Hello CPRS Members
Networking with peers is one of the top reasons park and recreation professionals join CPRS. The new CPRS Website has a forum/listserv to help members share valuable and relevant information.
As the famous comic hero quote goes: “With great power comes great responsibility”. As CPRS members of the District and Section groups, you have the “power” to communicate with all current members. However, you have the responsibility to understand just what the power means. Below are some hints on listserv etiquette and step-by-step instructions to change your listserv email delivery status.
We want to encourage you to keep receiving the emails from your District and Section groups and to continue to contribute your valued knowledge. If you respond to an email sent through the CPRS Networking Communities, the message is sent to the entire District/Section group list. This is how a listserv works and it is part of the process of sharing information. Because of the nature of the listserv, please observe the following etiquette suggestions.
Listserve Etiquette: Tips for sending messages
- When responding to a listserv, keep your messages brief but relevant.
- Include a portion or a summary of the message you are responding to.
- Stick to the topics intended for discussion on the listserv.
- Be careful when using humor in your messages.
- Don't send meaningless messages with no content, such as "I agree!" or “We don’t have a skate park”
- Identify yourself. This could be your first and last name and your institution.
- Avoid flaming individuals on the listserv. If you have a conflict with an individual, settle it by private e-mail messages.
- Don't be critical of people's queries posted to the listserv. Many people are new to the listserv. Send them a private message and "gently" make suggestions if you think it is warranted. We're here to learn, share, and grow from each other.
Instructions for changing your email subscription settings.
Click on this link to go to your subscription list: http://www.cprs.org/p/us/to/
You will see a list of District and Section groups that you belong to. The icon with the pencil and box is an edit function. Click on it to see a list of subscription options (described below). Select the one that works best for you.
For each of your forum and announcement list subscriptions, you can select how you would like to receive notifications about any associated activity using the following options:
- Immediate Email:If selected, you will receive an immediate email notification when new forum posts are made.
- Immediate Digest with links:If selected, you will receive a digest providing the first 100 characters of any new forum posts as soon as they are made. Links will be included, which you can click to view the full forum post(s) and any attachments.
- Summary Digest:If selected, you will receive a digest once per day listing the titles of any new forum posts made that day. Links will be included, which you can click to view the full forum post(s).
- Full Digest with attachments:If selected, you will receive a digest once per day providing the full text of any new forum posts made that day, including any attachments.
- Full Digest with links:If selected, you will receive a digest once per day providing the complete text of any new forum posts made that day. Links will be included, which you can click to download any attachments in the post(s).
- Immediate Email on Thread Creation:If selected, you will receive an email notification whenever new threads are added to the forum.
If you don’t want to receive any emails from a District or Section group, select the “X” option to the left of the District/Section name.
If you have any questions about the above process, please call or email me. 916/665-2777 or john@cprs.org
IF YOU TRULY WANT TO UNSUBSCRIBE, just click on the Unsubscribe button at the bottom of this email.
John Glaeser
Director of Communications
916-665-2777
john@cprs.org