:: I've noticed that some people have customized
their colors,<br>:: how do you do that?<br><br>I heard
a rumor that at one time you could change the
colors of clubs. But I was around in clubs last year and
I don't recall seeing it. Perhaps it was a "beta"
test that didn't get implemented? Maybe there's a way,
but I just haven't seen it? Hard to say. <br><br>I
like the simple consistancy of Yahoo Clubs (as opposed
to Egroups, Delphi and Excite), and customizing
colors would be low on my list for Yahoo Club
improvements and changes. I can see how it'd be appealing
though. <br><br>Later on this evening (after I get
finished with my son's frisbee lesson [we be jammin!]), I
plan to post my Yahoo Club suggestion list again.
Watch for it.<br><br>Later folks,<br><br>Mark

:: can anyone tell me where to get pictures for
my club page? one<br>:: trick, i have webtv and
can't download - is it possible?<br><br>Hmmm... I
thought you could download and save images with WebTV? Is
there a WebTV without a hard drive? The one my friend
had did great video captures off his camcorder.
<br><br>But... if you can't... try this... BORROW them. If you
check out the logo for the Antispam club's home page,
you'll see that the image's link is
<a href=http://www.spamfree.org/help.gif
target=new>http://www.spamfree.org/help.gif</a> (I think?). That image is
fetched from
Spamfree.Org's site each time someone visits the club's home
page. In other words, I borrow that images link. First
I noted the URL for that image and then copied and
pasted it into the field in "Edit Settings" for the
club's picture/logo. I'm not sure if you have copy and
paste functions on WebTV, but you should be able to
find the image's URL, manually right it down (UPPER or
lower CASE is IMPORTANT sometimes) and then manually
enter the image's URL into the field for your club's
settings. Yahoo's code for the clubs will automagically
size the image to fit the space, so try to find an
image that's close to the size you want. Also, find an
image nobody will mind you using and on a semi-reliable
server. <br><br>:: second, how do you make those nifty
signature links? could someone<br>:: please explain it or
tell me where to find the instructions?<br><br>Those
links are URLs... web addresses. Yahoo Clubs
automagically turns anything between an<br>"<a href=http://
target=new>http://</a>" and a " "
(space) into a link. So... you type or paste the URL for
your club after your name to create a
"signature."<br><br>The URL for this club is
<a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/clubfoundersforum
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/clubfoundersforum</a> .<br> (NOTE
there's a SPACE between the URL and
the PERIOD in that sentence. If you don't end a URL
with a manual carraige return (ENTER) or a SPACE " "
Yahoo may add the PERIOD or whatever follows to the URL
and it may or may not work as a link.<br><br>Does
that help?<br><br>Good
luck!<br><br>Mark<br><a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/antispam
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/antispam</a>

that i'm on vacation for the next week. dont
worry about me. i'm just going to be back like Monday
next week at the latest i think. well have fun and
hope to cya soon. have a good day everybody. well,
gotta go, laterz<br><br>Love Always,<br>~Jen

Thanks for making this club. I had to delete
myself from the other club because it got too crazy. I
have a question about the colors of a club page: I've
noticed that some people have customized their colors,
how do you do that? Thanks a
lot.<br>Samantha_1013<br><a
href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/smartyoungxphilesclub
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/smartyoungxphilesclub</a>

THANKS FOR THE HELP GUYS....OOOPS FORGOT THE CAPS THING.....Thanks for the
help.....<br><br>Ghostcatcher99

i like this club already lol. i dont know about
the 'other club' but if that is what happens when a
club is featured, i want mine to NEVER be a featured
club. i rather have low membership and not a whole lot
participation then all that mumbo jumbo over there. i have 3
clubs that i'm co/founder of as of now and 1 of the 3
is doing very good. we have new members there almost
everyday. i dont put a url up cuz that is pointless and a
pure waste of time for most of us. oh and some of the
people over there that say 'come visit my club or die' i
think somebody said i was like um ok lol. well anyways
have a good day everybody. well, gotta go,
laterz<br><br>Love Always,<br>~Jen<br><br>ps if you want any info
about my clubs, just email me at
indygirlz1316@... and i'll get ya some info on them. just put
something like 'want club info' or something for the
heading of the email. if you wanna know what kinda person
i am, just check my profile out lol it is pretty
informative so to say :o)

