BPA Email Lists

The mailing lists made available by the Barron Park Association are intended to help Barron Park residents exchange information relevant to our community. They are maintained by the BPA as a service to the Barron Park residents, overseen by a committee, and managed by a member of the community, the List Manager, on a voluntary basis.

The BPA maintains three principal mailing lists: BPA-news, BPA-misc, and BPA-issues.
The lists are separate from each other, and one must be a subscriber of the respective list to receive and post messages. See the section on Subscribers for how to subscribe.

BPA-news

BPA-News is a moderated list for announcements of public events and time-sensitive alerts relevant to Barron Park. BPA-news is moderated therefore your posts will not appear until approved by the moderator. Announcements should avoid bias, endorsements, and personal opinions. This list is not for discussion of issues or expressions of personal viewpoints. Typical messages include:

  • public events such as city, community, organization, and political meetings.
  • alerts about vandalism and other crimes.
  • alerts for lost and found pets and other items.

Messages for this group should be sent to BPA-News@googlegroups.com

SUBSCRIBE TO BPA-News

BPA-misc

BPA-misc: This list is for neighbor requests, recommendations, or freebies, excluding items for sale. This list is not for discussion of issues or expressions of personal viewpoints. This list is not moderated. Typical messages include:

  • requests for sitters or nannies.
  • house repair advice, service recommendations or requests.*
  • yard sales, offers of free items.
  • houses or apartments for rent by owner (but not by a realtor) in Barron Park.

* As a courtesy, we ask that responses for recommendations be collated by the requestor and sent out to the BPA-misc list for the benefit of everyone on the list.

Messages for this group should be sent to BPA-misc@googlegroups.com

SUBSCRIBE TO BPA-misc

BPA-issues

BPA-issues: This list is for presenting point-of-view or discussions of Barron Park related issues. It may be used to discuss matters affecting the neighborhood, including matters that are being considered by the Palo Alto City Council, Palo Alto Unified School District, or City or District Commissions, Committees, or Boards. This list is not moderated.

Messages for this group should be sent to BPA-issues@googlegroups.com

SUBSCRIBE TO BPA-issues

In summary, BPA-news is for notifications and alerts of broad relevance or an urgent nature, BPA-misc is for personal matters, and BPA-issues is for discussions. BPA-misc and BPA-issues are not moderated, i.e., any subscriber can post messages without prior screening, However, subscribers are expected to follow the guidelines described.

Posting Guidelines

  • Post to the appropriate list as defined in the List Descriptions section.
  • Use the subject field to indicate the topic.
  • Keep the discussion focused on the topic.
  • Include your full name.
  • Post only issues directly relevant to our community.
  • Don’t use disrespectful, provocative, or inflammatory language.
  • Don’t forward chain letters, jokes, hoaxes, spam and junk mail.

How to Reply

To improve the usability of our three email lists, please use Reply, not Reply All, when you respond to a BPA email message. Reply is configured appropriately for each list.

  • BPA-news and BPA-misc: Reply sends your message to the sender.
  • BPA-issues: This list is meant for discussion, so Reply is configured to automatically send your message to everyone on the list.

Non-compliance

Non-compliance will be addressed in private messages from the List Manager. Repeated non-compliance may lead to removal from the list.

Alternative Way to Subscribe

You may also subscribe by sending an email message to ListName+subscribe@googlegroups.com (e.g., to bpa-misc+subscribe@googlegroups.com).

List Management

You can manage the way you receive messages through Google Groups. For example, you can choose whether to receive messages individually or combined or summarized. You can find more information about Google Groups on the internet.