Moderator Stuff -- Feature List

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Hi everyone,

Quite a few new people have joined the list recently so I thought I

would highlight the features of the RSS-Support web page.

First, the web page is located at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RSS-

Support

Located on the left side of your computer screen are the following

page links

Messages

Post

Chat

Files

Photos

Bookmarks

Database

Polls

Members

Calendar

If you click on the Messages link, it takes you to a list of the most

recent messages. Here you can look at just about every message posted

from the first to the last.

Next is the Post link. Click on this to enter and send a new message

The next function is the Chat function. Click on this and it brings

you to the Chat room. It can be used anytime without invitation.

Sometimes I schedule a chat but so far it hasn't been used much.

The next link is the Files area. It contains many file folders. In

most of these folders are photos of many of the children and their

families. The allotted storage area here is almost used up so not

many more things can be stored here.

Next is the Photo section. Please put new photos in albums. Also, if

you decide to leave please delete your photo's. When you use this

area, first create an album and then upload your photo to your album.

Otherwise the area will become quite cluttered making it difficult to

identify who belongs to who.

The next section is a Bookmark section. This area is used to store

web links to medical databases for doing research. It also contains

links to some organizations such as the Magic Foundation and others.

The next section is sort of a catch all section. It is the Database

section. It contains an FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) file. I have

entered a few questions and answers but this is still a work in

progress.

This section also contains a recipe book of some high calorie recipes

( milkshakes etc). If you have some, please add them here.

Also, there is a contact list, please add your name ( if you want)

Finally, there is a measurement chart in the Database section. It

contains the heights, weights and ages of RSS children. I am in the

middle of rearranging this chart but sometime after the new year

please add your child's most recent measurements.

The next area is Polls. Here you can read the results of simple polls

that were conducted or are in progress. At the moment, there is

results from only one poll there.

The last area is a calendar function. No explanation needed here.

In addtion to the functions, there are some options you can set. In

the upper right hand corner of the screen you can click on " Edit my

Membership " . Here you can select how you want to receive messages.

Your choices are, individual e-mail, daily digest ( a brief summary

of the days messages), Special Announcement ( the same as web only

but special ntices are sent as individual e-mail), and Web Only ( no

e-mail is sent, you must visit the web site). There are a couple of

other options relating to mail format. The last item in this section

allows you to add or change your e-mail address.

The final section also in the upper right hand corner is the " My

preferences section " Here you can select the number of messages

displayed on a page, check your bounce history, or decide if you want

to be invited to other groups. This section is rarely used.

I hope this guide is useful.

Ken M