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Re: Transferring UK Yahoo Group SUCCESS

 

I tried that and was told they could not transfer.? So I had to start from scratch and because I am new to all this it has been a trying time.? Especially trying to find how to successfully load member lists and other documents.? Cheers.


On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 at 00:35, Bruce Wilson <wilsonbrucea@...> wrote:
As suggested I sent an email to [email protected] about the problem and my group was transferred overnight.? Still not sure why there were issues but the fast response is truly appreciated.

Thanks.

Bruce Wilson
Barrie, Ontario

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Re: Access to Files

 

Good question. I had assumed they were but I will check.

Thanks

Elizabeth
On 21 Mar 2018, at 23:01, Bruce Bowman <bruce.bowman@...> wrote:

Are they logged in?

/static/help#password

Bruce

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Re: Filter topics

J_Catlady
 

Yes, that's correct. Someone suggested it recently on beta, so you could get into that conversation if you want the feature.
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Re: Hashtag question #hashtags

J_Catlady
 

On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 04:34 pm, Bruce Bowman wrote:
above five, you're beginning to defeat the purpose of having hashtags.
That's a nice thought, but Mark said it was just an artifact of the way he happened to implement the feature. He always meant to change it, but he said that so far no one was complaining. Until now. ;)
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Re: Filter topics

 

On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 04:34 pm, Steve wrote:
am I correct there is no way to filter topics or #hashtags when viewing the site?
I believe you are correct. It has been suggested in beta, but that was two years ago and there's not been much discussion on that front.



Bruce


Re: Questions on SubGroups

 

Thanks Frances,
I did a direct add for two different members into the subgroup, and neither are getting the subgroup emails when I either send from "new topic" or "reply to group". I get the email as the owner, but they don't.? They are set up to receive individual emails.? The one flaky part of this is that both of those unique email addresses eventually forward to my email address (all are gmail), but groups.io wouldn't know that.
I have deleted them and re-added with no success. I'm sure I have either done something that I shouldn't have or not set something up and was hoping that someone had already encountered the issue.
Thanks again
Beth


Re: Hashtag question #hashtags

 

Thanks for following up, J.

Bruce

P.S. My thinking is that once you get above five, you're beginning to defeat the purpose of having hashtags.?


Re: Changing email address

 

Having said all that, Chris, I don't think there's anything on the system that prevents someone from registering a second email address as a second account.

Bruce


Filter topics

 

I realize you can filter #hashtags in your message delivery, am I correct there is no way to filter topics or #hashtags when viewing the site?


Re: Changing email address

 

On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 03:40 pm, Chris Jones wrote:
Is that belief correct or not?
In groups.io, your email address IS your account ID.?It is possible to set up an email alias that will permit you to send messages from another email address. But you will still receive group emails at the primary address that you have registered.

Bruce


Re: Posting as Owner / Moderator

 

Chris,

Obviously there are no hard and fast rules about when to post as Owner but my own interpretation is to distinguish the message as relating to the operation or management of the group as distinct from normal traffic.

That's what I'm after as well.
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I would prefer my name to be replaced by Owner / Moderator or something like that so that the members can see the distinction more easily.

I'd be ok with no Display Name at all - just the bare +owner address. I think every email interface would display that in place of the Display Name.

When I form that address myself I usually write it as (for example)
GMF Moderator <[email protected]>

That's almost the same as Subject Tag Moderator, but I wouldn't want the traditional [square brackets] used in our actual Subject Tag. Deluxe would be to have a separate Display Name as admin field in each moderator/owner's subscription page, or maybe on the Group Profile tab of that page.
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... but if this discussion is to be converted into a #Suggestion on betagroups then there is going to have to be something that looks like a consensus first.

That's not a formal requirement of course, anyone can chime in on beta on their own behalf, but it would be a courtesy to Mark if we iron something out here first rather than have an extended discussion there.
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Shal


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Re: Access to Files

 

Are they logged in?

/static/help#password

Bruce


Re: Changing email address

 

to look in her spam or junk folders? I often tell my list members to do this, and normally the missing emails are there.

