TABLE OF CONTENT
1. General Things
2. Becoming and being a member
3. Rules
4. Questions about this website

General things


Q: What is a mailinglist ?
A: A mailinglist is an Email-based form of communication between
several users. It has one special E Mail-address, and every message
which is send to this address will be received by every "subscriber"
of the mailinglist.
The receiving member can either reply directly to the list ( so every
member gets his reply), or to the original sender.

Q: Why is there a Steve Morse-Mailinglist ?
A: Well, of course Steve offers a lot of communication with the
discussion boards on his official website ( http://www.stevemorse.com ),
but a mailinglist is much more "personal", you don't have to open a
browser to read messages, and every member gets messages faster
and directly "to his front door".
This list�is supposed to be for discussing all�Steve Morse-related topics,�
like�his work with�the Steve Morse Band,�the Dixie Dregs,�Deep Purple,
�Kansas,�and about playing the�guitar, flying�planes....

Q: Who made this mailinglist, who's managing it ?
A: The list was established on April 23th 1999 by Eric, a�huge Steve Morse-
Fan. He sent invitations to several people he saw posting on the Morse-
messageboards, and soon the list had several members. Steve Morse himself
subscribed 2 days later and provides lots of answers and insider-
information to the list.
Eric himself wass moderating / managing, together with David Bova from
Australia. Nowadays,�the�hosting moderators�are�that same Dave and�Rose.
Contact�them�if you�experience technical problems regarding the�list �or�need
more�info.

Q: What is this website for ?
A: Good question =)
Well, this is our meeting-point. Here you can read filled out member-
surveys ( which are sent to the list from time to time to be filled out by
new members. No one HAS to fill it out though ), read news and
informations collected by our members, see announcements about the list.
Later we want to add a guitar-school, member pictures and concert-
reviews, and lots more stuff...stay tuned

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Becoming and being a member


Q: So, how can I learn about this list, how it works and etc.
A: Well, first of all, by reading this FAQ entirely. Here you will learn about
(un)subcribing, posting, our rules, managing your membership etc.
The Mailinglist-interface is located at
http://www.egroups.com/list/stevemorse.html
There you can read old messages, subscribe or unsubscribe, manage your
membership, post and more things.
The easier way to do all this is doing all this via E-Mail...I'll explain that
next !

Q: So, how can I become a member ?
A: Easily, just write a blank E Mail to [email protected]
and shortly after that, you will receive a welcome - message which tells you
about the list and how to use it. If you get an invitation to join instead, simply
follow the instructions in this invitation.
You can also write an Email to Dave or Rose with a short notice about your
wish to subscribe.

Q: If I subscribe, how many messages will I get every day ?
A: That differs. Sometimes�it's only around 5, sometimes more�than 40 or 50
messages,�or even up�to 80. The record was�100 postings a day.
If you got problems with your mailbox because of that, simply tell Dave, and
he can switch your membership to DIGEST-Mode.
If you're subscribed to that, you don't get all the individual messages. Instead,
you get one huge E Mail every day, containing the complete messages of that
day ( sometimes in a Text-File, attached to the digest-mail )
You can also switch to web-mode ( i.e. if you go on vacation and can't access
your E Mail-Box, but the web ). In webmode, you can read and post messages
through the mailinglist-interface.
Changes of membership-subscription are usually made by Dave. Just send him
an Email �with your�request, and he'll be glad to help you out !

Q: How do I post a message to the list ?
A: If you're a subscribed member, just send your message to the list-address:
[email protected]
Make sure that you fill out your subject line.
If you're not a member, you can also try to post to the list. But your message
will be send to the moderators for approval first. If they accept it, it will auto-
matically be send to the whole list.

Q: If I don't like the list, how do I unsubscribe ?
A: Either send a request to Rose or Dave, or write a blank E Mail to
[email protected]

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Rules

Of course�there are�rules.�These were made to make sure that�this list is
enjoyable for� everyone, and�to keep the list�clean�and focused. Here
�they are:

1. No�flaming and insulting !!!! Everyone�has�the right to say his opinion,�
but IMHO it should be�possible to�have discussions without insulting each
other. Please no�obscene language�( at�least�in�a tasteful�amount�),�and
if�you HAVE to start a "flame-war",�please use private E-Mail�for this.

