Content last updated: 1/30/07
Below are some frequently asked questions. If you don't
see your question answered here, please post a message to the group. If there is
a common question you think should be answered here, send an email to
webmaster@RogueOwnersGroup.com and ask to have it added to this list.
General
What is the Rogue Owners Group?
The Rogue Owners Group is a group of people
that own Rogues and use this website and forum for talking about their
Rogues and pretty much anything else that strikes their fancy.
What is a Rogue?
The Rogue is a Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 motorcycle.
To know how it got the name Rogue, please read this article:
How the Rogue Got
Its Name.
Website
How do I login to change my member profile and manage my
pictures online?
At any point on the website, you may click the "Login" link at the top right of
the web page. If you are currently on your member profile page, the page will
change into edit mode after a successful login. If you are on any other page,
you'll be redirected to your member profile page with one exception; if you're
on your blog page, you'll be put into edit mode for your blog.
I forgot my login password. How do I login?
Click
here
to have your password emailed to you.
Group Communication
What are my options for communicating with the
Rogue Owners Group?
We currently offer a subscriber based mailing list
and a newsgroup.
Why is there not a web-based forum?
Good Question. At the time we started this
group, most of the members were used to and preferred the newsgroup and
mailing list of VROC, which had no web-based forum at that time. We are
currently looking at adding a web-based forum which will integrate with
the newsgroup and mailing list so all forms of communication will be
synchronized with one another.
Is there any difference between the two options?
Other than how you connect, there is no
difference. A post on the newsgroup is replicated to the mailing list
and vice-versa. Both lists are kept in synchronization.
How do I subscribe/unsubscribe to/from the
mailing list?
To subscribe to the mailing list, you send an
email to
mailinglist@RogueOwnersGroup.com with SUBSCRIBE as the only word in
the subject line. To unsubscribe from the mailing list, send an email to
mailinglist@RogueOwnersGroup with UNSUBSCRIBE as the only word in
the subject line. Make sure you do this from the email address you want
to subscribe or unsubscribe.
How do I connect to the newsgroup server?
You may use any NNTP news reader and go to
news://RogueOwnersGroup.com/local.VulcanOwners.Rogue. Outlook
Express, for example, has a newsreader and there are many freely
available newsreaders on the Internet from which you may choose.
What are the Pros and Cons of each method?
With the mailing list, you receive an email for
each and every post in real-time. However, if you don't like receiving
emails frequently throughout the day, you may not like this method. The
newsgroup reader is a separate application from email and you'll be able
to connect and read the messages when you want to do so and won't be
sent messages throughout the day. However, this method requires that you
manually connect and view the messages.
Is there an etiquette I'm expected to follow
while communicating to the group?
Of course. Just like any human-to-human
conversation, etiquette should be considered. Just because we're all
sitting at a computer and we have a lot of distance between us doesn't
mean that we should behave any worse than when we're standing in front
of each other. Consider this forum of communication to be like going to
your local bar. You're going to see and hear a lot of things in a bar
that just might make you mad. But, unless you're a hothead and just want
to fight, you tend to leave it alone or blow it off. You should do that
here as well. Also, consider the fact that email does not relay the
emotions or intent of the writer very well. Face-to-face we can see the
body language and the grin of the speaker to know he was joking. We
can't always figure that out in an email. It's safer to assume that a
person is joking with you when you take offense to his email rather than
just assume he's trying to piss you off. Wait until you know he's being
a jerk first before going off on him. As a matter of fact, the quickest
way to win at this type of conversation is to stop talking to the
offender and he'll stop too.
Is there an archive of past messages?
Yes. The newsgroup server has all of the messages
that have been posted. It's a good idea to go back and read the old
posts for your edification. A lot of messages and useful information has
been posted and many of your questions will be answered just by looking
through the old posts. Simply go to
news://RogueOwnersGroup.com/local.VulcanOwners.Rogue to view the
messages. You may need to tell your new reader to retrieve all of the
news messages so you can get all of the messages since inception.
