There are going to be a lot of changes made in 2004, and some of them
are starting now.
One of these changes is in the organization and usage of the tangophilia
announcements list. I\’m going to be moving the tangophilia
announcements list (tangophilia@yahoogroups.com) off of the Yahoo Groups
service and onto my own server. Some of my reasons are the increasing
limitations that Yahoo is placing on the Groups service, as well as
Yahoo\’s tendency toward more and more marketing messages to people that
don\’t manually opt-out of all the marketing preferences that Yahoo likes
to push.
My other reasons are to be able to provide more relevant information to
the people that want it. While some of you may want to see
announcements on everything tango related, some only want to see info on
classes, or else just music events, or just workshops. Some of you are
subscribed to multiple lists and see some duplication, while some of you
miss out on a lot because you rely only on one list. My solution is to
move the list to my own server, and to provide other lists that are more
tailored to specific interests. You can sign up for the all-inclusive
list or opt to subscribe only to those lists that are most relevant to
your interests.
There are going to be a lot of changes made in 2004, and some of them
are starting now.
One of these changes is in the organization and usage of the tangophilia
announcements list. I\’m going to be moving the tangophilia
announcements list (tangophilia@yahoogroups.com) off of the Yahoo Groups
service and onto my own server. Some of my reasons are the increasing
limitations that Yahoo is placing on the Groups service, as well as
Yahoo\’s tendency toward more and more marketing messages to people that
don\’t manually opt-out of all the marketing preferences that Yahoo likes
to push.
My other reasons are to be able to provide more relevant information to
the people that want it. While some of you may want to see
announcements on everything tango related, some only want to see info on
classes, or else just music events, or just workshops. Some of you are
subscribed to multiple lists and see some duplication, while some of you
miss out on a lot because you rely only on one list. My solution is to
move the list to my own server, and to provide other lists that are more
tailored to specific interests. You can sign up for the all-inclusive
list or opt to subscribe only to those lists that are most relevant to
your interests.
If you\’d like to unsubscribe from the list entirely, before I migrate,
send an empty email to tangophilia-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com before
noon on Dec 24. All email addresses still on the list after that time
will be moved to the new list
triangle-allevents-announcelist@tangophilia.com. During migration, you
may expect a few technical messages to be sent out. Hopefully, if
everything goes well, you\’ll only receive one or two additional
messages. After migration, you\’ll also be able to easily unsubscribe or
subscribe as you choose. I\’ll be providing detailed instructions about
managing your subscriptions once the migration is complete.
The hierarchies currently are as follows.
Local hierarchy
triangle-allevents-announcelist
This list is the most inclusive of all events of interest to local
people, including events held out-of-town. Almost all announcements
made to the other announcelists will be posted here.
triangle-classes-announcelist
For people that want to be informed only about classes offered by
Tangophilia in the Triangle.
triangle-workshops-announcelist
For people that want to be informed only about special workshops
offered by Tangophilia in the Triangle, including those by visiting
instructors. This list is ideal for people from out of town that would
consider traveling to the Triangle for workshops.
triangle-dances-announcelist
For people that want to be informed only about milongas/social dances
offered in the Triangle. This list might not be limited to just
Tangophilia events.
triangle-music-announcelist
For people that want to be informed only about live tango music offered
in the Triangle, or other events that would be of interest to fans of
the music. This list might tend to include the occasional announcement
about some non-tango music as well.
triangle-performances-announcelist
For people that want to be informed only about performances and
demonstrations by Tangophilia in the Triangle.
triangle-classes-discusslist
For people attending classes offered by Tangophilia in the Triangle
that would like to be able to discuss material presented in the classes
with fellow students or the instructor.
perworkshop-discusslist
For each special workshop, I\’ll create a special list for people
registered for the workshop. This will be a channel for special
announcements related to the workshop as well as a discussion channel
(for a limited time) for participants in the workshop. These lists
might be employed for 1 month prior and 1 month after a workshop.
NC hierarchy
nc-allevents-announcelist
For people around North Carolina that want to be informed only about
events held outside of the Triangle. This list may occasionally mention
events outside the state and is not necessarily limited to Tangophilia
events.
Wilmington hierarchy
wilmington-allevents-announcelist
For people that want to be informed only about tango classes and events
offered in the Wilmington area. This list will include events offered
by Tangophilia and Verna Jordan, as well as other events of tango interest.
Other
blog-announcelist@tangophilia.com
This list will receive announcements when I post updates to the blog or the photo gallery.
This list is exclusive of the other lists.
I hope you find the new lists to be helpful and informative!
Happy Holidays!
Jason