thank you onliner for creating this club! i
couldn't stand the 'noise' over there. if that's what
happens when you're a featured club, count mine
out!<br><br>i have a few questions...<br><br>first, can anyone
tell me where to get pictures for my club page? one
trick, i have webtv and can't download - is it
possible?<br><br>second, how do you make those nifty signature links?
could someone please explain it or tell me where to
find the instructions?<br><br>and remember, don't join
my club :)

i saw that you read my message in the other club
that caused a little bickering in the other club.
well, i allready joined this club (the first time you
posted about it) and i like this a lot more. thanks for
starting this one up, also, for anyone that wants a club
banner for members to put on their homepages, i have a
3d f/x program that can make them i like 10min. so
just email me and i'll make you a banner(i'm bored).
my email is jond@...<br><br>thanks
<br>Jon<br><a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/trunkfulloffaygo
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/trunkfulloffaygo</a>

Needed a good grilling today...thanks.<br> That's
why i asked.... <br>Anyone interested in my
club(Florida's Threesomes Club) may contact me for URL. I think
I have solved most of my initial problems though
and have been bombarded by request to join..I put an
ad in Yahoo!classifieds and came home to 16 new
responses in less than five hours after the ads
posted!!!<br>Thanks!

I have used <a href=http://www.yahoo.com/info/support/contacts/
target=new>http://www.yahoo.com/info/support/contacts/</a>  <br>several times
and have even gotten a few answers...but, usually the answers were of no help...

:: How can we get more cool features for Yahoo
clubs? <br><br>I have used this email address,
clubs-feedback@..., at times. I sometimes, but not often, get a
response. I did stumble across a form to submit suggestions
to Yahoo the other day. I found a link to it at:
<a href=http://www.yahoo.com/info/support/contacts/
target=new>http://www.yahoo.com/info/support/contacts/</a> ,but I've never
received a response to anything I
submit via a form to Yahoo.<br><br>Do you think Yahoo's
suggestion inbox is so full of "Come see my club" or "Let me
know what you think of my web site" messages that it's
unusable? Considering what's tranpired at that "other"
founders club this weekend, it wouldn't surprise me in the
least.<br><br>Anyway... one can only hope that Yahoo monitors these kinds
of clubs for ideas and feedback. Perhaps if more
people send copies of same or similar suggestions to the
email address above, Yahoo might listen? I'll post my
suggestions list again tomorrow. (That's the post I began my
journey with at that "other" founders club.)
;-)<br><br>Good
day.<br><br>Mark<br><a href=http://help.yahoo.com/help/clubs/tour/
target=new>http://help.yahoo.com/help/clubs/tour/</a>

I have clubs in Yahoo, Excite, and Deja News.
I<br>prefer Yahoo clubs, but wish they had some of the
features that the other clubs do. Deja News lets<br>you
search for posts and also search newsgroups.<br>BTW,
newsgroups are great for posting info on your site. Be sure
that the newsgroup matches<br>your club's topic. If
possible post something<br>of interest and add a signature
with your club info. Excite lets you personalize your
club with HTML and post various topic and even upload
files<br>that others can download. How can we get more cool
features for Yahoo clubs? I love my Yahoo<br>clubs, but
the added features are sorely missing!

:: .U can go into the contacts of any
club,<br><br>Yes, thanks for mentioning that. I've done that myself
a few times. <br><br>I also occasionally peruse
Yahoo Message Boards for people vehemently opposed to
spam and invite them to my Antispam club. Ditto for
Beloiter's... I'll do a simple Message Board search (when it's
actually working) for "beloit" and read the posts that
show up. If they're Beloiter's and not in the club,
I'll send an invite to the alias they used for
posting.<br><br>:: getting the membership up in the"big numbers"
<br><br>There's no guarantee that "big numbers" = "Good club." As
an example, I need only point to the reason for this
club's creation. ;-) <br><br>:: wont happen overnight
and requires a little work.. Am I right on that?
<br><br>I'd say it's more than a little work. I have two
clubs (amongst a few others) that I founded and "work"
at everyday -- City of Beloit and Antispam. Why?
Because I think they're important enough to warrant the
effort. Other clubs I founded or co-founded, I check in
on when time permits or if I run across something of
interest to the club. <br><br>I use a "My Yahoo Clubs"
page as my browser's home page. That allows me to
easily monitor what's happening in all the clubs I'm
founder or member in. I also have another MY Yahoo page
for monitoring Yahoo Message boards that interest me.
This, I think, is quite helpful and I imagine Yahoo!
hopes we do this so they can get more eyeballs on the
banner ads they use at MY YAHOO. No matter... it's what
works for me and should work for others.<br><br>Good
day.<br><br>Mark

