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On the outskirts of the Empty Zone, deep in Cyberspace, lies the home base of a small but deadly group of aliens, dedicated to the return of good animation to television and theater...starting with the Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers!
Okay, so we haven't had a lot of luck. We can only do so much with the personel we have. Plus, you know how the networks are...sigh. In the meantime, we hang out, and keep each other company. Not to mention argue (politely, please), post fanfic, trade ideas, and distribute what information we have. We're a rather informal bunch, to be honest, and off-topic conversations are fairly common (though we try to keep them to a minimum).
Do you have what it takes to join us? Of course you do. You're a Galaxy Ranger fan, after all. And we're not that huge of a list. (30-50 posts on a busy day, 10 or so on a slow one). To join us, all you need is an e-mail account.

Joining the List

To sign on, send an e-mail from your account to LISTSERV@LISTS.PSU.EDU. Leave the subject line blank (if that's not possible with your mail program, just make the subject something like "subscribe"). In the body of the message, write:

subscribe ranger-l yourfirstname, yourlastname

And that's it! Within moments, you should recieve a response from the ListServ machine, asking you to confirm your subscription. Simply follow the instructions they send. (This is usually just sending a message back that says "ok".)
Once you're confirmed, you should recieve a welcome letter from ListServ, containing instructions for posting, changing your account, and commands you can use. Save this letter! You may well need it in the future.
Now you're a member! To post a message to the list, simply send e-mail to RANGER-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU. Don't be shy, or ashamed to ask "stupid questions". We know it's been years since most people saw the show.
Need or want to leave the list, but you lost the instructions? Well, that's why we have a page now. To cancel your subscription, send e-mail to ListServ, with the message "unsubscribe ranger-l" or "signoff ranger-l".

A Word on List Manners

As I said earlier, we're an informal bunch, and we don't have an official moderator (though we do have a semi-official one.) That said, we do try to observe a few basic rules. They are:

  1. No Political Debate or Commentary. The closest we've gotten to a flamewar was the Left and the Right duking it out in the wake of 9-11. The List Mistress has therefore decreed that there will be no more political conversation. Period. Left, Right, Center or Outfield: please keep it to yourself or to private mailings.
  2. No FlameWars on list. The occasional offensive or just plain nasty post can't be avoided, but we can and do refuse to let it spiral into something worse.
  3. Try to act like an adult. We're all adults on this list, unless we have a few kids lurking in the background somewhere. Off-color language is fine, as is the occasional dirty joke. Weird behavior is tolerated, plain and simple immature jerks aren't.
  4. Don't send attachments to the list. It just doesn't work. The list members will get a lot of gibberish in their boxes, causing annoyance at the very least.
  5. When in doubt, do what Nettiquette advises. You can find the Rules of Nettiquette at http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/~rreaux/tutorial/internet/nettiquette.html. Good manners go a long way towards friendly conversation.

That's it. Don't worry about tons of regs, just have a good time. If you need help, don't be afraid to ask. We don't bite (usually ;).

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          Should you encounter further problems, and need basic information or assistance, e-mail me and I'll see what I can do for you.

          Should you encounter problems with the listserv machine, such as an account that won't unsubscribe to the list, you can contact the List Owner, our very own Mel C. Horse, at ChristyAG@aol.com. Please only contact her if absolutly necessary. Mel is very busy these days, and can only respond to your requests so fast.

Larry
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