|
|
This Members Page gives the active members of our list
a place to review important
information contained in the Welcome Letter as well as access to our
list member's birthdays. Another feature is the referral service at the
bottom of the page. Know someone who might want to join us? Just
enter their name and e-mail address and the link will be sent to
them.
WELCOME! to the PAPFRIENDS
mailing list! This internet list was born in May, 1997 as a place
for those of us who love the Papillon breed (pet owners, breeders or
other interested parties) to have a forum where we could openly
discuss these endearing little dogs and enjoy each others
friendship. Please sign the Guestbook on our MAIN
page.
WHAT: This list is primarily for Papillon
discussions but is not *exclusively* for such. While this list is
made up of those interested in the Papillon dog, I like to think
that while this is what brought us together initially, it is not
what KEEPS us here. We have become a family and as such, someone
might write about the birth of a grandchild, ask prayers for a sick
relative, ask computer questions, share recipes, tell jokes, etc.
This is not discouraged and all that is asked is that the words OFF
TOPIC are put in the subject line. Our membership
is made up of over 500 people, and friendships have been forged so
if there is an "inside" comment that you do not
understand, just ask! If you can tell by the subject line that the
topic does not interest you, just exercise your *DELETE* key.
BASIC RULES: No foul language
or off-color material. No explicit
advertising of your dogs for sale. No unprovoked or unwarranted
criticism of someone else's dogs or kennel. Try to be respectful in
your disagreements. If it gets of the "flame variety" take
it to personal e mail, PLEASE! It is the general consensus that we
do not want this to be a Papillon Mailing list that has so many
rules that people feel intimidated about posting but here are a few
important ones! As list owner, I reserve the right, at my discretion,
to remove anyone that is not abiding by our rules or posts e-mails
which I find to be offensive or inappropriate. While Freelists does
have a
"review" option, I have never employed it as everyone is given the benefit of
the doubt until they abuse that privilege.
PET PEEVES:
2. If you change a discussion in mid-topic then change the
subject line as well. Something that starts as the subject
"Introduction" and later becomes a discussion about
grooming, for example, should have the subject GROOMING!
3. Please refrain from the 'me, too' type of posts. If you
have a one word or one sentence response to a list post, click on
REPLY instead of REPLY all and send your reply just to the person
who made the original post. Example: Someone asks for your prayers.
Since your prayers are for that person, send your reply JUST to them
and not the entire list. There are still people who have limited
time online and we really don't need to fill their mailboxes
with our private posts to one another.
Also, cross posting to other lists is
strongly discouraged. 4. Please do not take it upon yourself to publicly censure
anyone. You are not the list owner. It is not your place. If you have
a gripe, either privately e-mail the person with whom you disagree
or write me. I reserve the right to unsubscribe you without warning
if you start policing the papfriends list. 5. If
you are want to post about something such as a fundraiser,
supporting a specific cause, voting for a dog in an online contest,
soliciting funds for someone who is ill, etc, that post MUST be sent
to me, the list owner, first, to deem its appropriateness for the
list and I will either send it on or let you know if it's ok for you
to do so. If you post after that, it must have "POSTED WITH
PERMISSION" at the top of your e mail so that the rest of the list
members know that it was ok to send it.
ENJOY! This is a place for us to enjoy our
pets and one another. A sense of humor is a prerequisite for
membership on this list. Let's have a good time, ok?
POSTING LETTERS: Address your mail to
papfriends@freelists.org and make sure to put something in the
Subject line. Also, it is a good idea to put your name & e-mail
address in your signature so that a list member can respond to your
post privately, if they so desire. If you are new to the list,
PLEASE post an introduction of yourself and your Papillons!
Note that no attachments or html posts are allowed
and will just show up as gobbledeegook text! This is done to protect
members from e-mail viruses.
DIGEST: Papfriends has always been
available in DIGEST form. These digests are sent out twice daily and contain many messages in one post and some individuals prefer to get their
mail this way. If you
are already subscribed to the regular mail, make sure to unsubscribe
first or you will receive DOUBLE mail!
UNSUBSCRIBE: Sometimes you might find that
you need to go no mail for a while because you are leaving town or
whatever. Those of you who are on AOL need to watch this because
your mailbox fills up rather quickly! In order to unsubscribe from
this list, look on the bottom of a message you have received for
directions.
CHAT: Papichat is the place for online
real time discussion of this wonderful breed. Click HERE
for instructions on how to access the #papichat chatroom.
QUESTIONS? E-mail me!
PAPILLY YOURS, Want to wish your fellow papfriends a
"Happy Birthday?" Click on the picture of the Webman
celebrating in order to access the birthday list and brighten someone's day!
Sign Up |
Photo
Album | Members | PapillOnline Cards © 1998-2006 Papfriends ~ Questions about this site? Contact Mary
Salvail
1. Do not, under any circumstances, include the entire
original post in your reply. Use the "cut and paste"
feature to only include pertinent parts of the original letter.
Mary Salvail
List Owner/Administrator
#papichat |
Papichat Friends | Bulletin Board