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Hello Everyone, Thanks to "Simmie" for setting up the group. I am glad such a group has been set up where we can discuss Grouply features and suggest ...
Srihari Yamanoor
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Feb 9, 2008
7:51 pm
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This is the Welcome Letter that will go to anyone joining this group. Please read it, and note in particular the posting requirements of ISSUE: and COMMENTS: ...
Simmie
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Feb 9, 2008
7:58 pm
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I second that. thank you for setting this up. Lets hope we can sort all this out so we are all happy. Regards, Lynnetta ... From: Srihari Yamanoor Date:...
Lynnetta, aka Crystal...
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Feb 9, 2008
7:59 pm
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I'm bringing a couple of issues over here to be addressed. This one is the issue of requiring Yahoo! IDs and passwords in order to use Grouply. Mark, this is...
Simmie
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Feb 9, 2008
8:27 pm
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This one is an issue for some groups -- not all, but some. Groups that have their archives closed to members but open to Moderators only need to have that same...
Simmie
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Feb 9, 2008
8:28 pm
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Grouply should not be able to override the decision of a Yahoo group owner to ban access to a members-only message archive (on Yahoo). Members that were banned...
Don
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Feb 9, 2008
8:29 pm
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Opting out of Grouply. Is it possible for Grouply to perhaps set up an email address for folks to send opt-OUT requests to -- that have a URL sent back to them...
Simmie
simmiejoyz
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Feb 9, 2008
8:43 pm
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This is a big one for me... Right now it is my understanding that groups which have been made private (invitation only ) and preference on Yahoo is to not show...
Wendy
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Feb 9, 2008
9:34 pm
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Hello Simmie, I know this ID/Password thing has become a melting pot, but there are two additional things to be considered: People already give their passwords...
Yamanoor Srihari
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Feb 9, 2008
9:34 pm
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Another big one. Right now, the only way I can see who is actually a user of grouply in one of my groups is to become a member of Grouply. As a list owner, we...
Wendy
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Feb 9, 2008
9:34 pm
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As a list owner, I would like Grouply to assume I don't want Grouply users in my group unless I opt-in. Grouply should have a way for List owners to determine...
Wendy
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Feb 9, 2008
9:34 pm
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Simmie, It can't be done, without help from Yahoo. The reason is that Grouply needs, at minimum, access to the member's "My Groups" page in order to verify...
Shal Farley
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Feb 9, 2008
9:35 pm
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This is a re-post from EmailList-Managers since it has been requested that Grouply be moved to this group... ==================== There has a been a lot of...
Rich Reimer
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Feb 9, 2008
9:35 pm
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... Grouply's login form has a checkbox "remember me". A Grouply user who is a member of my group (restricted, with archives for members only) can check that...
Lena@...
lena_kiev
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Feb 9, 2008
9:35 pm
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I've been following this along (mostly quietly) and while Grouply isn't something I envision myself using, I must say that the responses and actions of Mark...
Colette
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Feb 9, 2008
9:35 pm
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When replying to a Yahoo Group message via the Grouply web site, the email address of the original poster is not munged or truncated, even if the Yahoo Group...
Don
thetravelzin...
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Feb 9, 2008
9:35 pm
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Simmie, ... The problem is authentication. How does Grouply know who is an owner of the group other than by signing in with that owner's credentials? They...
Shal Farley
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Feb 9, 2008
9:35 pm
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Simmie, With the Grouply Access Controls for Group Owners, this is the easiest way to handle this in the short-term - just exclude your group from Grouply. ...
Rich Reimer
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Feb 9, 2008
9:36 pm
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Yes, I second that - I have to admit that two days ago I was very much anti-Grouply. The fact that Mark and Rich have responded so quickly to list owner...
caribousmom@...
wendy_robards
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Feb 9, 2008
9:47 pm
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P.S. www.grouply.com's "user" cookie has expiration date 14 days after login, but a technically versed troll can prolong the cookie's expiration time....
Lena@...
lena_kiev
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Feb 9, 2008
9:54 pm
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Wow, that was like Greek to me. Even under the "What is Open ID" it was a bunch of computereeze ... the average person (including myself) will not have any...
caribousmom@...
wendy_robards
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Feb 9, 2008
10:00 pm
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Lena, Not to get too technical on this, but the remember me stores a token in the cookie (which Yahoo, eBay, etc. do) that logs you back automatically. I...
Rich Reimer
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Feb 9, 2008
10:04 pm
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Hello Simmie, Texas Critter and other mods, I am wondering if you can let us talk about this group elsewhere for people who would like to join and participate....
Yamanoor Srihari
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Feb 9, 2008
10:06 pm
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Hi there, Yes, please feel free to let others know about this group. I've let the Listowners/Moderators of three other ListOwner/Moderator forums know about...
Simmie
simmiejoyz
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Feb 9, 2008
10:08 pm
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A couple of days ago I was totally against Grouply. It looks to me now that they are all trying to resolve the owner's concern's as quickly as they can which...
Lynnetta, aka Crystal...
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Feb 9, 2008
10:20 pm
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Hope I'm doing this right! ... I agree that this is one of the top three problems that have been mentioned repeatedly vis a vis Grouply, and the primary one,...
mamajumonville
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Feb 9, 2008
10:21 pm
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For those of you that filter your email -- we have changed the subject tagline for this group to [GI] so we're able to see more of the subject! Thanks, Simmie...
Simmie
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Feb 9, 2008
10:21 pm
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... I agree. This vies with the YahooGroups ID/password requirement for the top spot in problems that must be fixed. No list should be accessed by Grouply...
mamajumonville
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Feb 9, 2008
10:25 pm
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Hello Wendy, Sorry to have come across as speaking Greek. Open ID is a new concept where people want to get rid of multiple user IDs and passwords and have one...
Yamanoor Srihari
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Feb 9, 2008
10:26 pm
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Okay that makes sense - but how is that at all related to Grouply asking for IDs and passwords? Wouldn't you still have privacy of your ID and Password with...
caribousmom@...
wendy_robards
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Feb 9, 2008
10:33 pm
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