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Re: Freezing a Topic but Allowing Reply To Sender
Christos, et al.,
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I allow the topic to be created and I review any new topics and messages the next day or whenever I see it.? We are not a high volume group. Although there are over 400 subscribers pushing the group into premium territory, there have been no more than an average of 10 messages a week over the last year. I only get about 2-3 sales type messages a month.? Nearly all have included a reply offline to sender in their message.?
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It is not a burning issue. I just want to keep the group from becoming a flea market before loosing control.?
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Re: Display Name: moderator cannot edit?
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On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM, Thomas Gruber wrote:
I wonder if display names can be changed at all in subgroups, even by the owner? Maybe that‘s blocked altogether? Not directly, only by changing it in the main group.? This sequence was initiated 7 or 8 years ago, so there are probably few groups where there might be a different Display Name in a subgroup.
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Duane
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Re: Display Name: moderator cannot edit?
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On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 09:30 PM, Christine B wrote:
My issue is, none of my changes cascaded to the subgroups, and I don't see an option make a change within the subgroup. I don't even see an option to change my own display name in a subgroup. Have you tried asking your subgroup members to edit their subgroup profile and reset it?
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Resetting a (sub)group profile causes any changes at that level? to be lost and details are then refreshed from the next higher level. In a subgroup, details would be taken from the main group and in the main group, they would be taken from the overall (account) profile.?? I don't have any members where display names are different between the main group and subgroup so I cannot test it but it is probably worth a shot.? If that doesn't work, I think your only other option would be to contact [email protected].
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Andy
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Re: Display Name: moderator cannot edit?
#displayname
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Hi Duane,
I just tested it in a group where I‘m moderator and which has subgroups. It seems to be one of the type where the display name in the subgroups is automatically made identical to the name in the main group. I changed a display name in the main group (my own name actually), and it got synchronized in the subgroups immediately. And the display name isn‘t editable in the subgroups at all even though I have the right to do that in the main group. I‘m not sure if the owner could change it but I doubt it. I wonder if display names can be changed at all in subgroups, even by the owner? Maybe that‘s blocked altogether?
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Re: Display Name: moderator cannot edit?
#displayname
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On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 03:30 PM, Christine B wrote:
My issue is, none of my changes cascaded to the subgroups, and I don't see an option make a change within the subgroup. When was this group/subgroup created?? There was a change made several years ago that the Display Name in a subgroup would be the same as in the main group.? However, it was only going forward, so anyone that had them different would remain different.? I don't think there's a way to get them 'in sync'.
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Re: Display Name: moderator cannot edit?
#displayname
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On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM, Christine B wrote:
Thanks, but I am listed as owner in all the subgroups. With the same email address? I'd double-check that.?A different email address is a different person, as far as groups.io is concerned.
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Re: Display Name: moderator cannot edit?
#displayname
#display-name
Thanks, but I am listed as owner in all the subgroups. |
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Re: Freezing a Topic but Allowing Reply To Sender
开云体育Ken,
By "reviewing the initial message" do you mean you moderate all messages in your groups before posting, or do you mean after it has posted and you notice it? Cheers, Christos |
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Re: Freezing a Topic but Allowing Reply To Sender
On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 02:19 PM, Ken Adams wrote:
Currently if I freeze a topic after reviewing the initial message and finding a sales message, the reply to sender option is no longer available. I don't want to have to require the original sender to include their email address in the message.? Things can be changed after the fact by editing Topic Properties, but this does not affect header lines in the original post, which has already gone out as emails. Too little, too late.
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What I've done for such single-post announcements is create a hashtag with the Reply-to setting of "Reply Only to Sender." When used, the reply-to line in the message header is correct and the topic is immediately locked; attempts to reply to the group - inadvertent or otherwise - get bounced. As a side benefit, the hashtag allows those who aren't interested in For Sale items to mute them from their mail delivery entirely.
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The key point here is "when used"...many people simply won't apply the hashtag. You can enforce it during moderation, but if you have neither the time nor inclination to do that then you may be out of luck.
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Bruce
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Re: Freezing a Topic but Allowing Reply To Sender
On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 01:19 PM, Ken Adams wrote:
Is what I want already available in the current group settings Sort of.? You can change the setting of a topic (NOT message) to Reply To Sender without locking it.? Keep in mind that whatever settings you use on the group, it won't totally prevent folks from getting around it.? Some seem to take pleasure in making things more difficult for moderators.? There has been discussion about having a classified section for a group, but there's been no action taken in several years.
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You could create a hashtag, say #ForSale, that should be used when offering things, but they'd need to start a new topic with it instead of using it in a reply.
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Re: Freezing a Topic but Allowing Reply To Sender
On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 02:19 PM, Ken Adams wrote:
What about moderating posts rather than locking the topic? Set up a canned reply in Notices, Rejected Message and ask the sender to reply directly to the other member. (You can set up a variety of replies for rejected messages.)
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Freezing a Topic but Allowing Reply To Sender
I am considering allowing limited personal sales by subscribers of my groups subject related personal completed models, surplus kits or model parts with the enforced condition that the members must only reply to sender and complete their transactions outside of Groups.io. Currently if I freeze a topic after reviewing the initial message and finding a sales message, the reply to sender option is no longer available. I don't want to have to require the original sender to include their email address in the message.?
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Is what I want already available in the current group settings or will this require a software modification. I could not find how to accomplish this process described in the documentation.?
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Re: Different email address in invitation
On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM, Chris Whitehouse wrote:
I already have a groups.io account and am owner of one group. I want to set up a new group with a different email address in the invitation, ie not my groups.io account email address.Any Owner (or a Moderator with proper permissions) can send an invitation. The email address appearing in that invitation depends on who sent it, not who owns the group. If you want a different email address to appear, you will have to subscribe that address to the group, give it the proper permissions, and be logged into that account when you send it. So potential new members would use the alternative email address to accept the invite. I'm not sure what you mean by this. Please provide a clear statement of what you hope to achieve.
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Bruce
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Re: Removing a member
On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM, Cal wrote:
What about when there's no Removed member notice, but I fill in the reason for removal?? The reason is written to the Activity Log.
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Bruce
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Re: Removing a member
On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM, Cal wrote:
Can I remove a member without them being notified?? AFAICT, the manual doesn't cover this. ?
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Removed Member notice
This notice can be sent automatically when a moderator removes a member from the group. To be sent automatically, the notice must be the active notice (set to Active Message). If no Removed Member notice is set to Active Message, none will be sent. ? Regards, Check out the groups.io Help Center?and?groups.io Owners Manual |
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Re: Removing a member
On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM, Cal wrote:
The Owners manual says that if you have an active Removed Member notice, the member would automatically get a notice. Nothing that says what happens if there isn't an active notice. I tested and if there is no notice, nothing happens.
Again, it would be nice if the manual said that!
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