Lebwa Electronic Discussion Listserv Tips:
lebwa.org ListServ can be used to seek advice on women's issues, announce
events, get social assistance, share resources, initiate projects, and
discuss views relevant to Lebanese women's lives in Lebanon and the US in particular, and elsewhere in general.
We suggest you spend the first day or 2 reading messages to get a
feel for the mood of the list and then send a message introducing yourself to the group.
Your introduction to the list is an essential pre-condition to joining
the list. Contrary to other listservs, this list does not encourage anonymous nor silent members but
tends to generate a congenial, informative atmosphere.
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Please read especially if you are not familiar with discussion lists.
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1. How to send email to the list:
Send your message to lebwa@yahoogroups.com, it will go to everyone on the
list.
2. Responding to one person only: Reply All sends your email back to the whole list, reply only sends it back to the sender only and will not be seen by the whole list. Please differentiate between public and private messages. The list is a
public space.
3. Make the subject lines specific and descriptive. when you hit reply,
change the subject line and write a new title for your message to describe what your message is
about. "OT," means off topic (We consider our topics to be related to women of Lebanon).
4. Remember that you are interacting with people. Consider yourself to
be having a conversation in a crowded room or to a friendly audience!
5. Edit the original message in your replies. Re-send a few
summarizing lines of the original message so that the reader will know immediately
what item you are addressing.
6. Summarize your responses in one email, instead of replying to every single email, subdivide your answers by title or by addressing the
person by name. Please do not flood inboxes with short silly remarks or unecessary jokes.
7. Do not send attachments to your messages and do not forward messages, always
cut and paste into a new message (Messages are saved in archives under
www.yahoogroups.com that you can visit, attachments spread viruses and forwarded messages are hard to read and invade privacy of your other friends).
8. Remember that e-mail lists are only as good as the subscribers make
them. Lists work best when each person on the list engages in the
discussion. We encourage people to be active participants and not silent readers.
9. Smile! We are building a strong and well-connected community with
this list. Before you send the message you should ask yourself if it is
relevant to the group.
10. If, for any reason, you decide to unsubscribe from the Lebwa e-list,
please send an email first to the moderator of the list.
For any questions or comments, contact webmaster@lebwa.org
Enjoy the lebwa discussion group!
Founder and moderator of lebwa.org
The Discussion Mood:
Discussions on lebwa follow a positive tone.
Please no offensive comments; no foul language or swearing; no personal attacks, or attacks on others' ideas, opinions or feelings; and no sexist, racist, homophobic or religious attacks.
Lebwa is a positive and supportive environment!
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