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Re: Inviting Members


 

On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 12:38 pm, Michael Pavan wrote:
The problem with the ¡°Invite¡± process is that it bypasses any Pending Member Message, which seems to be the only way to put the demand for ¡°First and Last Name¡± or other qualifying information into the joining process.

One can include a custom message in an ¡°Invite¡±, but the prospective member is instantly subscribed when they accept, without having to answer the question(s) that may be in such a ¡®custom message¡¯.
The logic behind this is as follows...

If someone asks to join your group, you know nothing about them, only that they want to join, and perhaps their email address. At that point you can use the "Pending Subscription" message to ask them questions, or whatever you think you need to validate them.

If you're sending an invitation, presumably you already have this information in hand. Otherwise, you wouldn't be inviting them.

That said, a "new subscriber" questionnaire is often-requested feature, and has been on the "to do" list for a long time. The proper place for such requests is in the beta group; there is an ongoing thread to this effect at ?. No one in groups.io management monitors this forum...we are just a bunch of group owners trying to help each other.

Hope this helps,
Bruce?
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