Yahoo! Groups

We host our mailing list at Yahoo! Groups because it lets us do a heap of cool stuff like have a message archive, subscription management, chat and polling - and it's not so tricky to use! Getting a Yahoo ID is pretty straightforward and free (read more below)! The DE Japan group page is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/de-japan

Yahoo! Groups FAQ

1. Do I need a Yahoo ID to join the mailing list? No, you can still subscribe and manage your subscription without one. However if you don't, you can't lurk in the message archives, participate in the chats or other fun stuff! Over half of our members have Yahoo! IDs.

2. I already have a Yahoo ID, but it’s under another address. What should I do?
You can link your current Yahoo ID to your DigitalEve address. Instructions are in the How-to section.

3. Can I send messages to the list in Japanese?
Yes, go ahead! We are a bilingual group.

4. Why can’t I read messages in Japanese on the Yahoo Groups website?
Good question! Truth is we're not sure. It should work if your web browser can read Japanese - but sometimes it doesn't. We suspect it has something to do with either Japanese encoding or 7-bit vs. 8-bit mail transport protocol. It seems to be a problem with Yahoo. And yeah we've told them. Most of the time you can fix the problem yourself by selecting View->Character Set->Japanese (then try all the Japanese options) from your menu.

5. Does Yahoo Japan have Yahoo Groups, too?
Not yet. They said in the future they will have a Japanese version though. We have our fingers crossed that this will change soon. To use DigitalEve Japan page at Yahoo! Groups you need a US-based Yahoo! ID.

6. I went to the Yahoo Groups page, but I can’t read the archive or use the tools.
Have you logged in? If you see "Welcome Guest" in the upper left corner then you're not. Just click "Sign in" to log in with your own existing Yahoo ID or register as a new user.

How to Get a Yahoo! ID

1. Point your browser to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/de-japan
2. Click on Register (on the right hand side of the colored bar)
3. Fill in the form to create a Yahoo ID.
4. You can access DE-Japan, sign up for Yahoo Mail, or participate in other Yahoo services with your new ID.

How to Link a Yahoo ID to your DE subscription address

If you already have a Yahoo ID, but subscribed to DigitalEve’s list by e-mail, you can associate your Yahoo ID with your DE Japan e-mail address. To link your subscription e-mail address to your Yahoo ID, follow these steps:

1. Log into Yahoo Groups using your Yahoo ID
2. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/convwiz
3. Type in the e-mail address you want to link (the one you used to subscribe to DE Japan) & your Yahoo ID password.
4. Click Continue
5. Yahoo will send you a confirmation e-mail. Follow the directions in the e-mail.

How to Post to DE Japan from Multiple E-mail Addresses

If you want to send mail to the DigitalEve list from your work e-mail and your home e-mail, you can add an alternate address to your Yahoo ID.

1. Log into Yahoo Groups.
2. Click on My Preferences
3. In the E-mail Address section, click Edit
4. Under Alternate Posting Addresses, type in the addresses you want to post from.

How to Change Your Subscription

By default, when you subscribe to the mailing list you’ll receive individual messages as they are sent to the group. If you'd prefer to set your subscription to a daily digest or to read the messages on the web at your convenience you can do that in either of two ways:

Via Yahoo Groups
If you have a Yahoo ID, log into the DigitalEve Japan page at Yahoo Groups (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/de-japan/) to change your membership preferences.

Via E-mail
Send a blank e-mail to the address noted below:

To suspend message delivery without unsubscribing:
de-japan-nomail@yahoogroups.com

To change to daily digest mode:
de-japan-digest@yahoogroups.com

To change back to individual emails:
de-japan-normal@yahoogroups.com

To unsubscribe from DigitalEve Japan:
de-japan-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

How to Use the Discussion Archive

On the DE-Japan Yahoo Groups page, you’ll see a summary of the five most recent messages. To read a message, click the Subject of the message. If you’d like to view all the messages for a month, click on the tally of messages sent in that month.

To view the full list of messages, click Messages in the navigation bar on left side. Summaries of the 30 most recent messages appear on your screen.

Organizing Messages
Message are listed by date with the oldest messages at the top of the page. To organize them by topic, click Thread.

If you’d rather see a scrollable list of the full messages, instead of a summary of them, click on Expand Messages.

Searching the Archive
Directly below the recent messages on the home page, or at the top of the Message page, is a Search Archive button. You can type in keywords, including names or e-mail addresses, to search the message archives.

How to Chat

Yahoo Chat works on PCs and Macs with Internet Explorer 4.0 or later and Netscape Navigator 4.08 or later.

1. Click on Chat in the navigation list on the left side of the page.
2. Wait for the Chat system to load in your browser. This can take a minute or two; please be patient.
3. Type into the box marked Chat: and press Enter (or click Send) Your Yahoo ID is automatically added to what you say.

Guidelines for Hosted Chats
(Thanks to Louise Haynes for sharing these rules with us)

1. The main rule to follow is wait until you are called on.
2. The host is the traffic director and calls on speakers in order (if possible), example: Go Kristen//
3. The host knows you want to speak when you type ? or + and will keep a note of who is next to speak.
4. Use the special characters listed below to help our chats flow smoothly.

Special Characters

? (question mark)

If you want to ask a question, type a question mark.

+ (plus)

If you want to add a comment to the discussion at hand, type a +

… (3 dots)

It is a good idea if you have a lot to say, to cut your comments into smaller bits and follow each bit with three dots ... That way, the others don't have to wait for you to type in all of your remarks and can follow along a little at a time.

// (2 slashes)

When you finish your turn, type // for the host to know you have finished.

: (colon)

If you want to add a side comment, type : before your comment. (This is useful for gestures, facial expressions, afk [away from keyboard], etc. For example, :smiles, waves will show up in pink.)