Good luck.

On Mar 21, 2018, at 2:42 PM, Elizabeth Bentley <ebsln@...> wrote:

One of my members changed her email address, but then did not receive the confirmatory email that she expected.

Any ideas how to sort this out, please.

Thanks

Elizabeth
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Re: Changing email address

 

Has she gone back into her account to verify that her email address has changed and that it is not the same as it was before?

If it hasn't changed then perhaps she forgot to click on "Save".

I have an email address query of my own, and this is as good a place to put it as any.

I haven't tried tinkering but my reading of the situation is that while Display Names can be set per Group, a person can only have one email address covering all their transactions with different Groups. I have based this belief on the fact that an email address is edited from "Account" accessed from the drop down menu from a member's name at the right hand side of the top bar, which implies that it is Groups.io wide, not per Group.

Is that belief correct or not?

Regards,

Chris


Re: Hashtag question #hashtags

J_Catlady
 

This has been resolved: currently, there's a limit of five hashtags. and the limit has been added to the hashtag Help documentation. Mark said he may remove the limit at some point, but it doesn't seem high on the priorities.
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Changing email address

 

One of my members changed her email address, but then did not receive the confirmatory email that she expected.

Any ideas how to sort this out, please.

Thanks

Elizabeth
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Access to Files

 

Several of my members are having problems accessing Files, although I have set Files to be accessible and downloadable by all subscribers.

Apparently they are being told they are not allowed.

Has anyone any ideas how I can sort this out for them?

Thanks

Elizabeth
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Re: Posting as Owner / Moderator

 

I am far from certain that we (in this case meaning the Owner & Moderators of a group for which I am one of the latter) actually want to post as Owner anonymously because we always sign them anyway, often with 3 names. (Members who forget to "sign" their posts often find a "please sign your posts" added to their message before it is released. Persistent offenders have their posts rejected until they comply.)

Obviously there are no hard and fast rules about when to post as Owner but my own interpretation is to distinguish the message as relating to the operation or management of the group as distinct from normal traffic.

I would prefer my name to be replaced by Owner / Moderator or something like that so that the members can see the distinction more easily. I would still sign the message either with my own name or all 3 as mentioned above, but of course my view is only one amongst many on this forum.

Any further suggestions? The ability to Reply as an Owner seems to be agreed amongst those who have commented, but if this discussion is to be converted into a #Suggestion on betagroups then there is going to have to be something that looks like a consensus first.

Regards,

Chris


Re: Questions on SubGroups

 

On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 01:31 pm, Beth Weld wrote:
6. I have created a test group with subgroups.? I have added several members to the group and subgroup and tried to send messages - both through "new topic" and email.? The members aren't getting the emails - just the owner. Any ideas what I haven't set up correctly (e.g. stupid mistakes to look for)
Sorry, I should have read further - Help also says:
Subgroups
Groups.io supports subgroups. A subgroup is a group within another group. When viewing your group on the website, you can create a subgroup by clicking the 'Subgroup' tab on the left side. The email address of a subgroup is of the form [email protected].
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Subgroups have all the functionality of normal groups, with the exceptions that to be a member of a subgroup, you must be a member of the parent group, and you cannot invite people to join subgroups.
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Once a person is a member of the parent group, they can subscribe directly to the subgroup if it's permitted, they can be added directly to the subgroup, or they can ask to join the subgroup if it is restricted.

Frances


Re: Questions on SubGroups

 

Hi Beth,

Re: #6 - Help says:
How Can I Invite People To Join My Group?
Groups.io provides an invite system, where you can submit the email addresses of your members. We will send an email invitation to each user. To join the group, each member simply has to click on the link within the invitation, or reply to the invitation.
You can track each invitation and see whether it's been accepted or not.
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If you wish to directly add your members to your group without the invitation step, we offer that feature (called direct add) with our premium groups.

Source: ?/static/help

Frances


[Mod Note: subgroups allow Direct Add of primary group members even in Basic (free) groups. But it isn't bulk]