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Group's Name & Email Address

 

Can the name and/or email address be changed?
Re: Deleting a YGroup VS waiting for Yahoo's Axe to fal . . .!

 

The one thing we should try to avoid is the issue that many Yahoo Groups experienced over the years.? When the Owner left, there was no one there.? Think of second life which hung on as a digital wasteland for years.? I have put all the members to moderated, and in December when all the content is gone, I plan to turn off the light and close the door (Delete the group.)
Re: Cover photo choice?

 

Susan,

I used Google Images to find one and saved it to my PC, then uploaded
it to GIO for the cover photo.

If you're concerned about copyright, make sure the image isn't under
copyright protection.

Donald

On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:57:34 -0400, "Susan B"
<doggiesmail@...> wrote:

Is there a stock of cover photos somewhere that we can choose from? We are working on getting one but it¡¯ll probably take a while.

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Join the Icom group, a general Icom (amateur radio) discussion
group on Groups.io:
/g/ICOM (recently launched, growing slowly)
**also, a new self-help group dedicated to your cat's health:
/g/CatVet (just launched)
Re: Deleting a YGroup VS waiting for Yahoo's Axe to fal . . .!

 

Paul,

What I did after my group was moved to Groups.io, and I got everything in order at our new home, was I went back to my Yahoo group and closed it down for good. I sent a Special post that would reach all the membership a week before closing the old group down, telling them basically on the following week the Y group will be no more, and everything from then on would be at our Groups.io site. I didn't have any problems, except with a few members that weren't reading their email from the group. At some point you just have to cut the cord with the old group, and move on with the new group.

Don
Re: Transfer has begun

 

I¡¯ve been in this stage since last Friday.? All I have been told is ¡°Patience, Grasshopper.¡±

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 16:01 Susan Pitlock via Groups.Io <strawberryblnd_101=[email protected]> wrote:
Thank you Duane. But with over 10,000 members and 402,000+ messages, documents, photos, etc it won't happen overnight. Is there another link to check on progress? Nothing has been moved yet since the transfer accepted the invite yesterday. (and I clicked to go ahead with transfer)

Thank you,
Susan

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¡°We?choose to go to the Moon in this decade and?do?the other?things, not because they are easy, but?because they are hard.¡± ¨D John F Kennedy
Re: Transfer ? - Members Jumping the Gun

 

Saundra . . .

On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:53:24 -0700, "Saundra"
<2019io@...> wrote:

My question is this: for the members who weren¡¯t patient & have jumped the gun & joined the new GIO, what happens when our membership eventually gets transferred? Will they have double membership?
I don't know if the posting permissions transfer but the members would
not have double membership unless they used a different email address
to join the GIO group.

Donald


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Join the Icom group, a general Icom (amateur radio) discussion
group on Groups.io:
/g/ICOM (recently launched, growing slowly)
**also, a new self-help group dedicated to your cat's health:
/g/CatVet (just launched)
Re: Transfer has begun

 

Thank you Duane. But with over 10,000 members and 402,000+ messages, documents, photos, etc it won't happen overnight. Is there another link to check on progress? Nothing has been moved yet since the transfer accepted the invite yesterday. (and I clicked to go ahead with transfer)

Thank you,
Susan
Re: Cover photo choice?

 

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 04:00 PM, Susan B wrote:
Is there a stock of cover photos somewhere that we can choose from?
No. You will have to create one or deal with the elephants. :-)

Regards,
Bruce
Cover photo choice?

 

Is there a stock of cover photos somewhere that we can choose from? We are working on getting one but it¡¯ll probably take a while.

Thank you.
Susan B
Re: Transfer ? - Members Jumping the Gun

 

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 03:54 PM, Saundra wrote:

My question is this:? for the members who weren¡¯t patient & have jumped the gun & joined the new GIO, what happens when our membership eventually gets transferred?? Will they have double membership??

No.?

What about things like posting permissions?? For the new GIO, we have new members moderated for the first three posts; the old Y!G was set to moderate new members which we manually switched after a few posts when possible.

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Here's a scenario.? Harry was a longstanding member of the old Y!G who was no longer moderated.? Harry jumped the gun & joined the new GIO group where new members are moderated for the first three posts while the transfer was in process.? Assuming he used the same email address, which posting permissions will he have?

Harry's subscription will not be transferred, and he will remain on "new users moderated" until he posts three times here in GIO.

Hope this helps,
Bruce
Transfer ? - Members Jumping the Gun

 

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Hi Folks,

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New to Groups.io ¨C was a long time member of EL-M.? I¡¯m bitterly regretting not having kept up because I¡¯m dancing as fast as I can but still losing ?? I¡¯ve been reading here for the last couple of days but am overwhelmed.

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We have a couple of groups ¨C including a large one ¨C we¡¯re transferring to GIO from Y!G.? We did our prep work as best as we could, including sending a couple of ADMIN Special Notice.? The second one included the info that we¡¯ve started the actual transfer process and to please be patient while everyone & everything gets transferred.

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Not everyone reads, and not everyone follows directions.? Shocking, I know.

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My question is this:? for the members who weren¡¯t patient & have jumped the gun & joined the new GIO, what happens when our membership eventually gets transferred?? Will they have double membership?? What about things like posting permissions?? For the new GIO, we have new members moderated for the first three posts; the old Y!G was set to moderate new members which we manually switched after a few posts when possible.

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Here's a scenario.? Harry was a longstanding member of the old Y!G who was no longer moderated.? Harry jumped the gun & joined the new GIO group where new members are moderated for the first three posts while the transfer was in process.? Assuming he used the same email address, which posting permissions will he have?

