Posting Information

Mailing List Index

Questions on subscribing to the mailing list, sending posts, unsubscribing, and changing your e-mail address.

Posts and Coposts

What is a post and what is a copost? How do I set them up and how do I find coposters?

Special Storylines - Sensitive Topics

Some stories which are emotionally or mentally sensitive will require the permission of the Council and will have special posting requirements. Email Council if you are considering one of these storylines.

Grammar Guide

Just some basics to consider!

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AOL 6.0 for Windows Ban

HTML E-mail Ban

With so many members in Triad Weyrs, we encounter many different e-mail servers and mail programs. Some of our members have very sophisticated setups, some check webmail as they can. Keeping this in mind, we need to be aware of the effect our own settings and response habits can have on others. Due to some problems with use of rich text, we've tried to set up a guide for our members when sending within the club.

First of all, fonts. Many mail programs are not set up to accept styled (HTML) text. They will either reject the post, or display it in an unreadable form. Try to keep HTML for webpages, instead of mail. Also keep in mind that some programs (notably Outlook) attach lengthy .rtf files to the end of emails if set to html/rich text mode, and this adds bulk to already over-full mailboxes. To avoid this set to send plain text only:

In Outlook Online:

• At the top click "+New"
• Then when the Screen shows the email on the right, at the top click the ellipsis (...)
• In the drop down click "Switch to Plain Text"

In Outlook Express:

• On the menu, select Tools, then Options
• Select the Send tab
• Check the "Plain Text" boxes in both Mail and News
• Click OK.

In Google Chrome (gmail)

• Launch a new email (Compose button)
• Look for the small dropdown arrow at the bottom right
• Check "Plain Text"

• In Yahoo Webmail: When composing an email from Yahoo, the default setting is "Color And Graphics" (next to the word Compose on the entry screen). Please click on "Plain Text" before sending your email. Also, go to Mail Options ---> General Preferences, and set your "Screen Width: (composing)" to at least 76, as it makes your emails too narrow to read properly otherwise.

If you receive a 'rich text' email, convert it to plain text before reply.

Second problem, size. Often our members are limited by both the speed of their servers and the programs they use to read mail. Posts should be split into parts after they reach the length of 14 to 16k. We want all of our fellow club members to be able to receive what we've spent so long to write, so keep it manageable. Then again, you want to send posts that are worth the time they take to open and read, so aim for a minimum of 5k.

RP via IM Clients

• Any play-by-email club formed after the gaming rights were sold to Grolier UK (later than 1996) cannot have ANY form of "live" role play. This includes writing stories via AIM, AOL, ICQ, or any other live chat program you might have. All role play MUST be done via email only, and this is a very firm rule from Anne McCaffrey herself.

• If you are a member of a club doing this that was not founded 1996 or prior, they are operating illegally and risk being shut down should the lawyers for the gaming company or Ms. McCaffrey find out.

• Any Triad Weyrs member caught doing this will be expelled, no questions asked.