Behav-An....We're set and running smoothly...
Joseph J. Plaud
If you are receiving two postings of some messages it means that you are getting emails from both the "old" and "new" Behav-Ans. Shortly the listserv version will be suspended--you will need to do nothing to unsubscribe from the old system, and I encourage you to start enjoying the new Behav-An. Once again, I attach some helpful information for you. If you are having any problems, or have any questions, please write to me directly at joseph...@brown.edu or Ken Stephens at k...@operant.com.
I see that several individuals are already actively posting on the new system--EXCELLENT!!! We will eventually move all our five years of archives to the BVC, and now basically, my friends, our future is in YOUR hands. I really believe that whether you want to keep emailing or use our new enhanced web interface, the best times are truly ahead. As a reminder, to post a message to Behav-An, send it to:
behav-an@www.virtualcommunity.org
Away we go.......
Thank you.
Joe Plaud
Behav-An, the original and premier Internet site for behavior analysis has moved to the
Behavioral Virtual Community (BVC) of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies.
To join Behav-An, please go to: http://www.virtualcommunity.org:8080/~behav-an
and sign up as a new member on the Login Page.
What do I do on the Login Page?
There are three options presented: GUEST- this is an easy way to see
what's going on in BVC, without actually participating. But don't be a
"lurker!" BVC is a friendly place, and we welcome your participation. In
fact, it won't be the same without it. Don't be intimidated by posts by
names you recognize- even senior behavior analysts tend to be
approachable, particularly if you have something interesting to
contribute. When you click the Guest button, you will be taken to the main
BVC display. NEW USERS- this is what you want right now. Clicking on this
button will take you to a New User Information screen, where you will be
asked to enter certain basic information about yourself, as well as to
choose a Login name and a Password (don't forget to enter it twice to
confirm it!). You will also have a choice to make to "use frames" or not-
we recommend you use frames so that you can always see the list of
conferences in the left frame while other content is swapped in and out of
the right frame. Your Login name has to be unique, so don't be surprised
if you are told that your first choice is already taken- just try again.
There is more information that you can add later (find out how) to fill
out your profile for the benefit of other BVC participants who might want
to know a little more about you, such as your background, training,
interests, and current work. NAME and PASSWORD Login- this is for users
who have already gone through the process of establishing a Login name and
password. Don't forget to click the box marked "remember my password." It
will save you the trouble of logging in every time. When you click on the
Enter button, you will be taken to the main BVC display.
Once you are logged in and join us at the BVC at the Cambridge Center, you
can set your options.
Most of the conferences of BVC will be set up to allow participation by
e-mail for those who prefer this mode instead of through the user
interface of a web browser. However, this capability isn't automatically
enabled for each individual, since most will probably prefer the richer
experience of dealing with BVC through the web.
Choose the Format
Edit Your Profile. Near the bottom are three mutually exclusive "radio
buttons" labeled Non-digest, Digest, and Digest / ZIPped. Non-digest -
each message from a conference in which you participate via mailing list
will show up individually. Digest-once a day, you will get a mail
message containing all traffic from the previous 24 hours for that
conference. Digest/ZIPped - like Digest, but smaller because it's ZIPped.
You have to unZIP it before you can read it, but the download will go
quicker.
After you make any changes, don't forget to SAVE your profile.
Mailing Lists
Choose More... and then choose Mailing Lists. You will see a list of all
conferences on the current virtual board. Beside each one is a checkbox.
Check the conferences you want to come to you via e-mail.
Replying to a Posting
This could be a source of confusion, so pay particular attention to this.
DO NOT try to reply by simply using the reply button on your e-mail
browser! True, this will send a reply to "Listserver" but it won't be
properly posted to BVC. In fact, it may be bounced back to you.
Notice that the e-mail you received from BVC Listserver and the way it is
formatted. At the bottom of the message (if there are multiple messages in
a digest, it will be the line before the next message starts), there is a
very specific e-mail address which contains the name of the mailing list
and the number of the post to which you are replying, e.g.
mailto:behav-...@www.virtualcommunity.org sends a reply to message 168
in the conference which has radicalbehaviorist as its mailing list. Reply
to that address ^ depending on what e-mail client you are using, it might
be as easy as clicking on the link that it makes for you out of this
mailto: address.
Posting a New Topic
In the previous example, we replied to a specific message in the
conference which has the radicalbehaviorist mailing list. If you want to
post a new message (start a new topic) in that conference, just send your
message to behav-an@www.virtualcommunity.org You can always find the name
of the mailing list in other messages you've received from a particular
conference.
That's all there is to it. If you have any questions, please email me
directly at: joseph...@brown.edu or Ken Stephens at: k...@operant.com.
Our new web conferencing offers online Help for all major features,
and there is a list of Frequently Asked Questions. If you have
questions about a feature, look for the help button on the menubar
or read the FAQ. If you still can't figure it out, or if you have
trouble logging in the first time, send me an e-mail and I will
try to help.
We hope you join us at the Behavioral Virtual Community. Remember, just go to:
http://www.virtualcommunity.org:8080/~behav-an
John Eshleman
Joseph...@brown.edu writes:
<< Once you are logged in and join us at the BVC at the Cambridge Center,
you can set your options. >>
As I have found by trying to get to the "new" Behav-An via the
BVC page on www.behavior.org, you can't get there from BVC. At
least I can't, which means the system isn't "smooth" unless previous
users are simply written off. I can log into BVC and post messages
there. In fact, I have posted a couple under the heading "Can't
Login to Behav-An."
Also, when you are on the CCBS home page, and click on Virtual
Community, you go to a page where you are given a choice of
going "straight to Behavioral Virtual Community" or going "straight
to Behav-An." The "go straight to Behavioral Virtual Community"
is clickable, and takes you to the login page. There's nothing
to click on where it says "go straight to Behav-An." A person
cannot go "straight to Behav-An" from that page.
I am now starting to get the email messages from the "new"
Behav-An. But, in the list of new email messages, they're all
from "listmanager." In the old days, with "old" Behav-An, one could
see who posted a message, and if it came from a certain person
or persons, simply delete it unread. Now, with "new" Behav-An,
since you can't tell ahead of time who sent it, you have to open
it up, and see who it's from.
One of the advertised features of "new" Behav-An was the claimed
ability to click on a reply line at the end of a message, rather than
one's email reply button. Well, I don't know about others, but on
my AOL version 4.0 email, while I get the 3 lines, they're just straight
ASCII text. Nothing to click on. E.g., here are the 3 lines from a
message titled "On Behavior...":
To reply: mailto:behav-...@www.virtualcommunity.org
To start new topic: mailto:beha...@www.virtualcommunity.org
To login: http://www.virtualcommunity.org:8080/~behav-an
If you can click on anyone of those 3 lines, you have a better email
service than I do.
Ironically, the clickable links DO to come through with the
"old" Behav-An (the nodak.edu). So, it's not the case that, say,
AOL has email that can't handle clickable links! So, what gives?
Well, don't treat these comments as complaints, since no one
is under any contractual obligation to do so (one gets what one
pays for, and in this case, remember, Behav-An is free).
-- JE, encountering plenty of seams, turbulence, hurdles, potholes,
stuck manipulanda, empty food magazines, and other bumps
with the "new" Behav-An.
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