I tend to do the same as gypsy and check other
clubs fro members who I think will fit in and then
invite them.<br><br>chat problem<br>whilst in chat
myself and the members can see who is online it's whilst
in the homepage. If you scroll down to the chat room
info it says that members in = none so of course if
people think that noone is there then they will not come
in when infact there is usually someone there<br>All
the other clubs I go to's chat rooms work fine you
can see exactly who is in there before you
enter<br><br>At the moment we post to say that we are in and to
ignore it but it is a little annoying<br><br>sorry if
I've caused some confusion with this<br><br>Love
Angua<br><a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/psychoboysdiscworlddimension
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/psychoboysdiscworlddimension</a>

Also............U can go into the contacts of any
club, and get member names.I try to check them out a
little before inviteing that way, by reading some of
thier posts..etc..You can tell if they will 'fit in' at
your club sometimes.....<br>getting the membership up
in the"big numbers" wont happen overnight and
requires a little work..<br>Am I right on that?

:: post number 4 (I think that's it) would be summarily deleted <br>:: without
comment.<br><br>Oops!<br><br>Sorry about that... it's post number 6 (I hope
that's right this time!).<br><br>Mark

Ghostcatcher,<br><br>First lesson... turn off the
CAPS. It's considered SHOUTING online. <br><br>Read my
earlier post about increasing participation. Do look into
searching profiles here. There are copious help links and,
the skills you learn will often apply to other search
searches you may do on the 'net in the future. (AND... you
WILL use searches on the net -- all the time. You
might as well start learning.)<br><br>Go to profiles
and read the screens... it's not that hard. Start at
<a href=http://profiles.yahoo.com/ target=new>http://profiles.yahoo.com/</a> and
go from there.<br><br>Good day.<br><br>Mark

:: Are you going to delete members that do
ads?<br><br>No... deleting members is a bit extreme. But I will
delete the posts. If the members become obnoxious,
abusive or disruptive, I will delete them. But I have
never deleted ANY members in ANY club I founded for
abuse or inapproriate postings. I have removed content
from time-to-time, but always without comment unless
someone brings it up after-the-fact. Only once did I even
post a comment and that was required because the
members involved just did NOT realize their posts were
getting carried away (they didn't know I was deleting
them!). <br><br>One thing to remember with abusive
members... many, many times (always?) they do it because
they thrive on the attention it brings. Completely and
utterly ignoring them is your club's best weapon against
their abuse. That was true on BBSs in 1992 and it's
still true on the internet today. Human nature doesn't
vary due to the medium.<br><br>A rule of thumb to
follow... if your SIG is longer than your post or greater
than 4 lines... you have a problem. If your SIG
contains more content than your post, you have a problem.
There are currently two messages in this club that are
close to the edge of that rule of thumb (the one I'm
replying to now and (I think) post number 4). I haven't
deleted them... the club is young and they make fine,
though not definitive, examples of where to draw the
line. <br><br>All things considered, your post asked a
reasonable question. At a later date in this club's
development, post number 4 (I think that's it) would be
summarily deleted without comment.<br><br>Does this make
sense?<br><br>Mark

AM SORRY IF I SOUNDED LIKE I WAS "SPAMING" I HATE
THAT GARBAGE TOO. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO
TO GET MEMBERSHIP UP? I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SEACH
PROFILES EITHER,ARE THERE LISTS OF MEMBERS IN YAHOO! THAT
I CAN CHECK AND SEND INVITES?<br><br>GHOSTCATCHER99

