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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, December 26, 2005 - 1:23 pm
Anyone experienced in setup of Yahoo discusssion group? How about one by invitation only? Any tips for same? This is in connection with an online class I teach. Thanks in advance for any help!!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, December 26, 2005 - 3:00 pm
Hi Clutter. I've set up several groups, some by invitation only, some open but membership must be approved, and some open. What do you need to know? A couple of tips... If you do invitation only, or where membership must be approved, desgnate at least one other person as a moderator. You'll receive an email that someone wants to join the group, and you must approve. You can approve using several different statuses, too (for example, you can approve someone on a conditional status where there posts must be approved before they go out to the list). There's all sorts of neat owner/moderator things. So let me know what you want...
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 10:55 am
Thanks, Costacat, I'll be in touch once I get my specific questions lined up...
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 12:40 pm
Clutter, I haven't set up a group for awhile and think they have different software for such setup but it really was an easy process when I did it.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 3:59 pm
No problem Clutter. Just let me know if you want any specifics. Or if you just want me to ramble on about the process. I can also take screen shots of some of the management screens for one of the groups, if you want. Two of the groups I "own" are on "new members must be approved" status. Mostly, this is to prevent people from spamming members with unwanted emails, such as offers to work in India! <grin> Keeping the groups closed also prevents people from scamming our email addresses. Yahoo! has some really interesting (and I use that word loosely) marketing policies, and that's something that you may want to bring up, too. As in, be sure to decline everything else you'll get a ton of junk email compliments of Yahoo! and their partners and anyone else who buys a mailing list from 'em! ETA: I have a blurb about their marketing practices somewhere that I can forward along to you. Some people get a bit freaked out, but if you follow what I've outlined, you won't get spammed by anyone.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 9:44 pm
I'm on one list that we set up back in the day when you could pay a small fee and avoid ads in the emails and we did that. And it has lasted nicely for that group. I'm afraid to make any major changes for fear they will find out and start with the ads. You can also have an open group but put any new member on moderation so that you have to approve their posts and that often reveals the spammer right away and then you can ban them.
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 10:12 pm
Seamonkey, cool about the "no ads" part! I guess you are implying that your group is "grandfathered" in with that, and that's no longer possible? I do want this to be a "closed group" as it is on a sensitive topic, and I also want members to have had the "tools" of what I teach before they begin to exchange information with each other. It reminds me that I probably should set up a set of etiquette(?) rules for posting, stuff that seems like it would be taken for granted--like no mean language; if an "off-topic" post, list it as such, etc. Hmmmm, there probably are the rules for THIS board that might give me some ideas!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 10:22 pm
I think it is grandfathered in.. I did try to find the option later, for another group and no dice. But that doesn't mean it isn't an option.. Yes, you can have certain rules right in your front page or included in your automatic emails when you invite people and then when you welcome them and you can have documents in your files section, too. It really is a pretty nice setup.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 10:20 am
Clutter, we have a welcome message that includes some netiquette stuff (including a list of "topics to avoid"). And another group sends out an email reminder ever two weeks of what you should and shouldn't do on the list. I don't think you can sponsor a group any more, to avoid the advertisements. Really, though, it's not that much of a pain... members who receive emailed postings will have an ad at the bottom of the post. It's really only a couple of lines: ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income homes are not online. Make a difference this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/5UeCyC/BWHMAA/TtwFAA/NhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> BTW, the Yahoo! outage is as follows: quote:The work is now scheduled for Wednesday night (in California), December 28th, from 9:00 PM until 2:00 AM Thursday morning (Thursday morning 5:00-10:00 AM GMT). However, there is a chance it may need to be delayed until later in the week. We will keep this page updated with the latest information.
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