Plan to Attend The
American Mensa AG
June 30 - July 4, 2011
In Portland Oregon
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Oregon Mensa Online
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Forms-L | Forum, Oregon Mensa List - the original, enormously popular, lively discussion E-List.
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Forms-PG | Powwow Gently - Our not so lively discussion E-List. |
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Forms-2030 | For members in their 20's and 30's |
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Forms-rg | An E-List for BeaveRG Regional Gathering Attendees. |
American Mensa Hosted Services |
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or.a | Oregon Mensa's
Announcements Only E-List. | | * |
or.g | The Regional Gathering Committee E-List. | |
We maintain two additional lists for management of the
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or.x | Oregon Mensa's Executive Committee (ExCom). | | * |
or.sre | Oregon Mensa's Shadowy Ruling Elite (SRE) (see below).
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Administrivia:
E-Lists for general communications between members are offered as a
free Member-to-Member service, hosted by our stalwart
Listmeister: Rob Knauerhase. We sometimes take his good works for
granted, in no small part because he does it so well, that nobody
ever has to think about it. We all thank you Rob.
E-Lists for
Oregon Mensa officer and volunteer activities and general
membership announcements, are hosted on the American Mensa Server.
Click one of the hotlinks above to subscribe to any of the public lists.
You'll need your American Mensa Login and Password from The Mensa Bulletin
or your membership card to subscribe to American Mensa hosted lists.
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Member-To-Member Services
Administered by Rob Knauerhase
Forms-L
(Forum, Oregon Mensa
List) is our original and enormously popular Mensa discussion E-Mail
list. On Forms-L we share ideas, jokes and opinions. We
discuss science, technology, current events, movies, food,
humor, and all of the things in which Mensans are known to
take interest. Yes, even religion, politics, and sex.
If you qualify for membership, you don't need to be told
that these topics get some folks excitable. You also know
that the ideas expressed in messages on Forms-L are solely
those of the individual Mensans, not all Mensans or Mensa
as an organization. The bylaws of American Mensa
say that Mensa can hold no opinions, which is a blessing,
because our members certainly have a great many.
Lively Discussions take place on Forms-L It should
come as no surprise that bright people get passionate about
the ideas in which they believe. There will be contributors
to Forms-L with whom you may often agree, and others with
whom you may rarely agree. Most will be in the middle, much
like the rest of real life. Your ideas and opinions are certainly most
welcome. However, you should be sure that what you say here
has been well thought out, because you can expect your ideas
to be examined and challenged there, even by people who
usually agree with your point of view.
Newcomers to Forms-L are often surprised to see that their
underlying presumptions about what is right and real can
shift with exposure to the thoughts of other bright minds.
It is important to remember that it's the idea that
is being challenged (and not infrequently dismissed), not the person.
You may see postings that at first glance look like
confrontation, but look closer. The rules of netiquette say that
attacking facts and ideas is fine, but attacking people
is off limits. A good rule of thumb when reading Forms-L is to remember
that the people debating ideas there are not angry with each other. Mostly.
Forms-PG is Oregon Mensa's "Powwow Gently" list.
If "Powwow Gently" is hard to remember, think "PG" rated movie.
The Forms-PG guidelines ask that you avoid confrontation
and topics that may lead to confrontation. Just as Forms-L often
hosts lively debate, Forms-PG is, well, call it: not so lively.
Still Mensan, but without the hot buttons.
Dead Horse Issues are forbidden on Forms-PG.
A Dead Horse issue is a topic that has
been fully debated, and people already have a strong opinion on it.
Nobody changes their opinions after further discussion, and the debates
tend to become circular.
Dead Horse issues include: Politics, Politicians, Guns, Abortion,
Religions, Religious Leaders... we hope you get the idea.
It's OK to beat that Dead Horse, but please beat it somewhere else.
Articles: It's OK to submit pointers to interesting articles
published elsewhere on the net, but don't post the whole article, unless the article in question is from a site that requires subscription or registration. In these cases, the polite thing to do is to copy and paste the entire article into a new message.
Otherwise give us the points you found compelling and a hotlink.
More than one article pointer a day is excessive.
Humor is risky, even if what you post is not risque. If you
do choose to post humor, kindly remove all the traces that it's been
forwarded eleventy-zillion times, and check the grammar.
Politics & Politicians, Crime & Punishment and so on,
get some folks all riled up. These discussions belong on Forms-L.
Forms-2030 If you've already had your 40th birthday, you may not subscribe to
this list. This is an E-List for adult M's in their 20's and 30's to communicate with
their age - peers, and to coordinate events they find interesting.
No, we won't explain age-peering, if you have to ask....
Forms-rg If you're registered for the next BeaveRG, or just thinking about it,
sign up for this list. Here is where the RG committee will make announcements,
and seek input. You can ask if anybody wants to share an offsite meal or
join you in a tour of a local Museums. Carpooling, roommate hook-ups etc. are also
on topic here.
American Mensa Hosted Services
Hosted on an American Mensa Limited Server.
or.a
We encourage all members to subscribe to our
Annoucements Only E-List. From time to time, you'll
see special announcements of events that were cooked up after our
paper newsletter deadline. You'll also get a (mostly) weekly
reminder of our local events calendar.
or.g
The Oregon Mensa BeaveRG Committee's E-List If you
think you might like to get involved, but aren't sure,
subscribing to this list and watching how things go, is a good
safe way to check it out.
or.x An E-List for Oregon Mensa's Executive Committee (ExCom).
or.sre An E-List for Oregon Mensa's Shadowy Ruling Elite (SRE).
It includes current and former officers of Oregon Mensa as well as people
who are actively involved in making things happen here.
Rumors that the SRE are conspiring to
Take Over The Worldtm
are greatly exaggerated. Honest. Just ask any of them.
Oregon Mensa's Bylaws
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