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- From: nelsonb@nospam.aztec.asu.edu (Bill Nelson)
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- Subject: [rec.scouting.guide+girl] Commonly asked questions (FAQ 3)
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- The Frequently Ask Questions (FAQ) files for all Scouting groups
- are archived at the following sites:
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- Subject: General Introduction -- rec.scouting.girl+guide
-
- Welcome to rec.scouting.girl+guide, the newsgroup for
- members of organizations associated with the World Association of Girl
- Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). All parties with an interest in this
- aspect of Scouting and Guiding are encouraged to participate
- in this group. This is the international forum for Girl Scouting and Guiding.
-
- This group discusses issues concerning guiding organizations and those
- that belong to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
- Cross-posting to other rec.scouting groups is strongly discouraged.
- Postings not related to Girl Scouting or Guiding are discouraged.
-
- Relavent Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) files are posted to each
- rec.scouting.* group. The FAQs of general interest to all the groups
- are posted in rec.scouting.misc.
-
- Please see FAQ #1 for our charter and important information
- about all the rec.scouting.* groups.
-
- If you are new to the group, please take a few minutes and post
- a note introducing yourself, tell what organization you are with,
- how long you have been involved, and what your special intrests
- are.
-
- If you have a useful item that hasn't been included in this FAQ, please
- do all of us the favor. Write it up and post it on rec.scouting.guide+girl.
- Drop me a copy too to make sure that I include it in this file.
-
- As the FAQ files are updated regularly, make sure that you have the
- latest copy in your hands. The release date of this FAQ is indicated in
- the line starting with "Last-Modified:" at the top of this file. Files
- older than three months should be considered as outdated.
-
- This file or parts of it may be freely used, printed and re-distributed
- as long as you enclose this paragraph and keep the references to the
- respective contributors and to the maintainer (listed below) intact.
-
- -- Bill Nelson <nelsonb@aztec.asu.edu>
-
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- Subject: Etiquette Guidelines -- Rec.scouting.issues
- From: Bill Nelson <nelsonb@aztec.asu.edu>
- Date: 30 April 1996
-
- *** ETIQUETTE GUIDELINES ***
-
- Before reading any further, please go to the newsgroup
- news.announce.newusers and read the posting: Rules for posting
- to Usenet. That message describes some of the rules of conduct
- on Usenet. Posters to the rec.scouting* hierarchy are
- expected to follow these rules.
-
- Read also the rec.scouting.* FAQ #1 which contains
- our charter and Etiquette guidelines specific to the
- rec.scouting* hierarchy.
-
- o Please remember the scope of this newsgroup is to discuss
- PROGRAM topics related to girl scouting and guiding,
- *not* issues. If you find that your discussion is going outside
- of this scope, please take it to another group or off-line.
- rec.scouting.issues is specifically setup to handle political
- issues related to scouting and guiding. Please post controversial
- topics there.
-
-
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-
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
-
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- Subject: Is this where I can get official information?
- From: Bill Nelson <nelsonb@aztec.asu.edu>
- Date: 12 Dec 1996
-
- Q. Is this where I can obtain official information from my
- organization?
-
- A. No, official information from organizations is not normally
- communicated via rec.scouting.guide+girl.
- Contact your local organization for official information and council.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Subject: Is there official information on the net?
- Date: 3 Oct 1998
-
- Q. Do scouting and guiding organizations have official information on the net?
-
- A. Yes, but there are not many sources for official information. Here
- are the ones we know about:
-
- Web pages:
- The GSUSA home page is at http://www.gsusa.org
- The WAGGGS Web page is at: http://www.wagggsworld.org
- The WAGGGS page also has links to other organizations
-
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- Subject: OK, where can I find unofficial (but useful) information then?
- Date: 3 Oct 1998
-
- Q. OK, where else can I find unofficial information then?
-
- A. There are plenty of places on the net to find unofficial information
- on US scouting organizations. For a few starting places see:
-
- http://www.usscouts.org
-
- For information of a international nature, or just some helpful hints
- See:
- http://members.xoom.com/WAGGGS_L_WEB/
- http://www.wagggsworld.org
-
- End of rec.scouting.guide+girl FAQ
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