SCHPA Friends

It is easy to join simply go to

Or send an email message to: You will receive an email message that includes all instructions you need to participate in this group.

What is a Yahoo! group? This is a forum that allows a group of people with like intrests to communicate with each other easily over the internet. When you become a member of the group then you can participate in email discussions and access web sites reserved to group members. You can choose to receive individual emails, daily digests or to simply visit the group website to read messages.

Once subscribed to the list a member can send a message to the list address SCHPA_friends@yahoogroups.com Any message sent to this address is then distributed to all list members.

Unlike chat facilities which require all participants to be online at the same time group members can participate in discussions at their leisure.

An email message and related replies are refered to as a "thread". Several threads may be going at the same time and some threads may contine for several weeks allowing for very indepth discussion of a given topic.

As the discussion of a topic progresses it may head off in new directions. It is a good idea to change the subject line to reflect the change in the subject. This will make it easier for others to follow and make the group archives more usefull.

No special software is required, you simply use your normal email program to send and receive messages. Even our friends that only have email access to the internet via work or free email can join in the discussions.

No need to check a message board or newsgroup, the email messages are delivered to you along with your regular email. This group is unmoderated which means that any message sent to the list is automatically sent to all list members with out having to be reviewed and approved by a list moderator. This allows for fast, effecient and uncensored exchange of ideas.

I believe that a group such as SCHPA_friends really helps to build a sense of community among the members since they subscribe and become a member of the list. They get to know each other and respect the members that share their knowledge with the group.

SCHPA_friends-owner@yahoogroups.com
Mike Myers
SCHPA_friends group owner