What is this site? The Caza Ladron web site, which you are now exploring, is set up on a "Ning" social network base, i.e. it is designed for active input on the part of its members and officers. From hosting photos and videos to schedules and special events, a social site is very different from a regular, static web page which can only be updated by its webmaster. With a social network site, you get the opportunity for the members to form an online community of shared interests.
How do I participate? Your activity level on the page can vary from simply reading the fixture and checking directions to a location, or you can be very involved in ongoing conversations: You can post information from your page as a "blog," sort of an online diary ("Today KillerBeast hunted well, but wouldn't get on the trailer, but we're working through it. . . "and so on), or you can join a discussion group such as "Caza Ladron Special Event Planning" and exchange great breakfast ideas.
How can I stay connected moment to moment? If you'd like to be alerted to changes on the site, and you're using a web home page such as iGoogle, you can click the little orange "RSS" logo in the bottom corner of the "Latest Activity" box on the main page, and it will automatically feed that information to your web home page. To learn more about RSS feeds, here's a good description at SoftwareGarden.com
How do we protect our information? We have limited membership such that the public can only see the main front page, and details such as exact hunt locations are in the "members only" section, thus preventing those who do not wish us well from gaining access to our information. At the same time, should a friend wish to have access to our materials, we have the option of inviting them to become a part of our network.
How do I invite a friend to join the site? To encourage a potential hunt supporter to join this site, we are structured to require that you "invite" them from within the site, they then get an e-mail with a button saying "Click Here," and the web administrator then permits the new membership. Nonmembers can see only the first page.
Rules of the road: While all members of this site can post messages, comment on group discussions, add pictures and the like, we depend on each of our compatriots to maintain a companionable and dignified decorum. We have all seen blogs and discussion sites where inappropriate materials have damaged the integrity of the site, and we don't want that to happen here. To further hold to that line, this site will be moderated, and comments deemed inappropriate or embarrassing to either or both writer and intended recipient will be deleted. Caza Ladron maintains the right to modify materials in such cases and repeated violations can lead to the blocking of an individual's web page membership.
Guidelines for using the pages are listed below. Please be mindful when posting that a message should be in the service of Caza Ladron and the general ethic of foxhunting sportsmanship. Personal grandstanding is not appreciated and may result in removal from the list. Let's Keep a Low "STRESS" level on our pages:
Please be sure your posts are
S – Succinct … Be clear, crisp and compelling on all comments.
T - Timely … Don’t wait too long to reply on a subject.
R – Respectful … Treat one another with courtesy and respect. Discuss issues, not individuals.
E – Educational … Add to the discussion, don’t rehash old points.
S - Subject-oriented … Stick to the current subject or start a new, retitled thread.
S – Signed … anonimity leads to rashly phrased postings with lack of personal responsibility. Being held fully accountable for one's comments has a civilizing effect.
To see the full legalese of the Ning corporation's Terms of Use, please follow this link: http://networkcreators.ning.com/main/authorization/termsOfService?previousUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fnetworkcreators.ning.com%2F and be aware that Caza Ladron is a client of Ning and subject to these guidelines.
Nancy
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