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The Listservs are moving to the Community. Read what you need to know.

This is a basic guide to answer some questions you might have as we move our listservs to our new Corrections Community.

Top Questions:

  • Do I have to create a new account in order to participate?
    Yes.  You can look around anonymously, but in order to participate you will need to create an account.
     
  • Did my listserv account transfer to the new system?
    No. We wish we could have made it that easy, but you will need to create a new account.
     
  • Can I still use the old listserv?
    No. Once a listserv is closed, it will no longer accept new messages.
     
  • Can I view past messages in the old listserv?
    Yes.  You can access past listserv information here.
     
  • Can I finish my discussion on the listserv?
    Yes. You can finish discussions in-process, but you will not be able to start new topics.  New topics need to be started in the Community.
     
  • Important! Can I still participate through email?
    Partially. You can sign up to receive an email alert with a link that will let you reply whenever a new message is posted in your forum(s).  A brief tutorial on setting up your email subscriptions can be found here. You cannot use email to send a new message or reply to messages.  All messages must be sent through the web site.
     
  • Why are you doing this?
    While our listservs have provided a great service for many years, new technologies and opportunities have become available that we believe are far superior to what the listservs provided.
     
  • Are all the listservs going to be moved into the Commuity?
    Probably.  While each listserv will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. the plan is to move most if not all listservs into the Community by no later than late August.
     
  • Is there a help guide?
    Yes. You can access the help guide here, or take a look through our articles on making the most of your experience on this web site.

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NC Chaplain said:

My name is  Betty Brown, Director of Chaplaincy Services for N.C. DOP and I have been on the listserver for awhile, however I can not reply to the emails that I am receiving from the other Directors. Can you assist me with access. I did sign up for the new corrections community also.

September 26, 2006 7:03 AM
 

Joshua Stengel said:

Betty, you may be a member of a listserv that has been moved.  I am guessing you may have been a member of the listserv for religious services coordinators?  If so, that list is now closed, but you can request to be a member of the new Religious Topics forums here:

http://community.nicic.org/forums/thread/649.aspx

September 26, 2006 8:07 AM
 

NC Chaplain said:

If it is closed, why do I still receive the emails from the other religious services coordinators? Maybe, I'm doing something wrong when replying. I would like to continue to with the religious services coordinators. Can anyone tell me why I'm not able to continue. Thanks for your assistance.

September 26, 2006 9:53 AM
 

Joshua Stengel said:

I'm going to respond via private message.  This comment box doesn't give me very good linking options.

September 26, 2006 10:48 AM
 

BobL said:

The listserv I belonged to dealt with corrections.  This blog/forum (?) is called "Corrections Community."  Am I correct in assuming that it will cover all aspects of corrections?

February 21, 2008 1:29 PM
 

Joshua Stengel said:

@ BobL

I will reply to you privately and we can figure out which forum you will want to be participating in.

February 21, 2008 3:55 PM

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I am the administrator for the Corrections Community and the Web Services Manager for the NIC Information Center.