VCPS Members Forum

The VCPS has recently set up a 'Members Only' email forum.

The purpose of the forum is to allow current financial members of communicate amongst themselves, and also gain information regarding the society posted by the committee or other members to ensure that all members are kept up to date with the society. It's also a convenient area to find answers to any questions that you may have concerning CPs.

How does the forum work?

The forum is sponsored by 'Yahoo Groups', and is free of charge. Following successful registration, you will receive notification that you are now a member. New messages are posted to vcps@yahoogroups.com. All messages are 'moderated'. That is, all messages must be approved by the VCPS Internet Co-ordinator (or the current moderator at the time). This ensures that

    (a) only registered members can post messages,

    (b) messages are relevant to CPs or the VCPS, and

    (c) messages are not unsuitable for a public forum.

Upon posting a message (and its subsequent approval by the moderator), the message is then delivered to the inbox of each member of the forum.

Remember, all registered members of the forum will get a copy of your message. If you have something private to say, use normal email or other channels.

How 'safe' is the forum?

Yahoo Groups has strict filters in place to ensure that junk email ('Spam') does not go through, or that your email address is kept confidential from outside sources. Further to this, the moderator would further ensure no ineligible or unsuitable messages are allowed to be posted.

I don't want to be bogged down with emails!

The VCPS forum is a low volume forum. It only (at this stage) has a handful of members. Traffic is not expected to be heavy. However, when setting up your account, you can specify 'Daily Digest' mode - that is, you will be sent one email daily with all the messages included in it. The default setting is to receive individual message as and when they're sent.

How do I join the forum?

If you would like to join the forum, please email the VCPS and, following confirmation of current membership, an invitation to join will be emailed to you. The forum is a 'closed' forum - that is, it's not open to members of the general public (only current VCPS members).

How do I un-subscribe from the forum?

You can unsubscribe any time by

    (a) sending an email to the VCPS

    (b) sending an email to cps-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com with 'Unsub VCPS' in the message body (leave the subject blank)

    (c) following the email link at the bottom of each message, or

    (d) if you have a 'Yahoo' account, unsubscribe through your account details page

This is all a bit confusing. How can I get help?

Most settings can also be adjusted by the forum owner. Send an email to either mail@vcps.au.com, or vcps-owner@yahoogroups.com, just stating what you want.