CycleSheffield Communications
About three months ago we had a flurry of emails about how difficult it can be to read the emails from CycleSheffield.
This note tries to help members sort out receiving and posting emails to other members.
What channels do we have? We have four channels. An email list (also a web based forum), a fb page, the website and a twitter feed.
The email list is the only channel solely open to members.
Anything posted on the email list is members talking to members so CycleSheffield officers know the views of members.
Receiving emails
Your preferred email address is in the CycleSheffield web-forum list.
Anything posted will end up in this email address’s inbox. (except anything you post until it gets a reply; then you’ll get yr message and the reply)
The next bit is where you lose the will to live. There are four settings:
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No email: web-only participation
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Abridged Email: one summary email of new activity per day
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Digest Email: up to 25 full new messages in a single email
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All Emails: send each message as it arrives
We have put many people on 2 or 3 at their request but the reading experience of these options is poor: replies jumbled up with messages; messages being re-iterated loads of times etc.
- If you want to keep up with emails and post responses then the best option is to be on 4. All Emails. An email and its consecutive replies with same subject line arrive in yr inbox as they are sent
- To stop yr inbox clogging up set up a CycleSheffield folder on yr email and filter all messages from CycleSheffield into it.
- An email and its replies will be clustered under the original subject heading, (which is why it is important to keep replies pertinent to the subject heading).
- If you don’t want to receive emails then the best option is 1 No Email. You can still see what is posted and reply by going direct to the web-forum https://sites.google.com/site/cyclesheffieldmembership/cyclesheffield-forum
- You may need your email address to log in.
- You can read, post and reply on this web-forum
Posting emails
The email address for the list is cyclesheffield@googlegroups.com
Members can post to this address from yr preferred email address
Advice on editing emails and replies
Check out the advice on http://www.cyclesheffield.org.uk/campaignsandcoreprinciples/acceptable-use-dispute-policies/
Changing the settings
If you want to change your settings to 4. All Emails or 1. No Emails you can alter it yourself on the web-forum or ask me at membership@cyclesheffield.org.uk
Clear as mud eh?
Mick