Changes to the site the last couple days:

• When a reply to a message comes in from a thread whose subject has been edited, we send out the message with the new subject.
• Improved the error message returned when trying to post to a group you're not subscribed to. We now include your email address in the message.
• Fix for decoding base64 encoded message subjects that contain erroneous spaces in the encoded data.
• Delete CC lines from message headers.
• Redid how we handle social logins, adding individual permissions for each login.
• Removed Facebook login until we get approval.
• More intelligent about displaying the website URL in the group home page to fix link problems.
• Fixed the case when we linkify plain text in the archives for (URL).

Also, tried to add Yahoo as one of the social logins, but Yahoo's developer site is broken.

Thanks, Mark

2nd question you asked:
What characteristics do you think make a good moderator?
I like for my moderators to just be who they are! But in the process, I
want them to follow my group guidelines as well. Steph

Hi All,

I'd like to try something a little different and I hope you'll indulge
me. I have a couple of questions for you.

1) What characteristics do you think make a successful group?

2) What characteristics do you think make a good moderator?

I have my ideas, but I want to hear from you. Why? Because I want
Groups.io to make it easy for you to be a kickass moderator/owner of a
great group or groups. Perhaps answers to these questions will point
to features that are missing to help achieve that.


Thanks,
Mark

I would vote for #16. At first, it looks like a very simple design.
Upon closer examination, one can see that it is a group of 4 people.

#13 by bentrisku

It's simple, CLEAN, leads people here and more importantly doesn't have the trailing smaller and smaller emails drifting off which in my mind means mail loss.

Put an arrow head on the G leading to the 'mail' icon (speaks to delivery to you personally).  Next, visual issue for the color blind.  These are all on a white background but you have a color block issue. 

The blue rules out a green background unless very pale.  The orange rules out yellow, red, and brown.  I think Pale green will be your best bet with a HIGH CONTRAST difference.

You can also look a crisp white if you like but it's going to meld into the background depending on the skills of others who pull it in so is you do that, border it.  Maybe the dark blue on the .io side and the orange on the groups side, or just pick one.

Smile, I've spent too much time with visual disabilities and adaption obviously (grin).

  Carol 

I would vote for #16.  At first, it looks like a very simple design.  Upon closer examination, one can see that it is a group of 4 people.  I'm not sure how to interpret the tail on the one; but, groups are made up of people.  I just like it a lot. 

Donna

I like #9, with maybe with a tweak. The people look disjointed. Maybe needs more symmetry. Envelope could be square.

I have other ideas. Might try to submit my own over the weekend.

Sara

I think that #12 by akagii with the large G with the arrow is dynamic.

As part of applying to Facebook so that people can log in using their
Facebook credentials, Groups.io is required to submit a logo. But we
don't have a logo, you say. True! But not for long. I have just
created a design contest on 99designs for a Groups.io logo. Designers
read the creative brief, and submit logo ideas, from which I'll select
a winner.

I could use your help. Here's the contest:

http://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/create-logo-groups-io-468799/entries

I just submitted it, so there are only a few designs to review. But
over the next 4 days, a bunch should be submitted. Tell me in this
thread which ones you like or don't like. The designers can tweak the
designs as well, so suggestions for tweaks are appreciated as well.

I know creativity is subjective and everyone has different tastes. But
hopefully this will be fun.

Thanks,
Mark