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Shopping for online group to replace club's current Yahoo groups #yahoo

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Reading FAQs and got lots of info.
  1. Is it correct we could import exiting Yahoo groups into this site to get started.?
  2. Can someone added by step 1 to this group opt out at anytime?
  3. As we collect more members/guest email address and add them to this group can they opt out if desired?
Someone said today "You use Yahoo Groups, that's so 1980s", I said maybe more like '1990s'. Just joined today.
 

Doug . . .

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 16:01:19 -0700, doug@... wrote:


Reading FAQs and got lots of info.
1. Is it correct we could import exiting Yahoo groups into this site to get started.
2. Can someone added by step 1 to this group opt out at anytime?
3. As we collect more members/guest email address and add them to this group can they opt out if desired?
#1, yes, you can, if you pay for a premium group for one year.
Otherwise, you don't get to transfer the group messages, pictures,
etc. If you do it yourself, you will have to transfer everything
manually. I don't know how you could export/import your messages but I
know how to archive them using PG Offline. I just don't know how to
convert them to a useful format to upload into GIO. If you had done
this before February of this year, group transfers were free.

#2, yes, they can. In fact, some will do so, especially if they are
against the move. And some will ask that you don't transfer their
messages as it is their personal information. Most won't give you any
trouble and will just opt-out if they don't want to be part of the new
group.

#3, you won't be adding people against their will, will you? That
could get you into some trouble. I assume that you'd get their
permission and send out an invitation rather than do a direct add. I
believe you have to have a premium group anyway to do a direct add,
otherwise you only can invite people to join.

Donald


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Join the Icom group, a general Icom (amateur radio) discussion
group on Groups.io:
/g/ICOM (recently launched, growing slowly)
**also, a new self-help group dedicated to your cat's health:
/g/CatVet (just launched)
 

Doug,

1. Is it correct we could import exiting Yahoo groups into this site
to get started.
Yes. You can simply start a group here and invite your former YG members to join it. You would have to re-upload any other content that you wish to copy from your YG.

Or (for a fee) you can use the Easy Group Transfer. See:
/static/transfer
and GMF's notes:
/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Transfer-from-Yahoo-Groups

Note that the Easy Group Transfer doesn't actually create the new group for you - you set up your Groups.io group first and then start the transfer when you're ready.

2. Can someone added by step 1 to this group opt out at anytime?
Yes.

They'll receive a notification during the transfer, and the notice will have an opt-out link.

3. As we collect more members/guest email address and add them to
this group can they opt out if desired?
Members can unsubscribe at any time, by email or by web.

If yours is a Basic (free) Groups.io group you can only Invite people to join. To Direct Add them you must upgrade to a Premium group.
/static/pricing

Someone said today "You use Yahoo Groups, that's so 1980s", I said
maybe more like '1990s'.
Heh. Yup, that's why Groups.io exists.


Shal


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Edited

Thanks for the clarification. It will help our club figure out how best to make any changes for a new online service Lots to consider?

Doug Caldwell
doug@...

[Message edited by Moderator to remove phone number]

On Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 6:19 PM Donald Hellen <donhellen@...> wrote:

Doug . . .

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 16:01:19 -0700, doug@... wrote:

>
>Reading FAQs and got lots of info.

>1. Is it correct we could import exiting Yahoo groups into this site to get started.?

>2. Can someone added by step 1 to this group opt out at anytime?

>3. As we collect more members/guest email address and add them to this group can they opt out if desired?

#1, yes, you can, if you pay for a premium group for one year.
Otherwise, you don't get to transfer the group messages, pictures,
etc. If you do it yourself, you will have to transfer everything
manually. I don't know how you could export/import your messages but I
know how to archive them using PG Offline. I just don't know how to
convert them to a useful format to upload into GIO. If you had done
this before February of this year, group transfers were free.

#2, yes, they can. In fact, some will do so, especially if they are
against the move. And some will ask that you don't transfer their
messages as it is their personal information. Most won't give you any
trouble and will just opt-out if they don't want to be part of the new
group.

#3, you won't be adding people against their will, will you? That
could get you into some trouble. I assume that you'd get their
permission and send out an invitation rather than do a direct add. I
believe you have to have a premium group anyway to do a direct add,
otherwise you only can invite people to join.

Donald


----------------------------------------------------


Join the Icom group, a general Icom (amateur radio) discussion
group on Groups.io:
/g/ICOM? (recently launched, growing slowly)
**also, a new self-help group dedicated to your cat's health:
/g/CatVet (just launched)

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