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Re: restricted ability to set transfer.io to moderator.
we resolved all of that... I am now the owner.? ?i have resubmitted the transfer request.? ?the actions taken with [email protected] being a member has all taken place.? ?you are are taking my money so fix it or tell me what is missing..
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Re: new member questionnaire
On Sun, Dec 8, 2019 at 01:01 PM, Beck, Laurence wrote:
I read the information from the link you sent me¡..a few times¡..I must be as thick as a brick¡I just don¡¯t get it¡. My suggestion -?
Start a test group - a free one.
You won't see Direct Add, but just about all the rest is the same.
Set it up like your real group in Settings.
Create a free Gmail or use other email account to be an applicant.
And you can see what happens.
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The easy way is to use the Pending Subscription notice. This only works in Restricted Groups. It does not work for those you invite or Direct Add. Or from transfers from YG. In Admin, use the menu to go to Settings.
In Settings, go to the Member Notices button at the top of that page.
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Add a notice:
Click on +New Notice - button below any notices.
Click on Notice Type - Welcome - to see the list of notices available.
Click to choose Pending ?Subscription notice you want to create or edit.
Fill in the information on the form. Put your question(s).
Click on Add Notice.?New notices you create are automatically activated (default) except for type Invite.?
But double-check that it is active (in the tick box above the notice).
This tells you what you or a moderator must do to approve the person for membership.It is sent automatically to anyone who applies for membership in a restricted group.
The notice marked "active" is the one sent; if no notice is active, none is sent.
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Some groups use this notice to ask a series of questions of applicants in support of their application; responses will go to the group owner address and be recorded in the member¡¯s page under "+owner messages."
(Be sure that you are set to receive owner emails.)
See this wiki page for details of what happens, and instructions about what you need to do. /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Screening-New-Members-Using-the-Pending-Subscription-Notice See part way down the page -?Now the semi-automated part for the owner is over. Frances -- FAQ on Moving from Yahoo Groups GMF Wiki: (unofficial) Help for members (and would-be members) and group managers |
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Re: Size of HomePage Masthead photo . . .
I remember when YG changed the way the homepage image could be displayed to the way Groups.io does it, and personally I thought it sucked. In my group I change the photo once a month to showcase a different member (much like a magazine), and some great photos cannot be used because manipulating them to fit 900x300 pixels kind of ruins them for display. I've learned to deal with this limitation.
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Re: Why has my groups taken more than a month to transfer
I am sorry you haven't been able to transfer but I guess you didn't follow instructions.?
You needed to pre-pay for a full year. Have you checked the status of your transfer? Did you ever make the transfer email address a member of your Yahoo Group? Did you promote it to moderator? You should check the status of your transfer, see what the message is. From the FAQ: How do I check the transfer status?
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Transfers are queued up when you first set it up and processed in that order until you get to Step 5.?
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At that point they are re-ordered based on when the transfer go-ahead is given and uploaded to groups.io in that order.
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When you click on the green "Set Up New Transfer" button at bottom left of the Yahoo groups transfer page (/yahootransfer), a new page will come up where you can enter the source and destination group names.?
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There is also a series of checkboxes for the various areas of the group to transfer (files, photos, members, messages, etc). Simply uncheck the ones you don't want before clicking the "Start New Transfer Process" button.
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See /g/GroupManagersForum/message/19948
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(a) If you've already started a transfer:
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Go to the Yahoo transfer page at /yahootransfer
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Select the transfer you want to check status on from "Existing Transfers" at lower right (i.e.: click on the name)
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The box at the top of the resulting page will tell you the status of that transfer.
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Repeat for any other transfers you may have in progress.
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?- if the status is the message that starts "Make sure you have sent an invite to your group":
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This means that Groups.io has not received your invite yet and that you should send another one. They will send you an email once they have received an invite. If this message hasn't been updated within 6 hours of you sending your invite, please send another one. This notice will be updated when they have received your invite.?
