This is an e-mail based discussion list for Fifteen sailors.  It is similar in concept to a "Usenet News group".  Members of overseas associations are welcome.  If you want to join, please read the notes and charter below, then either click on the "Subscribe" link below:

or send a mail to flying15-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Instructions are also available for changing the address to which messages are sent.

The mailing list is free to the users, and is financed by advertising.  Yahoo claim to gear the advertising towards the users of a given list.  They ask certain demographic questions on sign up, but you may ignore these if you wish.  If you choose to ignore the questions, please give at least a first name.

Before you are given full access to the list, the moderator (see below) would like to know who you are, what boat(s) you sail (you don't have to be an owner), and what club/country you are in.  This is for two reasons, firstly so that the moderator can ensure that list members have an interest in the class, and secondly, should there be a need to contact some one in a particular club/country, this may be done relatively easily.  This information will be held by the list moderator only.

The company that runs the list states that they do not supply details of their subscribers to third parties, therefore you should be safe from "Spam".

The list is a private list.  This means that Yahoo groups who run the list do not publicise its existence, that is done by Flying Fifteen sailors.  This was felt to be the best option by the original list members.

All messages sent to the list will be automatically forwarded to the members (including the originator).  Only members may post to the list.  The moderator does not approve or censure material, although if necessary, items will be removed from the archive.

Mailing List Charter

Introduction

This "Charter" is meant to provide guidance on how the mailing list works, and to prevent it from becoming a general talking shop, with occasional reference to the Flying Fifteen class.

Name

The list is called flying15@yahoogroups.com  

Membership

The list is open to anyone who has an interest in the Flying Fifteen class, regardless of whether or not they own one, and what country they live in.

Moderator

The moderator is the person who approves applications to join, and is responsible for the general running of the list.

The moderator is Richard Ledger (flying15-owner@yahoogroups.com).

Any references to "I" in this charter refer to the moderator.  Any references to "we" refer to the list members.

Subscribing

Subscribing to the list will be via a link on the BIFFA website.

New members may be asked certain information that is used by the company who run the list.  This is supposed to be to help them select suitable advertising messages that are attached to all outgoing messages.  In addition, I would like to know a few basic details (e.g. number of boat sailed, country, club).  All subscriptions will have to be approved by the moderator.

New members will be asked to agree to this charter before being given write access to the list.

Members will be able to unsubscribe at any time via the Yahoo groups website, or by email.

Subject Matter

Postings should be limited to matters of relevance to the class.  These could include discussion on rule changes, venues, and the racing rules.  Other sailing related topics (e.g. the forthcoming Olympics) are unlikely to be considered relevant, even though there may be ex-class members sailing there.

New subjects should indicate the topic in the title (e.g. World championships, class rule x.y).
If a topic is likely to be of interest to only one country or region, then it should be indicated in the subject (e.g. Nationals - AUS, Championships - Europe).

Members are reminded that there may be younger family members reading postings.

Virus warnings (which are invariably hoaxes) will result in the poster having their posting rights withdrawn.  Hoax warnings usually request that essential files are deleted from the recipients computer, and as such are a deliberate act of vandalism.

Content

Postings should be text only, attachments will be automatically removed (which should prevent most viruses from getting through to you).  If you have pictures that you think may be of interest to other members, then say so, indicating where they can be obtained from (website or email address).

Postings should be in plain text, not HTML.  The list will treat HTML as an attachment, so it will be automatically removed from postings.

Promotion of the list

The list will be promoted by the Flying Fifteen International and British Isles websites, and any other interested Flying Fifteen websites around the world.

Changing Your E-Mail Address

There are two ways of changing the address that mail is sent to.  One is to subscribe again with a new address, and delete the old one.  If you do this, you will probably get mail from me asking you to confirm who you are (as you did when you signed up originally).  The better way is to change the existing address.

According to Yahoo, if you want to change the address you are using, you need to do the following :

Log on to the Yahoo groups site.
Click on the Account Info link in the upper right corner
Click the edit image next to "member information"
Change your address, or add your new address as an alternate and click Finished
Click the edit image next to "member information" again
If your new address is listed as "non-verified", click that link and then follow those pages (with the email) to verify your address

Ok, now you've added a new address to your account.  Now, to change your Groups subscriptions to it:

Go to [Preferences] http://groups.yahoo.com/myprefs?edit=2
If the new address is already known to eGroups, you'll have to convert it.  Sorry, we're working on eliminating this part.  If this is the case, it'll be listed under "Not currently available for Subscription", and you can click the "Convert" link to convert it.
Now, head over to My Groups at http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups
Click on the "Edit Delivery Options" link
You should now be able to select your new email address in each of the drops downs.
If you want, you can then "remove" your other address from your account by going back to the My Preferences page and clicking "Remove"

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