Am curious........Are you going to delete members that do ads?..... I set down a
FEW
rules @ the start of my club and I delete(after ONE warning) when the rules
arent
followed?<br><br><br>KissinGypsyKissinGypsy<br><a
href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/wierdwackynworthless
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/wierdwackynworthless</a><br><a
href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/awakeallniteinwashington
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/awakeallniteinwashington</a><br><a
href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/allofwashington
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/allofwashington</a>

Hi folks!<br><br>I just posted this at the other,
"so-called" founders club. This is no doubt a commonly asked
question, so I'm re-posting it here. My apologies if you
already read it.<br><br>*****<br><br>:: Anybody got any
suggestions on increasing club participation? <br><br>Here's
a few general ideas:<br><br>1) First of all...
define your club's topic clearly and select an easy to
type and remember name as that becomes your club's
link.<br><br>2) Keep your club focused on its topic.<br><br>3)
Customize ALL areas of your club.<br><br>4) Search profiles
for the names of people interested in your club's
topic. (See #1... if you didn't originally define your
club clearly this will be VERY hard to do!)<br><br>5)
Use a link to your club as part of your "signature"
when posting in public forums or email (see below).
Make sure you post somthing topical though! Posts
saying "Hi... blah, blah, blah... followed by just a
long a plug for you club's is NOT good idea! Note this
post... it's CONTENT WITH SIG, not just SIG. Another
example: I use a link in my email sig to my City of Beloit
club, but ONLY because I send email to a lot of other
Beloiter's!<br><br>5) If, like on our hometown club, you have contacts
with other web site that share your club's topic, you
can ask them to place a link on their pages to your
club. (Example: I know the local newspaper's webmaster
and he gave our hometown club a VERY nice
placement!)<br><br>6) Judisciously use the "mail club members" feature
to enhance and remind members of the club. Let them
know about changes and additions to the club's
content. Let them know of special 'net events related to
the club's interest. Just make sure you don't abuse
it. You can also use it to cull "dead" members who no
longer have valid email addresses.<br><br>I think that's
enough for now...<br><br>Good
day.<br><br>Mark<br><a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/antispam
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/antispam</a>

:: especially after having read Yahoo Terms Of
Service. Any opinions??<br><br>Yahoo just changed the
usage terms at Geocities. I'm not sure if the changes
applied to Yahoo itself though. Go read all about... In
this club's NEWS area go and click the NewsClipper
link for "Yahoo! News". As of last night, that story
appeared near the top of the search.<br><br>(BTW...
customizing club content is a key way to make your club
worthwhile to MEMBERS. I know it might be a pain and seem
useless to some clubs, BUT you CAN customize NEWS to at
least somewhat match your club's theme. (This goes for
Photos, too.))<br><br>Another thing is: DO NOT UPLOAD THE
IMAGES or store them on YAHOO! Clubs! Use a LINK to the
image instead of the default UPLOAD option! If the
images do NOT exist on Yahoo's servers they have a much
weaker claim to the use of those images.
(IANAL!)<br><br>More generally, if you have been paid or are expecting
to be paid for articles or images you create, you
shouldn't be posting them on the 'net in the first place.
At least not until AFTER they've been published and
you've been paid. And you may not be able to then, as
many publishers own exclusive right to the content
they've purchased from you for some pre-determined length
of time. This is just good common sense.<br><br>Good
day.<br><br>Mark

Hello! Just wondering if it's advisable to post
photos in our respective clubs, especially after having
read Yahoo Terms Of Service. Any opinions???
<br><br><br>Billy<br><br>P.S. This club is far better than the one currently
being "promoted". Deleted myself<br>today... all those
damn "join my club" posts<br>were really giving me a
migrane!

