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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 20072008 Holiday Cards
For next year's holidays, Julie was looking for a volunteer to do it as she wishes to retire after several years of wonderful effort. So, thankyou Julie. If folks are willing to use a Yahoo group for this, i'd be happy to be the owner/moderator. I'd propose it works something like this: Its a 'secret' group, in that it wont' be listed in the Yahoo directory Its a 'invite only' list, so that I have to invite you, rather than you sign up (will stop people joining up, looking aruond, and then unsubscribing) There is no in group e-mail, except for 'new member' notifications (if that is possible) Only the moderators (that would be me, and maybe some other crazy volunteer who might want to help) can send e-mail to group members. Everyone adds their details to a central yahoo-group database. In October, i send out 2 reminders to get your info up to date, and remind RPCA & Catslaves to get their acts together :-). On Nov 1, I crosscheck the database with the members list - anybody who is a member and does not have their details in the database will be booted from the list (exceptions can be given, but they'd better be good). Anyone who is the database but not a member will have their details removed from the database. Anyone who wishes to be a member, be in the databse, but does not wish to participate will be put into the 'receive only' category By Nov 7, I finish the crosschecking and send out the database file in text format to all members of the list. Updates will continue until Dec 7 or so. By Dec 7 or so the list is declared closed for that year, meaning that if you aren't on the final list, people are not obliged to send you cards that year. Any person becoming a member and putting themselves in the database after Dec 7 is quite welcome to send out cards to the people in the database, though, and those with excellent powers of observation may notice a new member and send cards to them if they so choose, on the understanding that they aren't onthe 'official' list for that year. Suggestions, comments, etc etc. I figure a yahoogroup would be an easier way to manage all the addresses and members than the way its currently done. YMMV, hence why I want comments and suggestions. Yowie Wow, Yowie -- sounds like a good idea to me -- you are sooo organized! Christine > For next year's holidays, Julie was looking for a volunteer to do it as > she wishes to retire after several years of wonderful effort. [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > > Yowie We're in. Lily & her mama  SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. > For next year's holidays, Julie was looking for a volunteer to do it as > she wishes to retire after several years of wonderful effort. [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > > Yowie Am 19.12.2007 schrieb Yowie: > For next year's holidays, Julie was looking for a volunteer to do it as she > wishes to retire after several years of wonderful effort. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > If folks are willing to use a Yahoo group for this, i'd be happy to be the > owner/moderator. That sounds easy to me, Yowie, a good idea:-) Purrs to you from Inge and the catgang SignatureCatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > Am 19.12.2007 schrieb Yowie: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Purrs to you from > Inge and the catgang I was surprised you weren't on this year's list, I sent you a card to the address on last year's is it still the same? SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Me too. SignatureCharleen Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro The Spirit of Mr. Pumpkin St. Cloud, Florida USA > For next year's holidays, Julie was looking for a volunteer to do it as > she wishes to retire after several years of wonderful effort. [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > > Yowie > For next year's holidays, Julie was looking for a volunteer to do it as she > wishes to retire after several years of wonderful effort. [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > Yowie I'll give it a shot. Sam and Mistletoe >> Suggestions, comments, etc etc. >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Sam and Mistletoe Am I the only one that doesn't like this idea? I don't have a Yahoo ID, I thought the current system of email was fine. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>> Suggestions, comments, etc etc. >>> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Am I the only one that doesn't like this idea? I don't have a Yahoo ID, I > thought the current system of email was fine. You don't *need* a Yahoo ID (although it does make my life a little easier), you just need a functioning e-mail address. The 'users' shouldn't see much of a difference from any other year - you send your name & address in, and sooner or later a whole bunch of addresses to mail cards to is returned. What it does mean for the owner (and that may not always be me) that they don't have to collate 50 odd addresses each year from scratch - it collates itself. It should also make managing the list easier, as *most* of the people on last year's list were also on this year's list and the details hadn't changed, and most of all, it should make sending out the list easier on the list owner. Yowie > You don't *need* a Yahoo ID (although it does make my life a little > easier), you just need a functioning e-mail address. The 'users' [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Yowie If I don't need to sign up for a Yahoo ID then I'm happy with the proposed new sytem. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>>> I figure a yahoogroup would be an easier way to manage all the >>>> addresses and members than the way its currently done. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > of a difference from any other year - you send your name & address in, and > sooner or later a whole bunch of addresses to mail cards to is returned. You DON'T want to trust your email address to a service like Yahoo with a track record of passing personal data on to spammers. That's why I have never subscribed to any Yahoo mailing list. Far better to do this manually. 50 addresses is easy enough. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 >>>>> I figure a yahoogroup would be an easier way to manage all the >>>>> addresses and members than the way its currently done. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Far better to do this manually. 50 addresses is easy enough. My immediate reaction is to say "do you want to do the Christmas card list, then?" I'll get my coat.. Tweed >>>>> I figure a yahoogroup would be an easier way to manage all the >>>>> addresses and members than the way its currently done. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > with a track record of passing personal data on to spammers. That's > why I have never subscribed to any Yahoo mailing list. I'm a member of about 20 different groups (using different accounts) and a moderator or owner of 4, yet I don't get any spam from Yahoo nor have I ever seen any evidence for Yahoo passing on any personal data to anyone. Still, its not like anyone is forcing folks to participate - if you don't like the arrangements, don't join. > Far better to do this manually. 50 addresses is easy enough. I'd be more than happy to stand aside and let someone else do the work - are you volunteering? Yowie > I'm a member of about 20 different groups (using different accounts) and a > moderator or owner of 4, yet I don't get any spam from Yahoo nor have I ever > seen any evidence for Yahoo passing on any personal data to anyone. I have a Yahoo account where I use my Yahoo e-mail address, where all the spam goes to. The spam didn't start to come in until I started using the yahoo address on Usenet, though. SignatureMarina Spammers actually target any combination of letters and numbers they can come up with to spam on yahoo. There is a good likelihood of hitting an active account. I have a hotmail account that I use that draws that kind of spam. I never get it on my regular internet provider account. It isn't that Yahoo or hotmail give out the active addresses, spammers happen upon them because there are so many active addresses out there and they know if it didn't bounce back that it is a good address so they will keep using it. On my private internet accounts that are signed up for yahoo groups, I have never had any spam that seemed to increase as a result of signing up for those groups. The spam I get on those accounts I can always relate back to signing up for something else on the web or whatever (due to name spelling or address done wrong or something else specific). Bridget >> I'm a member of about 20 different groups (using different accounts) >> and a moderator or owner of 4, yet I don't get any spam from Yahoo nor [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the spam goes to. The spam didn't start to come in until I started using > the yahoo address on Usenet, though. On Dec 18, 10:03 pm, "Yowie" <yowie9644.DIESPAM...@yahoo.com.au> > Suggestions, comments, etc etc. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Yowie Vicky, This sounds like a great idea to me. We would need to figure out the best way to add the few "Receive Only" entries that aren't really a part of the group. Norma Mundy, "Bluebird" and Dave and Dot come to mind. But I'm sure we could work that out. Julie > On Dec 18, 10:03 pm, "Yowie" <yowie9644.DIESPAM...@yahoo.com.au> >> Suggestions, comments, etc etc. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > part of the group. Norma Mundy, "Bluebird" and Dave and Dot come to > mind. But I'm sure we could work that out. Oh, thats easy - I can enter those details into the Database myself. There will be those who aren't strictly subscribed to the list but are in the Databse - They'll have a note in their comments section so I (and anyone who comes after me) will know not to throw them. Yowie Sounds good to me. Thanks for thinking up this idea. Diane
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