On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 06:50 AM, <jpalicki@...> wrote:

I get the message that a transfer is already in progress! I have no idea why though.?
How can I transfer my group to??now?

Make sure you're following the steps in order at /g/GroupManagersForum/message/23597? If you are, furnish more information about which step you're at and exactly what you see so we can help.

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Don't see how that is the problem since it is only messages from Groups.io that are affected all other mail comes normal including mail from Yahoo groups, it has to be something that groups.io is doing.? Jerrie

On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 06:49 AM, Jim Pruitt wrote:

set a monthly notice to go out each month and set it active

The only type of notice that can be sent automatically every month is the Group Guidelines type.? Make sure you have one and that you've selected the "Send monthly to group" check box.? There is no Active box for this type.

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On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 12:50 PM, Mike Strange wrote:

The process would be greatly simplified if, when changing attribution of an album, there was an option to change just the album or all contents as well

A complication arises if the photos within an album belong to different subscribers. It is only a personal opinion but I think that album ownership is of less significance than photograph ownership. Photo sections can easily become a bit chaotic and someone (Owner or Moderator) has to step in and try to restore some sort of order. This can result in new albums being created with existing photographs from different albums being moved to them. There is a tendency for members to see "their" photo album as a sort of cloud storage which for a Basic Group with 1 GB of space available is a bit of an indulgence. Another effect is for different albums to contain very similar photographs; again very wasteful of space. (Another member trick is to put a really good, usefu,l informative photo with possible widespread appeal into "My Album" where no - one else can find it after any initial interest has subsided.

IMHO there is no simple solution to the management of a photo archive. Since migrating from Yahoo at the end of 2017 I have moved a lot of photos and deleted even more without a cheep of complaint arising. The "main" problem of photo archives is indexing the contents; it can be done but again it's quite a lot of work.

Chris

We need this feature as well to streamline posts and move topics from the main group to the sub-group where they belong.

Jill, I have set up a pending membership questionnaire that is sent to them when they apply to join. It seems to be working.
Lynne

The process would be greatly simplified if, when changing attribution of an album, there was an option to change just the album or all contents as well ... Another wish list item.

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I have had a group for over a year and set a monthly notice to go out each month and set it active but the notice has never gone out at all.? How to I get it to go out each month?

Thank you.

Jim

On 17 Nov 2019 14:35, Jerrie wrote:

lately all messages from groups.io come in this format, all 10 groups or so that I belong to. but none of them show who the sender is in my mailbox, I have to open each one to see who the sender is.

From the image you sent me privately, it looks as if your e-mail program is unable to extract the sender and the subject line even though it "receives" the messages. Since this only happens with Groups.io mails, it is likely at least partially Groups.io related.

I suggest you post a bug report to [email protected]. Include the images that show what your screen looks like, and forward some sample messages, too.

When forwarding them copies of your mails, remember to forward them as attachments. I believe in Windows Live Mail, forwarding messages as attachments may require you to save the mail as EML to your local computer and then manually attaching it to the bug report e-mail.



Samuel

On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 02:03 AM, J Forster wrote:

Do you know how the orphan owner is assigned by Groups when there are several Owners?

No idea I'm afraid! The reassignment of photo ownership is a bit cumbersome certainly. Whether there might be any changes is one of life's great unknowns.

At least it's better than it was when there was no means of changing ownership, or for that matter no means of moving photos between albums. It was a clumsy workaround for that latter shortfall (now mercifully remedied) that put me in the position of having a load of mis - attributed photos to try to sort out.

Given that most misattributions will be down to the original owner no longer being a member of a migrated group then it is not clear who they should be assigned to anyway.

Chris

pnrt,

You have successfully completed one transfer for us of one of our
Yahoo Groups (THANKS!), ...

Please be aware that GMF is a user-to-user help group, no Groups.io employees here.

I had sent an invite from our Yahoo group to [email protected]
(Step 1)

That is not step 1, it is step 3. To succeed you must follow the steps in order without skipping any. Re-read the transfer instructions page,
/yahootransfer

Or follow the detailed outline on GMF's wiki:
/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Transfer-from-Yahoo-Groups

... so I look it up and it tells me that [email protected] has
accepted the invite and I need to now make groups.io a Moderator of
the Yahoo group.

Make sure you're looking at the status for the correct transfer. Check that both the Yahoo Group setting and the Groups.io selection match the transfer you're trying to do.

EXCEPT: When I go into the Yahoo group to change them to a Moderator,
they are not showing up in the members list for that group (as though
the invite was not accepted or did not go through properly).

It could be just Yahoo being slow about updating its pages.

Have a look at whether the Activity log of the Yahoo Group can tell you anything about the transfer address. I say that with some trepidation as the activity logs in many of my Yahoo groups stopped updating some months or years ago.

Do I need to cancel the request and start over?

That would likely be the best way to untangle the situation.

