recieve no email at all. With
this option you can view all of the
list messages in the archives by
logging into YahooGroups and going
to the AboutPetSitting list. This
option is good for times when you
are very busy and can not keep up
with the volume of messages being
sent to your email box. It is also
useful as a temporary measure when
you go away on vacation. There is no
need to unsubscribe from the list
because this option prevents any
messages being delivered to your
mail box. You do not need to be set
to "Web Only" to be able to read
messages at YahooGroups on the web
so if you are away and have access
to the web you can still read list
messages.
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Accessing
the APS Site on the Web
Getting to the APS site at
YahooGroups on the web to access files,
messages, archives etc:
FIRST
Go to the YahooGroups Web site at
http://groups.yahoo.com
THEN
When you get there on the left side
you will see a box that says
"Registered users". In the box that
says Yahoo ID type in your Yahoo User
ID. NOT your email address. JUST your
Yahoo User ID. For instance, my Yahoo
User ID is "feathersnpaws".
THEN:
Type in your password that you
picked when you signed up to Yahoo
Groups and then click "Sign In".
THEN:
On the next screen you will see on
the left side it will say "My Groups".
Click on "AboutPetSitting".
Now you're into APS! On the left
side of the screen you will see all
that APS has to offer including the
messages, files, databases, member
listing and more.
OR
If you do not yet have a Yahoo ID
you can use the YahooGroups wizard at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/convwiz.
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NETIQUETTE RULES
FOR THE
ABOUT PET SITTING EMAIL
LIST:
When you first start posting
messages to the list, you may feel shy.
That's good -- it's a sign that you're
concerned about the impression you're
going to make on a bunch of people
you've never met. Fortunately, most
email list readers are there in the
first place because they're friendly
people who enjoy interacting with
others. Here are some hints on making
our list run smoothly:
- Use descriptive and specific
subject lines. This helps others
decide whether your particular words
of wisdom relate to a topic they
care about. Always check the subject
line BEFORE you send the message and
ask yourself if it appropriately
reflects the topic of your post.
Often as threads go on the subject
changes and you may need to change
your subject line.
- If you are sending a message to
the list that is Not Pet Sitting
Related Please put NPSR in the
subject line
- Try not to post comments that
don't add anything to the
discussion. When you're just
cruising through a thread in a
leisurely manner, it's very annoying
to read through a lot of "hear,
hear"'s and "I agree"'s or "thank
you"'s. When you're actually trying
to find information, it's a pain in
the neck. So if you wish to send
these types of greetings, do so to
the person via their private email
address. DO NOT just use the "reply"
key as your message will
automatically be sent to the list.
Do a copy and paste of the person's
email address in the "TO" field of
your email program instead. In a nut
shell : When appropriate, use
private email instead of posting to
the group.
- SPAMming is not allowed. SPAM is
loosely defined as sending
unsolicited email. It is also a
violation of Yahoo Groups own
policies.
- When typing in URL's or web site
addresses make sure you enter the
entire address as in
http://www.subjectlinehere.com this
makes it a clickable link in most
cases.
- Decisions by the list moderators
are final and abiding. If any of the
list moderators tell you to drop a
topic, please do so.
- Try to include a quote from a
SMALL portion of the message you are
replying to and use quotation marks
to indicate that it is a quote from
a previous post. This will help
other readers to recall what the
conversation was about. DO NOT quote
the entire message unless it is
appropriate. Nobody likes reading a
long message in quotes for the third
or fourth time, only to be followed
by a one line response: "Yeah, me
too." Remember to delete any
signatures, or headers and footers
that are automatically attached by
YahooGroups. Also remember that
YahooGroups puts your email address
at the beginning of each message so
when you are cleaning up messages to
send to the list make note of these
and delete them or place them
appropriately so that the list
readers will know which statements
were made by whom.
- If you are new to the list or
have a specific question that you
think MAY have been discussed
previously, take the time to do a
search in the message archives at
YahooGroups and read what was said
on the topic previously.
- When someone writes something
that makes you mad (and someone
will), resist the impulse to flame
back. One angry response can beget a
long and nasty flame war. Phrase
your postings politely. Cursing is
frowned upon . If you want to
express a strong opinion, cute
euphemisms and made-up expletives
are usually acceptable. Be careful
about posting late at night or any
time you're tired, sick, or having a
terrible day. Your judgment may not
be at its best. When in doubt, hold
off until you feel better.
