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> From: Soaring Golden Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: 3/1/2003 4:07:05 PM
> Subject: [RR] Royal Rangers news & mailing list FAQ
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> Royal Rangers FAQ
> This alt.org.royal-rangers FAQ covers the following:
>
> What is the alt.org.royal-rangers News Group for?
> What are Royal Rangers?
> Where are Royal Rangers?
> Who can Join Royal Rangers?
> What is the Royal Ranger Code?
> What is the Royal Ranger Pledge?
> What is the Royal Ranger Motto?
> What does the Royal Rangers Emblem mean?
> What Churches Sponsor Royal Rangers Groups?
> What do we Believe?
> What is the Royal Rangers Mailing List for?
> How do I Subscribe to the Royal Rangers Mailing List?
> How do I Unsubscribe from the Royal Rangers Mailing List?
> Why did I Stop Getting RangerNet Mail?
> How do I Send Messages to the Royal Rangers Mailing List?
> Where is the RangerNet mailing list archive?
> What are Some Good Web Sites for Royal Rangers?
> What Netiquette Applies to RangerNet?
> What other related mailing lists are there?
> How do we Handle Off-Topic and Obnoxious Posts?
> May I Copy or Post this FAQ?
> Who Maintains this FAQ?
>
> What is the alt.org.royal-rangers News Group for?
>
> The alt.org.royal-rangers usenet news group is for Royal Rangers, Royal
> Rangers Commanders, and others interested in the ministry of Royal
> Rangers to share ideas, encouragement, questions, and fellowship with
> each other world-wide.
>
> What are Royal Rangers?
>
> Royal Rangers is a Christian scouting program designed to minister to
> the needs of boys and girls. It was started as a boys ministry by the
> Men's Ministries of the Assemblies of God. This program has since spread
> beyond just that one denomination to many churches in many countries.
> The objective of Royal Rangers is to REACH, TEACH, and KEEP boys and
> girls for JESUS CHRIST. The companion program designed for girls is
> called "Missionettes," but some places use the Royal Rangers program for
> both boys and girls, or allow girls into Air/Sea/Trail Rangers.
>
> Where are Royal Rangers?
>
> Royal Rangers are in more than 64 countries, and this number is growing.
>
> Who can Join Royal Rangers?
>
> Royal Rangers programs are open to children from 5 years old and upward.
>
> In countries where the Missionettes program is established, Royal
> Rangers is usually (but not always) reserved for boys, but in countries
> where the Missionettes program is not established, both boys and girls
> can join Royal Rangers.
>
> Commanders (leaders) must be Christians who are above reproach and who
> are willing to minister to, teach, and protect the children in the
> program.
>
> What is the Royal Ranger Code?
>
> A Royal Ranger is:
> ALERT -- Mentally, physically, and spiritually alert.
> CLEAN -- Clean in body, mind and speech.
> HONEST -- Does not lie, cheat, or steal.
> COURAGEOUS -- Brave in spite of danger, criticism, or threats.
> LOYAL -- Faithful to his church, family, outpost, and friends.
> COURTEOUS -- Polite, kind, and thoughtful.
> OBEDIENT -- Obeys his parents, leaders, and those in authority.
> SPIRITUAL -- Prays, reads the Bible, and witnesses.
>
> What is the Royal Ranger Pledge?
>
> With God's help, I will do my best to serve God, my church, and my
> fellowman; to live by the Ranger Code; to make the Golden Rule my daily
> rule.
>
> What is the Royal Ranger Motto?
>
> "READY"
>
> Meaning of Motto: Ready for anything! Ready to work, play, serve, obey,
> worship, live, etc.
>
> Or, in Australia, you might hear:
> Meaning of Motto: Ready for anything! Ready to work, play, serve, obey,
> worship, live, ready for the return of the Lord!
>
> What does the Royal Rangers Emblem mean?
>
> Four Gold Points: Four phases of a child's development: Physical,
> Spiritual, Mental, Social.
