• No.  Outside businesses may not advertise directly to HF.  Many individuals are beginning programs for homeschoolers and charging tuition.  These are businesses, even if the person teaching the class is a homeschooler.
   
• Members of HF can advertise their used curriculum for sale to other members.  Members can also post requests for materials.  HF members can share information about homeschool classes they are participating in.  However, advertisements for homeschool classes should not be posted to the online group.

May I advertise my political cause/candidate to HF?

• No.

May I advertise my business or church activity for youths to HF?

• Yes, under certain conditions.  The activity should be:
  open to the public
  free (no donations, purchases or sales pitches required)
  educational or family friendly
   
• If the activity meets these criteria, send the information to the director.  If it's appropriate, she will post it to the online group.  HF members can post information about events in their neighborhood, place of worship, social club or business if the event meets the same guidelines.  HF is not endorsing these activities; HF merely passes along the information.

What stuff is available at  the online group's Web site?

• message archive
• files
• links to useful Web sites
• database (directory)
• polls

What is netiquette?  How does it apply to HF's online group?

• Netiquette is online network etiquette.  It's the good manners we are trying to teach our children!  Online groups have certain methods of communication that have evolved over the years.  HF expects members to have good netiquette.  Write clearly and use good punctuation.  Do not write in all capital letters.  (That is considered SHOUTING in the online world.)  Personal attacks on other members are not acceptable.  Obscene language is not acceptable.  Sign your messages to the group.
   

• It is also common for online messages to use acronyms and emoticons.  These are acceptable and used by many HF members.
   

• Here are some guides to netiquette, acronyms and emoticons: Netiquette Home Page, Netiquette Guide, An Email Group Netiquette Guide, OnlineNetiquette.com.

I’m having trouble with the HF site or my Yahoo!Groups account. Who do I contact?

• Most of the time, you will need to contact Yahoo! for the problem you are having.  You can also contact the moderator but most problems have to be resolved by Yahoo!Groups.  The moderator cannot make changes to your account.  To make changes to your account, click My Account and follow the instructions.  Remember that cookies have to be on for homeschool-friends  to work.