I realize that blogs can serve as useful hubs for providing information, but they are not particularly well suited for connecting people. This is part of why I finally set up a Mississippi Atheists page on Facebook. However, that is inherently limited to those who are reasonable "out" about their atheism. I previously tried an email group through Google Groups, but I have not done a good job promoting it and it is rarely utilized. I'd like to revive the Google Group idea and see if we can turn it into a state-wide listserv that atheists in our state can use to communicate and share information. If you'd like to participate, you can subscribe here:
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I have adjusted the settings in an effort to accomplish the following:
- Maximum privacy (group content can only be viewed by group members, and only managers have access to full list of subscribers)
- Membership is restricted to atheists residing in Mississippi
- Messages sent to the group will have the prefix "[MS Atheists]" to make it easier for subscribers to filter group messages as desired
I think this is worth trying again to see if we can indeed build a community of atheists throughout our state, but I am also open to other ideas. If anybody has ideas for how we might do a better job of helping to connect atheists in our state, I'd love to hear from you.
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