Some time ago (Ref: https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/18455), new moderation settings were established for topics that a "problem subscriber" initiates, to wit:


I'd really like to be able to set a moderation override for topics that a subscriber replies to. Such a setting would allow me to head off a pernicious problem with subscribers who hijack existing topics when they should be starting a new one.

Thanks for your consideration,
Bruce

On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 07:25 AM, Shal Farley wrote:

If you are a mod or owner the From address is a drop-list: select the group's +owner address.

This may not provide the required functionality; see my #16576 of April 2018. If the requirement is for any given message (or reply for that matter) to be unambiguously from a Group Owner or Moderator then using the existing drop down is not wholly effective; the message still has the originator's personal Display Name included. I just wish my original request had achieved greater traction.

Chris

Glenn,

Need a way to send the group announcements from the owner, moderator
of a group.

Click New Topic. If you are a mod or owner the From address is a drop-list: select the group's +owner address.

Shal
https://groups.io/g/GroupManagersForum

I agree. I've hacked this by creating an account called [MyGroupName]Moderators and making it an owner. But it's a PITA.
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Need a way to send the group announcements from the owner, moderator of a group.

 Even with the first group event we held, we experienced people who cancelled literally in the 11th hour, a couple of whom strongly requested a change of time and venue to accommodate them. I want these people waitlisted the next time they RSVP as coming to an event, and would really like to be able to do that. Without it, we're stuck letting them hold places in the next events (which are limited to small numbers of attendees) while they make up their minds.

We have similar problems, we have people either cancel at the last minute or just not even show up. We need to be able to waitlist or remove repeat offenders as many of our events our limited by the venue we are visiting. It also makes our group look bad when only half the people show up. This could be resolved if I could have moved people off the waitlist who were waiting for someone to cancel, but never do. It's very frustrating!

On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 08:58 PM, Nancy Funk wrote:

What isn't available yet is the ability for the organizer to take people off the list manually.

Does the word "yet" mean this might be coming down the pike? That would be awesome if it is! :)

I agree that this would be a very useful and important addition. Even with the first group event we held, we experienced people who cancelled literally in the 11th hour, a couple of whom strongly requested a change of time and venue to accommodate them. I want these people waitlisted the next time they RSVP as coming to an event, and would really like to be able to do that. Without it, we're stuck letting them hold places in the next events (which are limited to small numbers of attendees) while they make up their minds.
 
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What isn't available yet is the ability for the organizer to take people off the list manually.

On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 03:57 PM, Glenn Hobbs, Catnap, 3400 PCI00395L393 wrote:

Ability to search files.  Awesome if included filename and content.

That's already available on the Files page.  I know it includes content in PDF files, but not sure about others.

Duane

Ability to search files.  Awesome if included filename and content.

I'll go the opposite direction: would it be possible to specify a minimum number of attendees by a certain date or the event is automatically cancelled? Probably pie-in-the-sky.
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Mark,

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ps You could possibly add a waitlist capability to that if and when implemented.

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It would be convenient to set a maximum number of attendees before locking the event. (It would be especially helpful currently, when there are no notifications to the event organizer that someone has RSVP'd, making it difficult to lock events by hand in a timely manner.)
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On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 11:17 AM, J_Catlady wrote:

the bare minimum would be a simple reminder feature.

It seems Mark's plan to make me question my reality is in full gear. Just found the "Add reminder" feature. :)
 
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Changes to the site this week:

• NEW: Enterprise Settings screen for enterprise accounts to make changes to their domain settings.
• BUGFIX: The email address displayed when you edit an email integration was incorrect. The email address displayed in the overall email integration display is correct.
• CHANGE: In certain messages, we cannot tell if a signature is part of the original message or a part of the reply. We were displaying these sigs, but that lead to some 'false positives'. So, we're no longer displaying the sigs.
• CHANGE: Event notification and cancellation emails now include the Organizer name, if there is one.
• INTERNAL: Cleanup of various javascript displaytime file versions usage.
• API: Implemented /chatdata endpoint for chats.
• INTERNAL: Re-implemented much of the chat system to behave well with API calls.
• BUGFIX: We were not recording failed confirmation email results.
• API: Changed is_subscribed field in the chat object to chat_sub.
• API: Added show_closed parameter to the getchats endpoint.
• BUGFIX: We were not detecting quoted message parts from Outlook that included a "Cc:" header line.
• CHANGE: Redid the Login With Google authentication system to hopefully conform with their updated requirements.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Mark

On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 11:17 AM, J_Catlady wrote:

also be very useful to be able to send a message directly, and only, to the members who have RSVP

Never mind, I just found "email yeses" and "email all responders." Exactly what I was looking for. :) It's under "View responses." (I would take it out from under there.)
 
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It would also be very useful to be able to send a message directly, and only, to the members who have RSVP'd to the event. There is currently no easy way to do this (only their names are included in the view of who replied), and posting an update to the event would go to the entire group.

But the bare minimum would be a simple reminder feature.
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And +1 to all of these suggested enhancements as well.

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Messages are the sole opinion of the author, especially the fishy ones.
My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together. - Desmond Tutu