[Businessmtg] Welcome to the "ASP" mailing list (sent to newcomers)

[List Administrator]

FYI

Sandie 


Please join us at Al-Anon's Sixth International Convention

http://www.al-anoninternationalconvention.org/sixthInternational.html

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> 
> 
> Welcome to the ASP at asp-afg.org mailing list! Welcome to A Serenity
> Place!  
> 
> *****PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE COMPLETELY BEFORE POSTING A SHARE TO
> ASP*****
> 
> I'm Sandie, the ASP List Administrator.  This note is to help acquaint
> you with our meeting at A Serenity Place.   
> 
> Please click on this link for our newcomer section
> http://asp-afg.org/members/newcomers/
> 
> 
> A fresh blank email addressed to: asp at asp-afg.org. Is required to post
> to the meeting. 
> 
> Do not 'Reply All' from another member's share.  Doing so will add too
> many addresses in the To:/CC: fields, and your message will get
> rejected at the server.   
> 
> 1.    A Serenity Place follows the Al-Anon Steps, Traditions, and
> Concepts as they were written.  This is not a meeting where anything
> goes.
> 
> 2.    This meeting only uses Conference Approved Literature (CAL).  We do
> not use ANY outside literature, regardless of its source or potential
> value.  
> 
> 3.    Each day, a meeting chairperson opens the meeting by posting a
> specific set of readings which rotate on a weekly basis.  The
> Chairperson, chooses the topic, then offers some experience, strength
> and hope (ESH). The meeting is then open for other members share on
> the day's topic. Reading page 353 in the One Day at a Time book (ODAT)
> may provide some help in understanding this process. To post Off Topic
> please put Off Topic in subject line or to request ESH (experience,
> strength and hope).
> 
> 
> 4.    Crosstalk:  One definition of crosstalk is any dialogue between
> members during the meeting, and is generally considered inappropriate
> at an Al-Anon meeting and at A Serenity Place.  If you would like to
> Reply to a member's share, please send your reply to them privately.
> Another online form of crosstalk is resending the text of another
> member's share please to not include the text of another member's
> share with your share.
> 
> 5.    Member Section.  We have a private members only section at our web
> site.  The web address is http://asp-afg.org/members/ There are many
> resources for ASP members at our web site including information
> regarding Sponsorship
> 
> 6.    Business:  We try to avoid posting business messages at A Serenity
> Place.  If you have a business issue that you would like to bring up,
> we suggest that you first send a note to the Secretary or the List
> Administrator. 
> 
> 7.    Complaints.  If you have any complaints or criticisms of A Serenity
> Place or of the behavior of one of our members, please write the List
> Administrator or any other member of the Steering Committee. 
> 
> 8.    Attraction rather than Promotion.  Please feel free to tell anyone
> who qualifies about A Serenity Place.  If they wish to join after
> visiting our web site home pages, they may contact the Greeter
> Committee themselves; we do not subscribe new members by referral.
> 
> 9.    Examples of Things NOT to do at A Serenity Place: 
> 
> a.     The server will reject any message that is sent to multiple
> recipients. 
> 
> b.    Crosstalk (already discussed above)
> 
> c.    Comment on other member's shares.  Good or bad.  Please share your
> compliments to other members privately.
> 
> d.    Include the text of a share that you are responding to.  Please
> delete the other members text or change the settings on your email
> program to do this automatically.
> 
> e.    Discuss of religion, politics or other outside issues that is
> inappropriate for any Al-Anon meeting.
> 
> f.    Attachments.  Do not send attachments of any kind.
> 
> g.    Fancy backgrounds, stationary, fonts, graphics, HTML or JAVA or any
> other script or executable file.  Please just  send plain text to ASP.
> Please disable any automatic signatures in your email client that may
> contain your full name, profession or title.
> 
> h.    Virus warnings.  
> 
> i.    Test messages.  If you think there is a problem receiving ASP
> shares, please write the List Administrator.  You can also go to the
> Archives on the server to see the shares.  Instructions for accessing
> the Archives are at
> http://www.asp-afg.org/ASP/Business/Member_Instructions.htm
> 
> If you would like your ASP mail temporarily held, then go to the
> Member Instructions website and select the No Mail setting.  When you
> want ASP mail to resume go back to the web site and unselect No Mail.
> Complete instructions are at
> http://asp-afg.org/members/asp-instructions/ It is not OK to put your
> subscription on no mail indefinitely (over of 15 days).  We consider
> that the equivalent of saving a seat in a crowded meeting.
> 
> 10.  If you are using some form of SPAM blocking you will need to add
> the domain asp-afg.org to your white or safe list.  
> 
> After you have been a member of ASP for a while, you may wish to make
> yourself available to do some service for the meeting.  Like many
> face-to-face meetings, our rotation and election processes are a
> little informal, and perhaps confusing.  It may help to contact a
> member of the Steering Committee.
> 
> If you have any questions about A Serenity Place, technical or
> otherwise, please send me a note and I will do my best to help.  
> 
> Sandie list_administrator at asp-afg.org
> 
> To post to this list, send your message to:
> 
>  asp at asp-afg.org
> 
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> 
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