How to require display names when people join?
#displayname
#display-name
Hi. I am setting up a private group for my synagogue, and we want to verify that all group members are also synagogue members. So it would be helpful if everyone who signs up lists their full name as
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Ilana DeBare
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#32900
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Re: unintentionally posting to the whole group
Thanks to you all for giving this problem such careful thought. I wonder if Shal's double fault theory might explain it - that is, a redirect rather than forward, followed by a Reply All rather than a
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BarryS
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#32899
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I can't turn off moderation - a bug, or OE...?
I have turned off moderation for our existing members. Moderation remains for new members, for two posts, and for any messages with an attachment. However, I am still seeing requests to approve
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Christina Ferrigno
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#32898
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Re: Editing and Deleting Posts
Hi Don Simply as some will post something in haste with either an error or post a comment they wished they hadn't made I remember a particular post on a genealogical list where a man posted in haste
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Nivard Ovington
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#32897
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Re: Editing and Deleting Posts
Why would a person post something knowing everyone is going to see the post only to delete that post later? Don
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Don Grass
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unintentionally posting to the whole group
Is that the feature that some people call "bounce" ? Its point seems to be that the person receiving it can click reply without it going to the redirector groetjes/?is, Ronaldo
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ro-esp
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#32895
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Re: Editing and Deleting Posts
I too have recently come to the realisation that whilst users can be restricted from editing messages, users can delete posts. Which seems contradictory to some extent, ie. if a user is unable to edit
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Steven Knowles
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#32894
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Re: QUESTION - group message links
Ellen, With Groups.io as it stands I think Erikag59 is right: you can only enforce web posting by moderation. You can tell if a message in Pending or in the archive was posted by web or email: use
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Shal Farley
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#32893
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Re: QUESTION - group message links
You can tell how they posted if you view the source of the message.? It will show either "Web post" or an email address in the appropriate place in the source of the message. -- Bob Bellizzi
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Monica H. Bellizzi
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#32892
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Re: Groups.io site updates
#changelog
That's available on this page: /helpcenter/ownersmanual/1/revision-history For the Members Manual, it's at /helpcenter/membersmanual/1/revision-history Duane -- The
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Duane
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#32891
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Re: QUESTION - group message links
Ellen . . . <ELLEN_BOURNE@...> wrote: There's no practical difference between posting by email or through the web interface except some users have difficulty with the web interface
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Donald Hellen
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#32890
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Re: QUESTION - group message links
Put the member on moderation and reject their messages if they violate your rules -- if you can even tell. If you can't tell how they posted, why does it matter? [email protected]> wrote:
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Erikag59
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#32889
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Re: Groups.io site updates
#changelog
There is item: UPDATE: Owners Manual updates from Nina. It would be helpful if a short description of update was available to inform owners about what has changed.
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Mahendra Bakshi
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#32888
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Re: QUESTION - group message links
Hi Ellen But he/she *is* using the platform, whether they post from their email address *or* using the web page Its the same thing with the same result Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)
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Nivard Ovington
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#32887
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Re: QUESTION - group message links
Nirvad I would like the user to use groups.io which I have been promoting to the group so to use there personal email to send would not be using the platform Thanks for the update on why the
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Ellen Bourne <ELLEN_BOURNE@...>
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#32886
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Re: unintentionally posting to the whole group
Jim, Nope. The forwarding member might make that mistake and reply to the group, but the recipient wouldn't have the group's posting address in any field. All of that would have been stripped out by
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Shal Farley
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#32885
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Re: unintentionally posting to the whole group
Barry, Taken at face value, that is impossible. The forwarded message would have carried the forwarding member's address in its From field, and the recipient's address in its To field. The group's
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Shal Farley
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#32884
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Re: Group Owner Email "Sent" folder?
#email
Thanks Duane, that makes 2 ways to get to it.? I also like the activity screen access method I mentioned before.? It allows you to see all the messages to +owner from all the members.? If you have
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John Pearce <jponsalt@...>
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#32883
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Groups.io site updates
#changelog
Hi all, This week's change log: https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/25748 Feel free to reply to this topic if you'd like to comment on the changes. Or better yet, if you expect a lot of discussion
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Shal Farley
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#32882
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Re: Calendar and Zoom
My 2nd try appears to have worked. I now have a meeting scheduled for tomorrow. I followed the Groups IO Help Bruce sent. Although the steps seemed the same as I had done on my own, the new meeting
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Ruth Daniels
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#32881
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