WELCOME TO QUILTERSBEE
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QuiltersBee is a virtual Quilt Guild where members share their love for the art and
craft of quilts and quiltmaking. Topics of discussion may touch on all aspects of
quilters' lives. We are friends who care about and support each other through good times
and bad. If you join QuiltersBee, you will receive all the posted
messages. You can choose to receive them all at once in a daily digest, or
as they are posted. Are you new to the Internet? Click
here for helpful tips.
While there is no strict "on topic" rule, posts to QuiltersBee should
be of general interest to *quilters* and of a nature that would be discussed publicly at a
quilt guild meeting. NO COMMERCIAL POSTING! Please be polite and respectful of other members' feelings and points
of view. Flames are
not permitted. Our membership spans the globe and represents many races, creeds, and
nationalities; therefore, political and religious discussions are to be avoided. We
ask our members to follow generally accepted "netiquette" when posting to
QuiltersBee.
As a courtesy to those who must pay for each download, please delete
portions of the message not relevant to the discussion. Edit your
replies to messages and use appropriate Subject lines. Some
off_topic discussion is okay; but NO political or religious discussions,
prayer requests, or intense personal discussions. Please don’t send
Virus warnings, "Alert" messages, chain letters, forwarded
messages, cross_postings, etc. No detailed announcements about
Swaps/Block exchanges are permitted. It’s okay to refer someone to a
web page to read the details of your swap, though. If you don’t have
one, E-mail krisdriessen@yahoo.com
and she will make you a web page on the Quiltersbee home list Be
respectful and aware of copyright issues and laws. Don’t ask or offer
copying of a pattern. Refer them to the URL where they can purchase it.
Let’s keep our wonderful pattern designers in business! Click here
for the Ten Commandments of List
Posting.
Attachments are not permitted to be sent to the list. Use the Yahoo
Groups shared picture file - and be sure to let the group know so we can
all go on a field trip! See directions below.
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E-mail address in the box below. You will be asked to create a
Yahoo ID if you don't already have one. (Before you do so, read
the Helpful Information section below.) On that page, you choose
to receive messages as they are posted or once a day in digest
form. Be sure that your computer is set to accept cookies from
Yahoo. That is how Yahoo identifies you when you return to that
page to change your settings, access links or visit the photo
album.
You can switch from individual messages to digest via email command.
BUT the email command must come from the email address you used to
subscribed to the list..... the address that you receive list messages.
Send a blank email (nothing in the body or subject line) to: quiltersbee-digest@yahoogroups.com
Mail changes are not usually immediate. Give it at least a day to
change.
Helpful Information
To eliminate the advertisements that are in your Yahoo list email
messages., go to your Yahoo My Groups page. Click on Edit My Group, then
E-mail Preferences. If you use more than one email address and have it
registered with Yahoo, you should see all of your addys. You will need
to do the following for each addy that you use to receive list mail.
Once you have opened Edit My Preference, on the right side of each
addy you will see Options - click on that. Then look for this section
and follow the instructions written below:
Message Format Convert to HTML. Convert plain-text email sent to me
to HTML mail *****Make sure this section is NOT checked
Do not convert to HTML. Don't change the format of email sent to me
Note: The HTML format allow you to see colors and graphics in your
messages. *****Make sure that this section IS checked.
Once you have done the above, be sure to click on Save Changes. Once
this takes effect, your future Yahoo list mail should be advertisement free. There maybe mail already in the *loop* before you make the
changes.
Our Volunteers deserve our utmost respect and appreciation for making QuiltersBee the special list that it is. We have many ongoing swaps and
exchanges which are regularly announced to the list. Announcements and reminders are
posted to QuiltersBee by the activity host/hostess. If you plan to host a swap/exchange,
please be sure not to duplicate an existing one.
Click
here to read messages from the web rather than have them delivered to your
mailbox. Choose EXPAND MESSAGES at the top of the list of message
names. This will open all the messages at once instead of one at a time. Archives:
To find a post in the archives, sign in and then go to messages
and enter your inquiry in the message search. Or click expand
messages to look for a specific post. The date of the digest helps
but is not necessary.
QuiltersBee offers the following activities sponsored by list administration
Participants in list sponsored activities, designated by"QSB" in the name, may post to QuiltersBee. E-mail between participants of
privately hosted activities/swaps is not to be posted to the list.
Please direct questions or report problems to Kris,
*not* to the list.
Thank you.
We sincerely hope that you enjoy QuiltersBee!
Web Beacons Yahoo is now using something called
"Web Beacons" to track Yahoo "Group users around the net
and see what you're doing and where you are going - similar to cookies.
Take a look at their updated privacy statement: http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/beacons/details.html
About half-way down the page, in the section "Outside the Yahoo!
Network", you'll see a little "click here" link that will
let you "opt-out" of their new method of snooping. It has been
strongly recommend to do this. Once you have clicked that link,
you are opted out. Notice the "Success" message on top of the
next page. Be careful because on that page there is a "Cancel
Opt-out" button that, if clicked, will *undo* the! opt-out.
Before uploading a photo, please make sure that your picture file
size has been saved in a 5X7 or 4x6 configuration All pictures uploaded
should be in JPG format only. BMP files are not compatible.
TO UPLOAD A PHOTO:
TO ADD A PICTURE TO MEMBERS WORK FOLDER:
1. Click on MEMBERS WORK FOLDER to open it so your picture is uploaded to
that folder. Then click on "Add Photo".
2. Use the *Browse* option to locate your picture(s) wherever you have it
stored on your computer. Remember, use JPG only format for pictures. If you
are having trouble converting it, download Irfanview, an easy-to-use photo
viewer.
3. When you find your photo, click on it. The computer file name will
appear in the first line. On the second line give the picture a "regular"
name-put your own name in each description. You can upload several pictures at
one time if you wish.
4. One you have selected the pictures you want to upload to your folder,
scroll down the page and click on the UPLOAD button. It can take several
minutes to complete the process depending on the picture size, how many
pictures you are uploading..... and of course, how cooperative Yahoo is being
on that particularly day. 8-))
HOW TO EDIT YOUR PHOTO DESCRIPTION:
At the top of your photo you will see "Edit Info". Click that link and type
whatever changes you wish to make.
HOW TO DELETE YOUR PHOTO:
Click on the little box by the thumbnail picture. Then click the Delete
button.
(instructions courtesy of CyberQuilters)
To go directly to the photo album click
here.
List Guidelines
While QuiltersBee is generally unmoderated, please remember that this is a list for quilters about quilts and quilting
related activities. Please be sure that topics of posts to QuiltersBee are appropriate
for the entire list and that they have a clearly defined subject line. If you receive
the digest, please remember to change the subject line.
We have many list members who pay for download time. As a courtesy to them, when responding to a QuiltersBee post, please do not send the entire
post back with your response. Copy *only* enough of the original post so that list
members have a reference point.
Please don't send private posts to QuiltBee. If you are responding privately to a post to the list, be sure that
address or cc line of your private post.
Please don't post messages to the list for members whose e-mail is bouncing. If a message sent privately bounces, so will a message to the list.
The two most common causes for this: the recipient's mailbox is full, in which case posts
to the list are also bouncing; or the recipient is either on vacation or between ISPs, in
which case they have temporarily unsubscribed from the list so won't see the post to the
list either.
Virus warnings should not be posted toQuiltBee, no matter how legitimate they seem to be. If you receive a virus warning, e-mail a copy to
Kris.
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