I would create at least one subgroup when you create the list because creating the subgroup changes the address of the main group:
Initial group name: [name]@groups.io
Subgroup created: facilities@[name].groups.io
After subgroup created the main list becomes: main@[name].groups.io
Messages to
[email protected] are still delivered but when the directions use one name and that name is changed to something else, people get confused. Logically, two names means they are two different things.
It¡¯s also hard to go back and correct all the references in the instructions to the new name. That happened to me yesterday when I had shortened the name of a brand new list and didn¡¯t realize that the intro message still had the old name. When the first member tried to visit the group¡¯s website using the links, the site said the group didn¡¯t exist.
Most important is that after the subgroup is created, you can change ¡°main¡± to another name which makes more sense to your group. For members who never use the subgroups, or even don¡¯t know they exist, ¡°main¡± means nothing. It¡¯s also confusing to have an address changed midstream to main@[name].groups.io when that has not been the naming convention at Yahoo, etc., where they have 20 years of experience.
Do it before you write any directions and make any announcements.
Sharon
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Sharon Villines, Washington DC
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