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Welsh Mines Society
Cymdeithas Mwyngloddiau Cymru
(Member of the National Association of Mining History
Organisations)
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WMS 'E-Mail Discussion
Group'
Introduction
An e-mail discussion group now exists for exclusive use of Welsh
Mines Society 'Members' and 'Newsletter Subscribers'.
It has been set up, first and foremost, to allow members to be easily
contacted on by the officers of the WMS, and allow contact
& discussion between members easily and quickly on society issues.
It can also be used to query other members on details & research issues
relating to Welsh mines & quarries etc.
(Note : It is intended to supplement, not compete with,
existing discussion groups such as the UK based Mining
History Network discussion group as moderated by Peter Claughton, and
that set up by Thomas Imgrund, Mining
and Steel Industry in Europe which focuses on mainland European mines
and steel making.)
What's it about ?
If you're new to e-mail discussion groups, they go something like
this;
Once you're subscribed, you will receive copies of all e-mails
posted to the group (unless you elect otherwise) - if you reply to a message
or send in one of your own, then likewise, all members of the group will
receive a copy.
The group will be 'moderated', by the WMS webmaster
to ensure that communications are of a suitable quality and we don't end
up with meaningless junk in our in-boxes. Also, as the membership
will be restricted to WMS members, you will not receive any
commercial 'spam' through the group.
There are also 'files' and 'photos' sections where info can
be placed and accessed by any members, plus there is the facility to run
on-line polls.
Guidelines:
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Please don't:
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Post attachments such as images etc. to the list, but place them in the
'files' or 'photos' sections and send a link instead.
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Send e-mails which are unlikely to be of interest to the group as a whole.
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Type in uppercase, the equivalent of shouting - not good form !
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Please do:
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Introduce yourself to the group, with a brief note about your interests,
current projects etc.
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Show respect to the views of others.
How To Join (Please print off/read to the end before
clicking on the links !!):
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If you:
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do have a 'Yahoo ID', then log into Yahoo with that and your password.
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do not have a 'Yahoo ID', you will be asked to create one.
Make sure that you un-tick the box which allows Yahoo to send 'promotional'
e-mail to you !
Either way, if it's unlikely that I'll be able to identify that you're
a WMS member from your 'Yahoo ID', please drop me an e-mail,
and let me know who you are, otherwise I'll reject the application !
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(If necessary click on the link above to get back to the Welsh Mines Yahoo
Groups page.)
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Click on the 'Join this Group' button.
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You will then be asked to select a few different options which define how
you interact electronically with the group. Note that when setting
'Message Delivery' options, please don't select 'receive no e-mails' as
that tends to defeat the reason for setting up the group in the first instance
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Once you have clicked on the 'join' button, your application will need
to be approved prior to getting access to the group and its files.
Typically this will take a 24 hours depending upon my availability.
Thanks for joining. If you've any problems, then drop me a
line, and I'll do my best to sort it out.
Some useful links and info:
If you've any specific queries or comments, the please e-mail
Mike Munro, WMS Webmaster.
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This page last updated on 3rd
January 2006