:: our site on the links page<br><br>Let's stick
to the basics. <br><br>The links page should be for
resources to help founders. There's a limit of 100 links.
If someone is looking for information on the web to
help them in their role as founder, why should they
page through useless links anymore than they page
through useless postings on the message board?
<br><br>Specific clubs can be of extremely limited interest to
others. Most probably appeal less than 1% of members of
visitors. Put your club link in the comment line for the
contacts list, or in your profile, or use it as part of
your "sig" when posting. So please do not clutter up
the message board, photos, and links areas with ads
for other clubs.<br><br>Good day.<br><br>Mark
<br><a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/antispam
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/antispam</a>

I just deleted myself from the other founders
club and joined this one. I am also currently growing
a club geared toward adults, and the other club was
full of teenie-boppers promoting their sites. Maybe I
can pick up some helpful info. here when I need it.
Can we post a link, though, to our site on the links
page to let other members of this club, view and
critique(give helpful suggestions on how to promote) their
particular site?

wow, my head doesn't hurt anymore trying to dig
through all those useless posted messages in the other
club. thanks for starting this one up. don't have much
on my mind so i guess this is it for
now<br><br>Jon<br><a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/trunkfulloffaygo
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/trunkfulloffaygo</a>

:: msg on the homepage says that is it emty
rather than listing <br>:: who is is. <br><br>Well...
you probably already know that the chat is flakey. I
find that I must use the browser's forward and back
buttons to leave chat or re-enter it after leaving.
Anything else and it "locks" up or won't initialize. But
that's another problem.<br><br>Offhand, I'd say your
problem is with your browser not re-loading an updated
page -- it's reading your cached copy so those who
entered chat aren't showing up. (I use Netscape.)
Course... those in chat won't show up until after it's
initialized which, depending on a lot of variables, can take
much longer time for some than others.<br> <br>I
suggest try clicking your "Reload" button (or whatever
your browser calls it) and seeing if that
helps.<br><br>Welcome to the club!<br><br>Mark

So far I'm a member of about 15 clubs and a
founder of 2. In the disworld clubs most members are
members of all the other clubs which really annoys some
of the founders. (although I can't complain -
lol).<br>I have a great bunch of regulars in the club and we
have quite a bit going on so there is always something
to talk about<br>(writing a story, fan art, recent
photos of ourselves, cast list for the discworld film,
and a members baby photo competition)<br>As well as
weekly chats<br>I have only got 50 members so it is nice
and manigable with about 16 regulars.<br><br>At the
moment I have one problem and that is that whenever we
go into the chat room although there are people in
there the msg on the homepage says that is it emty
rather than listing who is is. We have got round this so
far by posting a short msg on the board to say that
we are in.<br><br>Love
Angua<br><a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/psychoboysdiscworlddimension
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/psychoboysdiscworlddimension</a>

I've already added the following URLS to the
club's LINKS area. These are the basic helpful links any
Yahoo! club founder or member should be familiar
with.<br><br><br>Yahoo! Clubs Help - Founder's
Guide<br><br><a href=http://help.yahoo.com/help/clubs/cfound/
target=new>http://help.yahoo.com/help/clubs/cfound/</a><br><br><br>Yahoo! Clubs
-
Tour<br><br><a href=http://help.yahoo.com/help/clubs/tour/index.html
target=new>http://help.yahoo.com/help/clubs/tour/index.html</a><br><br><br>Yahoo\
! Clubs - Guided
Tour<br><br><a href=http://help.yahoo.com/help/clubs/tour/clubstour/index.html
target=new>http://help.yahoo.com/help/clubs/tour/clubstour/index.html</a><br><br\
><br>You've gotta start somewhere and that might as well be
at the beginning for now.<br><br>Good
night.<br><br>Mark

Yup... the subject sums it up. After seeing a
HUGE and FEATURED founders club going bonkers with not
much more than advertisements for other clubs, I
(reluctantly) decided to create this club.<br><br>Don't post
JUST to advertise your clubs. Listing your club in
your signature or comment space is perfectly
acceptable just make sure there's content in your post (NO
"hi club...signature" ad/posts). <br><br>Post
something about being a Yahoo Club founder or member. What
suggestions do you have for improving Yahoo Clubs? What works
for growing your club? When is it a good idea to
create an unlisted club? How do you manage the role of
founder on multiple clubs? How do you manage playing
founder on one club and member on others? How do you
promote chat events? There is power in
numbers.<br><br>Ask "How to" questions: "How do you do...[function of
your choice]?" We all have to learn
somewhere.<br><br>Through the contributions of its members this club can
become a powerful voice for education, quality, change
and improvement in Yahoo Clubs -- provided we work
and focus on that as our collective goal.<br><br>Good
day.<br><br>Mark