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 Notable Group Discussions
Topics listed by threads. * entries designate newer addition to Links
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* Yahoo! Feedback! Forms! *
Changes to the Y!GROUPS HELP SYSTEM in late 2008 rendered MOST OF THESE LINKS OBSOLETE! -- USE GROUPS HELP PAGES AND WEB FORMS! -- ONLY USE EMAIL WHEN REPLYING TO A REPLY FROM YAHOO, do NOT begin/start the reporting process using email!! -- When asking questions and reporting problems use the LINK to HELP on the GROUP PAGE that best fits the area of your problem. Be sure to REPLY TO ANY REPLY from Yahoo Customer Care, quoting (in-line, not attached!) the previous messages, then restate and repeat your problem as clearly, concisely and completely as possible UNTIL you finally get a reply that makes sense and is obviously not a "canned" response. BE SUCCINCT and CLEAR in your reports! Be sure to include URLs for your group and category. SKIP the drama and stick to the facts! THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT YAHOO!
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Yahoo! Products
Help pages, Blogs, Groups
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GMF - Resource Links Collection
Information on Hoaxes, copyrights, legacy links from GMF's distant past, and alternate message services information.
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GMF Member's Managed Groups
Links in this Folder are to groups managed by GMF members. GMF Members this is where you list a group you manage. PLEASE NOTE the following criteria: You may LIST ONLY ONE GROUP! We suggest your choose ONE GROUP that best exemplifies your group management philosophy and list ONLY THAT ONE GROUP. Make sure the LINK points TO your GROUP'S HOME PAGE using the most simple URL possible! Do *NOT* LIST an ADULT group. If you post more than one link in this folder, extra links will be deleted without comment, consultation or warning. All links should point to Yahoo! Groups (NOT external sites or join group page), any other links will be deleted without comment.
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YG Suggestion Board
GMF members - please enter a link to your favorite suggestions
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Yahoo! Groups Helpful Groups and Examples
Helpful Yahoo! Groups. Also groups with exceptional Home Pages examples. NOTE: These Group pages MUST be fully viewable WITHOUT joining or logging into Yahoo! (IOW, the designs/code must NOT require membership in the group!) An example Group Home page may NOT contain adult material or exist behind Yahoo's Adult-content firewall.
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dead/ outdated / redundant links / ??? (junk pile)
An archive of links - an experiment to see if old Links have value to a Group
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weird Groups
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* Moderator Central - Official Group
Mod Central is the OFFICIAL group for Yahoo Groups Team. It is an announcement only group. It's the must-join, must monitor group of Yahoo! Groups. If you manage Yahoo Groups and you're not a member of Mod Central, you NEED TO JOIN THIS GROUP!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/moderatorcentral |
oldonliner
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! Yahoo! Groups Team Blog
The Blog for the Yahoo Groups service development team - "This is where we'll keep all of you group moderators and owners updated with the latest Yahoo! Groups news, creative uses of Groups features, and tips to make your own group great. Sometimes we'll announce bug fixes, workarounds, or new features."
http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/ |
oldonliner
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* SEE OLD-STYLE YAHOO! PROFILE INFORMATION
Temporarily - while it lasts - a URL constructed like the one here, but with YAHOO_USER_ID replaced by the profile name you want to look up will let you review full old-style profile information to help you manage your groups.
http://manage.members.yahoo.com/YAHOO_USER_ID |
oldonliner
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* Grouply - Group Owner Controls - NO LOGIN REQUIRED!
Grouply is a 3rd party aggregator of Yahoo Groups (and soon other services) messages. If you don't want your group used by Grouply, CLICK THIS LINK and SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM of the page you end up on!
http://blog.grouply.com/owners/ |
oldonliner
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* * * Official Group for Group Labs (Beta) Applications
The official group for Group Labs Applications (see link in left column of group, listed last, after Management). So far, Group Labs Applications are seen only in US - based Yahoo! Groups.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/groupslabs/ |
oldonliner
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* ALL PURPOSE CONTACT CUSTOMER CARE HELP FORMS PAGE
Contains links to ALL Abuse and Technical Support Web Forms used for Yahoo! Groups. If you don't know where, or how, or are in a hurry just ... CLICK THIS ONE! (Recommend saving this link in your browser!)
