Coventry Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers
EMAIL-GROUP (Yahoo Group)

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1. Introduction & Guidelines

In the 21st century we have many ways through which we can communicate – Post, Phone, Text, Email, Newsletter, Poster, Word of Mouth, etc. Guilds, like individuals and businesses, have to embrace them all.

E-Groups provide a rapid and effective way of disseminating and gathering information. Above all though, they foster a sense of community by informing and supporting – something any guild should aspire to achieve.

This E-Group is an email distribution list whereby a message is sent to the list and is then automatically distributed to each member of the group. The aim is to facilitate communication between members. The style used is informal, as with most emails. This E-group is not intended as a general "chat list". Relevant (and polite) messages are expected. Examples for usage of the E-Group are :-

2. Instructions To Become a Member

Step 1 :-

Users familiar with the Yahoo Group Registration, and Group Joining, process can follow this link ... Coventry DG Yahoogroup ... to join the E–Group.

Users who would like some help to join...Click Here...This will open your email program with a subject already written in. Type the word "Subscribe" in the body of the email and then send it off.  Graham Nabb, who is the group moderator will then "Invite" you to become a member and help you with the registration process.

Otherwise, proceed to Step 2.

Step 2 :-

Users who already have a Yahoo Identity...Proceed to Step 3.

Users new to Yahoogroups need to register to get a Yahoo Identity (YahooID).

The registration process is just a means to say who you are, so that you are taken to the correct set of Yahoogroups when you sign in.

The Yahoo identity enables every group that you belong to be displayed on one webpage for easy navigation. Importantly, it also gives you access to the webpage for the Coventry DG Yahoogroup, where you will be able to look through and search previous messages, and also access the "Files" area where members can store data, such as meeting notices, documents about a ring of bells, etc.

If you would like to see a screenshot image of the registration page, before signing up, then click on the image below. Close this image window, when you are ready to proceed with the sign up.

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Sign Up as follows :-

  1. Follow the link...Coventry DG Yahoogroup.
  2. Click on "Sign up" after "New User" which is written very small at the top of the page. The registration form/page will load.
  3. Add in your name at the top.
  4. Change the "Preferred Content" to "Yahoo! United Kingdom".
  5. Give yourself a YahooID - this is what you will use to log into the Yahoogroup pages.  Note that you must not have any spaces in your YahooID.  You could join your names together with an underscore, john_smith for example. Click on "Check Availability" and the system will automatically search to see if someone has already taken that ID. My name had been taken by someone so my ID is mikechester_uk to differentiate me from other Mike Chester's (horrible thought there being more than one!).
  6. Type in a password (will come up as a series of black dots).
  7. Type it in again.
  8. Answer the security questions - used to send you a reminder of your password if you forget it!.
  9. Type in your home email address into the "Alternative Email Address" box.
  10. Type in the security code as shown in the image.
  11. Click on "I Agree".

What will happen now is an email will be sent to your home email address confirming that your YahooID has been set up. After this confirmation has been received, .... Proceed to Step 3.

Step 3 :-

OK. Got your Yahoo ID? Now you can join the group :-

  1. If you have not already got the CoventryDG Yahoo Group Page open, then follow this link ... Coventry DG Yahoogroup ... to open the page.
  2. Click on "Join This Group!" on the right of the webpage."
  3. Sign in to Yahoo. Enter your Username and Password
  4. If you are already a member of another Yahoogroup (AND have a Yahoo ID), then ... Proceed to Step 4.
  5. Choose which email address you want messages sent to.
  6. Choose either:-
    • "Individual Emails" - you will get a copy of messages individually, or
    • "Daily Digest" - you will get an email each day a message is sent to the group containing all the messages sent in the previous 24 hours in a single message.
  7. Choose either "Fully Featured" (if you must send emails with fancy colours and smileys!) or "Traditional" (to send the usual black and white message).
  8. Click on "Save Changes".
  9. Proceed to Step 4.

Step 4 :-

ALL DONE!. Welcome. You are now a member of this E-Group.

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