Q1 - What do the acronyms that people on this list use mean?
J - Jardine
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
G - Grin
BG - Big Grin
VBG - Very Big Grin
:-) - Smile
:-( - Frown
SnailMail - The U.S. Postal Service
TTYL - Talk To You Later
Q2 - How do I reply to a post?
A - Send posts to jardine@wingscc.com
A - From Jean:
When you send a message put the subject in the subject line, so people will know what your message will refer to. Some people may not want to read a message about your vet visit or what you are naming your bird and can just delete the message without having to open it. Some people get 200+ messages a day, (they are subscribed to 8 or 9 mailing lists) and only have time to read what they are interested in. Of course we are interested in anything pertaing to Js. Some mail programs (like mine) will put the original post I'm replying to in the reply so people can follow the conversation, some do not. Try to just send back what is important to the conversation. That should get you started.
A - From Sheila:
We e-mail "the list" which consists of everyone who subscribes to it. Many subjects are discussed here, from very novice first bird kind of things to information from the breeders on the list regarding preserving the purity of the sub-species, etc. Jean and Rita are two breeders on this list that offer a lot of help and advice. They are not the only ones by far! There are a lot of helpful people here, so feel free to ask questions and to contribute your experiences. Everyone is very friendly and non-threatening. Apparently there are bird lists where this is not the case! Some of us have other birds as well.
Q3 - Is it normal for me to get messages out of order?
A - Yes. This is inherent in the way the Internet works. Your email is sent to a server, which in turn sends it out to all other list members. Mail is routed through the network, similar to how the US Post Office works. Message delays from point to point are not guaranteed. So, for you to receive a message from person A, it takes (delay from A to server) + (delay from server to you). A message from person B takes (delay from B to server) + (delay from server to you). Also keep in mind that (delay from server to you) will not always be the same. Just as if you are driving from point A to point B, it takes different amounts of time, depending on which roads you take plus whether or not you encounter any traffic delays.
Q4 - What if no one answers my questions?
A - First: check the FAQ. Perhaps people are not answering because this question comes up quite frequently and thus an answer has already been placed in the FAQ.
Second: be patient! Not everyone reads their email right away & some people who only have email at work (i.e Rita) will not read/answer email on non-work days.
Third: It may be that the topic was just discussed or that no one knows the answer. If you have waited a reasonable amount of time for an answer, please feel free to re-submit your question.
Q5 - How do I subscribe or leave the list?
To subscribe to the digest version, send an email to jardine-request@wingscc.com
Leave the subject line blank and include the following in the email text body.
subscribe jardine digest
To unsubscribe to the regular email list, send an email to jardine-request@wingscc.com
Leave the subject line blank and include the following in the email text body.
unsubscribe jardine's
To unsubscribe to the digest email list, send an email to jardine-request@wingscc.com
Leave the subject line blank and include in the email text body.
unsubscribe jardine's digest
You may prefer to receive the digest version of the jardine's email posts. The digest version is just the concatenation of all the posts for a day or portion of a day. I receive about 1 to 4 digest mails daily, depending on the traffic.
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