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/ownmod/forms/forms_index.html |
oldonliner
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Yahoo! Mail Users Group
Group for discussing Yahoo! Mail service. This group is frequented by Yahoo! Mail team members who actually contribute to the group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Y-Mail/ |
oldonliner
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What is Error 999? (By former Y! Engineer Ernie H.)
"If you're on refreshing Yahoo! pages a lot - a LOT - I'm talking hundreds of pages per hour - the Yahoo! servers will start getting concerned that you're trying to a Denial-of-Service attack, meaning that you're purposely taking up bandwidth so that other Yahoo! users can't use the site. When that happens, you get an Error 999 and you'll not be able to access the site for an hour or so. After time passes, you're able to access Yahoo! in your usual way."
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-whFQC_Q0aagBWaBYbOHpMIhX3F85?p=2279 |
oldonliner
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* How do I reactivate "bouncing" members?
Automatic and manual re-activation for members of Yahoo Groups. "Yahoo! Groups uses an automated system to test and reactivate email accounts that bounce. Also, [owners/moderators may] make a "Reactivation Request" to unbounce their account or an account in a group that they moderate." Send your members this link when they ask for help! NOTE: It's easier to let the user do this from the My Groups page!
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/members/members-17.html |
oldonliner
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* YahooGroupedia - Y!Groups Wiki
Shal's - Wiki on Yahoo Groups - a free collection of reference material and screen shots all about Yahoo! Groups, with aspirations of becoming encyclopedic.
http://yahoogroupedia.pbwiki.com/ |
oldonliner
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+ Group Description - Home Page HTML tricks
The things you can do with Yahoo Group Home page using HTML in Group Description. Comprehensive information, complete with HTML code samples and screen shots of results. VERY GOOD!
http://www.computertricksandtips.com/home_page_tricks.htm |
oldonliner
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** Quickly Delete Group Archive messages
A quick way to delete multiple messages from your group archives.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GroupManagersForum/message/17023 |
MichChick98
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*** Check your Yahoo Marketing Preferences!
It's not spam when you ask for it. Make sure you don't! Click here, confirm your login, and make sure your marketing preferences are what YOU want!
http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount |
OldOnliner
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All About Plain Text
What is plain text? How to set up to send Plain Text? Why Plain Text works and is safe and preferred.
http://www.expita.com/nomime.html |
oldonliner
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Yahoo! Address and Phone Number
Yahoo, Inc.; Street Address, Phone Number, Fax, Business Hours, Map, Directions
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/address |
OldOnliner
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* Gabbly Chat
Add Chat to your group's home page or messages (if you allow HTML). Nothing to download, nothing to register, just simple code. See example - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Penpals-Forum/
http://gabbly.com/ |
oldonliner
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* Get the Source Code used on the GMF Home Page
To see ANY group's Home Page Source Code [DESCRIPTION], simply send email to GROUPNAME-help@yahoogroups.com. You will get a reply that includes the group's text-only Description source and summary of Email commands. Neat, huh? Too bad I can't make a MAILTO link out of this like we used to do in Yahoo! Clubs! GRRR....
mailto://GroupManagersForum-help@yahoogroups.com |
OldOnliner
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* Yahoo PC Security Information Page
Great information and tips on the how to protect yourself from spyware, adware, spam, viruses and other net-based dangers. A good read. Yahoo Mail is STILL the best free mail on the planet. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
http://security.yahoo.com/ |
OldOnliner
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- Brandon Long's Blog
One of the engineering forces behind eGroups. Some of his code remains active today in Yahoo Groups.
http://www.fiction.net/blong/ |
oldonliner
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- Founder of OneList - Biographical page of Mark Fletcher
Great read! Check out the main page and archives! 'Mark thinks that writing about himself in the third person is silly and pretentious. But he did it anyways.'
http://www.wingedpig.com/bio.html |
OldOnliner
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10 Laws of PC Security
Microsoft's ten laws governing computer security. And, yes, they DO make sense! Good read!
