We have a joke site. The archives aren't available to anyone but the mods. We
delete each day's posts after a week.

We also have a debate group. Second one I've started. Old one, a relative of a
member snuck into the group & ended up wreaking havoc! So in this new one, we
also delete archives after a week.

People make up a new address, etc. & join a group they know someone else belongs
to. They go back, sometimes months, to see what a person had to say, they go
back to others who know the member & start trouble. Its hard to say what one
really thinks if what they write can get back to others!

As for deleting them; the fastest way I've found is to just do the one page at a
time. Do maybe 10 pages, then do more the next day, etc. Which reminds me....I
haven't deleted any in debate group for a while. ACK!



--- On Sun, 11/22/09, Donna <> wrote:


Nope, there is no way to mass delete a certain amount
of msgs. Why wolf you want to delete the archives? They are very helpful to
some people in some groups. I have archives going back to '98, when they
switched the "clubs" to "groups", and also removed our chat rooms. Using
Yahoo messenger is NOT like having a chat room available, but they are not
bringing those back. :o(


Donna

--- In GroupManagersForum@yahoogroups.com, "Donna" <max_321@...> wrote:
>
>  Why would you want to delete the archives? They are very helpful to
> some people in some groups. I have archives going back to '98, when they
> switched the "clubs" to "groups

I  am with you, Donna, all the  way. I have been  a member of Groups where I had
counted on having access to messages, only to be disappointed by the actions of 
the Owner.

If  an Owner gets tired of  Owning their Group, why not simply close it for new
messages instead of zapping the content that your members  worked  hard to
contribute to the Group?

Cheers, oth
---
GMF Links > Notable Group Discussions > Sharing owner/moderator experience
(philosophy)

I have created a group, it is up and running. I have told people at work about
it, they have tried to search it and cannot find it. I cannot find it either in
the directory. I have looked in all of the security settings and cannot find
anything. Any thoughts?

A entry in the  YG Blog

<http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2009/11/19/groups-updates-captcha-posting-from-the-\
owner-address-email-moderation/>

says moderators can now send  messages from this eddress.
It does not explain how to do it,


   Anyone?



Cheers, oth



[Mod: From the group's web page, click POST. Then use pull-down menu
option in "From" field to change the address to -owner. This is only
seen by owner/mods.]

--- In GroupManagersForum@yahoogroups.com, "Donna" <max_321@...> wrote:
>
> Mine auto sends are going out fine set at every two weeks. No problem at all
>  The problem I am having
> is that new members are not receiving the Daily
> Digests. I know this has been a problem for a loooooong
> time for groups over 300 members, but, it would be
> nice if some progress could be made in this area.
> I have a sleep disorders group of 1267 people who are very sleep deprived
> and confused. Help me to help them, please??

Donna,

I don't see this problem reported at:
Known Issues
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/issues/

Are you sure the YG team is aware of it?

Cheers, oth
---
GMF Unresolved problems
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ykf58rw

It's an offer/receive group which generates hundreds of emails per week - we
really don't need the archives from 2004 of trading messages, know what I
mean?   It just bogs down the system for data we have no use for.   I'm
interested in keeping a year's worth and that's really overkill.

Thanks for the answer - was hoping I was missing something.  I'll just pop
in a  DVD to watch and wear out the old mouse.

Thanks again.

Hi Steve

I have the problem with getting the files sent out each month. The welcome msg
does get sent, but not the regular reminder message. We want to remind people
(gently) about our guidelines for using our group.

Hilary
onwer TradQuiltGroup


...still don't get the messages auto-sent out on the 1st of every month.

Kerren,

>I am being asked to send attachments with my newsletter. I
>cannot, for the life of me, figure this out. How do you get them
>in your body of text?

There are two factors: your email service/software, and your group's settings.

The groups message poster (Post and Reply links on your group's Messages pages)
does not support attachments, so the first requirement is to post your
newsletter by email.

The second factor is your group's Attachment setting. The group may be set to
exclude attachments, to remove them from the message and store them on site, or
to pass them through with the message (but not save a copy on site).

Screen Shot: <http://www.flickr.com/photos/shalf/3448812799/>
Overview: <http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2009/03/31/>

-- Shal

Please help.

I would like to now start a group similar to but different from an existing
group. I think some members of the other group will be interested in joining my
new group.

I see many Yahoo! ID's and truncated emails of members of the other group. What
is the best etiquette for contacting these persons for invitation to my new
group?

