Who can join the list?

Anybody who what's to talk about Queer As Folk, the new eight-part gay drama, on Channel 4. So come and join the mailing list now! We are all waiting to hear, what you think about Queer As Folk!

So just what can I say then?

Almost anything you like! If you have any news on what he's doing; if you want to comment on his football; if you want to tell us why you like him so much. Basically if it's about Queer As Folk we want to hear you! We would, however, like you to observe the following rules, just to keep 'Queer-As-Folk' a nice place to be:

No personal abuse

If you don't agree with someone or don't like something they've said, say so politely

No SPAM, Adverts or chain letters

"Queer-As-Folk" is a place for talking about Queer As Folk ONLY. Anyone sending SPAM, commercial advertisements or chain letters (of any sort) will be removed from the list.

Write in English please

The main language of the list will be English, although we are very glad to get people from all over the world on the list.

Err, that's about it really ... just be nice to each other!

Where do I post my messages?

It will tell you when you subscribe. But in case you missed it, send all your messages to queer-as-folk@yahoogroups.com.

Will I get hundreds of messages a day?

I would love to say "YES!", but this is a brand new list (28 Feb '99) so the volume is likely to be quite small for a while, and will probably never be huge. However, if you just want to get one 'Queer-As-Folk' message a day, you can set your subscription to 'Digest' - this is all described on the Yahoo! Groups page when you subscribe.

You can also switch from 'Normal' to 'Digest' mode by sending a blank email to:
queer-as-folk-digest@yahoogroups.com

And you can switch back from 'Digest' to 'Normal' mode by sending a blank email to:
queer-as-folk-normal@yahoogroups.com

What was that about an Archive of messages?

All messages to the list are Archived and can be viewed on the Yahoo! Groups pages, you can use the button on the main info page. To protect against abuse, although poster names are recorded the Archive does NOT show a poster's full email address.

If you want any of your messages removed from the Archive please contact the list owner, Gordon. If a significant number of subscribers to 'Queer-As-Folk' do not want messages archived, the facility can be disabled.

I'm going on holiday, what do I do?

You could do nothing, and all the mail from 'Queer-As-Folk' will simply pile up on your ISP mail server ready to be collected when you return.

Or, you could set your mail preference to 'Digest' so you only get one message a day from 'Queer-As-Folk', which might be easier to handle if you're away for a while.

Thirdly, you can change your User Preferences by removing the 'Get Mail' selection on your Yahoo! Groups user page so that you remain subscribed to 'Queer-As-Folk' but don't receive any mail until you return and set your User Preference back. This is probably best if you are going to be away for more than a couple of weeks and your ISP limits how much mail you can leave uncollected.

Check the Yahoo! Groups pages for details of these options, or contact the List Owner for assistance.

What are Yahoo Groups main features main?

These many features are designed to enhance and improve your 'Queer-As-Folk' mailing list experience.

• SHARED FILES is a great way to share documents, photos, articles and more with fellow list members.

• The GROUP CALENDAR allows you to share events; meetings; and much more with the group.

• The SURVEY TOOL is an easy and effective way for you to poll your list members and find out more about their interests and what they want to gain from the list.

To learn more about these features, goto Yahoo! Groups pages.

What is the list member's page?

It is so that other mailing list members, can find out a bit, about the other people on this list. To use this page, use must be a member, of the mailing list, and also know the password which should have been send to you, when you joined the mailing list. If not then please, contact me.

I want to unsubscribe!

Send a black email to queer-as-folk-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com. Then you should get an email and all you have to do this reply to it! This should unsubscribe you, from the mailing list! If you still have any problems you can always, use the contact form, to let me know!

I want to subscribe NOW!
OK, OK! Click the button, and you're on your way!