For a definitive answer you should contact [email protected]

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On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 10:59 PM, pnrt@... wrote:

You have successfully completed one transfer for us of one of our Yahoo Groups (THANKS!), but the transfer process for our second Yahoo group is currently "stuck" ?in a bit of a loop, and I'm not sure what I should do next to ensure it can be completed. Here's where things are at:

I had sent an invite from our Yahoo group to [email protected]. (Step 1) When I check the transfer status page to check on the progress it says "needs your attention", so I look it up and it tells me that [email protected] has accepted the invite and I need to now make groups.io a Moderator of the Yahoo group. (Step 2) EXCEPT: When I go into the Yahoo group to change them to a Moderator, they are not showing up in the members list for that group (as though the invite was not accepted or did not go through properly). So, I tried a few times to re-send an invite from the Yahoo Group to [email protected],?hoping you might receive the request and accept it and then I can see you as a member and make you a moderator, but that hasn't happened. ?

The Yahoo Group in question is:?
I am wanting to transfer the contents of that Yahoo group to a subgroup of my paid subscription main group on groups.io.

Do I need to cancel the request and start over? Is there a way you can "reset" the invite status so that I can re-send the invite again and have you try to accept it anew?

Why don't you go back to the transfer page and double-check that you show that your correct group is going into a subgroup of your main group?

You should create a subgroup now that the first (main) group has been transferred, if you haven't done that yet.

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Hi there,

You have successfully completed one transfer for us of one of our Yahoo Groups (THANKS!), but the transfer process for our second Yahoo group is currently "stuck" ?in a bit of a loop, and I'm not sure what I should do next to ensure it can be completed. Here's where things are at:

I had sent an invite from our Yahoo group to [email protected]. (Step 1) When I check the transfer status page to check on the progress it says "needs your attention", so I look it up and it tells me that [email protected] has accepted the invite and I need to now make groups.io a Moderator of the Yahoo group. (Step 2) EXCEPT: When I go into the Yahoo group to change them to a Moderator, they are not showing up in the members list for that group (as though the invite was not accepted or did not go through properly). So, I tried a few times to re-send an invite from the Yahoo Group to [email protected],?hoping you might receive the request and accept it and then I can see you as a member and make you a moderator, but that hasn't happened. ?

The Yahoo Group in question is:?
I am wanting to transfer the contents of that Yahoo group to a subgroup of my paid subscription main group on groups.io.

Do I need to cancel the request and start over? Is there a way you can "reset" the invite status so that I can re-send the invite again and have you try to accept it anew?

Please advise how best for me to proceed.

Thank You,
pnrt

On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 10:54 PM, Dale Putnam wrote:

How could the home page photo be changed?

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In Admin, Settings, go to the third button.

/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Quick-Start-for-Group-Formation

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Hi Shal,
Fingers crossed that I’ve got it fixed. I deleted the wrong account. I then e-mailed the owner of the group in question to have her check my membership. It would only be two e-mail addresses - the Hotmail one or the wrong one. She confirmed that I was only listed once in the membership under the Hotmail address.
I’m really sorry for all the confusion. I know all of the moderators here have their hands full with so many questions. I do appreciate all of you taking the time to answer my and every one’s many questions.
Ginger

Suzanne,

Please point me to where it explains that if your members were
transferred from a yahoogroups, if they were getting emails there,
they should get emails from the new io group and be able to post via
email or reply to someone else's post via email.

Being a member implies the ability to receive and post messages by email.

More detail is found in the second bullet point on the transfer instructions page:
"We will add all members that are currently confirmed and not bouncing
to your group. Members' subscription preferences (email, no email,
digest, etc.) will be preserved. Members' posting privileges (group
default, override - moderated, etc.) will also be preserved."
/yahootransfer

If I understand correctly, they only have to register with groups.io
if they want to use the web UI. Is this correct?

That is correct.

Note that the word "register" implies a lot more formality than is actually required. All they need do is log in - they're already signed up. On the Log In page they can use either the Forgot password link or the the email a login link button.
/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Logging-In

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And just to say it again, those that transfer from Yahoo Groups LOG IN, not sign up.

When they are moved, they are registered.

Their email address is their account ID.

See the links in the other email for info. Feel free to share them.?

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On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 08:58 PM, Suzanne H wrote:

I apologize in advance because I know I read this somewhere but can't find it.? Please point me to where it explains that if your members were transferred from a yahoogroups, if they were getting emails there, they should get emails from the new io group and be able to post via reply or reply to someone else's post via email.? If I understand correctly, they only have to register with groups.io if they want to use the web UI.? Is this correct?

You don't have to do anything. When they are transferred from YahooGroups by Groups.io transfer process, they are migrated with the proper status. (Except no mail, unless the new group doesn't permit no mail. If so, the person's subscription would be Special Notices.)

The only issue is that they must login with their Yahoo Groups email address. Once they login to Groups.io, they can change their email address.

See -?

/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Logging-in-and-How-to-Set-a-Personal-Password

/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Profile-and-Email-Address-and-Merging-Accounts

I am assuming you DIDN'T set up your group as "announcement" in Spam Control. That setting only allows the owner / moderators to post.
See more about settings -?
/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Quick-Start-for-Group-Formation

Frances
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