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/community/columns/security/essays/10imlaws.mspx |
OldOnliner
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A Netizen's Guide to Flame Warriors
These pages attempt to describe some of the main belligerents one might encounter in a mailing list, news group, bulletin board or chat room. The internet can be cruel and unforgiving, and those who wander out onto the battlefield would be well advised to know their enemies.
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/ |
oldonliner
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All About Email Lists
A FAQ about email lists, also known as mailing lists or groups or clubs, at Yahoogroups, Topica, Smartgroups or other list services, to help explain what they are and how they work to anyone new to them or the Internet in general.
http://resources.populli.org/faq/ |
OldOnliner
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All About Plain Text
What is plain text? How to send Plain Text? Why Plain Text is safe? Why Plain Text always works?
http://www.expita.com/nomime.html |
oldonliner
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Another Yahoo! Groups Survey
The second SURVEY to gage interest in Yahoo!Groups Premium Service - THIS LINK WAS ADDED TO GMF IN 2002!
http://sweepstakes.yahoo.com/groupspremiumsurvey2/ |
OldOnliner
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Ballad of Yahoo!Groups
What were they thinking?!
http://www.geocities.com/thejackofclubs/ballad.html |
thejackofclubs
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Beware the Troll
Good webpage with info on Internet trolls. "The term 'troll' can mean a number of different things, but in essence, a troll is a person who aims to have 'pleasure' at your expense."
http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/troll.htm |
mister_eeeee...
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Color Charts Page, Doug's RGB
Excellent collection of color charts using variety of coding schemes. VERY GOOD! -OldOnliner
http://www.hypersolutions.org/rgb.html |
mkworkman
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Conversion Status Group
Help us figure out what the heck they're doing
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/conversionstatus/ |
thejackofclubs
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Copyright Myths
All about Copyright - Debunking copyright myths
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html |
oldonliner
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Create shorter URLS for posting links on groups
Ever posted a link to a great website, or article on the web, and have it break into two lines? This'll fix that problem.
http://tinyurl.com/ |
mister_eeeee...
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DO NOT USE SpamArrest!
Why SpamArrest and other Challenge-Response anti-spam systems are bad news!
http://www.toyz.org/SpamArrestSpams.html |
OldOnliner
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Data Power: Computer Tips
Mostly INTERNET tips. Spam, Viruses, Cookies and more. Clear and simple explanations for the clue-impaired.
http://www.datapower.ca/tips/tips.html |
OldOnliner
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Do online petitions work?
I don't think so! See what snopes.com has to say about this.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.htm |
mister_eeeee...
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Email Address Encoder
Obscure your email address on web pages to prevent it from being harvested by spamware bots. Simple trick that works without scripts and produces a clickable link.
http://www.wbwip.com/wbw/emailencoder.html |
OldOnliner
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FAQ webpage, CFC
Moderators here quoted there
http://www.geocities.com/clubfoundersclub/faqs.html |
mkworkman
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HTML Codes
Chart displaying various HTML codes with brief explanation of how they are used. Very useful for those wishing to 'dress up' their group description. Also good to know for using HTML in messages when he group allows attachments.
