Member Directory Guidelines

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Our goal for the Circle Course Community is to create a feeling among us that Helen Schucman occasionally experienced: "a sense of everyone walking happily and very much together on the same path." We want to do everything we can to ensure that communication between members reflects this feeling. With this goal in mind, here are some guidelines for creating your member profile and participating in member-to-member communication.

Guidelines for creating your member profile

Here is more information about what we're looking for in your member profile:

About me and the Course:

Tell us whatever you want us to know about your experience with the Course, such as how long you've been a student, do you consider the Course your path, why you love it, what you hope to gain from being part of this community, etc.

About me:

Tell us any biographical facts you want us to know, such as where you live, your age, your occupation, your marital status, your hobbies, etc. Please do not include things like contact information (street address, telephone, e-mail address, instant messaging info, etc.), your personal website, or advertising/promotion of any kind. (The directory has its own means for contacting other members, as you'll see below.)

Indicating that you want a Course partner:

If you are looking for a partner with whom to go through the Text, Workbook, or PathMap, so that the two of you can support each other in the process and share insights and experiences, you can indicate that on your member profile. Simply fill out the appropriate fields in your member profile, either when you first create your profile, or by clicking "Edit My Entry" after you've created it. In the "Summary" area of that form, you can share in more detail: additional comments about what you are doing (in going through the Workbook, Text, or PathMap), what you are hoping this partnership will accomplish, etc. Of course, you can also look through other member profiles to see who else is looking for a practice partner. And once you have found a partner, remember to delete the partner-seeking information from your profile, so others will know that you are no longer seeking a partner.

Guidelines for member-to-member communication:

In our eyes, the primary purpose of member-to-member communication within the Circle Course Community is to share the walking of the Course's path with one another, to give each other support in fulfilling the purpose for which we have all come together. But of course, communication need not be limited to these topics. We fully expect that many rich relationships will form as a result of being part of the CCC, and needless to say, once you have formed such a relationship with anyone, what you choose to do is completely up to the two of you. That being said, here are some guidelines for member-to-member communication on the CCC website:

  1. In order to contact another member or have another member contact you, you need to have entered a members directory profile yourself.
  2. When a member asks to contact you, we will send that member's message to the e-mail address you entered in your members directory profile.
  3. In member-to-member communication, members may choose to share their e-mail addresses with other members, or they may choose to keep their e-mail addresses private.
  4. If you want to keep your e-mail address private, you can do so by always using the response link provided when other members contact you, and by never including your e-mail address when you contact others.
  5. If other members do share their e-mail addresses with you, please use those addresses only to contact them about Circle Course Community topics, unless they give you permission to do otherwise. Please do not send them promotional materials/advertisements, or include them on e-mail distribution lists you might use to circulate jokes, announcements, political action alerts, etc.
  6. When contacting another member, please communicate with him or her in the same spirit as we've outlined in our guidelines for responding to blogs. Please be cooperative, respectful, and supportive.
  7. If you feel that a member has acted in a way that is out of accord with these guidelines (for instance, by sending advertising material to your e-mail address or putting you on an e-mail distribution list), please contact us and explain the situation. We will do everything we can to resolve it.

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