????Help please????

[Guest guest]

Please tell me how I can withdraw from the group for a little while__I am going

out of town and I get over 121 e-mails a day

and I don't want to come back to a big mess. I will eventually sign back on but

for now I need to withdraw

Thanks,

Janet

ton, SC

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(for private mail replies as appropriate). Some mail systems do not provide

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headers of interest to them. If you change the subject when you answer a post,

please make the appropriate change in the header. If you get messages in digest

form, manually type in the relevant header to avoid having your message post w/

the digest title as header. If your mail system does not allow you to change

the subject line, compose a new post with an appropriate header.

3. If you are responding to a previous message, edit it so that it includes

only the pertinent parts. Long sections of messages everyone has already seen

are boring, confusing & a waste of space, time & effort for all ( & particularly

irksome for those getting messages in digest form); these types of messages

often are not read at all by many members. So, do not add your own one-line

message to a long quoted post. Do not embed a long previous post into your own

new message. Do not leave irrelevant text dangling from the end of your

response post; this is particularly important if you receive messages in digest

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message. (This causes problems w/ some servers that limit message length, so

please be aware!) Delete all but the specific text you are responding to, &

keep your own comments succinct.

4. If your post is not strictly about thyroid cancer, put the word CHAT in

the subject line and consider if it will still be of interest to most of the

members. Think carefully about the relevance and suitability of your posts, and

use private e-mail instead of list messages when appropriate. Many list members

carry on private conversations w/ each other; this satisfies their needs yet

keeps list messages on topic. Although CHAT posts are allowed on the list, they

should be kept to a minimum. Large numbers of CHAT posts tend to frustrate

people looking for thyroid cancer information & support; some people unsubscribe

simply due to the large number of list posts here. So, please be reasonable and

considerate about the amount of CHAT posts you send to the list. The vast

majority of posts should concern the topic of the list: thyroid

cancer. Otherwise, ask yourself if the message you are about to send is really

of interest to the entire group or just to one person. Personal messages or

comments only of interest to one person should go to that person via private

e-mail; to do that, simply hit reply as usual, but before sending your response,

delete the list address in the message's To line & type (or transfer by

copy/paste or drag/drop) the original poster's private address into the To line.

5. If you are asking for advice, be sure to tell us what type of thyroid

cancer you have or have had and describe your treatments & follow-up. This

helps us answer your questions more accurately. Even if you are not

specifically asking for advice, other list members will better understand you

and your life with thyroid cancer if you provide relevant medical background and

information. Most long-time members will have a blurb of medical information

following their signatures; use these as guides in creating your own. To avoid

repetitive typing, many members have this blurb in a handy computer file that

they routinely copy into the end of their list messages; most email programs

will create special signature files for this purpose.

6. Be careful about the accuracy of the information you provide. Cite any

official sources you are relying on; alternatively, make it clear when you are

simply offering a personal opinion. Posting misinformation may cause serious

problems and confusion for list members.

7. Humor is welcome. To show that you are being humorous and not serious,

consider using " emoticons " in your message. Examples are :-) (a smiley face);

;-) (a wink); :-{) (a smiley with a mustache).

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If you work for a company that is a thyroid-related business, please disclose

this information from the beginning. Once you send your first post to the list,

you are a full-fledged list member. Tell us about you and your life as much as

you think is appropriate. A first name or a nickname is essential here. This

all helps to make the Internet more personalized. Of course, keep confidential

any information you do not feel secure divulging in this forum; it is not

generally wise to reveal information such as one's home address, phone number,

etc. on the Internet.

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backgrounds; all messages will be converted to plain text. Attachments will not

be sent to list members, due to the risk they pose in passing along computer

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current & catch the latest computer virus, you must frequently visit the

vendor's website & download all the periodic upgrades.

Note that repeated failure to observe the above Guidelines may result in the

member receiving a warning; multiple warnings lead to being permanently

unsubscribed.

We are glad to have you as part of our Yahoo! Groups list community, and look

forward to your contributions. We hope we can provide you with helpful

information, support, and perhaps a smile or two as you deal with thyroid

cancer. Thanks and welcome,

Bloom, for ThyCa: The Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.,

Listowner http://www.thyca.org

Arturo R. Rolla, M.D., Moderator

Barb Burri, Doug LaBudde & Ellen Van Landingham, Board of Overseers &

Moderators