2. The discussions�should stay mainly�related to�our main-topics:�Steve�Morse,
his work with all the�bands he has playing�in, his�articles,�his playing, even
flying planes. I�think this is a quite�huge area�to�start discussions.
It�is ok if�the�discussion goes�a�little "off topic" ( i.e. while talking about
influences of Steve�or related artists ), but cooking recipes�or personal�talk
with�a�friend on�the�list should be taken to private E-Mail.

3. No�files attached please !!! Attached files�can be meant nice,�but they�can
mean a serious�problems for several members with�their mail- boxes.�These�
mailboxes sometimes have a rather small�amount of�place�for
mails with attached files, so the�boxes may fill up due�to attached files�on list-postings.
If�you have got a file that�may be interesting for�the members of the list, ask�who�wants it
and send�it�to the persons that�reply, in a personal E-Mail. You�can�also send it to Eric,
who may put�it�up to the web,�where it�can be downloaded by�everyone who�wants it.
ATTENTION: If�you're on a provider who�automatically�attaches files�to your
�mails (i.e. commercials),�please try�to switch�that�off, or�make up an EMail-account�at
companies like Hotmail,�which is�free.

4. IN�CYBERSPACE, TYPING WITH�YOUR�CAPS/LOCK ON, LIKE THIS,�IS�THE
EQUIVALENT�ON�SHOUTING AT THE TOP OF�YOUR LUNGS. IT'S NOT
PLEASANT TO READ, EITHER.
PLEASE DON'T POST TO THE�LIST�WITH�YOUR�CAPS/LOCK�ON�FOR�THE
ENTIRE POST.

5. If you have got technical�problems�with�the list, or you�want to�change�your membership,
please�write an EMail to Rose or Dave,�don't�post this to�the list.

6. If you're a newbie, be patient ! We love to get new members, it keeps the
list alive and kicking. But please try to be patient if there's an ongoing
discussion, or some insider jokes.
Either ignore it or try to get an idea at our message-archive
( http://www.egroups.com/list/stevemorse.html).
Several people on this list (i.e. Rose, Mike Kissel, Dave, Carl and many more ) have been
on the list since it's beginning, they already know each other quite good, and if they refer
to an older discussion, an inside joke or "get personal", �please accept it. Things like that
are important for a list too, and give the whole thing a little more "human warmth" =)

7.�If you reply�to�another�persons�posting,�please copy the question or
comment you are referring to. Otherwise now one knows what you�are
talking about.�Let�me�give you an example:
"Hello, Yes, this CD is great, could anyone�tell me how�to get�it ?"
-Do�you�know which�CD this person�is�talking about ?-Me�neither. So�please:�Copy�the
sentence/question�or comment you are referring to. Only the same subject-
line�is usually not�informative enough,�since every member who�wants to
know what your posting is about�has�to check�the other postings first.

8�Short messages that�only contain comments like "I�agree"�or "me,�too" slow down�the
list, and are annoying and boring. Please,�copy�the comment�you
are referring too, and maybe�explain WHY you agree, disagree. Otherwise don't�post.

9. If you're subscribed to the digest-mode, please�don't copy�the whole
digest�if you are replying to one comment in�the digest.�This is extremely
annoying. Also,�make�sure that your subject�line�informs readers what you
are talking about.�Some E-Mail�programs�may automatically put the title of the
�digest�( i.e. "SMB-Digest #22) in the�subject-line, which is rather confusing.
Please�try�to�avoid�this.

I�think those few�rules are�quite acceptable. Please always�remember:�This�list should
be fun and a source of�information,�a forum for�every member. �Please�don't�try to limit
this by breaking one or�more of these�rules. This list is monitored,�and we�react to�every
violation of�the rules.

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QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS WEBSITE

Q: Who's hosting this website, who provides material ?
A: This website is hosted by Rose�Sharpe ( [email protected] ). She also
provides most of the material. But this website is supposed to be a database of/ for the
members of the list, so expect more material by them also.

Q: How can�I provide material�I would like�to�see on this website ?
A: If�you have�got pictures, reviews or�anything else�of interest that�you�would�like�to see on
this very�site,�just�contact�Rose through�the email-adress above, and�she will�tell you how to
transfer�the material (�i.e. by�Email transfer )