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Last updated: 8 October 1998
This Royal Rangers Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) document
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 Straight Arrow 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?
What is your spam policy?
How do we Handle Off-Topic and Obnoxious Posts?
What is Rule 7?
May I Copy or Post this FAQ?
Who Maintains this FAQ?
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What is the alt.org.royal-rangers News Group for?
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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.
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What are Royal Rangers?
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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.
If you would like to get in contact with the U. S. A. National
Royal Rangers Office, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australian
Royal Rangers can be contacted via [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
via the web page: http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~fthorne/rr/.
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Where are Royal Rangers?
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Royal Rangers are in more than 64 countries, and this number is
growing.
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Who can Join Royal Rangers?
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There are several age groups in Royal Rangers:
Ages Group name
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3-4 Rainbows (not technically part of Royal Rangers)
5-6 Straight Arrows
7-8 Buckaroos
9-11 Pioneers
12-14 Trailblazers
15-17 Air/Sea/Trail Rangers or Challengers
In locations where the Missionettes program is established, Royal
Rangers is usually (but not always) reserved for boys, but 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. In the USA, Pioneer, Trailblazer, and
Air/Sea/Trail Ranger commanders must be men, but Buckaroo and
Straight Arrow commanders may be men or women.
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What is the Royal Ranger Code?
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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.
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What is the Royal Ranger Pledge?
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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.
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What is the Straight Arrow Pledge?
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With God's help, I will do my best to live a good life and do
good things for others.
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What is the Royal Ranger Motto?
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"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!
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What does the Royal Rangers Emblem mean?
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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, Rapture. (IPHC assigns Salvation to
the white background and Sanctification to
one of the red points.)
Eight Blue Points: Eight points of the Ranger code: Alert,
Clean, Honest, Courageous, Loyal, Courteous,
Obedient, Spiritual.
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What Churches Sponsor Royal Rangers Groups?
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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.
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What do we Believe?
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We believe the Holy Bible and we worship the Living God. The
rest follows from that. There is a detailed statement of faith
at http://www.ag.org and a similar one at http://www.iphc.org.
See also http://www.berean.edu/16truths/.
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What is the Royal Rangers Mailing List for?
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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).
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How do I Subscribe to the Royal Rangers Mailing List?
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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.
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How do I Unsubscribe from the Royal Rangers Mailing List?
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Send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line
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in the subject line. To change mailing addresses, unsubscribe
from your old one and subscribe to the new one. Please do not
send unsubscribe requests to the whole list. If you are
unsubscribing from a different address because you no longer
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unsubscribe line, like
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(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, you may ask for help from
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Why did I Stop Getting RangerNet Mail?
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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 Juno,
WebTV, or AOL.
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How do I Send Messages to the Royal Rangers Mailing List?
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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 3 weeks) delay.
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Where is the RangerNet mailing list archive?
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Old posts from RangerNet are stored at
http://www.shore.net/~owl/rangernet
username: rangernet
password: JesusSaves
Capitalization is important on the password.
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What are Some Good Web Sites for Royal Rangers?
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Try feeding "Royal Rangers" into your favorite search engine.
There are more Royal Rangers sites that are worthwhile, but this
should get you started.
Royal Rangers main (unofficial) site
http://www.rangernet.org/
Assemblies of God
http://www.ag.org
Australian Royal Rangers
http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~fthorne/rr/
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
http://www.iphc.org/
IPHC Royal Rangers
http://members.aol.com/phrangers/index.html
Mississippi District
http://www.datasync.com/msdrr/
Nathan's Royal Rangers page
http://www.rangernet.com
North Texas District
http://www.royalrangers.net/ntd/
Penn-Del District
http://www.bcenet.com/ponn-del
RangerDJ's page
http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~rangerdj/linkspage.html
Royal Rangers Information from Outpost 68
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/1283/
Royal Rangers of the Southwest Pacific and Southeast Asia
http://usrwww.mpx.com.au/~thornempx/rr/
Royal Rangers Web Ring
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/5084/index.html
South Carolina District
http://www.serve.com/Rangers
South Joaquin Section, California District
http://bizweb.lightspeed.net/~rangers/
There are some additional links at http://www.ebible.org/~mpj
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What Netiquette applies to RangerNet?
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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.
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What other related mailing lists are there?
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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 Fraternity
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.
RangerNet - devotions, meeting ideas, friendly banter, prayer
requests,
game ideas, and fellowship.
RR - for RangerNet Cyber Pow-Wow staff and volunteers.
RRGold - some of the best posts from RangerNet. Lower volume,
moderated.
Traders - for buying, selling, advertising, and trading stuff related
to Royal Rangers, FCF, and Missionettes.
To subscribe to any of the above, send email to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] with
subscribe LISTNAME
in the body of the message, but substitute the actual list name for
LISTNAME.
Also of interest, but on different servers, are
rrleader-l - for leaders of leaders of children. Regular messages of
inspiration with occasional discussion for many scouting
organizations. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
subscribe rrleader-l
in the body of the message to subscribe.
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.
Rangers - Posting limited to 17 years old and under, monitored by
commanders. Go to http://www.royalrangers.net/subscribe.asp to
subscribe.
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What is your spam policy?
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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.
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.
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How do we Handle Off-Topic and Obnoxious Posts?
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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" andthey usually get bored and
go away when ignored. The less discussion of the attack on
RangerNet itself, the better.
"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.
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What is Rule 7?
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"Rule 7" is a reminder to consult the FAQ, especially the part
about handling obnoxious posts.
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May I Copy or Post this FAQ?
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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.
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Who Maintains this FAQ?
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This FAQ is maintained by Michael Paul Johnson (AKA Soaring
Golden Eagle), senior commander of Rocky Mountain Outpost 207
with help from fellow Royal Rangers. Please send comments,
suggestion, and updates to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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