Please Give our new Website a Try!

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IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS

from Ellen

As you all are aware, we have been working on some sort of a *spreadsheet* in

order that we could enhance the Topica site............Bobby R. has shared his

expertise with us and has come up with a new great website. D. is

currently working on some other great features. We will still have the same

information and support and the same nice people as we had on the Topica site.

Egroups is very similar to Topica, except it has many other wonderful features.

With the change over to egroups, we now have a *database* where we can collect

information in a simple viewable/printable format. You would also have access

to a member's Profile, if he chose to release it to other members. Each message

is numbered for easy referral. Your message can be *previewed* and *edited*

before sending it off. Each member can create a Poll and take a vote. Messages

can be sorted by medications, sex, age, location, etc. We can post links such

as the many Websites our members have referred to on Topica Board to create a

permanent and easy referral system. We even have a Chat Room. This is only a

few of the capabilities of this new website. If you go to the Main Page, you

will see all the features listed on the left hand side of the page. Go through

them.....click each one. Please!

MOST IMPORTANT (NO E-MAIL): If you are getting the numerous e-mails, and I

agree, they are numerous - as on the Topica Board, you can change your setting

on egroups to *no e-mail*. In this way, similar to Topica, you may view your

messages on the website at your convenience. You can do this by following the

instructions below:

(1) Click on *My Groups* at the top left and choose from the drop-down list of

message delivery options, or,

(2) You can just send a blank e-mail addressed to AFIBsupport-nomailegroups

.. , or,

(3) If you are on the Main Page, click on the word *Modify* on the right hand

side under the word *Membership; then click the third circle down which reads,

" Don't send me email. I'll read the messages at the website. "

When we took the liberty of signing all our Topica members on to egroups, we

thought we were giving you all a head start - especially the members, *such as

me*, who are not computer savvy. If this was a poor decision on my part, please

accept my sincere apologies. We really thought we were helping and we certainly

do not want to lose you. Please please - don't leave us. We need each and

every one of you............we have made so many friends - and this would be a

sad occasion if we lost even one of you.

The new site is /group/AFIBsupport;

Mailing Address: AFIBsupportegroups

Please also note that there is another egroup list called just plain AFIB. We

are *AFIBsupport*. So if you have reached just plain *AFIB*, you are in the

wrong list.

Again, I am asking you all to give this site a chance. I know it will benefit

us all. Please do not *unsubscribe* - stay with us. We need you all!

Ellen Gilmartin