What about a database where they can enter the information you are looking for. You can either have a column?so they can add their name or you can just have columns where they list who they have in mind along with any other information that you would need. Leeni?
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Date: 3/4/2019 10:59:00 PM
Subject: Re: [GMF] How to poll members for ideas. #poll #askmembers
? While you could use a poll, you would have to have a list of alternatives in mind to do that, which kind of defeats the purpose of soliciting input. Certainly you could simply ask your membership to submit names, either names alone or with a brief (one or two sentence justification) for each to the group owner address.? If you're worried they might respond on-list, and that's really not wanted, then as part of the announcement to the group state only to the group owner address and then promptly lock the topic asking for the names.? They know exactly what you want and in exactly what format.? Definitely include the actual group owner address in the message so that they can easily respond to it. --
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Re: Turning your group into a paid group
Thank you. I went to the link about planned feature but I didn¡¯t talk about money at all. Can you explain this?
It was just a brief mention ("It's below my two current (and delayed...) main priorities, the ability
for group owners to charge subscriptions, and an iOS/Android app."), Duane provided you with more complete info.
The proposed help document is here: As far as I can see he hasn't updated it.
Shal
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While you could use a poll, you would have to have a list of alternatives in mind to do that, which kind of defeats the purpose of soliciting input. Certainly you could simply ask your membership to submit names, either names alone or with a brief (one or two sentence justification) for each to the group owner address.? If you're worried they might respond on-list, and that's really not wanted, then as part of the announcement to the group state only to the group owner address and then promptly lock the topic asking for the names.? They know exactly what you want and in exactly what format.? Definitely include the actual group owner address in the message so that they can easily respond to it. --
Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1803, Build 17134
???? I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.
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I would like the attachment to show in the main post, not after the Groups.io links section the post. How do I do this?
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Re: Turning your group into a paid group
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Re: Turning your group into a paid group
Thank you. I went to the link about planned feature but I didn¡¯t talk about money at all. Can you explain this?
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Hi - new to the groups. want to know how to poll my members for ideas for guest speakers. i want them to just give me names instead of long emails. and i don't know how! help. thx -?
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Re: Turning your group into a paid group
Does anybody charge for being in the group?
I do indirectly. One of my groups is for a PTA unit, and the unit charges dues. But the dues are for much more than just the group membership so that's a bit different. I believe others have also mentioned groups similarly affiliated with real-world organizations (where membership in the RW organization is a requirement for group membership). Is it against the guidelines?
No, in fact it is a . Shal
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Re: Starting a second group
If you're not seeing the + Create a group immediately beneath the sort order control links at the upper left after hitting the Find or Create a Group button, then something's off. I would suspect possible browser cache corruption, which is generally cured by clearing browser cache then restarting your browser, or an add-on/extension is somehow blocking an element necessary to present it.? I use uBlock Origin, uBlock Origin Extra, and HTTPS Everywhere under Chrome and the button still appears. --
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Thanks!? I don't mind doing that for photos that I post in our artist group, but I am trying to encourage members to post photos themselves.? Understandably, they want to simply upload from their phones and I?know that most will simply not post if they have to fuss with the images first.? Just thought I'd check to be sure I wasn't missing an obvious setting.??
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Re: Starting a second group
On 3/4/2019 7:06 PM, Frances wrote: Click on Find or Create a group on the top horizontal bar in a group.
On the left menu, there are sorts - Most Popular, Most Active, Newest, By Name. And below that, there is a blue +Create a Group.
Frances Or try this direct link: /creategroup-- Bill
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Re: Starting a second group
Click on Find or Create a group on the top horizontal bar in a group. On the left menu, there are sorts - Most Popular, Most Active, Newest, By Name. And below that, there is a blue +Create a Group. Frances -- /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki( /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki ) /static/helpMore help: use the search button at the top of the Messages list.
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Turning your group into a paid group
Does anybody charge for being in the group? Is it against the guidelines?
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I have already started one group here, ?but I need to start a second one. I have looked all over but it doesn¡¯t give me a create group option because I have already created a group. I want to create it under the same email. Can somebody suggest how to do that. Thank you in advance.
