HAYASTAN is a private mailing list is for the discussion of Armenian topics. This message provides introductory information, as well as a guide to what is and what is not welcome as a posting on the list, that will be helpful to new subscribers and to those contemplating a subscription. Please read it carefully. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the list administrators at
Hayastan-Request@usc.edu
To receive HAYASTAN, simply become a subscriber, and you'll receive the posted items in your email. There is a DIGEST option to Hayastan, which sends the subscriber one email message around midnight which contains all of the day's posts. To request the DIGEST option, follow the instructions below.
To post to the HAYASTAN mailing list, you simply send e-mail to hayastan@usc.edu. That mail is in turn forwarded to all the members of the list, giving you an instant forum for communication. It's the responsibility of the list's members to make sure that all submissions are topical, relevant, and contain useful information and in particular, respectful of the purposes of the lists
There is no cost to subscribing to Hayastan.
How to SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE
DO NOT SEND SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE requests to the WHOLE LIST!
To REMOVE yourself from this list, simply send a message to:
hayastan-REQUEST@usc.edu containing only the line:
unsubscribe hayastan YOUR-EMAIL-ADDRESS
To ADD yourself to the list, the line should be:(please, no signatures):
subscribe hayastan YOUR-EMAIL-ADDRESS YOUR-FULL-NAME
CHANGING your address is the same as unsubscribing the old and subscribing the new.
If you really need to talk to a human about the list, send mail to Hayastan-Admin@usc.edu, and someone will get back to you.
If your mail bounces repeatedly over the course of several days, your name may be removed from the list. In that event, it is up to you to resubscribe once your mailer becomes healthy again.
Recommendation for new members
As noted above, because the Hayastan list is unmoderated, you are urged to think carefully about what you post. At the same time, participation in these discussions, especially by new list members, is strongly encouraged.
It is recommended that new members spend a few days just listening to the discussions on the list, to get a feel for the dynamics of the electronic discussion process, and to get to know the personalities involved. Then they are encouraged to jump in with quality postings and debate. It is up to all members to see that the list gets used, that discussions are constructive, conducted with mutual courtesy and due respect, etc.
After a while, you will notice that some debates occur over and over. As new members join the list, the same questions tend to come up. Issues that are a century old are sometimes debated as if they're new. Currently, there is no FAQ (frequently-asked questions) sheet for this list.
Also, you will eventually get to know some of the people. The list is worldwide and includes Armenians from all corners of the Armenian diaspora, as well as from Armenia itself. They are drawn from a variety of different cultural/religious/political/linguistic backgrounds. It may be a cliche to say that dialogue is important to our communities, but it is. This is your opportunity to meet Armenians from numerous diverse backgrounds and communicate with them. In this respect, it is a very unique institution. Many lasting friendships have arisen from this list.
