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Don't allow non members to post ?

Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Hello,

By searching and perusing messages here I am pretty sure the answer to my question is no, but here goes, in case I missed something. I? moderate a topical group and normally people write me asking to join, and usually they say w/o prompting why they want to. But some folks find their way to our groups.io page and request membership, and then I have no idea who they are or why they want to join. Is there a way to have groups.io?automatically send them an email with a couple of questions asking about their interest, the way Facebook groups allow, or must I do this manually from my own email account?

Thanks.

Liz

Hello All,

Is this happening to anyone else right now?: On Nov 16th we started having attempts to post by non-members which were/are spam messages. There have been only three sender addresses involved and two of those are continously and repeatedly bombing our group with two separate messages which are obviously spam.

Fortunately these attempts are all bouncing since our group requires approval of messages but the Activites Log is now showing dozens of attempts from these two spammers over the last three days. It's mostly just two spammers and their two (respective) messages, all the same two. There was also a third spammer early on in this sequence with its own specific message but it stopped after half a dozen tries.

Anyone have an idea for how to block these spam posts? We are a Premium Group but I find no tool for dealing with this. Is this something to maybe post over on BETA?

TIA & Fingers X-ed!

Paul M.
CostaRicaLiving
https: //groups.io/g/CostaRicaLiving
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On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 02:21 PM, Beth Dyer wrote:

I am setting up a new group and trying to invite members. ?However, I am getting this message: ?"This group has not yet been approved. Once it has been approved, you will be able to post to it."

I have set up a group before, but didn't list it publicly. ?How long will approval take? ?Can I do anything to expedite that process?

I don't think it takes long. No, nothing you can do, provided of course that your group complies with Groups.io's terms of service: ?Groups.io TOS

The guide for new groups in Groups.io help says:
When your group is created successfully, Groups.io displays the Promote page with a banner at the top stating that your group has been created, along with some introductory information. You will receive an email notification when the group is approved by Groups.io (which could take a few hours). If you opted to include your group in the directory of publicly listed groups, it will take some time for the directory to be updated to include your group.

/helpcenter/gettingstarted
See also: ?/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/12672

Frances

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Check out the?new groups.io Help Center??Use your browser to search or download?the PDF.

I am setting up a new group and trying to invite members. ?However, I am getting this message: ?"This group has not yet been approved. Once it has been approved, you will be able to post to it."

I have set up a group before, but didn't list it publicly. ?How long will approval take? ?Can I do anything to expedite that process?

Bruce, I opened the unzipped files and saved as .jpg file. They then uploaded successfully into the new group photo album. I do have 681 photos so if that is the only way, I have a lot of manual work to do. Thanks for your feedback.?

I wish it were that easy. We have merged with another train club and am combining files and photos into their groups.io site. The file moved without issue but the photos are presenting a challenge. Thanks for getting back to me.

On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 09:48 AM, Gene wrote:

The images do not have a file extension? of .jpg. They simply day files?

Groups.io needs to know the image file type in order to render thumbnails properly. Assuming they actually are JPEGs, you need to add a jpg file extension to each one,?as Duane previously said.?At that point you should be able to upload them to the Photos area.

Why? Recognizing file type automatically without an providing an extension (or some other metadata) requires opening the file, which is a slow process. Although some OS's (iOS is one) will recognize file type without an extension, whatever groups.io is running on (probably Linux) is not one of them.?

Hope this helps,
Bruce

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Check out the groups.io Help Center?and?groups.io Owners Manual

The images do not have a file extension? of .jpg. They simply day files?

No. ?We missed the $110 by a week or so. ?We’d have kept it at Premium at $110. ?But at $220, it’s too much for our limited resources. ? That’s unfortunate, as that is the sole reason we aren’t renewing. ?In case someone cares about that. ?

On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 07:21 AM, mac6036 wrote:

In fact, I told the fee would be refunded after a time.

That's not what was said.? You were told that you can downgrade the group after the first year. Actually, you can downgrade at any time, but it won't be effective until the paid time is used.

How can I lose this $220 fee for this group

Just change the group plan to Basic at any time and you won't need to pay again.

Duane
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On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 01:21 PM, mac6036 wrote:

this is nonsense, not what I was told, In fact, I told the fee would be refunded after a time.

I may be in a minority of one but I cannot see "what" is nonsense; neither can I guess at the full version of what you were told.

Chris

this is nonsense, not what I was told, In fact, I told the fee would be refunded after a time.

How can I lose this $220 fee for this group that I never active in and took it over so it wouldn't die after the owner was nowhere to be found. How I lose this fee, or greatly reduce it? Navigating the "help" guide is a nightmare.

On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 07:47 PM, Christos G. Psarras wrote:

If the $110 rate, be forewarned that (as it stands right now) if you ever downgrade to free you'll revert to the $220 rate if you ever want to return back to Premium

A point very well worth considering IMHO. Downgrading could turn out to be a costly exercise if you want to upgrade again later. Remember the old adage act in haste; repent at leisure.

Chris

lee,

Are subgroups available in BASIC Groups.io?

Yes if the group was created before January 15th. Otherwise no.

Refer to: Groups.io features (includes legacy stuff).pdf in GMF's Files section.

Shal


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Ken,

I don't know the answer, but since your intention is to just give a donation to GIO (since you already have the grandfathered features), no need to involve your group whatsoever, do it "anonymously"; all you have to do is sign up for a new group and choose the monthly trial, then delete it soon afterwards before the month is over. Maybe it's unnecessary, but I'd personally do that under a different owner email account though, just to be on the safe side due to main account stored payment methods and such, doing it with a different account would be totally "anonymous" and unrelated.

Cheers,
Christos

On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 03:06 PM, Ken Schweizer wrote:

If we do this will we lose the grandfathered perks?

No.? It's all dependent on the group creation date.

Duane
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On 18/11/2020 21:42, lee via groups.io wrote:

Are subgroups available in BASIC Groups.io?

No.
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If so, how do I set up a subgroup and how do members join it?

/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/2660
/helpcenter/ownersmanual/1/using-subgroups?single=true

Samuel

No, not anymore since last August.

Cheers,
Christos