Guest guest Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Jaya Guru Datta This is Prasad from Mysore Ashrama. It is distressing that members of Ashrama are soliciting / seeking donations on the . I urge and request people not to seek funds or entertain such requests. The very spirit of the group is alienated. Kindly observe. regards Prasad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Jai Guru Datta, I think that, the Jaigurudatta groups needs to take the following measures: 1. Set guidelines on the usage of this group (send out usage guidelines to all, and to new members when they join). has a feature to send special notification to a newly joned member, this feature should be utilized. 2. The group is unmanaged. The group owner needs to moderate group activity, or find a volunteer who can do so. 3. In the least, the group page should contain the following notice: "PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT SOLICITATIONS FOR FUNDS" The above measures were implemented for the Global - Datta Avadhoota Satsangh Sabhaa (gdass) and the Datta Avadhoota Satsangh Sabhaa - Atlanta (dassa) groups, at the very creation of the groups. see the links below. gdass/ dassa/ Dinesh Sthanki >dattapeetham >jaigurudatta > Seeking money on the >Mon, 06 Sep 2004 04:29:44 +0500 > >Jaya Guru Datta > >This is Prasad from Mysore Ashrama. >It is distressing that members of Ashrama are soliciting / seeking >donations on the . I urge >and request people not to seek funds or entertain such requests. The very >spirit of the group is alienated. > >Kindly observe. > >regards > >Prasad > _______________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Jai Guru Datta, I think that, the Jaigurudatta groups needs to take the following measures: 1. Set guidelines on the usage of this group (send out usage guidelines to all, and to new members when they join). has a feature to send special notification to a newly joned member, this feature should be utilized. 2. The group is unmanaged. The group owner needs to moderate group activity, or find a volunteer who can do so. 3. In the least, the group page should contain the following notice: "PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT SOLICITATIONS FOR FUNDS" The above measures were implemented for the Global - Datta Avadhoota Satsangh Sabhaa (gdass) and the Datta Avadhoota Satsangh Sabhaa - Atlanta (dassa) groups, at the very creation of the groups. see the links below. gdass/ dassa/ Dinesh Sthanki >dattapeetham >jaigurudatta > Seeking money on the >Mon, 06 Sep 2004 04:29:44 +0500 > >Jaya Guru Datta > >This is Prasad from Mysore Ashrama. >It is distressing that members of Ashrama are soliciting / seeking >donations on the . I urge >and request people not to seek funds or entertain such requests. The very >spirit of the group is alienated. > >Kindly observe. > >regards > >Prasad > _______________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 Jay Guru Datta. I am copying and pasting the file that goes out to anybody who joins the gdass group, as an example of guidelines that can be utilised by the jaigurudatta group moderator. If I can be of assistance, please let me know. Dinesh Sthanki THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS COPIED FROM THE FILE SENT TO ALL NEW MEMBERS OF GDASS ______________________________ Global Datta Avadhoota Satsangh Sabhaa Group To Serve, and to Glorify the Guru. Dear Friends, Firstly, let me welcome you to the Global Datta Avadhoota Satsangha Sabhaa. This group consists of Datta devotees from more than one Parampara (please always keep this fact in mind while referencing any personalities). Lately, we have had an increase in the number of Datta Devotees joining our group. Please encourage your friends, and relatives, of like minded interests, to join our group, as there are plans to invigorate satsangh activity, on a Global scale in the gdass group. There are certain objectives in mind that I intend to address, and hope you will bear with me. My sole objective is Datta Prachaar (what better way than disseminating satsangh material over the net globally). The issues I would like to address pertains to Moderation of this group, and are as follows: 1. Step up satsangha activity in this group, without increasing the number of emails going out to members. Proposal: a. Material submitted by members to be collected, by the moderator, and submitted in a single posting. b. All material to be submitted, to the group, in a standard format. c. The format shall identify the Submitter (submitter’s choice: real name, email address, or a ‘webname’ similar to a penname), and the source with links if any. d. The material to be limited to informational, and not conversational type i.e. no individual conversation between members via the group. e. The Title of the submitted email shall reflect the subject matter, or else it will be considered of a nature not pertaining to satsangh, and therefore the moderator shall not bother to open it. f. The posted material shall be compiled in a standard format, defined belo, by the moderator. g. The format shall include identifying the contributor (as provided by the contributor), and the source from which the material was gathered, if any. 2. Encourage members to introduce themselves more formally so we can break the ice and encourage a truly open satsangha forum. Come on, let’s not be shy, we are all Datta’s children, let us Glorify him in as many ways as we can. I don’t mean to sound like a religious zealot. 