Rick,

a) I now have 1000+ members that are set to Moderated after first
post. Unmoderating them one at a time seems .. painful, so there has
to be a better way?

Use the feature as it was intended: wait until a member posts, and then approve his/her message.

That will unmoderate him/her automatically, depending on your group's Unmoderate After selection. This minimizes your effort, and defers it until needed. And, because you can approve messages using the web or by email (reply to the Message Approval Needed notice), it is something you can do whichever way is easiest for you at the moment. Lurkers who don't post don't take up any of your time.

b) I don't want new users to be moderated. Is there a path to this?

You must choose (at least) one of the boxes in the Spam Control section of your group's Settings page. So if not New Users Moderated, Restricted Membership is your next most likely choice.

Like approving messages, you can approve membership requests by web or email, whichever is most convenient at the moment.

I want people to be able to join, and then not be moderated. That was
a choice for us in Yahoo Groups, and it was never a problem.

Both unrestricted and unmoderated is not an option here. It may not have been a problem for your Yahoo Group, but many Yahoo Groups were overrun by spammers when their admins stopped paying attention. Groups.io does not want that happening here.

Similarly, if I want to change the moderation setting for all

members, > I don't appear to be able to select all, just 20 at a time?

You can change the number of members per page, up to 100, using the Items Per Page setting on the Preferences in your Account. There is an "Infinite Scroll" option for that setting, but others have reported problems with that choice on some pages, so I don't recommend it.

Shal


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I've been manually creating new groups within Groups.io as part of a transition from Yahoo! Groups.

I have around 50 Groups in Yahoo! I've managed to create 20 groups within Groups.io, however I don't seem to be able to go beyond this. Is there a cap on how many Groups.io an individual can create?

Karen,

Also, How do I get a copy of the invite that went out, so I can verify
everytihing was done as expected?

I have a spare email address that I include in every batch of Invites (or Direct Adds). I remove the address from the group later.

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Similarly, if I want to change the moderation setting for all members, I don't appear to be able to select all, just 20 at a time?

On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 10:51 PM, Bill Kay wrote:

Since we didn't use Database, I didn't transfer it.? It was disabled.? Enabling it displayed all the Links, which had transferred.? Sounds like a bug to me.

No, that's the way it works.? It's not clearly stated on the transfer page, but elsewhere you're told that links will be copied into databases.? If you don't want to use them in a database, you can create a Wiki page or file for them.

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I'm one of the many who have moved from Yahoo Groups.

a) I now have 1000+ members that are set to Moderated after first post. Unmoderating them one at a time seems .. painful, so there has to be a better way?

b) I don't want new users to be moderated. Is there a path to this? I want people to be able to join, and then not be moderated. That was a choice for us in Yahoo Groups, and it was never a problem.

thanks!

Hello Francis,
Thank you so much for your suggestions. The problem is, I am completely blind, and rely on a screen reader. Not sure how I can change the background color for the text.
Thanks,
Fabien

GMF guidelines say:
Solicitations are off topic and will be deleted without comment. Listing your groups in your signature is perfectly acceptable, but just make sure there's also on-topic content in your post.

So, sorry, you can't just post about your group here.

Look at this thread about growing a group.
/g/GroupManagersForum/message/12

And see also - in?Admin, Promote page.

Frances

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Hello everyone,
I was wondering, if it is OK if I can post my group link on here, so more people can know about it. Also, maybe some suggestions on how to make it easier to find for anyone else. Any suggestions would be helpful.
Blessings,
Fabien

Since we didn't use Database, I didn't transfer it.? It was disabled.? Enabling it displayed all the Links, which had transferred.? Sounds like a bug to me. Disable Database disables links and that's not stated anywhere prior to the Transfer process.

On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 10:43 PM, Karen Swanson wrote:

I want to reinvite folks with a new message.

If I set up the invites page with a customized message, then switch to the Sent Invitations page and resend to all (with only those not accepted on the list), will it use the customized message I selected? ??

I just tested and if you use the resend invitation, it sends the same message. Not even when I changed it in Settings, Member Notices. However if I put the same email address in the LEFT invite tab, the updated invitation goes through. (There is a dropdown menu - I am not sure whether it is necessary but I think I chose Invite.

When I go back to the invites page, customized message is no longer showing.? Can we make it stick? so that it has to be actively changed, rather than automatically erased?? ?Or do all those resent invitations really just look like the first one they got - which would not be helpful.

Add the customized content in Settings, Member Notices for Invite (use the dropdown menu to choose) and scroll down to save.

Also, How do I get a copy of the invite that went out, so I can verify everytihing was done as expected?

Well, not the whole message, but I did see the few words I added to customize the message. It was in Admin, Activity, Moderator Activity.?

Hope this helps.

Frances
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I want to reinvite folks with a new message.

If I set up the invites page with a customized message, then switch to the Sent Invitations page and resend to all (with only those not accepted on the list), will it use the customized message I selected?? ?When I go back to the invites page, customized message is no longer showing.? Can we make it stick? so that it has to be actively changed, rather than automatically erased?? ?Or do all those resent invitations really just look like the first one they got - which would not be helpful.

Also, How do I get a copy of the invite that went out, so I can verify everytihing was done as expected?

Thanks you,? from Karen

Shal, you may be right.? ?After around 7 emails from her, the last one said she got confirmation.??

I just got the Subscription Approval needed email, also.? Whew!??

I feel like I've wasted your time with so much going on, but I was really out of my league.? So, thank you for your fast responses, and so glad things worked out for her.??

Jan Smith

I wouldn't think there would be any activity until she was put into the pending members.? She hadn't even gotten that far.

Hi

Have you checked Activity?
Go to Admin, Activity.
You can also check for a specific member through Member in Admin. Click on anywhere, but not the checkbox.?

And as Shal just mentioned to someone else,

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On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 09:04 PM, kruffing wrote:

Now that my little group got transferred today I'd like to figure out how to use GIO's donations feature for Premium accounts.

The screen they get will be similar to the one you used to pay for your upgrade.

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On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 09:15 PM, J Forster wrote:

Can the credit card data be entered from a keyboard or keypad

Yes, just type in the numbers and other information like you would on any site.

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Can the credit card data be entered from a keyboard or keypad, or does the donor have to have a Stripe scanner?

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On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 09:04 PM, kruffing wrote:

the donations page (pasted below) says "in order to accept donations, you will need to have a Stripe account."? Fine, I'll need one; but does the donor need one too?

No, they just need a credit card.

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Friends,

Now that my little group got transferred today I'd like to figure out how to use GIO's donations feature for Premium accounts.? Several of my members have said they regret that I'm out of pocket (though to the tune of just $110...I beat the price hike!) for our switch.

Here's my question:? the donations page (pasted below) says "in order to accept donations, you will need to have a Stripe account."? Fine, I'll need one; but does the donor need one too?? Frankly I'm guessing "yes."? I expect that PayPal and frumpy old checks will be more popular with my membership, which is okay.? Thanks in advance for your help.

• We use??to accept credit card payments. In order to accept donations, you will need to have a Stripe account.
• Clicking the?Connect with Stripe?button will take you to a page to create a new Stripe account or connect an existing Stripe account. Stripe accounts are free.
• Once you've connected a Stripe account, you will be able to create donation requests and your members will be able to donate using a credit card.
• The Groups.io processing fee is 5%, which includes all credit card processing fees.
• When you create a donation request, it is considered open, which means that members can submit donations. You can close donations when they are complete.