Just a quick query -
After S etting up ¡°Intro¡± as a hashtag on my group, I then sent my own intro with the subject ¡°Abi #Intro¡± explaining how my (mainly elderly) members could go to the online group and create their own intro.
Almost immediately someone replied to the message with their own Intro - with the result her Intro is headed ¡°Abi #Intro¡± ?
Is there a way I can edit the subject on her reply to read her name, whilst retaining my own name in the subject of my original post? ?Otherwise searching for members¡¯ introductions is going to become very confusing!
Thanks!
Abi
ps. ?Just seen that posts to this group have tripled in the last month. ?Big shout out to all of those keeping up with the sudden influx of questions and being so patient with all us newbies! ?What a great job you¡¯re all doing - you have my gratitude!?
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Re: Only moderators can use hashtags?
On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 01:26 PM, Dave Funk wrote:
Thanks for the confirmation
Having set it out fairly comprehensively, hopefully it will be of help to others at some point. FWIW it was an interesting voyage of discovery for me as well. :) Chris
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Re: Only moderators can use hashtags?
Chris,
Yes, I tried all that, and I agree that it works just the way you described. ?Thanks for the confirmation!
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Re: Hashtag search has no results
Yes - it took mine a little over 24 hours.
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On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 07:23 AM, lady.dove@... wrote:
1.? Role-?? Mod?/ Owner? as?the ?last?option?in yahoo ? 2nd? Owner "" cannot delete group"??
???? ?Moderator privileges cannot be changed.?? Can this be implemented on groups.IO ??
Yes, there are many permissions that can be set (or not) for each moderator.? Rather than owner, you should make the additional people moderators and give them most permissions.? As long as you don't give them "Modify Group Settings" or "Set Moderator Privileges" you should get what you want.
2.? Can billing - be hidden from members and mods alike as "" the monetary information?should ?not? ?be seen by others""
???? If there is a way -??to hide this info please advise.
Only moderators or owners see that.? Moderators would need the "Billing" permission to see it.
3.? In sub groups,?? why is there a need for the member to be in both groups?? Main & sub.
???? both deal in separate graphic issues - the posts would be heavy indeed,,?
???? one group is 800 + members??? the other a small group -? 27.? The small group would be deluged with mail..
Being a member of the main group in order to join a subgroup is a function of the way Groups.io works.? To avoid this, you could create another group for the second, smaller group to make them totally independent.? Members can set their email preferences for each group and subgroup separately.? No need for members of the subgroup to get any messages from the main group if they don't want to.? They could set it to No Email if you allow that on your group or Special Notices if you don't. As an aside, many of us have created an account for our group that only has member privileges so we can see what regular members see.? This can be handy when you have questions about things like this. Duane -- Help: /static/helpGMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wikiSearch button at the top of Messages list A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions
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Re: message from Owner but with personal name
On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 09:49 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
As to your earlier point I was still trying to understand the GIO history on why this hasn¡¯t been addressed in the 18 months since Chris raised it when this happened, .the only answer I can provide is that some suggestions catch Mark's eye fairly easily; others don't. In reality there seem to be a lot of perfectly valid suggestions that fall by the wayside. If and when the dust settles I'll try to raise it again on beta.
Chris
Well, for some functions you will probably have to wait forever owed to the huge volume of inquiries. So as far my groups are concerned, I found a temporary solution by creating a new member with owner adress (email and alias). So, if I want an owner message without my personal name showing up, I log in with this new member?s address. My moderators were provided with the new address and password as well, so they can use it if it is indicated. Victoria
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1.? Role-?? Mod?/ Owner? as?the ?last?option?in yahoo ? 2nd? Owner "" cannot delete group"??
???? ?Moderator privileges cannot be changed.?? Can this be implemented on groups.IO ??
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2.? Can billing - be hidden from members and mods alike as "" the monetary information?should ?not? ?be seen by others""
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3.? In sub groups,?? why is there a need for the member to be in both groups?? Main & sub.
???? both deal in separate graphic issues - the posts would be heavy indeed,,?
???? one group is 800 + members??? the other a small group -? 27.? The small group would be deluged with mail..
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Still awaiting? transfer-?? I have not been able to see where I am at.....
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Another hour and its the 28th, here!
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Trouble with my group messages transfer
I setup and expedited a transfer of all our messages in our current Yahoo Group (no attachments, no photos, no members) over to Groups.io. I got an email saying ¡°messages¡± were transferred but when I went to the Group to which we specified everything be moved, there was zero old postings in there. Anyone else have this issue? What did I do wrong in my setup of either group or the transfer instructions that would prevent a single old Yahoo Group message from being ported over?
