The Harmony Connection FAQs
This FAQ has been created to help answer any questions you
might have about the Harmony Connection Email Mailing List.
As with all Internet Mailing Lists, proper etiquette is
required so please take a moment to read this FAQ prior to
sending messages to the List.
What is the Harmony Connection?
The Harmony Connection is a communications medium to share
information and to provide an opportunity to discuss with
other Harmony, Incorporated members any number of topics
relating to Harmony, Incorporated and barbershopping over
the Internet. The HC is also a tool for Chairmen, Committee
Members and Board Members to disseminate information
throughout the organization.
Who is the list administrator?
Wendy McCoole –
harmonyconnection@harmonyinc.org
How do I subscribe to the Harmony Connection?
There are three ways to join the mailing list:
- Visit the Harmony Connection List website at
http://groups.yahoo.com/list/HarmonyConnection/ and
select the “Subscribe” button.
- Send a blank e-mail with “Subscribe” in the subject
field to
harmonyconnection-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Who can subscribe to the Harmony Connection?
The Harmony Connection has been created for use by members
of Harmony, Incorporated and chapter directors who are not
members of Harmony, Incorporated.
How do I send a message to the entire mailing list?
The list address is
harmonyconnection@yahoogroups.com.
Sending an e-mail message to this address will distribute it
to all of the subscribers.
Can I subscribe from more than one address?
Yes. Simply repeat the “instructions for subscribing to the
list” for each email address you would like to subscribe.
How can I change my Harmony Connection email address?
There is really no way you can change your email address in
the Harmony Connection subscription database. What you must
do is unsubscribe from your old address and then subscribe
from your new address.
How do I receive Harmony Connection email messages in a
daily digest form?
If you would prefer to receive one daily digest of the
messages that have been posted for that day, send a message
with “Digest” in the subject field to the List Administrator
at
harmonyconnection@harmonyinc.org.
How do I unsubscribe from the list?
Send a blank e-mail with “Unsubscribe” in the subject field
to
harmonyconnection-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com.
How can I find an old Harmony Connection post on a given
topic?
An archive of all of the messages sent to the list is
available at
http://groups.yahoo.com/list/HarmonyConnection/.
List Etiquette
Topics of Discussion
PLEASE post only barbershop-related material to the Harmony
Connection. If you heard a good computer joke, or have
recently received an email chain letter, please resist the
temptation to send it to the Harmony Connection.
Computer Virus Warnings
Should I warn everyone about the latest computer virus?! 99
out of 100 Virus Alerts are hoaxes so please do not send
this information to the List. If you feel an Alert is
legitimate, please bring it to the attention of the List
Administrator allowing her to decide if it should be posted
or not.
Subject Line
Always fill in the Subject Field of your email so the List
has an idea of what your message is about.
Formatting Your Message
Please do not use any control characters in your email.
Different systems interpret these differently. What may look
nice and clean to you may look garbled to others when you
send it out.
Also, you'll find it useful to use a mono-spaced font
(where the width of each character is the same), such as
courier, when viewing email. When composing email,
especially when trying to line up columns of information,
than you really should use a mono-spaced font. Otherwise
everything will look very crooked to the List.
And, many email systems and text editors allow you to
type special characters, like the cents symbol, or curly
quotes. Many systems don't know how to interpret these
characters and they can cause a lot of confusion when they
try to translate them. You should restrict your posting to
plain ASCII characters.
Include Quoted Text
Because there are often several subject threads going on
at once, it is good practice to include a small portion of
the message you're replying to. Some mail services do not
include the original message text when selecting reply.
Therefore, a reply such “I agree” or “Me too” is often
meaningless, since the List doesn’t know which message
you're responding to. Just a few lines from the original
message is all you will need to put your reply in context.
Replying to the Entire List
When you reply to a post, the return address is
automatically filled in so your response is sent to the
originator of the message only. If you would like to you’re
your response to the entire list, you will need to include
harmonyconnection@yahoogroups.com within the “To” field
of the email message.
Test Message
Please don't send test messages to the Harmony
Connection. If you want to test your ability to post, then
compose a paragraph to tell about your latest barbershop
experience or something, and post that.
All Uppercase
Please use upper and lower case when composing your
posts. The use of uppercase letters has always been reserved
for special emphasis and when used for the entire message,
it is perceived as SHOUTING.
Posting Show Announcements
If you want to advertise your show, please keep in mind
that there are Harmony Connection subscribers throughout the
US and Canada (and beyond). Put as many facts as possible in
the subject line, especially the date and city, so
uninterested subscribers can simply choose to not read that
message, based on the subject line.
Sending Attachments
The Harmony Connection is set up to not receive
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