Ken . . .
On Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:21:14 -0800, "Default" <ken@...>
wrote:
I do not have permission to make groups.io a moderator.
Is there a manual method where as moderator I perform the actions
necessary to move the group to groups.io?
I would rather have the groups.io moderator/member do all the work. But
I need a workaround...
If your moderator privileges will not allow you to promote a member to
moderator, you cannot move the group to IO that way. The transfer
agent acts like a member and without moderator privileges, it cannot
download everything for the transfer.
If you can post to the group, you could create an IO group then post
an invitation to the Yahoo group to join there. If the current Yahoo
group is not experiencing serious issues, like problems from a lack of
moderation, the other members may not want to move there. Some may
join the new group and stay with the old group.
If the group is a spam haven, chances are that the members have
already given up on the group and your invitation will not e noticed
except by a few.
You know the situation best, so you'll have to decide on how to
proceed. If you start from the ground up on IO and get some members to
move there with you, you can slowly build up the membership over time.
If you can contact the group owner, they may give you ownership
privileges or at least the privilege to promote others to moderator,
and that would give you what you need to use the transfer agent. You
mentioned that the person had some dispute with Yahoo groups, so they
might feel they can get revenge by letting you move the group, or
might choose to move the group himself.
Donald
The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who
speak it. --George Orwell
