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Re: To those who are new to Groups io
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýPeter, Frances and others -
I appreciate your efforts, and your desire to reduce the traffic here is quite admirable.
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The problem with this message is that the ones who really could use it haven't found GMF yet. If you watch the repetition of questions you'll note a few instances where someone has answered a question and the exact same question is asked again the same day. Newbies show up and don't bother to read past posts or look for answers. Too many of them just shoot from the hip and think they're the first ones to ever have run into these things.
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Such a post might be much more useful if it went out to people who establish new groups or to group owners when they initiate a transfer. But Mark would have to add it to the process for those events.
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Re: Sending Invite
On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 12:04 PM, Chuck Neff wrote:
While I understand the need for some automation here, why are there items in the boilerplate message that I cannot change?Chuck -- Some basic information must appear in the invitation/direct add messages; otherwise it could be tailored for phishing purposes just to entice someone to click on the subscription link. To my knowledge Mark has not shared all the legal-beagle details.? Bruce |
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Re: Sending Invite
On 13 Nov 2019 18:03, Chuck Neff wrote:
Also, where does the [Name] information pull from when doing a batch of invitations if no name is included.? Does the invitation just come out with [Name]?If you do not specify a name in the list of e-mails, then it'll say "Hello," and nothing else. Samuel |
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Re: What is my "profile" exactly? If set to "public" how can I see what the public version looks like?
On 13 Nov 2019 17:44, Benjamin Slade wrote:
* Is it only information on my "Account Profile" which is made public?When I set my own group profile to public, I can see the following when not logged in: Photo Display Name User Name Joined date Location Web site Link to all messages by me My "bio" So, additional information that is visible are the date that you joined and a link to all messages posted by you (if such messages can be viewed by the public). And your chosen privacy setting is not visible. * Will people be able to contact me if I make my profile public?Only if you put your contact details in your "bio". You can put your e-mail address in the bio, and make it a hyperlink, if you want to. * Can I see what my profile looks like to the public?Yes. Make it public, and visit it using a different browser. The URL is: /g/<groupname>/profile/@<profilename> * Is there a way to search for public profiles?Fortunately (or unfortunately) not. From the home page, you can search for groups, but not for people. If the group's messages are public, then members of the public can visit the group's messages and search for a person by name (but not by e-mail address or by profile name). Samuel |
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Re: Yahoo deleted our group
That was only on the group owner's page, so it shouldn't be an issue here. Groups.io has the same ability at the bottom of the settings page.
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Unfortunately, there's no way to find out what happened and no way to report the problem. This seems to be typical of Yahoo - they really don't want their people involved. Users should just use the system and read the ads, and if it doesn't work, they really don't care. Just one more important reason why people seem to appreciate groups.io; support is real and can be reached when things go sideways. Dano ----- Original Message -----
Yahoo had an evil ¡°delete this group¡± button in a location that was much too easy to access in error and was followed by a not terribly obvious <are you certain you want to delete this group> notice. Add a little distraction or cat on your keyboard and your group could go poof. Patti |
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Re: Sending Invite
While I understand the need for some automation here, why are there items in the boilerplate message that I cannot change?? As a paying member, I should be able to customize more of the message.? I do not care for the order of the boilerplate message (it does not flow properly to me) and I really hate the ¡°Cheers, The "My Group" Team" signature.? Why should the signature be chosen for me?
Also, where does the [Name] information pull from when doing a batch of invitations if no name is included.? Does the invitation just come out with [Name]? Thanks, Chuck Neff |
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Re: Comcast issue
On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 07:57 AM, Pat Long wrote:
I am getting digests for one group to the comcast email. For the other group I am getting all the owner stuff (approvals, notifications), but no messages.Comcast (as well as Outlook) has an annoying habit of delaying emails from groups.io on a regular basis, but they usually show up in a day or so.? Do any of them ever show up for you?? Have you checked you email history on that group to see if they're being bounced? Duane -- Help: /static/help GMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Search button at the top of Messages list A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions |
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Re: To those who are new to Groups io
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýDuane, speaking for myself, there have been at least two times when the instructions had not been updated and nobody realized it until I posted here and said the instructions that were available didn¡¯t work.?Susan B? On Nov 13, 2019, at 10:26 AM, Duane <txpigeon@...> wrote:
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Re: Separate Accounts (NOT Groups) on Same Home Page?
On 13 Nov 2019 15:34, J R via Groups.Io wrote:
Previously on the Yahoo Group Home Page on the upper right, if I clicked on my name I had a choice of?my different accounts and?I could choose which one I wanted to go to?see?the groups in that account.I confirm that this Chrome/Vivaldi extension works: It creates and stores separate sessions in the browser, which can be accessed by clicking the extension's icon. It looks like one can also keep two sessions open simultaneously in two tabs, and switch between them without having to log in and out all the time. Does anyone know of other extensions that does this? Samuel |
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Re: To those who are new to Groups io
On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 07:56 AM, Susan B wrote:
but I think the group owners asking here have for the most part done their due diligence and are now frustrated to the nth degree because they don¡¯t understand something or can¡¯t find it.?That may be the case for some, but certainly isn't for others.? A question such as "How do I check my transfer status?" is easily answered by searching/reading previous messages here, yet it still comes up regularly.? The messages (and Wiki pages) can even be read by the public, no membership in the group required, so it does get a it tiresome sometimes. I do have to remind myself that I've been here for almost 5 years, so finding and understanding things seems 'easy' to me.? But I also realize that there have been a LOT of changes and updates in that time.? I've been able to 'grow' with the system, so didn't have to learn it all at once (and under pressure ;>)? When I started, there wasn't even any Files or Photos storage! ? Duane -- Help: /static/help GMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Search button at the top of Messages list A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions |
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Re: Question: removing a member for spam?
On 13 Nov 2019 15:41, Chris Jones via Groups.Io wrote:
On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 02:37 PM, Sharon Pohlman wrote:The way I understand Sharon's message is that she was hoping for an option to turn off the notification that is sent to the owner or moderator.I don't like this option I wonder how often this happens"Option"; which option are you referring to? This is, after all, what the original notification implies, i.e. that there is way to turn of those particular types of notifications. In other words, she's not trying to turn off the fact that members get removed, or the fact that members get a notification when they are removed, but the notification telling her, as moderator, that a member had been removed for this specific reason. Sharonb, you can't turn off notifications about members leaving unless you also turn off notifications about members joining. This is weird, IMO, but that's the way it currently is. There is also no separate notification for members who were *removed*. There is only a notification for members who "leave", regardless of whether they left by their own choosing or left because they were removed by either Groups.io or by a moderator. In addition, you can't turn off (or turn on) notifications for specific *reasons* of leaving. You can't choose not to receive notifications about members who left for this or that reason. If you're a moderator (or owner), then you are forced to receive notifications about members leaving or members who have been removed, if you also want to receive notifications about members joining. What you can do, is to use separate e-mail addresses for normal participation and for participation as a moderator/owner. Samuel |
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