http://www.web-source.net/html_codes_chart.htm |
oldonliner
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Internet Portal
100 Best Product of 2007, Yahoo Mail Unlimted Storage, Making Windwos XP Start 60% Fast, Internet Fraud Tips, Gmail Tips, Firefox Tips, Work At Home, Jobs, Internet Fraud, Work At Home, Free Software, Free Ebooks, Jobs
http://thinktarget.net |
whatwedone5215
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Internet Traffic Report, The
Maps, charts
http://www.internettrafficreport.com/ |
mkworkman
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Message Archive: How to Copy
Public domain Perl Script to copy message archive of a Yahoo!Group onto your system or another
http://www.lpthe.jussieu.fr/~zeitlin/yahoo2mbox.html |
mkworkman
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Modcentral
link to old message boards
https://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/moderatorcentral/message_boards.html |
ottawahitech
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Netiquette Guidelines
Basic expectations for online behavior
http://www.stanton.dtcc.edu/stanton/cs/rfc1855.html |
mkworkman
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Netiquette Guidelines
Excellent reference - simple, clear, concise and easy to understand. Even the clue-impaired may grok this!
http://support.dc3.com/netiquette.html |
OldOnliner
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Netiquette Guidelines
General do's and don'ts of online communication. Netiquette covers both common courtesy online and the informal "rules of the road" of cyberspace. This page provides links to both summary and detail information about Netiquette.
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/ |
OldOnliner
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Netiquette Tips from Yahoo!
Primarily for Yahoo! Mail. Has a netiquette quiz,
http://rc.yahoo.com/promotions/netiquette/tips.html |
mister_eeeee...
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Old versions of your favorite software!
EASILY find old versions of Netscape, Real Player, and more! Get relief from bloatware! [Warning! May NOT work with WindowsXP!]
http://www.oldversion.com/ |
OldOnliner
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Participation Inequality
From a posting I saw in a non-public moderator's Group
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/participation_inequality.html |
ottawahitech
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Personal Groupware
Home of PGOffline. A utility program to download and archive all the messages in Yahoo group archive. WARNING - Read instructions carefully and use slowly to avoid having your IP blocked for excessive activity.
http://www.personalgroupware.com/ |
OldOnliner
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Put GMF's RSS feed on your "My Yahoo" page!
To add GroupManagersForum to your "My Yahoo page". You can use the same url for any group you want to follow, just replace the group name (GroupManagersForum) with the name of the group you want. The Group must have public archives and not be behind Yahoo's Adult Content firewall. In the next page, you will need to confirm your choice by clicking "Add It".
http://add.my.yahoo.com/rss?url=http://rss.groups.yahoo.com/group/GroupManagersForum/rss |
OldOnliner
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RSS information with Yahoo! Groups
Information on Groups and RSS.
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/rss/ |
mister_eeeee...
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The *Official* Yahoo Groups Status Update Group
NO LONGER ACTIVE! Rarely used, but still listed as official group for the posting of Yahoo Groups status and maintenance announcements. [Think about it: If GROUPS go down, it's a little hard to use a GROUP to announce that fact. What a system! Geesh!]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ygroups-status |
OldOnliner
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Visit the GMF Polls Page! (Thanks, MisterE!)
Yes, you CAN do Polls in Groups that allow email/IP address hiding! Just create a URL that goes directly to the Group Polls web page (see above!). One caveat: If your poll reveals who votes, it WILL SHOW their email address! Use responsibly! NOTE: Y!Groups ties a user number to an email address; thus you can 'hide' email, but you can't hide it when a server converts the number to the email. That's what happens on a Group Polls Page - the server can show the email address and that's why the polls option is 'OFF' in such groups. [THIS NO LONGER WORKS.]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GroupManagersForum/polls |
oldonliner
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YG-Alerts [OLD LINK]
Offical Yahoo Groups Updates Announcement Group [THIS IS NO LONGER USED!]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yg-alerts/ |
oldonliner
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Yahoo Community Guidelines
The Yahoo! community experience is best when people follow a few rules. These are some key ones to remember.
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/guidelines/community.html |
OldOnliner
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Yahoo's Motley Business Model
How did Yahoo Groups get this far? More fool you.
http://www.fool.com/news/foth/2001/foth011108.htm |
OldOnliner
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