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User-Contributed Content

User-contributed content has been around for a long time, in the form of
Usenet Newsgroups. Newsgroups are still around.

A newsgroup devoted to taxes is news:misc.taxes.moderated
You can search for key words using http://groups.google.com/

A new method of collaboration is called a "Wiki", made famous by
WikiPedia the user-created and edited online encyclopedia.

There is a Wiki devoted to taxes, created by Intuit, called taxalmanac.com

 

ListServe The term LISTSERV comes from the UNIX tradition. It provides the means to manage a mailing list, so that messages from any one member are sent to all members of the list. You can subscribe or unsubscribe simply by sending an e-mail message. There is no fee. Volunteers serve as moderators, who keep things orderly and on-topic.

• A number of very valuable LISTSERV mailing lists have been set up devoted to CPA profession topics, hosted by Yahoo! You can sign up with Yahoo! Groups at http://groups.yahoo.com/

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  Edit Your Marketing Preferences Once you sign up with Yahoo!, you should edit your marketing preferences. Since this is a free service, Yahoo! will make money by selling the e-mail list to various partners. Therefore, you should check to see which categories of marketers will be sending you information, and opt out if you want. Review your Account Info, fill in all or part of your personal profile, and then click on Edit your marketing preferences

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  It is possible to sign up for mailing lists without also signing up as a member at Yahoo. However, there are advantages to also signing up with Yahoo, including the ability to see all prior messages posted, and to upload or download files to/from the particular group's server.

  You can subscribe to mailing lists by sending a blank e-mail message to the following addresses. Your own e-mail address will be sent automatically as part of the message, and you will then receive a confirmation from the moderator of the group. There is no charge.

  • Talk about taxes:
       taxtalk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
  • Talk about technology:
       ramsession-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
  • If you use Lacerte for income tax return preparation, join the online discussion:
       ltug-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Abbreviations Used In Discussions Long-time Internet users often use shorthand codes. It can be helpful to learn some of these shorthand codes. Here are some places you can look up acronymns such as IANAL, LOL, etc.

• Chat abbreviations explained:
  http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci211776,00.html
  http://www.geocities.com/ben-fuzzybear/acronyms.html