Hey, all.

Nothing bad here...but yahoo groups have a coupla irritating
quirks. Which is why we will eventually be migrating to our own
website. But in the interim, here's the scoop on posting to the
group...

1. When you post to the group, either by hitting post from within
the group or sending a note to "bigcrankcycling@yahooGROUPS.com",
that message will be distributed to all 150 some odd members.

2. If you really are just trying to email the group leadership, you
should send an email to "bigcrankcycling@..." (no GROUPS). Or
you can just email us individually.

3. When you receive email from the yahoo group (identifiable
because it comes from "bigcrankcycling@yahooGROUPS.com"), don't hit
the reply button in that message unless you really want your
response to go to every member on the distribution list. This can
be especially problematic if, say, Jay posts something on the group
and then you reply to the mass mail saying something complimentary
about Jay's, um, bike. That reply then goes to the whole email
distribution list and everyone knows how you feel about Jay's bike.
THAT would be embarassing if it was about something more personal.

4. Of course, if there is a post on the group that requires a mass
correction or addition of information, hit reply and send away. The
yahoo group will get it out to everyone.

5. If you get an email from the group and you have something to say
about it but not for public dissemination, then you can hit reply,
but you need to substitute the real recipients email address for
the "bigcrankcycling@yahooGROUPS.com" email addy that will be
there. OR to be safest, just start from scratch from your own email
program.

Again. None of this is a problem. Some mass posts and mass replies
are going to be exactly what we want. Some will just be embarassing
mistakes that will cause us all to chuckle. But wanted to make sure
you know what the group mail dynamic was to avoid that potential
embarassment.

If you have any questions, give Jay Hulsey a call at 314-600-8150.
Besides having a nice bike, he also knows how these weird yahoo
groups work pretty well.

Big Crank Cycling