Thanks,

Joe

Yes, how do we use this new feature. I don't understand it yet. Thanks




--- In GroupManagersForum@yahoogroups.com, ottawahitech wrote:
>
> A entry in the YG Blog
>
>
<http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2009/11/19/groups-updates-captcha-posting-from-the-\
owner-address-email-moderation/>
>
> says moderators can now send messages from this eddress.
> It does not explain how to do it,
>
>
> [Mod: From the group's web page, click POST. Then use pull-down menu
> option in "From" field to change the address to -owner. This is only
> seen by owner/mods.]
>

--- In GroupManagersForum@yahoogroups.com, "Donna" <max_321@...> wrote:
>
> Nope, there is no way to mass delete a certain amount
> of msgs. Why wolf you want to delete the archives? They are very helpful to
> some people in some groups. I have archives going back to '98, when they
> switched the "clubs" to "groups", and also removed our chat rooms. Using
> Yahoo messenger is NOT like having a chat room available, but they are not
> bringing those back. :o(
>
>
> Donna


There are good reasons to delete messages.  When a message is posted, the
original poster may, at any time, request that it (or any or all of their posts)
be deleted.  At the 2008 Roundtable it was suggested that a tool be developed
where the moderator could delete all the messages tied to a specific address or
ID.  In some groups, such as a collaborative writing group, if a member leaves
they don't want their material being in a location they have no control over.

Kurt

Several of my group members have recently reported that emails from the group
are coming in blank.  First it was only one person but now it has affected
others.

They said they can go to the group to read the messages and everything is ok. 
But when the message comes to their email there is no text in the body.

Is anyone else having this problem?  If so, does anyone know the reason?

Thanks


[Mod note: As owner, you can usually correct this problem by changing their
mail format preference to "Traditional" instead of "Fully Featured."
This does NOT affect how or whether they receive attachments.]

I have several groups in Croatian language, and I found that, whenever I
deal with general population (i.e. non-technically oriented people) the
language barrier proved to be too high.
Despite creating detailed instructions with screenshots many people find
it difficult to join and use Yahoo! groups in English and prefer to use
Google groups and Facebook groups which both, I believe exist in Croatian.
I would like to stick with Yahoo! and help translate menus and the rest
of the interface.
Do you know if Yahoo! is interested in something like that and what's
the best address to contact them?

Thank you Shal for responding to my question. I have everything set correctly on
the management part, I guess what I don't understand is how emailing from my
email account is going to get my message to the group. Is there a way to email
your entire group without plugging in each email address? I get that I am
missing something really obvious here, but it is just not making sense to me.
Are you saying that you post your message from your regular email account
somehow?
Kerren

--- In GroupManagersForum@yahoogroups.com, Shal Farley <shalf@...> wrote:
>
> Kerren,
>
> >I am being asked to send attachments with my newsletter. I
> >cannot, for the life of me, figure this out. How do you get them
> >in your body of text?
>
> There are two factors: your email service/software, and your group's settings.
>
> The groups message poster (Post and Reply links on your group's Messages
pages) does not support attachments, so the first requirement is to post your
newsletter by email.
>
> The second factor is your group's Attachment setting. The group may be set to
exclude attachments, to remove them from the message and store them on site, or
to pass them through with the message (but not save a copy on site).
>
> Screen Shot: <http://www.flickr.com/photos/shalf/3448812799/>
> Overview: <http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2009/03/31/>
>
> -- Shal
>

Kerren,

>  ... I get that I am missing something really obvious
>  here, but it is just not making sense to me. Are you saying that you
>  post your message from your regular email account somehow? Kerren

Yes, of course. Glad to hear (off list) that you figured this one out.

The email address for posting a message is listed at the bottom of the
home page. There's a bunch of other email commands as well:
<http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/members/email/email-01.html>

-- Shal

Nikola,

>Despite creating detailed instructions with screenshots many people find
>it difficult to join and use Yahoo! groups in English and prefer to use
>Google groups and Facebook groups which both, I believe exist in Croatian.
>I would like to stick with Yahoo! and help translate menus and the rest
>of the interface.
>Do you know if Yahoo! is interested in something like that and what's
>the best address to contact them?

Yahoo does localize Groups for some regions, but apparently not yet Croatia.
There are some international links at the bottom of the Groups home page. I see
"Asia • Argentina • Australia & NZ • Brazil • Canada • France • French Canada •
Germany • Hong Kong • India • Italy • Japan • Mexico • Spain • Taiwan • UK &
Ireland"
<http://groups.yahoo.com/>

I've no idea how Yahoo decides which areas to localize, nor how you might reach
the appropriate party with your offer to help. I note another offer to translate
to Croatian a couple months ago on the suggestion board (or maybe that's you):
<http://suggestions.yahoo.com/detail/?prop=groups&fid=9563>

See also Gordon's comments on this suggestion:
<http://suggestions.yahoo.com/detail/?prop=groups&fid=73367>

-- Shal

Hello Kerren/Scottie,

An "attachment" by definition, doesn't go "in the body of text"
but is a separate file.  Assuming you're posting to your group
by sending e-mail to your group's address, and the group allows
attachments by its group settings, then how you attach the file
depends on your e-mail client; consult its manual if you don't
know how.

If you're posting to the group via the Yahoo! Groups web interface,
I don't think it supports attachments.

I hope this answers your questions.

      - Rich


[Mod note: Web-based posting doesn't support discreet attachments,
but it does support Rich Text Format (HTML) formatting.]


