Welcome Message?
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Patti,
I went to customize the Welcome Letter, but there is no welcomeI thought there was a default Welcome notice. But the user interface for Member Notices has changed radically since I last set up a new group, so maybe not. Do I need to just write my own from scratch? If so, does anyone haveHere's the one that "came with" my test group, I don't think I ever edited it. Naturally your group's name should appear instead of "shalstest": ----- Hello, Welcome to the shalstest group at Groups.io, a free, easy-to-use email group service. Please take a moment to review this message. To learn more about the shalstest group, please visit /org/groupsio/shalstest To start sending messages to members of this group, simply send email to [email protected] If you do not wish to belong to shalstest, you may unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] To see and modify all of your groups, go to Regards, The shalstest Moderator ----- That's pretty bland boilerplate if you ask me. The Welcome message for this group, GMF, which you should have recently received, is more extensive and gives a lot of background information particular to this group and its goals. Its text probably won't be a useful template for your group, but it might inspire some thoughts about things you might want to include in yours. Shal |
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Patti,
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In the left column on my groups.io home screen, when I click on "Admin" then "Invite" there appears an "Invitation to be sent". Just below the standard invitation message there is "Customize Message" which gives the owner/moderator a space to enter their additional comments. This has worked for invitees to the three groups I have transferred this year. I don't remember if those transferred from the original Yahoo groups received a welcome message or if they were just transferred since they did not need to accept the an invitation. Bob R.F. Brockish Lafayette, Colorado "Courtesy is the sister of Charity" ... St. Francis of Assisi -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shal Farley Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2017 1:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GMF] Welcome Message? Patti, > I went to customize the Welcome Letter, but there is no welcome > letter there. I thought there was a default Welcome notice. But the user interface for Member Notices has changed radically since I last set up a new group, so maybe not. > Do I need to just write my own from scratch? If so, does anyone have > a template I can copy? Here's the one that "came with" my test group, I don't think I ever edited it. Naturally your group's name should appear instead of "shalstest": ----- Hello, Welcome to the shalstest group at Groups.io, a free, easy-to-use email group service. Please take a moment to review this message. To learn more about the shalstest group, please visit /org/groupsio/shalstest To start sending messages to members of this group, simply send email to [email protected] If you do not wish to belong to shalstest, you may unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] To see and modify all of your groups, go to Regards, The shalstest Moderator ----- That's pretty bland boilerplate if you ask me. The Welcome message for this group, GMF, which you should have recently received, is more extensive and gives a lot of background information particular to this group and its goals. Its text probably won't be a useful template for your group, but it might inspire some thoughts about things you might want to include in yours. Shal |
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Bob,
I don't remember if those transferred from the original Yahoo groupsThe rule used to be that they'd get a copy of the group's Welcome notice only if the group had edited it. I guess now that there is no default message the rule would be "if the group has one". Whether or not the group has a welcome notice, the transferred members get a notice from Groups.io itself letting them know that they've been added to the Groups.io group. In the left column on my groups.io home screen, when I clickNote that the group's Welcome notice is separate from any customization you put on an invitation. All invitees get the invitation, but I believe that only those who accept the invitation get the group's Welcome notice. Shal |
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Patti,
I actually like Bob's idea of the Invitation message better thanIf you'll be transferring members from a Yahoo Group they won't need an invitation. They'll be directly added to your Groups.io group by the transfer agent. So the Welcome notice is your option for them. I want to let users know to add the Groups' email address to theirYou probably want to send a Special Notice or other communication within you Yahoo Group before starting the transfer - just so the members know what's about to happen and don't assume there's something nefarious afoot. That would be a good place for anything that would be helpful to know ahead of time. Shal |
Shal Farley
Bob Brockish