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(b) For transfers that are actually approved and in progress, see where you are in the queue:
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When you go to edit your transfer, if it's been submitted for transfer, you'll now see one of these 4 status lines:
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Your group is awaiting export from Yahoo. [Stage 1 of 4]
Your group is being exported from Yahoo right now. [Stage 2 of 4]
Your group is awaiting import into Groups.io. There are about N groups ahead of it in the queue. [Stage 3 of 4] **
Your group is being imported into Groups.io right now. [Stage 4 of 4]
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** Where N in Stage 3 is an estimate as to where you are in the queue. i.e. Your group is about 70th in the queue right now.
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Stage 4 is the biggest bottleneck, as only so many groups at a time can be imported without overloading the system. There's no estimate as to how long each group takes to be imported, because each group is different (how many photos, how many messages, etc).
Groups.io is not accepting new transfer requests. Those who have paid but were unable to execute an Easy Group Transfer will issued a refund upon request. Just email Mark at [email protected] and he will refund your money and delete your group.
You can try other approaches to transfer your group - ?See #10 and #14 for other options. /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/FAQ-on-Moving-from-Yahoo-Groups Frances -- FAQ on Moving from Yahoo Groups GMF Wiki: (unofficial) Help for members (and would-be members) and group managers |
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Why has my groups taken more than a month to transfer
I have done everything possible.? ?It is impossible to get a reply...? ? I signed up in late October to have my group OScaleModelers transfered to groups.io.? ?I chose to pay monthy.? ?Is my money not good enough.? They have take out the second payment and still nothing has been transfered.
I have another group.? OScale2railProto48modelers? it was not transfered.? ?I chose the pay first month and then downgrade..? It was a n option at the time.? ?Over a month and nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? ? I have added the transfer as a member etc.? ?? I have returned emails to the [email protected] nothing happened ..? returned to sender.? ?? This is becoming rediculous.? ?Members of our group have donated donated money to pay for this......? ? What is taking so long??? This is the only place i get any response. Jim Allen |
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Re: Suggestion - request for a Group membership to provide or require applicant to give reason for request
Ahh, thank you, Frances. I hadn't seen that information.
Mybad regards the suggestion for an IP address from an applicant. I see now, from a membership request received, that indeed the applicant's IP is already provided. Unless I'm missing something, the only thing I'd do differently to how things stand is to give a Group owner the ability to force an applicant to complete a "Why would you like to join this Group?" at point of application, which may then obviate the need for a Pending Subscription form. |
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Re: Did all messages migrate from Yahoo?
#migration
#messages
#yahoo
On Sun, Dec 8, 2019 at 12:45 AM, droxine5 wrote:
After PG I'll look into free alternatives to Word. ? Not sure how I feel about using the online free version.? I really like to work offline when that's an optionDroxine, glad I was able to give you a useful steer. As an alternative to things like Google Docs, take a look at Libre Office (). Unless you're doing using highly MS specific features (rare) it'll do 100% what you need. And it's free - although of course I always make and recommend making a donation to open source projects when you find them genuinely useful. Derek |
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Re: Using smaller screen size iPads in portrait mode
Sandi,
Lesson learned. If something fails in Portrait mode, try doing it inQuirks like this should be sent to [email protected] as bug reports. Together with a description of the devices involved and screen shots if you can. That way Mark will know there's an issue with the "responsive" code that perhaps can be fixed to give users a better experience on various devices. 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: my yahoo group was transferred, but nothing seems to be happening. What am I missing
#access
mac6036,
As I understand it, groups.io was supposed to send notifications toCorrect. Unless you unchecked the box for it when setting up your transfer Groups.io would have sent an "You have been added" notice to each copied address: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Added-Message-for-YG-transfer There is only one post since December 3 in my very large group. ...As Derek suggested, look in the Activity page for your group to see if people have made failed attempts to post to the group. Check also the Pending page to see if any need approval. And of course, check the Messages page to see if messages have posted but you've not received them by email. Please reply back to us know if this has been resolved, or what you've learned. 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: PG Offline
John,
But will it exprt more than the 1000 member limit imposed by Yahoo?Yes, it will get them all. As will the chrome app: 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: PG Offline
Dennis,
So far no response to four emails over two days and no option to payTry emailing from a different email service. A couple weeks ago someone else reported a similar difficulty and it turned out that Wilson had been trying to reply, but that person's email service was rejecting ("bouncing") Wilson's replies. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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