Hello
and Welcome!
We are so glad that you decided to become a member of
the AllGirlScouts
community. This message is intended to give you some additional
information that will help to make your membership as enriching
as possible. You may want to print this information for future
references.
Our website for AllGirlScouts
Members
is located at http://www.geocities.com/allgirlscouts/. Please be
aware that some pages are being redone and are not currently
available. A message will be posted to the list as new pages are
added. This site is what sets AGS
apart from other email forums. You will find additional
resources and information, including the
AGS Clusters - mini
groups within AGS (see the
section on Clusters
below), the AGS
Moderators,
and more.
Please review the AGS
List
Rules
and the section on List
Netiquette.
Some simple do's and try not to's will help to make your
experience more enjoyable.
In addition to the daily messages that you will
receive by e-mail, there is much more information available for
your use. And once you become more comfortable being a part of
the greatest group of "Girl Scout and Girl Guide Leaders" in the
world, please feel free to add your suggestions, files, and
favorite links to this vibrant list. Please Note: For your
safety, and the safety of your family and troop members, DO NOT
post your home address, home telephone number, the location of
your troop meetings, directions to your house or other personal
information that might compromise the safety of your family or
troop members. Check the guidelines in Safety Wise and on the
GSUSA website regarding Troop Internet Sites and, if you can't
place it on your Troop or SU website, don't post it to the list
either. You are an important part of the
AGS "family". Your safety is our #1 priority.
To use any of the additional features at the Groups
site, you will need a Yahoo! ID.
Main
Page
- On this page you are able to modify your subscription and your
profile. There are also links to all of the other resources
available at AllGirlScouts.
AGS is a very large, very active
email forum. If you find that you are overwhelmed by the amount
of mail that you receive, please consider changing your
subscription to digest (you will receive one or two daily emails
which contain all of the day's messages) or to Web Only (you
will need to go to the Yahoo! Groups site to read the messages
that have been posted). (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AllGirlScouts)
Messages
- This link will bring you to the archives. You can search past
messages by date or by thread (topic). (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AllGirlScouts/messages)
Please Note: Yahoo! Groups' search engines leaves much to be
desired, so if you don't find what you are looking for, feel
free to send a message to the list.
Files
- This is a section for members by members. The files contain
information that can assist you with crafts, songs, camping
information and more. Many of our members have graciously shared
their hard work with us in order to make our jobs easier. If you
have a file you would like to share, feel free to add it to the
appropriate folder. If there is no folder covering your topic,
you can create one, or you can post it directly. We ask that you
upload your files in plain text format in order to save space,
as Yahoo! limits the space allotted for files. (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AllGirlScouts/files)
Please note: The files at Yahoo! Groups were overflowing, so
some of the files were moved to the AGS
Resource
Center
(http://www.geocities.com/ags_resource_center/)
Polls
- Occasionally, we like to poll our members about subjects that
affect many of us at one time or another, or just to see "what
if". Questions are posted to the list, but you must respond to
the poll at this site (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AllGirlScouts/polls).
Links
- This page contains links to other sites that contain
information related to Girl Scouting, links to other Members'
sites, Council sites, and all of our "favorites". Please feel
free to share your favorite links with us by posting them to the
appropriate folder, or directly. As an added benefit, by sharing
and listing your favorite Girl Scout related links, we all have
a place to find them in the event of an uncooperative computer.
(http://groups.yahoo.com/AllGirlScouts/links)
Chat
- This is a real time chat room where you can get to know other
members better, and discuss the topic of the evening. Chats are
currently scheduled for Tuesday and Friday evenings. You may
enter the chat room at any time to see if anyone is available,
or you can post a message to the list to see if other members
will be available for a chat at other times. Our Tuesday and
Friday Evening Chats are held in the Yahoogroups chatroom at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AllGirlScouts/chat.
Photos
- If you have a photo to share with the group you can upload it
in the appropiate photo album at
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/AllGirlScouts/.
Space in the photo album is limited by Yahoo! so please be
considerate and only post a few photos at a time. Note: The
Moderators reserve the right to remove older photos if storage
space becomes an issue.
Clusters
- AGS
Clusters
are mini-groups within AGS. You
can join or leave as you choose. It will not affect your main
AGS membership. Each cluster has
it's own Moderator - all members of AGS
who host each of the programs. If you would like to join a
particular cluster, or have questions about it, please contact
the moderator at the email address given for the particular
cluster. Moderators do occasionally post reminder messages to
the list, and members are encouraged to post messages as well.
More information about the Clusters will become available on the
website.
There is a wealth of information for you here at
AllGirlScouts,
and we encourage your participation to whatever extent you feel
comfortable. Please do not hesitate to post any questions or
concerns you may have to the list. Our members are the cream of
the crop, and any and all of us are here to assist you in any
way that we can. Your contributions to this Girl Scout
Community, no matter how small, will help to make a difference
to us all.
On
behalf of the AGS
Moderator
Team,
welcome to the AllGirlScouts
"Cyber Service Unit"!
Janice
Goodfriend
AGS
Owner -
Moderator
AllGirlScouts-owner@yahoogroups.com
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