Scottie Informer wrote:

> Oh very wise group of moderators, I am new to moderating a group. I
> am being asked to send attachments with my newsletter. I cannot,
> for the life of me, figure this out. How do you get them in your
> body of text?
>

Best thing to do is get their Email address and send them the address to your
group. I find that's the easiest way to do it.
                                            Zapple100


--- In GroupManagersForum@yahoogroups.com, "hsjeffres" <hsjeffres@...> wrote:
>
> I have created a group, it is up and running. I have told people at work about
it, they have tried to search it and cannot find it. I cannot find it either in
the directory. I have looked in all of the security settings and cannot find
anything. Any thoughts?
>

This is being resubmitted. How do I get a reply?
-----
Please help.

I would like to now start a group similar to but different from an existing
group. I think some members of the other group will be interested in joining my
new group.

I see many Yahoo! ID's and truncated emails of members of the other group. What
is the best etiquette for contacting these persons for invitation to my new
group?

Thanks,

Joe

Joe,

>I see many Yahoo! ID's and truncated emails of members of the
>other group. What is the best etiquette for contacting these
>persons for invitation to my new group?

There are a widely divergent opinions about this.

Some group owners are very hostile to other groups "stealing" their members,
some feel that any off-list contact to their members is automatically evil spam.
Others are ok with it.

One thing you can do is write to the owners of the other group (via the -owner
address) and ask their permission to announce your group in theirs. The form
that takes depends on the group, it could be an allowed message, it could be
just adding your group's URL to your signature when you post there, or it could
be as an entry in their Links section if they have or would allow a "Related
Groups" folder.

It is technically feasible to use the Invite mechanism to invite the members of
that other group, but whether it is good etiquette depends a lot on the nature
of the group and your participation in it. Using the Invite mechanism with
someone you don't know, other than as an entry in the Members list of a group,
is poor etiquette and could result in a complaint that gets your account shut
down. Note Guideline 5 and TOS 6n (which would apply if your invitations could
be considered "spam").

-- Shal

YG now seems to regularly update this help page at:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/issues/
Here  is the  latest list:

Known Issues
•Polls not automatically closing
•File Auto Delivery issue
•Message Search Issues
•Miscategorized Into Adult
•Member information displayed on group Members page
•Delayed Messages and Bounces
•Missing Reply Text in Messages
•Rich Text Editor issues
•Updates pop-up issue
•Author information for messages posted via the groups website
•Re-ordering groups
•Yahoo! Groups not on Yahoo! Homepage

Thanks I did do that but the only thing in my files was the group rules and
questionnaire. The only one that had the old name on it I changed but i can't do
the others. When i goto edit on the calender there is no group name. I am
lost...........Ruthann


--- In GroupManagersForum@yahoogroups.com, "seweverything" <SewEverything@...>
wrote:
>
> You need to go back and check your Files section for any auto send messages
> to your group and make the changes in each file.  If you Header and Footer
> were edited to include your original group name, you have to go in and
> change those as well.  The only thing changing your group name does
> functionally is it changes your group name.  All that other stuff must come
> from you.
>
>
>
> I changed two group names this weekend.  It isn't fun searching all that,
> but it is necessary.
>
>
>
> Ellen
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: GroupManagersForum@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:GroupManagersForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mamarose22002
> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:54 PM
> To: GroupManagersForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [GMF] Change group name on events
>
>
>
>
> I just resently changed my groups name. However when the event reminders go
> out it still has teh old name . Can you tell me how to change it ot the new
> name?? I have tried everything and can't figure out where to change it. Any
> help would be appreciated. Thanks so much in advance........Mamarose22002
>

At 08:39 AM 11/26/2009, you wrote:
>YG now seems to regularly update this help page at:
>http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/issues/
>Here  is the  latest list:
>
>Known Issues
>•Polls not automatically closing
>•File Auto Delivery issue
>•Message Search Issues
>•Miscategorized Into Adult
>•Member information displayed on group Members page
>•Delayed Messages and Bounces
>•Missing Reply Text in Messages
>•Rich Text Editor issues
>•Updates pop-up issue
>•Author information for messages posted via the groups website
>•Re-ordering groups
>•Yahoo! Groups not on Yahoo! Homepage

*SIGH* and Happy Holidays to them too! These two are the ones that
bother me most right now:

•File Auto Delivery issue
•Message Search Issues

It's so frustrating to have to say to new members....Do a search in
the Message archives for that topic.....but you won't get anything
later than March 2009. I know in the overall scheme of things in the
world, that's not a biggie but what the heck is their problem? Did
they lay off too many people who knew what they were doing?

Polly Lacy

hi. i am just new here in the group. how do i make our group logo and
group description the same as yours? because i wanted our logo to be as
big as yours and the description of our group encoded in it. please help
me.

thank you

SKY from onlinesaparis yahoo groups


[Mod Note: send an email to GroupManagersForum-help@yahoogroups.com
  Yahoo will send back the HTML code of our description. ]