Raw Sacramento's Yahoo Group

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Raw Sacramento's Yahoo Group

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Before joining our Yahoo Group, please read this entire page carefully, Thanks! 

Raw Sacramento Yahoo Group 

Have you ever wanted to share some great raw news with Raw Sacramento subscribers?  Have you ever wondered if you could carpool to an event?  Wondered if anyone knew of a good raw-friendly dentist in town?  Wondered whether there was a particularly good deal anywhere on a Blender or food-processor.  Of course you have….these are merely examples of questions I get all the time.

I have generally limited Raw Sacramento’s Event broadcast emails to no more than 3 in any given month.  Many of us don’t want spam, and we don’t want any more email than we already have to cope with.

Benefits of joining our Yahoo Group

But, there are many of you who might like to be more closely connected to the Raw Sacramento Group.  We formed a Raw Sacramento yahoo group for this reason.  You may already be a  member of a Yahoo group.  Yahoo Groups offer a club or association a lot of benefits:  you can post messages, and reply to them in a logical threaded fashion.  You can search for old messages (by topic or keyword).  (Where did Mark say you could buy a juicer for $99?  Who was that dentist that Pam recommended?).  

You can post files and photos.  The group comes with a calendar function, and a polling function to ask the group questions (Would you want to have a Friday Night Potluck)?  It has a member directory which you can set up to share your contact information or keep it private.   Raw Seattle has used a Yahoo Group very successfully and happily for years.  Often there are invitations to impromptu raw dinners at member’s homes.  If someone finds a great sale on coconuts or some other raw staple, they can alert the entire group.

There are two sides to a Yahoo Group.  The Broadcast side (which I’ve just been describing) and the reception side, which offers you several options.  You can elect to receive individual emails as they are posted to the group.  Options for receiving messages:

  Messaging Options Description
     
1 Individual Emails you will receive all email messages posted to the group (right now only 1 or 2 per day).
2 Daily Digest you will receive only 1 message per day -  a daily digest of all messages (this is the option I normally choose).  
3 Special Notices only You would receive only messages from the group moderator.   These would be at most 1 per week.
4 No Email You will not receive any messages, but may simply browse the web for postings whenever the spirit moves you.  This option is very similar to not even being a member, however.  You have the right to post & read and view files.   
     

All members will have the right to post messages.  There will be some degree of oversight of the group through a group Moderator.  

I would like to encourage everyone to join our Raw Sacramento Yahoo Group.

Obligation/Expense to members:   None.  If you are too busy for a week, you do not have to read your messages.  If you get too busy or wish to reduce your emails, you can change to a different messaging option (see table above). 

Normal Use:  Let's say you wish to buy a new blender.   You post a message asking, "What is the best blender?"   Then, members of the group who wish to respond, do.  Perhaps the following week you have decided to buy a Vita-Mix.  So you post another message, "Where is the cheapest source for a Vita-mix blender?"   User A responds, "I just bought one for $325 at this website."    User B responds, "That's nothing, I got one for $309 with free shipping from vendor x."    Maybe you want a particular raw recipe.  Maybe you noticed that Durian was on sale somewhere.  You could post this message for the benefit of others:  "Saw Durian on sale at SF Market for .59 cents/lb." 

How to Join our Yahoo Group

When, or if you join you will have to create a Yahoo ID & Password.  (This is very standard stuff).    If you already have a Yahoo email,  such as my Jim.Smith@yahoo.com, you have a Yahoo ID….in the example the Yahoo ID is Jim.Smith. 

If you wish to be easily reached by other Raw Sacramento members and you do not already have a Yahoo ID I suggest going with a Yahoo ID that is similar to your name as in the example Jim.Smith@yahoo.com.    If there is already a Jim.Smith, you could go with Jim.Smith.Raw.   If you wish to maintain your privacy you would be advised to go with anything creative.  Yahoo Groups provides many levels of privacy. 

At some point during the installation process you will be prompted whether you want to install a Yahoo Toolbar.  I recommend you Do NOT  install this. 

If you find joining our Yahoo Group confusing, daunting, or difficult, please let us know.  There are literally millions of people presently using Yahoo Groups, and Mark Blackburn is a member of about 15 such groups.

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