>
> Four Red Points: Four main teachings of the Church: Salvation, Baptism
> in the Holy Spirit, Healing, and Rapture. (IPHC adds Sanctification as a
> "main teaching" in the emblem by using the white background for
> "salvation" and the four points for the remaining main teachings.)
>
> Eight Blue Points: Eight points of the Ranger code: Alert, Clean,
> Honest, Courageous, Loyal, Courteous, Obedient, Spiritual.
>
> Note: the Royal Rangers Emblem is a trademark of the Assemblies of God.
>
> Which Churches Sponsor Royal Rangers Groups?
>
> Assemblies of God, Pentecostal Holiness, Congregational Holiness, and
> various other church congregations with similar beliefs and a desire to
> reach, teach and keep children for Jesus Christ sponsor Royal Rangers
> outposts.
>
> What do we Believe?
>
> We believe the Holy Bible and we worship the Living God. The rest
> follows from that. There are detailed statements of faith at the
> Assemblies of God and International Pentecostal Holiness Church web
> sites. There is also a good statement of faith at
> http://www.berean.edu/16truths/
>
> What is the Royal Rangers Mailing List for?
>
> The Royal Rangers mailing list is for the same things as the
> alt.org.royal-rangers news group, except that it is available to more
> people, since some people don't have access to alt.* news groups. There
> is a fairly high volume of traffic on that list, with messages ranging
> from profound devotional and activity ideas to friendly banter and
> jokes. It is kind of like an electronic camp fire in cyberspace that we
> sit around. We share our common interests with greater immediacy and
> less noise than is common on usenet. You may not want to join this list
> if your mailbox is small or you don't have the ability to automatically
> sort mail to different folders so that your other mail isn't drowned in
> Royal Ranger list mail. There are a few people on the list who connect
> with slow modem connections, so please refrain from sending large binary
> files to the list. (Such files can be posted on a web site and announced
> on the list, if they are of general interest).
>
> How do I Subscribe to the Royal Rangers Mailing List?
>
> Use the subscription form at http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm OR send
> a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line
>
> subscribe rangernet
>
> in the body of the message. The subject line is ignored. (Right now, the
> address [EMAIL PROTECTED] is equivalent to [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> but this may change in the future.) If your email is replyable, you will
> get two responses back. On will have the subject "Majordomo results" and
> should tell you that your subscription requires confirmation. (It may
> also tell you you that it was confused because you didn't spell
> "subscribe rangernet" right. It is very picky.) The other message is
> your confirmation message. It will ask you to send a certain command
> back to a certain address if you really want to subscribe. This
> unfortunate computer literacy test is asking you to send the line that
> starts with "auth" and ends with your email address back. Please send
> the exact line requested to the exact address requested.
>
> The confirmation step is designed to (1) avoid the hassles to the list
> owner that happen when someone subscribes an incorrect address because
> of misconfigured mail software, and (2) prevents someone from using
> RangerNet as a mailbomb.
>
> If your address is NOT replyable because you have entered the wrong
> things for your "From" and "Reply-To" headers, you need to fix that
> before you can subscribe to RangerNet. Please read the instructions for
> your email package and/or ask for help from someone who can look over
> your shoulder.
>
> Note: the RangerNet mailing list is a high volume mailing list. If you
> want less email, you may prefer to subscribe to the "Royal Ranger Gold"
> (rrgold) mailing list, instead. Subscribing works the same as for
> RangerNet, except that you send "subscribe rrgold" instead of "subscribe
> rangernet".
>
> How do I Unsubscribe from the Royal Rangers Mailing List?
>
> Use the subscription form at http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm OR send
> a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) with
> the line
>
> unsubscribe rangernet
>
> in the body of the message. (The subject line is ignored.) To change
> mailing addresses, unsubscribe from your old one and subscribe to the
> new one. If you are unsubscribing from a different address because you
> no longer have access to the old address, add your old address to the
> unsubscribe line, like
>
> unsubscribe rangernet [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> (Where you replace "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with the email address you want to
> remove from the list.) Please do not send unsubscribe requests to the
> whole list. In the unlikely event that you have difficulty
> unsubscribing, please make sure that you unsubscribe using the exact
> same mailing address that you subscribed with. If unsubscribing fails
> with the web form, try the email method or vice versa. Attempts to
> unsubscribe using other methods may be ignored.
