On 7/8/2018 2:32 PM, Jim Betz wrote:
Jim Pruitt,
? I agree that this group is "orphaned".? If there is limited
content I suggest you
consider creating a groups.io group - with a similar name - and
then try ... thru
other means than thru the yahoo group ... to get people to know
that the
groups.io group exists and that you have started it in order to
"get things
moving in a positive direction".??
? If you know even one person who is on the yahoo group and is
able to
post - talk that person into posting the existence of the new
group to
the old one.
As I have already said,? I have done that.? I have a new group with
similar name on groups.io.? I had one member post to the yahoo group
asking for users still interested to join the new group.? I got
about 25 people to join (out of the 2600 member list).
It would be nice to have the message archives but it is and was the
files I was after.? The list has about 6000 messages in the 16 years
but only a handful per year for the last several.? Yes,? I can just
grab the files and beg forgiveness afterword but I was trying to get
permission before hand.? That is the purpose of this exercise.
I just found it very strange that there was no way to find out for
sure who the owners and moderators are (especially if the group was
orphaned years ago).? The group is set up to allow auto join without
approval but first message moderate hence being a member but unable
to post...for over 2 years now.? Yes,? Yahoo has been zero help.? I
even posted this very same question to their moderator's forum and
got no real answers other than "sorry charlie" so I guess the files
will stay with yahoo.
Thank you for the help.
Jim
? Yes, the approach above "abandons" the content of the old group.
I propose that its time to do that.? Or to copy, by hand, the key
items
of content (files and photos only) ... and one by one ... over to
the
new group.? Painful but at least possible ...
? A bit of background - back before the last change in ownership
of
yahoo groups (corporate ownership) it was possible to get someone
assigned as the owner of an orphaned yahoo group.? I doubt that
you
will have any luck at that now - simply because you probably won't
be able to get the attention of anyone at yahoo groups.?
Especially
if they get wind of the fact that the reason why you want to
become
the new owner is to transfer it to groups.io.? *G*
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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- Jim B.