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TIA,

Saundra

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2 questions about the Yahoo group transfer

Harm Selling
 

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Hi all,

1. Last Friday (5 days ago) I requested a transfer for my Yahoo group.Last Saturday (4 days ago) I've given the go-ahead.
How long is the actual waiting time for finishing the transfer?

2. The member list of my group has a lot of members with the status "No mail". I'm afraid most of these members are not active anymore. Do these members receive a welcome message by joining Group.io? And if that message bounces, are these bouncing accounts automatically removed or do they automatically get the status "bouncing"?
If not¡­. What's the best way to check and clean up these "no mail" accounts? My group contains no-mail accounts from the year 2000, the year of introducing the group, 19 years ago.


Thanking in advance for the answers¡­.

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Harm Selling

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Locked Re: NEW GROUP: IHateYahooGroups

 

You can practice your searching ability using the name.? Or just accept it as fact.?



On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 15:24 Sharon Pohlman via Groups.Io <ceegee2006=[email protected]> wrote:
askig a silly question?? Is that group for real?
On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 2:11:26 PM CDT, Bruce Bowman <bruce.bowman@...> wrote:


Hi. I just wanted to announce the creation of a new group here on :? IHateYahooGroups

This is the place to go to complain about the Y!G downgrade and any ongoing issues you may be having with accessing and using the Y!G site.

It is NOT the place to discuss transfer issues -- those should remain here in GMF.

Why am I doing this? Mainly, it's to improve the signal-to-noise ratio in the support groups (like here), which need to remain as high as possible during this difficult time of transition. The new group is unmoderated (except your first message) and I won't be looking over your shoulders very much. Try to keep actual swearing to a minimum...otherwise, have at it and enjoy!

Bruce

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¡°We?choose to go to the Moon in this decade and?do?the other?things, not because they are easy, but?because they are hard.¡± ¨D John F Kennedy
Blank names when users join or get imported translates into postings getting rejected from mail

 

I noticed that when users did not enter their names when registering or when imported they appear blank.? Many email systems (Lotus Notes and Exchange) will see this as an invalid message.? I have added a dummy name to the person who was having the issue, but it seems that Group.IO should either not allow someone to register with blanks or when composing a posting, it should format it in a way that will be acceptable.? I checked Yahoo, and it allowed blanks, but it required that you use a profile name.? I am wondering if this needs to go to Support or a features mailing list.
Re: Cant seem to post at Yahoo Groups

 

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 03:28 PM, Deane wrote:
Yes... If someone would please start that group and send me an invite...
I just did.?/g/IHateYahooGroups

Just join and start posting. You do not need an invitation.

Regards,
Bruce
Re: Cant seem to post at Yahoo Groups

 

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Yes... If someone would please start that group and send me an invite... It'd be a good way to take the load off this GroupManagersForum!

As for problems posting on YG. Have you tried the alternative way of posting through the website interface instead of via email?

Be well, Deane

On 10/23/19 11:27 AM, marinaloizos@... wrote:

I have been having the same issue - today was the day we are moving from yahoo to groups.io and I wanted to give everyone a heads up but nothing is going through no matter what I try, all day. And I know this isn't a groups.io issue but maybe we can start a new group on groups.io... Yahoo Groups Survival and Healing :-D?

Good Luck!

Re: Just checking: 11 digests from GMF in on day? Suggested groups.io Moderator feature?

 

As per email above, can we create a new forum for all us YahooGroups refugees? Apologies for flooding your list with all our freak outs and dramas!

On 10/23/19 11:50 AM, Alex wrote:

Seems that the activity in our group here has greatly increased recently.

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Re: Migrating the Yahoo stragglers

 

If you make your new Groups.io group a member of the Y!G then any email sent to members will also be sent to the new Group in the normal way. Yes? Or am I wrong?
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Then when the transfer is done put everyone at Y!G group on moderation and /or no mail. Owner and moderators still get mail and deal with it. This should catch the stragglers and new applicants.
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OK,
Tony
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5. Meanwhile, posts stack up in the queue on Y!G.
6. Migration complete.
What happens with all of #5's posts?
Do they migrate as well so they can be approved on GIO, or are they lost or?

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Re: Cant seem to post at Yahoo Groups

 


I suggest you download the email addresses from Yahoo and upload it at manually and then send a message to all notifying your movement plans


On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 1:59 PM Jim Varrone <jim@...> wrote:
Same here. I can't even notify my users what's happening



Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

-------- Original message --------
Date: 10/23/19 2:27 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [GMF] Cant seem to post at Yahoo Groups

I have been having the same issue - today was the day we are moving from yahoo to and I wanted to give everyone a heads up but nothing is going through no matter what I try, all day. And I know this isn't a issue but maybe we can start a new group on groups.io... Yahoo Groups Survival and Healing :-D?

Good Luck!

Locked Re: NEW GROUP: IHateYahooGroups

 

askig a silly question?? Is that group for real?
On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 2:11:26 PM CDT, Bruce Bowman <bruce.bowman@...> wrote:


Hi. I just wanted to announce the creation of a new group here on groups.io:? IHateYahooGroups

This is the place to go to complain about the Y!G downgrade and any ongoing issues you may be having with accessing and using the Y!G site.

It is NOT the place to discuss transfer issues -- those should remain here in GMF.

Why am I doing this? Mainly, it's to improve the signal-to-noise ratio in the support groups (like here), which need to remain as high as possible during this difficult time of transition. The new group is unmoderated (except your first message) and I won't be looking over your shoulders very much. Try to keep actual swearing to a minimum...otherwise, have at it and enjoy!

Bruce
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