- If your posting is only of
interest to a specific geographic
area, and the discussion seems like
it will be an ongoing thread, try to
send your message privately to all
those who pertain to that
discussion.
- If you crosspost messages to
multiple groups, include the name of
the groups at the top of the mail
message with an apology for any
duplication.
- When replying to a message
posted to a discussion group, check
the address to be certain it's going
to the intended location (individual
person or the list). It can be very
embarrassing if you reply
incorrectly and post a personal
message to the entire discussion
group that was intended for an
individual.
- Always ask the author's
permission to forward a post to
another list. Sometimes people share
with friends or colleagues on one
list and want the information to go
no further. And creating the
impression, even by accident, that
another person's expertise or
research is yours could be
considered plagiarism.
- It is helpful to others if you
always sign your message with your
name and location so we can all be
better aware of who we are and where
we are.
- Be forgiving of other people's
mistakes. You were a internet newbie
once too! Try sending them a private
email to help them out
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Computer
Shorthand, Acronyms and Lexicons
How can
I change my email address for the list?
Yahoo! Groups makes it easy to
change the email addresses you use for
subscriptions. Before you make any
changes to your address, however, it's
important to understand how your
account works.
Your account is identified by the
Yahoo! ID you use to sign in. Your
preferences, profile, and email
addresses are all part of your account.
Your account can have up to 5 email
addresses that can be used for group
subscriptions. To view the addresses
linked to your account, go to My
Preferences.
To change your email address, you
will first need to add your new email
address to your account. Skip to the
next set of instructions if the address
is already linked to your Yahoo! ID.
Adding an email address to your
account:
- Sign in using your
Yahoo! ID and click on Account Info.
- Click on the Edit button to the
right of Member Information.
- Add your new email address as an
Alternate Email Address and click
Finished.
- Click on the Edit button to the
right of Member Information again.
- Click on the Non-verified link
and follow the steps to verify the
address.
- Go to groups.yahoo.com and click
on My Preferences.
- The new address should be listed
as "Not currently available for
subscription." Click on the Edit
button to the right of Email
Addresses.
- Click on the Convert link to the
right of the new email address.
- An email with an authorization
code will be sent to the address.
(It should arrive within minutes,
but may take longer. Please allow up
to 12 hours to receive the email.)
Follow the instructions contained in
the email to complete the process.
Changing your subscription
addresses:
- Go to My Groups
- Click on Edit My Groups
- Use the drop-down menus to
select the appropriate email address
for each group, and click on Save
Changes.
- Removing your old email address:
- Go to My Preferences and click
on the Edit button to the right of
Email Addresses.
- Click on the Remove link to the
right of the email address you no
longer want to use.
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How do I
change my name that appears on the list
messages?
- Click on Account info
- Click on Edit/Create profiles
- Click Create New Public Profile
and chose a name & save
- Click My Groups
- Click Edit My Groups
- Select the Yahoo profile name
you want to use for this group &
click "Save Changes".
- Go to the APS forum and click
"Edit My Membership"
- Select the profile you want to
use for this group & click "Save
Changes".
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How can
I access the files area for the list?
- Go to the Yahoo Groups
web site at
http://www.YahooGroups.com
- Log on using your Yahoo ID and
Password. (NOT your email address)
- Click on the "AboutPetSitting"
list under "My Groups"
- Click on "Files" which is
located in the list on the left side
of the screen.
- Click on a folder to reveal
articles placed in that folder or
click on an article on that screen
that you wish to access. You can
chose to either download the file to
your hard drive or read it directly
from the web site.
- If you wish to upload a file
click on "add file" and locate the
file on your hard drive.
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AboutPetSitting
Message Archives
Some folks here are new to computers
and/or have recently joined the list
and may not be familiar with how
YahooGroups works. You can log into
YahooGroups and view all of the
messages that have been posted to the
list since the beginning. It may be fun
and helpful for you if you want to
catch up on some of the past
discussions.
Here is how to get to the
AboutPetSitting list archives at
YahooGroups.
- Go to
http://groups.yahoo.com
and log in using the email address
you use for this list and your
password.
- Click on "AboutPetSitting".
- In the left hand column click on
"Messages".
- They are listed in digest form
(a compilation of all messages sent
to the list for each day) starting
with the most recent messages.
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