I avoid such issues (mostly!) by moderating attachments. That won't suit all groups of course but if messages have to wait for approval (and then go out with a moderation note along the lines of: [
Redundant image removed by moderator.] it helps get the message through.
best, Malcolm.
On 01 August 2024 12:54:59 (+01:00), Pat Pratt wrote:
Dear Metasonix,
For over a year now, I have been in the process of one-by-one deletion of message photo attachments goong back to 2018. It is a pain. But with the new interface, easier than before, since you can go directly to delete. In lur group, it isn¡¯t so much the original posts, it¡¯s the 3-5 members of the group who consistently attach duplicates of the original photos to their replies. Grrrrrr. Originally, members just didn¡¯t know, how it worked. When advised of the situation, most have kindly cut way back. The remaining perpetrators just don¡¯t seem to get it, despite sweet beggings and stern warnings. Since it is a paid group, I would ove to consider fining them a dollar a duplicate, or similar, but their contributions to the knowledge base of the group are so important.. .
So, whenever there is a wonderful TV event, like the Olympics or SuperBowl or in the midst if a binge-watching session, I sit down to do a deletion session. Yes, I do miss some of the program, like Simone Biles floor routine, but slowly but surely getting there. I work backwards from today, as there are always new duplicates to ¡°release¡± from the album. Yesterday I deleted 20 copies of the same off-topic dog photo. Grrr. But I am now in 2021. Yeah!
You do get into a flow as you do this; if all goes well can delete a few each minute. The problem I find is when I make a mistake and end up stuck on a photo I don¡¯t want to delete, then I have to go back to some kind of starting point and work my way through to that same page. If I don¡¯t know where I was, it¡¯s a challenge.
Still IO is such a great system!?
Best wishes,,
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Pat P
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Malcolm Austen -- malcolm.austen@...
