On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 10:09 AM, Duane wrote:

Unless it's been changed recently, the button should say "Start Group Transfer Process".

Apologies for the bad information.  It does in fact say "Give Go Ahead To Transfer", though there is sometimes a delay before it updates.

Duane

On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 09:39 AM, Judy F. wrote:

did the selecting of all of the items I needed transferred, but I didn't see a button saying 'go ahead'

Unless it's been changed recently, the button should say "Start Group Transfer Process".  We can handle this type of question on GMF.

Duane

What I did was send out a Special Notice to my group telling them that the archives have been exported and no new messages will be archived at Yahoo. I warned them to save their "on-topic" posts until the move is complete... I think that should allay their concerns.

Mark, I'm the one that had asked about the transfer.io issue.  I got the info this morning that the invite had been accepted  and did the selecting of all of the items I needed transferred, but I didn't see a button saying 'go ahead'. I thought I had remembered seeing that before or reading about it.  Again, I'm not rushing you, but want to make sure I didn't goof up again.  Maybe that's been removed? 

Thank you,
Judy Faulkner
SW Florida - USA
SewWhatEmbroiderySoftware.io

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 05:25 PM, Mark Fletcher wrote:

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 5:18 PM Simon Hedges <simhedges@...> wrote:

Is it possible to create a single master groups, with a subgroup for each of the Yahoogroups, and the ability to migrate to a specified sub-group from each Yahoogroup group?

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Yes you can do this.

 

Cheers,

Mark 

A few days before the recent pricing change, I created a main group and a few subgroups for my non-profit organization. My understanding was that we could upgrade using the Yearly Premium option and migrate both the main group and the subgroups from Yahoo! Groups for the one yearly fee. I upgraded the main group (announcements@companeros.groups.io) from Premium Monthly to Yearly Premium for $110 the day before the pricing change was announced and initiated the transfer. I am paid up for this month for the Premium Monthly plan, so the payment for Premium Yearly is due to be applied to our credit card next month. Everything seems to be proceeding as expected for the main group transfer. Its current status is "awaiting transfer."

A couple of days ago I started the process to transfer one of the subgroups (discussions@companeros.groups.io) and was notified yesterday morning that the transfer agent had accepted the invitation to the corresponding Y!G. I promoted the transfer agent to Moderator in that group and then returned to the "Transfer from Yahoo" page, selected the subgroup from Existing Transfers, and encountered the following message.

When I click on the link for the Premium Yearly option, the Current Plan for the subgroup is listed as Premium Monthly, even though the main group is listed as Premium Yearly. I checked all the other subgroups and they all say the same thing: Current Plan is Premium Monthly. Because of that, I am not able to move forward to give the go ahead for the subgroup transfer. My understanding was that upgrading the main group to Premium Yearly would “trickle down” to all the subgroups. It would be very difficult for my non-profit group to pay $220 to upgrade each of the other subgroups to Premium Yearly. Please advise me if there is a way to correct the status of the subgroup plans to reflect the Premium Yearly status of the main group.

Robert R.

Would it be possible to allow the creation of sub-folders in photo folders, like currently exists for file folders?  I see there have been at least two other requests to provide this feature back in 2018, so am reviving the request.

The dilemma I faced was I could simply add them to the files section, where folder and sub-folder capacity already exists, but then they are unable to be viewed as photos.  To dump them all in the photos section without better organizational sub-folders would create a real mess.   A possible alternative would be to provide a toggle on file folders that would allow the folder to be viewed as a photo folder in the files section. 

R. Cardona

Thank you Mark for being such an attentive and ever evolving mastermind behind the curtain!  I so glad to have found your service and look forward to my new home!  Keep up the great work!!  We appreciate you!

I would like adding a Display Name when registering be a requirement.  In my family genealogy groups I insist on knowing names and members being on first name basis within the group.  I ask them to close their messages with their name. First name only works for me.

Please forgive message immediately below. It was a response sent to a completely wrong address?? Sorry :(

I noticed this before in a group I've belonged to here in groups.io but now I'm finally getting around to asking a question about it.  When I click on a photo in an album to copy it down to my computer, there are choices of download, edit, move and report.  There isn't a choice to Cancel the action of clicking on the photo.  Any chance there will be one so if we click on the photo, decide we don't want to edit it and want to back out of it we don't have to hit the back arrow on our computers or click on the Photos album to have to scroll back through all the albums to find the one we were just in (alphabetized or not).

Another thing.  Same subject.  If I click on the download, I know I right click and copy or save image as or whatever.  But after I do that, the photo just sits there with no way out of it.  There's no left hand columns with Photos to click on so the only option is the back arrow on the computer.  Any chance of putting a little "X" in the upper right corner to get us out of that photo?  Not to delete it - just to get back to the previous screen or the main album?

If there is another way and I just don't see it, please let me know.  I figured the way I was doing it was not logical so there must be a logical way that I'm missing.

Sincerely,

Rli@...

On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 02:32 PM, Harm Selling wrote:

I assume that I finally won't be disappointed

You won't be. And I can tell that you this is coming from a very tough customer who's disappointed with practically everything. ;)
 
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On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 01:46 PM, Mark Fletcher wrote:

the focus is on running a sustainable business

And on cats. 😎
 
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I totally agree with you Duane.   What some of these members do not realize the extra time and expense it is costing Mark to do them a favor by having their groups transfer automatically. He could have easily said to them - Create a group and transfer all of your files, messages, members manually. That is still an option for any group that can't pay.    This in no way is Groups IO's fault or Mark's fault.   Last year I saw the writing on the wall at Yahoo when messages were not being sent, lots of outages, service being poor. That was when I moved my groups to IO and it was done for free. There wasn't any time frame needed to get it done.  Any one of you could have done the same thing. Many group owners moved to IO long before I did as well.   Now when Yahoo gives a date for all your information to be gone, you all are in a panic. Yes, there are groups that are on Yahoo backed by corporations and have the funds to pay. Moving everything to Groups IO would be deemed very important. I also know there are groups on Yahoo that were like mine, hobby type group. The hobby type groups can easily carry on without prior messages. Files can be added manually and members can get invites. I did that with one Yahoo group I just inherited. I transferred it over myself.    Mark came up with a solution to help you and you all are giving him backlash.   He can just as easily tell you all, you are on your own with your migration.