Randi
P.S. I should mention that when I press ¡°create or find a group¡± option, it just gives me a list of the groups and a search bar. It does not give me an option to create a group. Everything I press just leaves me in a circle that goes around and around and around with no option to create a group.?
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Re: best way to limit email replies
I've posted this before, and although it is targeted at individuals who use screen readers, it should be easily "translatable" back to point and click by the sighted. It covers how to do what's been discussed here for anyone who wants to do it on any list they may be subscribed to:
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Re: Earthlink is again bouncing Groups.io emails
On 3/4/2019 2:44 PM, Junu Kim wrote: Folks: fyi ... looks like Earthlink is again bouncing emails from Groups.io. I had to unbounce myself (a group owner) from Groups.io due to this situation.
I've sent a message to the Groups.io support team -- as well as another unblock request to Earthlink.
Regards.
Junu Kim I have two Earthlink members who have bounces every day from February 26th through today. I've also sent a message to Support. -- Bill
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Re: best way to limit email replies
Bingo - that "following only" setting should do the trick. ? Thanks for the helping hand.
On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 02:41 PM, J Bills wrote:
Is there a combination of settings that would allow me to basically "push" an initial email (new topic) out to the list via email, but then have any replies or continued chatter be "subscription only" where you wouldn't get any of the replies unless you specifically sign up or subscribe to the thread?? So the rest of the responses are pulled and not pushed?
Yes, you can make this behavior a group default...but you can't force your subscribers to keep it.
Go to Admin>Settings and click the Default Sub Settings button at the top.?Examine the Message Selection section on the resulting page. Based on your proposal above, I believe you would want to check the "Following only" and "First Message Also" boxes. Subscribers with this setting would then receive the first message of each topic, but would not receive any subsequent ones unless they chose to follow it (by clicking a link in the message footer).
These settings will be automatically applied to all new subscribers, and will persist until such time that they decide to change it to something else.
I suppose if subscribing wasn't an option, maybe some sort of "only view on the web forum" sort of situation would be fine, but it'd be great if email could be maintained somehow instead of just forum browsing.
If you don't want emails sent, in this same section check the "No Email" or "Special Notices Only" boxes (instead of Following Only, etc). Again, the individual subscriber will be able to change to something else this later, if he wants to.
If you want all communication to be one-way with no Subscriber replies at all, you can set up your group as an Announcement group (Admin>Settings>Spam Control).
Hope this helps,
Bruce?
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Re: Help: Earthlink now bouncing emails sent to *me* from Groups.io groups I own
Esther, ? ? ? ? ? ?See several of the most recent posts on the topic,??in the beta group. --
Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1803, Build 17134
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Re: Help: Earthlink now bouncing emails sent to *me* from Groups.io groups I own
I just got the same Earthlink message as part of a failed invitation to a potential member [who's address is actually mindspring.]
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Re: best way to limit email replies
On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 02:41 PM, J Bills wrote:
Is there a combination of settings that would allow me to basically "push" an initial email (new topic) out to the list via email, but then have any replies or continued chatter be "subscription only" where you wouldn't get any of the replies unless you specifically sign up or subscribe to the thread?? So the rest of the responses are pulled and not pushed?
Yes, you can make this behavior a group default...but you can't force your subscribers to keep it. Go to Admin>Settings and click the Default Sub Settings button at the top.?Examine the Message Selection section on the resulting page. Based on your proposal above, I believe you would want to check the "Following only" and "First Message Also" boxes. Subscribers with this setting would then receive the first message of each topic, but would not receive any subsequent ones unless they chose to follow it (by clicking a link in the message footer). These settings will be automatically applied to all new subscribers, and will persist until such time that they decide to change it to something else.
I suppose if subscribing wasn't an option, maybe some sort of "only view on the web forum" sort of situation would be fine, but it'd be great if email could be maintained somehow instead of just forum browsing.
If you don't want emails sent, in this same section check the "No Email" or "Special Notices Only" boxes (instead of Following Only, etc). Again, the individual subscriber will be able to change to something else later, if he wants to. If you want all communication to be one-way with no Subscriber replies at all, you can set up your group as an Announcement group (Admin>Settings>Spam Control). Hope this helps, Bruce? -- The system Help is your friend.?? /static/help
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Shal Farley
Duane
Randi Kreger
Frances
Esther A. Heller, PRP
Bruce