Dentontalk
Denton's own village communication system.
The idea is to use the internet to provide a channel for Denton residents, and others with in an interest in the local community, to communicate with each other in the easiest possible way. This allows:
- Important information to be circulated very rapidly.
- Notification of the availability of less critical information, which for example might appear on this website, to be circulated.
- Issues affecting the village to be discussed by those interested.
- Members to circulate requests for assistance etc. to other members.
There are now more than 70 members of Dentontalk covering nearly half the households in the village.
How It Works
Anyone can apply to become a member of Dentontalk. They do not need to actually reside within the parish boundary, lots of other people living nearby and further afield are involved in the community in different ways.
All you need to do is send a suitable note, e.g. "Please enrol me.", to "dentontalk-request@denton-norfolk.co.uk". This will be acknowledged and your internet ID added to the list of members.
Then, to send a message to all the other members, simply address it to "dentontalk@googlegroups.com". However you have to be a member first.
To respond to a message sent via the list just click on your normal "Reply" button. However, before doing so please think about where you want your reply to go. Is it intended for everyone or should it be restricted to just the person who created the previous message? If the latter please reply directly to that person - "off-list" - and avoid cluttering up everyone else's inboxes unnecessarily.
The Archive
All messages are automatically archived and will soon be accessible to members.
The Ground Rules
Any on-line discussion-group system relies on members using it sensibly. Thus debate is to be encouraged but discourtesy to other members will be frowned upon. Most people are aware of just how easy it is to produce e-mails which can be mis-interpreted - so caution is advised.
Misuse could lead to a member being removed from the list but the administrators will only remove people after suitable warnings have failed to produce the desired results.