Karen . . .

On Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:51:06 -0500, "Karen (mod)" <kmotc@...>
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#4 Does anybody know if we can start conversing on the new group if we intend to have our emails imported? Would that mess up the transfer. Do we just sit and wait?

Yes, the group can function while the transfer is in process. We had
ours operating before we started the transfer.

I did mine while it was still free while most people were saying Yahoo
Groups will continue the way they are forever. Now we're dealing with
the aftermath in many groups I don't own but am a member of.

I created new groups for some of those and made an announcement about
the new group, and I invited the current Y!G group owners to contact
me and I would make them owners. Of the few I did that for, only one
is going to do the transfer as of right now, whether or not he gets
enough donations to cover the cost.

Donald


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On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 02:52 PM, <runswiththestorm@...> wrote:

Is there no option for a yearly commitment at monthly payments?

Choosing recurring monthly payments is an option for normal Premium access, but is not an option if you expect the transfer agent to move your content for you.

Oh no!? It didn't say that anywhere.? I went with the monthly payment and put in a transfer request.? What do I do now?

Penny

I apologize if this has already been answered, but I searched GMF for "cover photo"? and this particular question didn't come up in the search results. I know how to change the cover photo in i.o., but not how to make it appear as a banner. In YG it automatically was formatted as a banner. I looked in "Help" but couldn't find how to make it a banner, only how to change the photo. What is the trick?
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Thanks in advance.

Deborah

On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 06:55 PM, Karen (mod) wrote:

#1 Has anybody actually heard back from groups.io? Heard from a real person? Has anybody gotten word about how long this will take and how much of a back log there? is?

Karen -- You are hearing back from me.

The process is semi-automated so the people doing the transfers don't have to do a lot of hand-holding. I believe the most succinct transfer instructions can be found in this email:??/g/GroupManagersForum/message/8697? But I may be a little biased. :-)

I did send a query request yesterday and did not hear back on that. And that was before I knew we had to go the pay option because I set the account up in 2016 but did not do the move.

I do not know what you might mean by a "query request."

It might take months for them to get through a backlog--there may be 10,000 requests for a transfer.

Or there might not. Many folks are unwilling to pay for the service. Of those who have, several people have reported success with their transfers today.?

#2 Is it really just one guy doing the work?

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We might lose all functions at Yahoo before our group gets migrated.

I don't know how much help Mark might have. He does not read this group. If you want to know how much of a backlog there is, you could ask a question to that effect in the beta group ().

#3 has anybody done the pay route and gotten the process started--seen stuff moving over yet?

Yes (see above).

#4 Does anybody know if we can start conversing on the new group if we intend to have our emails imported?

Would that mess up the transfer. Do we just sit and wait?

You can start using the target group if you want to. The advantages to waiting until the transfer is complete are negligible.

#5 will we have search ability for our archived Yahoo messages?

If you mean the messages that are transferred by the transfer agent, the answer is yes.?

Thanks for your help and I feel your pain.

The stress level is pretty high for everyone, and it's unfortunate that Yahoo Groups has put so many people in this position.?

Regards,
Bruce

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On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 05:46 PM, Deborah Cohen wrote:

The instructions don't say that after sending the invite you're supposed to click on the Start Group Transfer button on the bottom of the page. I did click on it though, because it's there and it "felt" wrong to just leave the page after just sending the invitation, but now I'm not sure that I should have done that. Do you think I've screwed something up?

Deborah -- I don't think clicking the "Start Group Transfer Process" a second time with empty group fields is going to hurt anything. But you can check status as follows:

Return to the Yahoo groups transfer page and select the transfer you've initiated from the pull-down menu at bottom right. There should be a status banner at the top of the resulting page. Based on what you've told us, it should say something to the effect of "we have received your invitation and will accept it soon, there is no need to send another invite." If you see that, you're fine.

Wait until [email protected]?joins your Yahoo group (you should get an email), and promote it to a Moderator. Instructions for promoting can be found at?.

At that point the button on the same transfer page at lower left should say "Give Go Ahead to Transfer." Click that when you're ready, wait for the process to complete, and (hopefully) rejoice.

Hope this helps,
Bruce

In the mean time, you can probably zip the file so it's encapsulated, and upload that.

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Thanks for confirming my fears. Sadly I'm not prepared to wet-nurse them by correcting their errors and omissions, unless it's related to the technicalities of the subject, otherwise I could spend all day doing it and it's for their benefit as much, or more, than mine.I guess I need to find how to make suggested improvements..to .io

Nick

On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 10:36 PM, Nick Kempley wrote:

Hitherto there has been little discipline amongst members about naming of albums or photos, making searching difficult to say the least.

Sadly there is no reason to expect that to change. As Bruce said you can edit album titles and the like but It can be a lot of work. Just don't ask me how I know...

Chris

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On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 05:36 PM, Nick Kempley wrote:

I have just migrate a group from Yahoo. It went as well or better than expected, bar the usual problems with missing photos (about 25% in my case) and non-transfer of attachments.

Under the circumstances, I'd be pretty happy with that!

Hitherto there has been little discipline amongst members about naming of albums or photos, making searching difficult to say the least. Is there any way of forcing hashtags to photos in the same way that they are forced to messages?

There is no such functionality, but you can update the names of photo albums yourself. Just click the Edit Album button and change the Title field to something more mnemonic.

Hope this helps,
Bruce

I have just migrate a group from Yahoo. It went as well or better than expected, bar the usual problems with missing photos (about 25% in my case) and non-transfer of attachments. Hitherto there has been little discipline amongst members about naming of albums or photos, making searching difficult to say the least. Is there any way of forcing hashtags to photos in the same way that they are forced to messages?

Nick

On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 05:33 PM, Bee wrote:

My group is now listed as having the full Yearly Premium package selected. ?However the only payment saying ‘successful’ is the $10 one.

I need the $10 refunded and the $110 payment put through. ? I don’t know if the $110 has gone through yet as it takes a while to show on my credit card account. ?

Bee -- We are a peer-to-peer help group, and no one from groups.io support or management is here to answer your question. You will need to send this inquiry to?[email protected].?I'm sure they will soon get you fixed up.

Hope this helps,
Bruce

Hi, I have a problem with trying to upgrade my group in order to have a transfer from Yahoo.

I accidentally payed for the 1 month Premium. ?When I realised it had only take $10 from my card, I went back and tried to upgrade to the full Yearly Premium package.?

My group is now listed as having the full Yearly Premium package selected. ?However the only payment saying ‘successful’ is the $10 one.

I need the $10 refunded and the $110 payment put through. ? I don’t know if the $110 has gone through yet as it takes a while to show on my credit card account. ? I have initiated the invite from my Yahoo group but now I’m unsure if my group is actually in the correct Yearly Premium package - it SAYS it is but as I say, the only successful transaction listed is for the monthly - and therefore I don’t know if my group-transfer will go ahead? ? So far no response to the invite but I would think there is a backlog to work through.

Any advice??
Thanks in advance.

Tom -- Some files have in the past been reported to cause a "broken-link" type thing to appear in the dialog box, trying to render a thumbnail image. But that was a cosmetic problem; if you subsequently clicked on the "Add" button the upload proceeded anyway.

But for that FITS file, I tried it too, and had to reboot my computer to get a browser window (Chrome) back.

So this is a new one on me, and I suspect only support can help you. Be sure to tag it with a #bug hashtag to catch his eye. Some things can linger in the queue for quite some time after initial triage, but he's usually pretty quick about fixing actual bugs.

Regards,
Bruce