ShaunW and GerryG have been beavering away at activies far removed from greasy engines and slippery masts over the past few months. What follows is the initial fruits of their labours. To develop the project, they now need co-operation of  EVERYONE on the mailing list of MSTS Groups. Your input is vital and we really beg for feedback and ASAP.

 

This activity should occupy you for an hour or two, while keeping you out of harm's way. It will also act as an informal training session in using the web to YOUR best advantage and that of the Society. Communication or lack of it is the root cause of the considerable amount of disquiet in the Society.

 

Smart and all as G&S are, they don't know whether it is possible to get into the internal workings of YAHOO GROUPS without having a YAHOO address bonded to Groups. We want feedback from "Anyone" , "Someone" , "Everyone" , who does NOT have a YAHOO identity, but can and does receive THIS MESSAGE and can complete the exercise which follows!

 

This exercise is designed to test whether everyone in Groups can actually access and use what is a very powerful facility. We KNOW it works for those who have a YAHOO addy. Your responses to this experiment are to be sent to

 

" southockendon@googlemail.com "

 

AND NO OTHER

and do it, please, by COMPOSING a message
rather than hitting the "REPLY" button.
We can do without 75 replies coming on "Groups"

Is that OK with everyone? Then; let's go.

 

BEFORE YOU START THIS QUEST

 

Copy, Paste and Print all that follows to the very end of the message:

Unless, like us, you are computer whizz-kids.
Trust us on this! It will make it much easier!

START YOU CUT AND PASTE FROM HERE

_____________________________________

Go to www.yahoo.co.uk
On the Homepage, look for an alphabetic listing.
When you have located it, click on "GROUPS"
Sign in with your YAHOO ID and password.

(Or not! This is the point you may come unstuck)

 

Under the heading "MY GROUPS" (top left corner)
you should see, in LILAC colouring,     "MSTS_KJ"
Click on "MSTS_KJ"

You have arrived at your destination.

 

 

NOTE: All THE photos you are about to see were provided
by either Mike Cloy or Gerry Goldner, and may be subject
to their (or someone else's) copyright. Please contact
either Mike or Gerry directly for permission before even
CONSIDERING downloading them for any purpose: NOTE

 

 

Along the left margin, find "PHOTOS"
Click on "PHOTOS". You should see 16.
Along the top edge find "SLIDESHOW"
Click on "SLIDESHOW".
Along the top is a control bar.
The black square freezes any frame on screen.
The other controls you will EASILY figure out.

 

Once you have assumed control of the system:
Stop at slide number 6: "Anyone seen my Oakleys"
This slide demonstrates what a bowsprit is for.

 

Now! Was that fun or was it fun!

Tell us at 

" southockendon@googlemail.com "

All messages will be treated, as always,
with a total lack of confidentially and dis-respect.

 

"The Ship is Ready to Sail"