? Hello I just recently assumed responsibility for a few groups for someone until they return after some health issues are taken care of. Also I am thinking about starting a couple groups of my own. I was wondering if there is such a thing as a PDF file of something that a newbie, especially with IO, can get to read to get a heads up of what to do, when to do it to work at opening and maintaining a good group that functions well. Any and all information would certainly be appreciated. I am 67 and would like to do this as painlessly as possible. LOL. ? Thank you Kaiala [ad trimmed and subject edited by moderator]

I'd suggest starting with the Wiki on this group, /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/home.? Then if you have specific questions, we're all here to help.

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Kaiala,

I was wondering if there is such a thing as a PDF file of something that a newbie, especially with IO, can get to read to get a heads up of what to do, when to do it to work at opening and maintaining a good group that functions well.

As Duane said, GMF's wiki is intended to be a good place to start; most of its content came about from questions other people have asked. Don't worry too much about topics you don't need or understand, they may not fit your situation or the nature of your group(s).

There are two aspects to running a group well. One we can call the "mechanics" of the job - knowing how to use the site's features and controls to do the things you need to do. The other is managing the members - dealing with questions, conflicts, and other issues that come up.

The first thing to recognize is that there are many different types of groups. Many groups are "discussion" groups (like this one), where all members are invited to start new topics and reply to other member's topics. Other groups are more like classified ads, where members are invited to post new topics, but replies go off-list (directly to the sender of the post). I've only scratched the surface, but the take-away is that you may need to tell us a little about the nature of the group(s) as context for your questions.

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I just recently assumed responsibility for a few groups for someone until they return after some health issues are taken care of.
Also I am thinking about starting a couple groups of my own.

I presume that you are now a Moderator or perhaps an Owner of these few groups - look around and methodically explore them to understand the “mechanics", especially all of the “Admin” section (including everywhere it goes). Do not change anything, but figure out what each item does and how the choice made affects each of these groups. Many things are clear and often ‘obvious’, others may require searching the Wiki and/or messages on this group.

Think about what you like and what you would want to do differently for when you set up your own groups.

I was wondering if there is such a thing as a PDF file of something that a newbie, especially with IO, can get to read to get a heads up of what to do, when to do it to work at opening and maintaining a good group that functions well.

As Duane said, GMF's wiki is intended to be a good place to start; most of its content came about from questions other people have asked. Don't worry too much about topics you don't need or understand, they may not fit your situation or the nature of your group(s).

You’ll probably find the wiki less overwheming if at first you only look at the parts of it that interest you, rather than trying to read, understand, and remember it from ’start to finish’. The wiki is more like a cook book than an encyclopedia or dictionary, not everything is in there and most people do not want to (and will not) read it ‘cover to cover’.

There are two aspects to running a group well. One we can call the "mechanics" of the job - knowing how to use the site's features and controls to do the things you need to do.

That half of it, the other 90% is:

The other is managing the members - dealing with questions, conflicts, and other issues that come up.

The first thing to recognize is that there are many different types of groups. Many groups are "discussion" groups (like this one), where all members are invited to start new topics and reply to other member's topics. Other groups are more like classified ads, where members are invited to post new topics, but replies go off-list (directly to the sender of the post). I've only scratched the surface, but the take-away is that you may need to tell us a little about the nature of the group(s) as context for your questions.