Mailing List
Am I subscribed to the mailing list
automatically?
No. You must manually sign up for the mailing
list. You are not automatically signed up on the mailing list by
becoming a member. You can do this by sending an email to
mailinglist@RogueOwnersGroup.com with SUBSCRIBE as the only word in
the subject line. You will then be sent a confirmation email which you
must respond to. Once this process is completed, you'll receive an email
for every post to the mailing list or newsgroup. You'll also receive a
copy of your own posts.
How many emails can I expect to receive on a
daily basis?
It is difficult to say exactly. However, some days
you may receive as few as 0 and other days as many as 50 or possibly
even more. At the time of this writing, you should expect an average of
20-30 messages or so per day. As the group gets larger, you should
expect the number of messages to increase in number.
A lot of folks don't like getting emails from the
list. However, if you use a mail client such as Outlook or Outlook
Express, it's very easy to create rules which direct messages into
folders you choose. You can even have the folder views threaded like a
newsgroup reader or a web-based forum. Once you understand how to
configure these rules and folder views, you may prefer using email vs.
the newsgroup reader because 1) you get messages in real-time, 2) you
don't have to manually launch another program to view messages, 3)
you're in your email client anyway so it may be more convenient.
If I change my email address in my member
profile, does it also change my mailing list email address?
No. The mailing list is separate from the member
profile. One does not affect the other.
How do I change my mailing list email address to
another email address?
The way you would do this is to subscribe to the
mailing list with your new address and then unsubscribe from the mailing
address with your old email address.
So, let's say you have
address1@domain.com currently
subscribed to the mailing list and you now want to use
address2@domain.com instead.
You would do this by sending an email from your
address2@domain.com address to
mailinglist@RogueOwnersGroup.com with SUBSCRIBE as the only word in
the subject line. You will receive a confirmation email which you must
reply to. You would then be subscribed with both email addresses. Then,
you would send an email from
address1@domain.com to
mailinglist@RogueOwnersGroup.com with UNSUBSCRIBE as the only word
in the subject line. You will then need to reply to the confirmation
email. That's all there is to it.
What if I need to change my email address for the
mailing list but my old email address is no longer available?
Send an email to
webmaster@RogueOwnersGroup.com and tell him your old email address
and the new email address you want it changed to and he can make the
change for you.
I don't want to be on the mailing list anymore.
How do I remove myself?
Send an email to
mailinglist@RogueOwnersGroup.com with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the
subject line. Make sure that UNSUBSCRIBE is the only word in the subject
line. You don't need to send anything in the body of the message. You'll
then receive a response email asking that your reply to confirm your
removal from the list. That's all there is too it.
I see my post but the text is missing. What's wrong?
(Google mail users only)
For whatever reason, we're currently having
problems with Google Mail not displaying the text of the email when sent
to the mailing list. So far it appears to only be a problem with Google
Mail. We hope to resolve this problem soon, but until then, Google Mail
probably won't work well for you when using the mailing list. You may
either use another email account or use the Newsgroup until this problem
is resolved.
Newsgroup
What software do I need to read the newsgroup?
There are a lot of options which are free. Outlook
Express is one of the more common options since it comes on most
Windows-based computers. For other options, check
here.
Articles
Technical Articles
We now have a
Technical
Articles section. Members can contribute by writing articles and
share their knowledge with other members.
Other Articles
In addition to Technical Articles, we also have
general articles about anything related to motorcyles. You can see these
articles from the website by clicking the Articles menu option. Members
are welcome to publish their stories and other motorcycle related
activites in article format. Of course, we at Rogue Owners Group must
believe that the article is on a topic which our members would be
interested in reading.
Article Submissions
Please submit all articles to the webmaster at
webmaster@rogueownersgroup.com. We will review the article and
determine if it fits our guidelines for display on our site.