>
> Why did I Stop Getting RangerNet Mail?
>
> Some problem may have caused mail sent to your email box to bounce.
> Bounce messages usually result in your name being removed from the
> mailing list without warning. Possible causes of this problem include
> overstuffed mail boxes, mail misconfiguration, and transient errors on
> the route between you and the remailer. Try resubscribing to the Royal
> Rangers mailing list if this happens. It is especially important for you
> to check your email often if you get your mail through any service that
> limits your inbox size.
>
> How do I Send Messages to the Royal Rangers Mailing List?
>
> Simply address your email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]) and it will be copied to everyone on the mailing
> list world wide. It is a good idea to send a message introducing
> yourself and what your position and interest in Royal Rangers is shortly
> after you join the list. When replying to rangernet mail, please check
> the addresses you are sending to, especially if you are an AOL customer.
> Please do NOT send any mail to the "owner-rangernet" address that you
> want to go to the mailing list, because that is the address where all
> the bounce messages go, and chances are your message will be deleted
> before being read.
>
> Also, please note that it is best not to advertise your ignorance in
> front of hundreds of people by sending unsubscribe requests to the
> entire mailing list. Those should go to [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> instead.
>
> Please note that you must be subscribed to RangerNet at the address you
> are sending messages from for your message to go through to RangerNet.
> If you aren't, your message may be bounced, deleted without comment, or
> manually forwarded to the mailing list after a long (up to three weeks)
> delay.
>
> Please don't start your subject line with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or
> "help" to avoid having your message deleted or delayed by the Majordomo
> filter that is supposed to enforce the rule of not sending list
> administration mail to the mailing list.
>
> Where is the RangerNet mailing list archive?
>
> Old posts from RangerNet are stored at
> http://mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED],
> http://mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED], and
> http://mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (check all of the above
> for a complete listing). A unified (but commercial) archive is at
> http://escribe.com/teens/rangernet/.
>
> Please note that all posts to RangerNet are archived. If this bothers
> you, then please don't post.
>
> What are Some Good Web Sites for Royal Rangers?
>
> Try feeding "Royal Rangers" into your favorite search engine or check
> the links from the HTML version of this page at
> http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm.
>
> What Netiquette Applies to RangerNet?
>
> Make the Golden Rule your daily rule.
>
> It is wise to "lurk" for a few days (reading messages without posting
> anything) to get a feel for the kinds of things that are discussed and
> some of the personalities on the list -- then jump in and introduce
> yourself. We would like to know your name, connection with Royal
> Rangers, location, etc.
>
> Remember that you are communicating with people, not computers.
>
> ALL CAPS IS SHOUTING.
>
> Please keep the discussion on topic (Royal Rangers, FCF, Christian
> living, devotions, and related material). Some friendly banter is OK,
> and even adds a human element to the discussion, but please don't post
> chain letters, "get rich quick" schemes, commercial messages (except for
> Royal Rangers and FCF material of general interest), or anything you
> wouldn't want your pastor, your mother, and small children to read.
>
> Please be kind to people with slow modem connections and small
> mailboxes. Don't post large binary files, graphics, etc. It is
> appropriate to post pointers to ftp or web sites to get such things,
> where appropriate. Before posting anything to RangerNet, ask yourself if
> it edifies, encourages, cheers up, or helps the people who read it.
> Don't use the mailing list or news group as a substitute for personal
> email.
>
> Please make sure that the "subject" line of your post clearly describes
> what is in the message. This helps others to find and use materials such
> as devotions, resource ideas, etc., that have been posted. No special
> code or syntax is required, but something like "Subject: Devotion: the
> 1st commandment with a promise" works well.
