Issue 3.12

Official NRHP Forum

What is the Hypno-Forum?

Hypno-Forum is a cyber-place where NRHP members can discuss their profession, their needs and wants and ideas. It is not the channel for the NRHP office or Board to disseminate information to it’s members. It is basically a newsgroup mailing list where everyone can contribute equally or just listen to the traffic.

It was originally created in 2002 in response to a need felt by some members to just keep in touch and discuss matters germane to the profession and in particular, members of the NRHP.

Am I Eligible to Join?

The basic requirement to be a member of this forum is to be a member of the NRHP in good standing. Ultimately, your eligibility will be determined by the moderator and the decision is final.

How do you subscribe to this email list?

Firstly, visit the NRHP website at www.nrhp.co.uk and log-in to the membership area. You will need your NRHP membership number to do this. This takes the format “NN-mmmm” where NN are year digits and mmmm is a unique 4 digit number. This security measure is under review and may change in the future.
Secondly, navigate to the section on the member’s web page about the forum and click the link “visit this group”. This will take you to “Google Groups” host page for the Forum and the rest should be fairly self explanatory from there.
How can I remove my name from this email list?

Visit the Google Groups NRHP Forum page and cancel your membership. Please note: the Nelson office DO NOT administer this forum so please if you have any technical queries please contact NRHPweb@gmail.com.

I'm having problems with my subscription, who can I contact?

Contact NRHPweb@gmail.com.

Who sponsors this list?

The list is not sponsored by anyone. The NRHP Board, whilst not administering the list, fully supports its role for members. However, the list is solely for it’s members’ discussions. Members who have anything to do with the management of the NRHP or any other body will not use this list to disseminate official policy or communicate with the membership on official issues, separate channels exist for those functions, although they may take part as individuals and practising therapists. When they do so, any opinions expressed will be their own personal opinions, not those of the Board.

How does this email list work?

Anyone who has access to the Internet and a valid email address, subject to membership requirements may subscribe to the NRHP Forum email list. Subscribers will receive a copy of every message sent to the posting address for the list.

You may set your delivery options to “digest” so that up to only one email appears in your inbox per day, or, you may switch off email deliveries altogether and just “dip in” when desired via the website.

If you wish to respond, post, or otherwise have your words sent to everyone on the list, send email, either by replying the message to which you are responding or sending a new email to the list address which is;.
nrhp-members@googlegroups.com.

The list management program is set up so selecting "Reply" in your e-mailer will send a message to the entire list. If you wish to respond individually to the sender of the message, be sure to address your message accordingly.

Is There A Hierarchy Here?

No. All members are equal. However, moderator adjudications are final in any dispute between members.

What is Netiquette?

There are informal rules of the internet which are termed "Netiquette." To help people use proper etiquette within this form of communication. Some examples of poor Netiquette. are;

• Not signing messages,
• Unsubscribing by sending mail to the posting address instead of the administrative address,
• TYPING IN ALL CAPS, (which is considered yelling).

 

This is a dynamic environment and netiquette is changing rapidly. All members should adhere to the following Acceptable Use Policy.

Acceptable Use Policy (aka AUP)

This forum is dedicated to free speech, openness and respect for others. Personal abuse or immoderate language will not be tolerated, nor will racial, religious, gender or political discrimination.

1. Remember that replies automatically go to the entire list. To respond to an individual, see the directions for your email software.
2. Never send attachments to the list. An attachment may contain a virus, may be in a format others cannot use, may not make it through some e-mail gateways, and will bog down both the list server and the mail server. (Large enough attachments will choke the list server.) - Don’t become a spammer!
3. Don't send styled text or HTML files, just plain text. HTML/MIME attachments are not allowed on this list.
4. Please quote only the relevant portion of messages you respond to -- and please quote some of the original message so others know what you're responding to.
5. Please keep "me too" and "agreed" messages off the list; these are best sent privately. I know it's tempting but just don't do it. If your posts ADD nothing to a message then POST nothing.
6. When asking a question, please include relevant information about the subject.
7. If you are going to use acronyms like EFT or REBT then spell out the acronym ONCE somewhere early in your text, unless this has been included in the original post and it is still visible.
8. When responding to a digest post, please change the subject to match that of the original message. If you wander off topic, start a new one. The subject line MUST reflect the content.
9. Please keep signature lines concise, preferably 6 lines or less.
10. Commercial postings are prohibited. Any address or domain posting such will be removed.
11. Treat your list neighbour as you wish to be treated. Address breaches of Netiquette. privately, not on the list. Assume the best, not the worst.
12. Finally, when you join this list, you are implicitly agreeing to these terms. If you disagree with something here, please do not ask to join.

Who is on the list? How can I get a copy of the E-mail addresses on the list?

No. This is to avoid spammers accessing databases to extend their knowledge base of live email addresses.

What tone is expected in the discussion and who will facilitate this?

Posts must be respectful at all times. This is enforced by me saying that “Any threatening or coercive behaviour, however cloaked or softened will result in immediate and irreversible expulsion without notice or reason.”

I subscribed, but get no messages. What's up?

It is possible to successfully subscribe with an incorrect email address. I check all bounced messages to determine why they bounced. If the address is invalid, I delete it from the subscriber list. If the problem is temporary, like a full mailbox, I'll keep the address on the list for a while, then delete it if the problem isn't resolved. If it is bounced by your mail server, I will attempt to contact your postmaster -- and copy the message to you.

Of course, since there's a problem with the email address, there may be no way I can contact you to tell you of the problem. :-(

I take an incredibly hard line against unsolicited commercial email. Everything possible will be done to combat SPAM.

John Thornley
Moderator – NRHP Forum