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Mark transferred my group twice ¨C second time early yesterday and nothing seemed to have changed. ? BUT!!!!? This morning we can approve messages, it seems another at least 60,000 messages there.? I read somewhere that things are coming in piecemeal and that must be the case.? ? I am a super happy camper!!! Suz ? Susan Makalinaw Suz@... ,
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Re: Is there a need for two owners?
On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 12:11 AM, Michael Pavan wrote:
Perhaps a new feature request (the request to be submitted to beta, probably in 2020) would be to promote a designated Moderator (or Moderators) to Owner, if no Owner has logged in 30 days (or some other defined time)...
This has been discussed in the past.? I believe the subject originally came up 4 years ago in and got mingled in to the thread at 2 years ago.? A new topic, next year, is probably a good idea.? Hopefully something could be implemented that would satisfy everyone. Duane -- Help: /static/helpGMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wikiSearch button at the top of Messages list A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions
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Re: Invitations to subgroups
On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 04:22 PM, Su wrote:
I just created a subgroup for one of the handful of Yahoo groups I'm in the process of migrating over to here, and after that was shown a link to invite people to that subgroup.
Yes, it works.? It was officially announced on February 8, Duane -- Help: /static/helpGMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wikiSearch button at the top of Messages list A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions
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Re: Hashtag search has no results
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Re: Searching for messages does not work
Thank you for the information..... --- Harm Selling -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [email protected] < [email protected]> Namens D R Stinson Verzonden: zondag 27 oktober 2019 11:11 Aan: [email protected]Onderwerp: Re: [GMF] Searching for messages does not work Be patient. Dano [excess quote trimmed by moderator]
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Re: Searching for messages does not work
On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 10:47 AM, D R Stinson wrote:
Be patient.
It is, I am told, a virtue. :) Chris
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Re: Only moderators can use hashtags?
On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 12:20 AM, I wrote:
I have somewhere I can put it to the test but it won't be "now" coz I need my sleep. :)
One night's sleep later... Perhaps you had tried it! I have done some tests elsewhere and these are the results: If the Special checkbox is ticked then the hashtag will appear in the list of hashtags available to all members but if one of them uses it the post will not be sent and they will receive a warning sign that the hashtag is for use by moderators only. However, if the Special checkbox and the Moderated checkbox are both ticked then all members can select it and use it in a post. Obviously the message in question is then presented to Moderators for moderation irrespective of the member's moderation status, i.e. even if they normally not moderated on this occasion they will be. If the moderator is happy that the message be sent as a Special Notice and approves the message then it will indeed be sent as a Special Notice.? It is worth noting that it is the Topic that is moderated, not just the initial post (i.e. the Special Notice) and that there is no unmissable warning to the moderator that the post will be sent as a special notice; whoever moderates the message may have to be on the look - out for messages sneaking through with Special Notice hashtags appended! Hope that helps... Chris
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Re: Fw: Data transfer - Yahoo to groups.io
I got a PM almost immediately.
For anyone following this thread, my issue was that my new laptop didn't have me in the memory on Yahoo yet, so asked me for my email.
Access to the Yahoo groups as a manager requires using your yahoo mail login, which is whatever user name and password you'd chosen.
Now that I'm back at my computer, Chrome remembered my details, and automatically filled the spaces, which logged me in.
So, my next trick will be to discover how to mark the issue closed!
Thanks to the unnamed (haven't had permission to quote his letter yet) benefactor.
L8R
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-----Original Message----- From: Diane Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2019 6:09 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [GMF] Fw: Data transfer - Yahoo to groups.io This, and you could of course send out a message to all your Yahoo members telling them what¡¯s happening. You won¡¯t get those that are on special announcement only, but it¡¯s better than nothing I¡¯d think. Diane
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Re: Searching for messages does not work
Be patient.
Dano
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----- Original Message ----- From: Harm Selling <h.selling@...> Reply-To: < [email protected]> To: < [email protected]> Sent: 10/27/2019 3:32:03 AM Subject: [GMF] Searching for messages does not work I'm happy the transfer of my Yahoo group succeeded. Everything seems tob e o.k., except the search function in the message base. Searching consistently result in a message: "The search produced no results". It looks like the message archive is not indexed. What can I do to correct this? In a genealogical group a search option is essential. --- Harm Selling
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Re: Searching for messages does not work
On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 09:57 AM, Harm Selling wrote:
What can I do to correct this?
Nothing; just sit and wait. See from Mark on beta. Chris
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Yes, wait and see what happens is all we can do. One of my groups currently being transferred is now at stage 3 (import to groups.io) with 420 groups ahead. The queue seems to be growing...
Dave
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Searching for messages does not work
I'm happy the transfer of my Yahoo group succeeded. Everything seems tob e o.k., except the search function in the message base.
Searching consistently result in a message: "The search produced no results".
It looks like the message archive is not indexed.
What can I do to correct this? In a genealogical group a search option is essential.
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Harm Selling
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