INFO: HWG Basics Admin FAQ January 28th, 2000

Hello everyone!

This weekly FAQ is a handy resource full of information about the Basics
list and other HWG resources.  Please keep a copy to refer to for questions
about the list (including subscribing or unsubscribing) or the HWG.  Even if
you've been a member of the list for a long time, there is always a new tip
of the week, and other information that you may need someday.

ATTENTION!  HELP WANTED!
The HTML Writers Guild is looking for volunteers to assist as List Guides.
We are looking for enthusiastic, friendly volunteers who want to be part of
the List Guide Team, and have a strong desire to help others.  In order to
be eligible, you must be a member of the HWG (for at least three months).
If you are interested in applying, please send an email stating your
interest to the List Guide Managers at lg-manager(at)hwg.org.  Thank you!

For those of you looking for information on how to UNSUBSCRIBE, please read
item #5.

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Table of Contents
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1. Mailing List Tip of the Week
2. What are List Guides and who are the List Guides for HWG-Basics?
3. What is the HWG-Basics Mailing List? (Charter info)
4. What topics do NOT belong on HWG-Basics?
5. How do I subscribe and unsubscribe?
6. How do I send a message to the list?
7. How can I distinguish mail from this list?
8. Can I view previous posts?  (Guild archives)
9. What other lists are available?

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1. Mailing List Tip of the Week

HWG operations and procedures should not be discussed on any of the Guild's
mailing lists. This specifically includes discussing a pending Governing
Board motion and questioning the reasoning behind a List Guide message.
This also includes the maintenance and running of the lists.  If you have
questions about operations - please contact the list guides at
lg-basics(at)hwg.org, or use the interactive features of the HWG website at
http://interact.hwg.org/.

2. Your List Guides for HWG-Basics are:

Jagannath Vedula
Jen Heneberry
Donna Smillie
Lisa Whirrett

3. What is the HWG-Basics Mailing List? (Charter info)

This list is targeted towards those of you who are just getting started in
website authoring and HTML.  Its charter includes beginning to intermediate
discussion of all areas of website design and creation, so feel free to
write about anything reasonably related to HTML authoring - there's no such
thing as a stupid question here!  More complete information can be   found
at:
http://www.hwg.org/lists/hwg-basics/

4. What topics/messages do NOT belong on HWG-Basics

Flaming is always inappropriate. Sarcasm, personal attacks, and the like,
are not appropriate on the list and only add fuel to "flamewars."  If you
really feel the need to respond in such a way, then please do so via private
email.

Critiques of web pages are also off-topic.  The Guild has a special list for
that purpose: HWG-Critique.

For additional information on basic netiquette, please review the Guild's
Netiquette Guidelines at:

    http://www.hwg.org/lists/netiquette.html

5. How do I subscribe and unsubscribe?

To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to:

    hwg-basics-request(at)hwg.org

with either 'subscribe' or 'unsubscribe' in the BODY of the message. Do NOT
include your email address. Your email address will be determined from the
headers on your message.

The procedure for subscribing and unsubscribing to the digest form of the
list is almost the same as above. The digest version of the is different
from the regular subscription because it combines several messges into one
long message, rather than receiving them all as separate emails.  The only
difference is that you send the message to:

    hwg-basics-digest-request(at)hwg.org

Please note that when unsubscribing from a list, you MUST post from the same
email address you used to subscribe.  If your email address has changed, you
will be unable to unsubscribe automatically and should contact the list
owner at:

    owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org

The charter and more information on subscriptions can be found at:

    http://www.hwg.org/lists/hwg-basics/index.html

6. How do I send a message to the list?

Send your messages to <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>, for both regular and digest
version of the list.

7. How can I distinguish mail from this list?

Some mail programs allow you to apply filters to your mail to identify where
the mail has come from.  You can distinguish posts from the HWG-Basics list
based on the SENDER field.  This is set to 'owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org'.  The
HWG Mail Filtering FAQ <http://www.hwg.org/resources/faqs/filterFAQ.html>
contains further information.

8. Can I view previous posts? (Guild Archives)

Yes.  Many topics have been covered in depth already and the answer is
sitting there waiting to be picked up.  Before posting, check list archives
through the Guild's Web pages.  The archives are searchable by subject, and
you'll likely find the answer you're looking for more quickly.

The archives can be found at:

   http://www.hwg.org/lists/archives.html

9. What other lists are available?

Please visit <http://www.hwg.org/lists/mailinglists.html> for a complete
list of lists as well as the official charter and subscription details for
each.

If you have any suggestions to help improve this FAQ or suggestions for
"Mailing Tips of the Week", please send them to <lg-basics(at)hwg.org>. The
List Guides are always trying to improve the quality of the FAQs and welcome
any and all suggestions from the members.

Enjoy the list!

Jen Heneberry
List Guide, HWG Basics
HTML Writer's Guild

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