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DISCUSSION GROUPS

VOCABULARY

POST: A term used to mean a letter sent to the group, or the action of writing a letter to the group.
RESPOND: To write a letter in reply to one you read in the group
NG: News Groups, a form of Discussion group
FLAME: To attack a person or their views with a negative post.
MODERATOR- A person from WEB-TV who controls what is posted in a discussion group. Only some groups are moderated. Un-moderated groups are uncensored.
THREAD; A topic of a posting, Future postings are arranged by topic or thread.

T he Discussion Group is a very popular feature of the internet, and of course WEB-TV gives you access to this form of modern communication.

T his takes an old Idea, the Bulletin board, and uses it in an electronic form. Say for example you have a question about training Dogs. You could find a group that covers the topic, dogs, and then post your question. Over a matter of hours, or days you will see every reply people have made to your request for information.

It is important to realize that you are posting in a Public forum and that all types of people will see your comments and your e-mail address. You may recieve unwanted spam mail if you post frequently in certain discussion groups. Also you must be aware that most groups are un-moderated and therefore may contain objectionable comments or pictures. Choose your subject carefully.

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HOW TO GET STARTED

To access these discussion groups follow these steps:

1) Click on COMMUNITY on your home page

2) Choose DISCUSS

3) You will see a screen that has 6 featured groups, and a menu on the left, and a search box at the bottom.

4) The Menu Options on the left are ALL GROUPS, and HELP.

5) If you choose ALL GROUPS, the following list of choices will appear:
a) ALT.- Alternative Groups-anything goes
b) Recreation- Topics include most hobbies and entertainment
c) SOCIAL- Groups talking about various social issues
d) TALK- various assorted topics
e) WEB-TV- a disscussion group Just for US
f) SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY- various groups with these themes.
g) MISCELLANOUS- Groups that do not quite fit in a catagory
h) USA STATES- Groups from the state of your choice
i) USA CITIES- Groups from various US cities
j) USA REGIONS- groups from various regions of the country
k) COLLAGES & UNIVERSITIES- find out information on higher education
l) INTERNATIONAL- groups from all over the world

Y ou will find these groups can be entertaining, informative and even a great spot to buy or sell items.

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