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Re: Is there a way to automatically respond to people posting in my old yahoo group telling them to move to groups.io?
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Adam, Chris,
Set it to "Announcement" and they will not be able to post and thatIn the controls of a Yahoo Group that would be on the Access Control tab of the Control Panel. In the row for "Messages-Who can post" move the selector to the Moderators Only column. Or, as I did, on the Moderation tab select Moderated, and use the Reject with Reply function to remind the stragglers about the change of posting address. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Transfers caught up
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There was a message on Friday morning from Mark (Groups.io).?From November 15, 2019
Hi All,
As of this morning, we've completely worked through the backlog of Yahoo Group transfer requests. It took 29 days, but we did it. :-)
I've removed the option to pay for a priority transfer.
?I'm still only responding to support emails from premium group owners right now. There's just too much otherwise. Also, the beta group is still moderated.
A reminder: please get your transfer requests in by the end of the month.
Thanks,
Mark
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If you are still in limbo, you need to find out what's happening. Check the status of your transfer.To check status of an ongoing transfer: ?/g/GroupManagersForum/message/19948 People are reporting really quick turn around. Earlier today someone said: "taking about an hour from go-ahead to completion." Frances
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Re: Multiple e-mail problem
Ginger,
My group still shows up under my Hotmail account, so hopefully,Whether or not you receive messages from a particular group is controlled by the settings in the Subscription page of that group, when signed in using the email address in question. Since I deleted the account with the "wrong" address will my messagesDeleting that account won't have any effect on delivery to another account. I was able to delete the account under the "wrong" e-mail.If you deleted the account for the wrong address, then it is no longer subscribed to any groups. The mods on that group may not know how to tell how many subscriptions you have, unless you've given them a list of all of your email addresses to check. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Re: yahoo group transfer
doesn't seem to be happening.? As many of the members from the old group are emailing me seperatetly.?followed step by step? Messge says it's in progress. But this has been going on for about six weeks. ?any thoughts?What step does it say you are at when you check the transfer? To check status of an ongoing transfer: ?/g/GroupManagersForum/message/19948 Frances FAQ on Moving from YahooGroups GMF Wiki: (unofficial) Help for members (and would-be members) and group managers |
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Re: yahoo group transfer
But Mark says he caught up.
Did you pay for 1 year of premium? Did you double-check the transfer status? If you think you've requested a transfer and it's not complete, there's a problem with it. ?Go through the Detailed Instructions to find out where you're at, /g/GroupManagersForum/message/23597?
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Go to the Yahoo transfer page at /yahootransfer
Select the transfer you want to check status on from "Existing Transfers" at lower right (click on its name)*
The box at the top of the resulting page will tell you the status of that transfer.
Repeat for any other transfers you may have in progress.
For transfers that are actually approved and in progress, see also: to see at which stage you are in the transfer queue.
Frances -- FAQ on Moving from YahooGroups GMF Wiki: (unofficial) Help for members (and would-be members) and group managers |
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Re: Second group to move
Eric,
I have renamed the existing group to it's it's use as the primaryIf the group is still without subgroups, then the name change should be instantaneous when you push the Update Group button at the bottom of the Settings page. It should appear under the new name in the Your Groups list and elsewhere. You might need to refresh your browser page to see it though. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Re: Owner not receiving notices of new postings
On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 06:01 PM, Paul J Kettle Jr wrote:
Now things seem to be back to normal with no changes from my end.Probably a case of gray listing by your provider then.? Some of them seem to do that on a regular, but random, basis for some reason. 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: How much time does it take to manage a group?
Shal noted:
I'm not sure if you also need Restricted Membership. That's upI set all my groups to moderated. If the messages are visible to members and there's no approval process for members it lets anyone in to scan your archives. In one group, I ask applicants to tell me why they want to join. I get all kinds of answers, but it tells me most people are interested. On the others I can just watch for suspicious members. I think of it like having a screen door on an open back door - it doesn't keep out a determined wind, but it helps keep the flies out. Dano |
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Re: A few general questions
On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 04:19 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
IIRC one of Groups.io's selling points (along with "no advertising") was (is?) "no tracking"It's on the site home page, but you have to be logged out to see it, /? Probably exists elsewhere as well. 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: Picture Attributions Changed
On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 03:58 PM, Duane wrote:
If the person that posted the picture is no longer a member of the YG or they were bouncing and didn't get transferred, then 'ownership' was passed to you.? No way to get around it, so another transfer would have the same results.? If they do rejoin at some point, you can give them ownership using the tools on the site.John -- As a corollary to this, you cannot assign ownership to someone who isn't *currently* a member of your group. Also, as people leave, ownership of their abandoned photos gets lost. Like it or not, that's the way it is. Bruce |
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Re: How much time does it take to manage a group?
Ken,
I am a member of several groups, so I know about "Flame Wars" and soA flame war is one circumstance in which you might consider temporarily checking the Moderated box in the Spam Control section of the group's settings page. That way you can reject messages that are more heat than light. It is the ultimate fire extinguisher, if you want to use it that way. Or, simply causing message traffic to slow down (due to the time it takes you to get around to approving them) can substantially cool the flames. But in normal times, I concur with your choice of New Users Moderated as adequate spam control. This is what my Group Settings look like right now:I'm not sure if you also need Restricted Membership. That's up to you as a matter of the group's "culture" - whether you're open to people of all backgrounds and level of experience who are interested in your topic, or whether you want to qualify members by some criteria. I don't know enough about your vision for your group to advise one or the other for this. Having the group's messages visible to anyone can be a benefit to help and hobby groups where the subject matter is impersonal. It means, among other things, that people can find your group's messages in web search results on the topic, thus potentially growing the group. There are other types of groups, such as my classmate group, where we discuss things we wouldn't want to see on a billboard, including our phone numbers and addresses and when we'll be attending a reunion, etc. So the Visibility setting for the group's messages is something that you want to fit the nature of the group and the type of information its members share. It sounds like you've got the right choice for a technical group. You might want to consider making the group's Wiki visible to the public as well, for much the same reason. Your type of group is unlikely to put any personal information in there, so this increases the material that might lead more people to find your group. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Re: How much time does it take to manage a group?
On my own groups I typically respond to situations as the "list janitor". When I post as myself, I use my name to close the post. Eventually I suspect you'll find that what you do is watch the traffic and enjoy the threads. Most of what you might do is typically behind the scenes and no one notices.I am still asking myself if monitoring a Group is how I want toWell, "monitoring" is the wrong word here. What you should be Dano |
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