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Re: My Yahoo Group already exists on groups.io
On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 10:12 PM, Harry wrote:
2 questions...1. See?/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Moving-to-Groups.io Section 2.1 Sorry, don't know about 2. Frances ? -- Moving to Groups.io (without easy transfer)
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Re: Yahoo Groups shutdown commences
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Like so many people, I created an email address on Yahoo, which was required when Yahoo took over groups. I never really used that address and had little reason to check it unless word got out that Yahoo was purging inactive accounts. Owner or moderator messages went to my primary email account through my independent ISP.Some quiet group owners may not have known.I'd say that's unlikely. I haven't had an account on Yahoo When word of the impending closure appeared on here, I went and checked my groups and found the notice on the group pages there. I never received messages to my primary email address. I even requested a backup from the dashboard and logged in to Yahoo to get that. But it wasn't until I started looking for the response that said my transfer was ready that I had occasion to look at my Yahoo mail. And finally, at that time, I found the messages to owners and moderators. So it is possible that some owners and moderators who operated almost entirely by email may have missed them, or found them too late. This is just my experience. Dano |
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Re: Yahoo Groups shutdown commences
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On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 09:11 PM, Sharon Pohlman wrote:
That's why I am glad that there is the ability to disallow "no mail". And I am careful not to abuse my power to send special notices which many choose in lieu of "no mail". Frances ? -- Moving to Groups.io (without easy transfer)
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Re: Yahoo Groups shutdown commences
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I know but it is we owners that get yelled at . This is true many are on no mail and unless you email each one. or set those to individual email they may never know? Don't mind me I am just cranky.?
On Monday, December 16, 2019, 07:21:28 PM CST, Sandy Kozinn <skozinn@...> wrote:
>Owners were warned. But I do know some owners just never alerted >their group. I think all owners should have stayed on top of it >reporting it to their groups . I know of one that she didn't alert >anything about it Some quiet group owners may not have known.? And in many groups, a lot of people are no mail or digest; if they haven't checked the site recently, the owner had no way of letting them know. No one can expect an owner, who after all is unpaid, to send out 1,000 emails just in case someone didn't know Yahoo was bailing. Samdu |
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Re: My Yahoo Group already exists on groups.io
On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 09:04 PM, Harry wrote:
I think that is EXACTLY what happened.? I have created a new group called REALGroupName. How do I download my Yahoo Group's Members list?
If your group has 1000 or fewer members:
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To obtain a list of your Yahoo Group members you can go to the Manage Members page and in the Actions menu Export (download) a CSV or TSV format file. It is best to open the file in a spreadsheet like Excel, then you can easily copy the Email column to paste into the Direct Add or Invite page. Note: this is only for groups with 1000 or fewer members, due to Yahoo's Export restriction.
I am hoping that someone may give any up-to-date info on this. On this wiki page - see about uploading member names to Groups.io
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Re: My Yahoo Group already exists on groups.io
On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 09:00 PM, BMaverick wrote:
Does GIO offer the ability to have groups un-moderated?? Some of ours on YG were and beginning in 2015 ended up having huge amounts of spam postings that were gross messages.? And if attachment images can be added, it will be a visual shock to for anyone coming across that group.Yes, they can be unmoderated. But you would have to moderate at least their first message if it is an unrestricted group. Check out the Spam Control in Settings. You must choose from among these four options. At least one of these options must be set as a spam-control measure. ?
If you choose Restricted only, you do not need to moderate ANY messages, if you wish. But you will have to approve new subscribers. There is no Spam Control setting that will allow a new subscriber to join your group without approval and immediately post an unmoderated message.
/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Quick-Start-for-Group-Formation Frances ?
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Re: My Yahoo Group already exists on groups.io
Frances,
Does GIO offer the ability to have groups un-moderated?? Some of ours on YG were and beginning in 2015 ended up having huge amounts of spam postings that were gross messages.? And if attachment images can be added, it will be a visual shock to for anyone coming across that group. ? BMaverick |
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Re: Yahoo Groups shutdown commences
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Yes Yahoo Groups is dead. I get nothing now.
? "Yahoo servers appear to be offline or your IP has been temporarily locked out."? ? And the pages I did have up, I click on the links, get redirects to the groups ABOUT page only. Nothing else exists there.? Even the group's min page graphic is gone.? bummer.? I liked that.? YG looks cold and gray now. ? Looks like I have more work to do getting the data saved from there posted once again here on GIO. BMaverick |
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Re: My Yahoo Group already exists on groups.io
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýYou might contact the owner and ask if they were holding the name for your group. I did that for a couple groups. One group I did it for turned out to be an orphan and I'm trying to pull it?together again?now.
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Support has intervened in a couple cases like this, but it's always been?on a case-by-case basis. It's important to try to contact the owner and work things out first. Some group names have been claimed by upset rejected Y! group members seeking their own twisted version of revenge.?If you go to support, you need to have all your facts straight and make a very?good case.
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This is one reason why group owners should have been paying attention in the past?and acted proactively. It cost nothing to set up a duplicate group on groups.io to reserve the name.
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On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 07:21 PM, Harry wrote:
Started on Dec 10 Doesn't sound abandoned.? I'd join and post a message to see if it gets approved, rejected, or ignored.? There have been a few cases I've heard of where someone used a YG name so their 'opponents' couldn't.? Nothing that can be done about it as far as I know.
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Re: My Yahoo Group already exists on groups.io
On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 08:41 PM, Harry wrote:
Exactly what I tried - posted something but it has not been approved.? groups.io must have a record of the owner and whether a group is stagnant.With the settings you provided, the owner or moderator will have to moderate at least your first message. Did you see who the owner is from any posts? Harry, this is just members helping members. We aren't staff! And I doubt that support would help you at this point. Perhaps not at all. Also the group is probably new on Groups.io so not much activity yet. Frances ? -- Moving to Groups.io (without easy transfer)
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Re: My Yahoo Group already exists on groups.io
On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 08:21 PM, Harry wrote:
Whoa! A bit of a free-for-all! So you can see the messages without joining. Anyone can! Unmoderated (except one or more posts). And no permission needed to join. So just click on Join this group. You can always ask. I suggest though that you are careful what you post since the whole world can see what you post.? Join and check out the message or messages. Open any to see what you can glean from the email address. Good luck. Frances ? -- Moving to Groups.io (without easy transfer)
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