>
> Be sure that what you send is sent in love with the intention of
> building up others on the list. Be aware that postings to RangerNet are
> archived and may be retrieved much later.
>
> What other related mailing lists are there?
>
> Bible - daily Bible readings from the World English Bible (WEB)
> delivered right to your email box.
>
> FCF - For members and friends of the Frontiersman Camping Fellowship
> only.
>
> HNV - daily Bible readings from the Hebrew Names Version of the WEB
> (great for Messianic Jews).
>
> Missionettes - like RangerNet, but for Missionettes club sponsors,
> girls, and others interested in using Missionettes to reach, teach, and
> keep girls for Jesus Christ.
>
> Prayer - for prayers, prayer teaching, prayer encouragement, and prayer
> requests.
>
> RangerNet - meeting ideas, devotions, game ideas, inspiration, friendly
> banter, prayer requests, and fellowship.
>
> RR - for RangerNet Cyber Pow-Wow staff and volunteers.
>
> RRGold - some of the BEST (Golden) posts from RangerNet.
>
> Traders - for buying, selling, advertising, and trading stuff related to
> Royal Rangers, FCF, and Missionettes.
>
> All of the above subscriptions (except RR) can be started and stopped at
> http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm. You can also subscribe to any of
> the above by sending email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
>
> subscribe LISTNAME
>
> in the body of the message, but substitute the actual list name for
> LISTNAME.
>
> Also of interest on a different server is:
> leaders - very restrictive as to what can be posted, limited to some
> announcements and such. Commanders only. Low volume. Go to
> http://www.royalrangers.net/subscribe.asp to subscribe.
>
> What is your spam policy?
>
> To minimize spam (unsolicited commercial or obnoxious email), the
> following policies are in place:
>
> 1. Posting to all mailing lists that I host are restricted either to
> list members (Missionettes, RangerNet, RR, and Traders) or to the
> moderator and list owner (Bible, Gold, HNV) unless specifically approved
> by the moderator or list owner. Postings MUST be from an address that is
> subscribed to the list. No exceptions are granted, even for people who
> have multiple email accounts.
>
> 2. The majordomo "who" command, which shows the email addresses of
> subscribers, has been disabled for all nonmembers.
>
> 3. Confirmation of subscription requests are required to prevent third
> parties from subscribing people who don't want to join a list.
>
> 4. Subscriber lists for the lists I host are NOT for sale.
>
> How do we Handle Off-Topic and Obnoxious Posts?
>
> Pray for the poster. Do not respond to their posts in kind. If the post
> or series of posts seems to be aimed at intentionally mocking and trying
> to get a response, please do not encourage the poster by responding or
> even reacting to the post at all. Some people thrive on "flame wars" and
> they usually get bored and go away when ignored. The less discussion of
> the attack on RangerNet itself, the better.
>
> In the case of posts that are extremely offensive, abusive, or
> dangerous, let the "gold bar staff" of RangerNet take care of addressing
> the appropriate system operators and authorities, and refrain from the
> temptation to mailbomb the offender. Remember that an offensive post
> might have been a forgery.
>
> "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute
> you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He
> causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the
> righteous and the unrighteous." -- Matthew 5:44-45 (NASB)
>
> "But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate
> you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." --
> Luke 6:27-28 (NASB)
>
> Remember that the vast majority of the people who actively participate
> in RangerNet are Christian brothers and sisters who behave as such, but
> there are some who are not. Let those who are not see Christian love and
> service in action.
>
> May I Copy or Post this FAQ?
>
> Yes. Please check for updates on alt.org.royal-rangers,
> ftp://rangernet.org/pub/rrfaq.txt, or http://rangernet.org/faq.htm to
> keep your copy current.
>
> Who Maintains this FAQ?
>
> This FAQ is maintained by Michael Paul Johnson (AKA Soaring Golden
> Eagle), from Rocky Mountain Outpost 207, with help from fellow Royal
> Rangers. Please send comments, suggestion, and updates to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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