3. Request members to forward suggestions on an on going basis, and to provide a critique in the event of leaving the group, so the management of our group activities can be improved. Format for material submission: The e-mail subject shall indicate the appropriate subject. Submitter: The submitter shall provide an identity: email address, webname, or actual name. Source: The source of the article shall be provided and can be any or combinations of the following: 1. Ashram or institution name (remember we have Datta Devotees from more than one Ashram/parampra). 2. Webpage link 3. Book title, and author 4. Name of source authority if the contents are signed below in title such as ‘Swamiji’. Contents: The contents can be a question for members, an article from a web page, a quote from a book, a link to a sight of possible interest to members, an attachment of possible interest to members. Also requesting all members to change their settings to ‘individual e-mail’ if you do not know how, I can do it for you if you post an email requesting so. While I encourage everyone to submit material to the group, please do not flood the system, as moderation may itself become a chore. Why all this ? So we can have a good time conducting satsangha over the internet in an organized manner, without a barrage of e-mails, and yet provide all an opportunity to contribute towards satsangha. Lastly, ‘Global Datta Avadhoota Satsangh Sabhaa’ gdass pronounced gee-dass. What’s in the name ? The quality of dass (servant) is what us as devotees, have to work towards, so this acronym was placed in along with the idea of a global reach. . Jai Guru Datta to all !!! I hope that you will be an actively participating member and enjoy the satsangh. Glory be to my Datta forever and ever. Datta naama sukha daayi bhajare manaa Draam beeja mantra nitya japa re manaa … Dinesh Sthanki ______________________________ >"Srini Chundu" <srinichundu >"DINESH STHANKI" ><dsthanki,<mail,<dattapeetham >CC: <Dycusa >Re: Seeking money on the >Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:06:28 -0400 > >Prasadi/Rao Uncle: > >Jaya Guru Datta. > >There is a definite need (as Mr.Sthanki indicates) to moderate this group. >Frankly speaking, when I add a new member to our NJ group here, I am scared >to encourage the member to JAIGURUDATTA group for the reasons mentioned >here, and for the incidents happened in the past to this group (I am >referring to the spam, and obscene mails that this list got in the past). >And, unless they ask explicitly, I am not adding our new members to this >group. > >If you want us, we from NJ can moderate this group. We can talk about the >policies, etc. If you have someone already in your plans, please go >ahead. But, fact of the matter is, as Mr.Sthanki writes here, this group >needs to be moderated "here and now"....before it causes more untowards >incidents. At the moment, it is running like a reckless horse with no >shackles and without a master/moderator. > >Sri Guru Datta > >Srinivas Chundu >NJ > > - > DINESH STHANKI > jaigurudatta > Monday, September 06, 2004 12:15 PM > RE: Seeking money on the > > > Jai Guru Datta, > > I think that, the Jaigurudatta groups needs to take the following >measures: > > > 1. Set guidelines on the usage of this group > (send out usage guidelines to all, and to new members when they >join). > has a feature to send special notification to a newly >joned > member, this feature > should be utilized. > > 2. The group is unmanaged. The group owner needs to moderate group >activity, > or find a volunteer who can do so. > > 3. In the least, the group page should contain the following notice: > "PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT SOLICITATIONS FOR FUNDS" > > The above measures were implemented for the Global - Datta Avadhoota > Satsangh Sabhaa (gdass) and the Datta Avadhoota Satsangh Sabhaa - >Atlanta > (dassa) groups, at the very creation of the groups. see the links below. > > gdass/ > dassa/ > > Dinesh Sthanki > > > >dattapeetham > >jaigurudatta > > Seeking money on the > >Mon, 06 Sep 2004 04:29:44 +0500 > > > >Jaya Guru Datta > > > >This is Prasad from Mysore Ashrama. > >It is distressing that members of Ashrama are soliciting / seeking > >donations on the . I urge > >and request people not to seek funds or entertain such requests. The >very > >spirit of the group is alienated. > > > >Kindly observe. > > > >regards > > > >Prasad > > > > _______________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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