Welcome Team

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We are the iPeace Welcome Team who post the 'official' welcome message to each and every new member.

Website: http://www.ipeace.me/group/welcometeam
Location: Global
Members: 26
Latest Activity: Dec 12, 2012

WHO WE ARE and WHAT WE DO. === PLEASE READ

We are active volunteers from all over the world who welcome new members to the iPeace network. We use a pre-written message - you do NOT write your own. We work from 5 minutes to a few hours at a time several times a week or more often when we find it necessary. We don’t have rigid schedules and all help is much appreciated!

FOR NEW MEMBERS of the WELCOME TEAM

A team member will be happy to help you get started. Here is what you should do:

Leave a comment on the Comment Wall below to indicate that you've read this. If we do not see a comment from you, we will assume you did not understand that this is a working group and we may then remove you as a member. We do that to have an accurate count of the pool of active volunteers.
Open the attached file at the end of the Please use THIS code for welcoming discussion below, and save it on your computer's desktop, or as a draft somewhere, in a place that works best for you.
Replace the yyy with your name, in the signature at the bottom of the code you saved on your computer.
Before starting to welcome new members, please go to the Practice posting the code here discussion. As a direct reply to that discussion, paste a copy of what you've saved on your computer. This way, we can all see whether it will look exactly as it should when you welcome a new member.
Then please indicate on the Comment Wall that you've put a practice copy in Practice posting the code here. Mention there if you notice any problems.
Please do not start welcoming new members until a more experienced member of the team has ok'd your sample.
Then you will be ready to paste the code you've saved in each new member's comments box, replacing the XXX, after the Hello near the top, with the new member's name.

FOR ALL MEMBERS of the WELCOME TEAM

Once you have proved that you can use the Standard Welcome Code, here is what you should do:

Please visit this team page often, even when you are not welcoming. You can chat with other members, catch up on any new info, ask questions, or just unwind and relax with the friends you make here.
Indicate on the Comment Wall below when you are ready to do some welcoming. If nobody is actively welcoming, look for the last comment posted below on the Comment Wall with the name of the last new person welcomed. You will begin to the left of that person, working right to left, bottom to top. This way all new members get welcomed in the order they became members and avoids anyone being by-passed.
Note that the newest member of iPeace is the member on the left of the top row of the Members page.
When you stop welcoming, indicate on the Comment Wall below who the last new member you've welcomed is.

This is an active group. That is why any member who remains inactive for one month or more, without justification, may be banned from the welcome team. Do not be hurt or alarmed if you were banned from this group simply because you were not active. We do that because it is the only option available to the Administrators of the group that Ning.com offers to enable the removal of inactive members. We wish to maintain the 'working' aspect of the group. If you want to take an active role in the group again just contact a member of the Administration and your membership of the group will be reinstated.

SPAM: As iPeace grows, spamming will also unfortunately grow. Without the Welcome Team actively checking new members pages, we can not identify all of the spammers. Please report suspected spammers here Reporting this to administration or in the Members Spamming discussion below.

Thank you all for your valued contributions...
...The iPeace Administration team

Discussion Forum

Members Spamming

Started by Hope. Last reply by Maria Shipka Jul 29, 2011. 562 Replies 0 Likes

If anyone sees a member spamming (sending out multiple messages advertising another site or advert) can they let any of the Network admin know immediately. iPeace have very clear guidelines laid down…Continue

Practice posting the code here

Started by Paul RETI. Last reply by Maria Shipka Mar 30, 2011. 88 Replies 0 Likes

The standard version of the Welcome Code is distributed in Rich Text (*.rtf) format. You'd normally open that file with a program like Microsoft's Word or OpenOfffice's Writer.Some new members of the…Continue

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Comment by Les Derbyshire on May 11, 2010 at 12:37am: OK, I'll take a look and see if there are any more to be welcomed - or otherwise!

Comment by Leah D (Pixie) on May 10, 2010 at 9:31pm: Yes Maria, is a program prob , I will get sorted out soon.. No today is most likely not going to be day I start as the Teams Honorary "Spammer Slammer" :D As Vicky said, I'm not" official" Welcome Team ,yet..I'm going to help out with catching those pesky Spammers! Vicky said in note 2 me
" you can join Leah,spamers slamer" So, I liked that name & what I shall be..
would love my own Spam warning message..signed by the ipeace Spamers Slammer, LOL but ah, we are to be in agreement of official codes of Team..
I do have good since of humor..keeps me happy ipeacing.

LOl Les, Okay..we'll try..but think is too late,already have,but not completely..:))

Comment by Les Derbyshire on May 10, 2010 at 8:56pm: The day is just a little second-hand by the time you get it Leah but we'll try not to wear it out completely!

Comment by Leah D (Pixie) on May 10, 2010 at 7:41pm: Maria, I c u now,on chat..I'm there,I'm here. chasing you round ipeace..

Comment by Leah D (Pixie) on May 10, 2010 at 7:33pm: oh, sorry..u did? Where did u try chat with me? Yes Maria, I have read the "Who We Are, and WHAT WE DO "many times. you see I have been following,reading ALL of Welcome Team, a very long time :)
I considered joining a long time ago..but did not want that much responsibility..I take such responsibility very seriously. I don't do anything unless 100% committed. As I told Vicky,b4 I was invited & joining..My intent here is to catch & warn spammers..I will do Welcoming as am able & will always follow the guidelines here ,as stated above. I read & re read many many times.
I am practicing codes,but i do need my Des to explain what he has done to my programs on laptop..?
I still can't see new members joining? Yes, I "think" I have the codes for welcoming,I saved in a word document & the spam warning too. but des isn't home yet,so I can't get 2 work yet..let u know soon as I do..ok

Comment by Leah D (Pixie) on May 10, 2010 at 6:59pm: Hello back Dear Maria,
Ok..yes I have codes saved and trying to practice them, my sweet hubby to be Des,made sum changes*geekified* my laptop,lol well my simple to use programs,aren't quite so simple now..he is on way home from Ireland & will tt him when he returns to Scotland this afternoon. He will tell me how to fix the complicated versions of programs on my laptop to me, I think I've got the hang of it..but need tt Des before I can begin.
Thank you Maria,yes I will..ok. Not sure if will be able to do today?
Oh, why am I not getting info. of New Members ? I can not see new members joining? do i need click follow,or something?
Thanks!

Comment by Leah D (Pixie) on May 10, 2010 at 4:46pm: Your Welcome for the dance Les, I felt better too :)) Dancin is good for the soul & good excercise too..

cheers x

Comment by Leah D (Pixie) on May 10, 2010 at 4:42pm: Good Morning or?,
okay, I have the red flag code,,(thx Les!) saved to a word document ..with my name in replace of the YYY...am ready to go get 'em..spammers beware..new sheriff is in town,lol..but seriously,all I need now is to practice it a bit,maybe? and go find me sum spammers..So, now what Welcome team friends?
Love & Smiles :)

Comment by Les Derbyshire on May 10, 2010 at 1:08am: Thanks for the dance Leah, and you too Maria. I feel so much better for that!

Comment by Leah D (Pixie) on May 9, 2010 at 2:40pm: Thanks so Maria! and Paul,Les..have missed dancing with u Les :)
Happy Sunday & Mum's Day All..Yes,I need a lil practice on the code and will leave questions here.
Hug & Smile : )