What is the Rovers e-group?
The e-group is a group e-mail address that is used to communicate to all club members who are subscribed. There are a variety of uses for this forum such as:
- To invite others to join you on a last-minute day trip (ski, hike, bike ride, etc.) that was not announced at the previous meeting or posted on the Rovers website. Overnight trips may be sent to the e-group after the trip has been submitted for posting on the Rovers website.
- To get a feel for what kind of interest there might be for a trip you are considering coordinating.
- To alert members of an important event, issue (non-political), or change in plans or procedures.
- To post a trip report of a trip you recently coordinated or attended.
- To post a message to generate interest in certain activities or locations.
Subscription to the e-group is available to Minnesota Rovers club members only. Only current club members will be able to post messages and receive messages via email.
Guidelines
- Please use the e-group responsibly. Absolutely NO COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING for personal gain.
- Please always sign your name at the end of your post. Anonymous posts are not welcome.
- When replying to a message you receive via the e-group, first ask yourself, “Do 800+ people want to receive my reply or just the person who posted this message?” Using the REPLY button will send your reply to the person who posted the message only. Please use the REPLY TO ALL button responsibly!
- All posted messages reflect the opinion of the sender — not the views of the club. To keep this a positive environment, we request that all participants express their opinions in a positive, constructive manner.
- Minnesota Rovers Outdoors Club reserves the right to ban or restrict subscribers of this e-group.
- Minnesota Rovers members should not publicly post participants’ personally identifiable information (email address, phone number, etc.).
How to subscribe
If you are a current member* of Minnesota Rovers Outdoors Club and you are not already subscribed to the e-group:
- Visit groups.io and click the +Apply For Membership in This Group button
- Check your email for verification
- Please ALSO SEND US AN EMAIL to let us know who you are and include your name, membership number, and expiration date
- The e-group moderator will approve your subscription when your club membership is verified
- Once subscribed, to post a message, simply send an email to [email protected]
- To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
*If you are not a member of Minnesota Rovers Outdoors Club or your membership has expired, you can sign up or renew online.
Gear Swap Subgroup
We also have a separate subgroup for buying, selling, or trading gear. To join that group, login to your groups.io account, find the Subgroups link on the left, then you’ll see a list of subgroups available to join. Click on Gear Swap then click the +Join This Group button.
Too many emails?
You can log into the e-group and change your settings to no emails, digest, or summary. Read more tips on controlling the volume of messages in the Help Center.
If you haven’t already set up a password, click the “email me a link to log in” button — or if you have, just enter your email address and password.
You’ll find the settings under the Subscription link in the navigation.
If you want to completely leave the group, you can click the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of one of the email messages.
If you need help, send an e-mail to [email protected]
Any edits to this text should be made in the FAQ so it only has to be updated on one place.
(Rev. April 2022)
E-Group Guidelines