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Re: Proposing a change to Hashtag page display on mobile devices
#suggestion
Sandi D <sandi.asgtechie@...>
On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 10:47 AM, Sandi D wrote:
When I tap on the link to the Hashtag page and I am looking to #VO, for example, right now I have to scroll down through all the entries before I can get to the "next page" button.Is this not an issue for others? -- Sandi Dickenson
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I agree, strongly. [ and ] are perfectly valid characters in a subject
line and can be used for all sorts of reasons. The fact that they are also used to enclose the group name is irrelevant. I would also say that the use of # for things other than hashtags is also perfectly valid - and in itself causes much confusion when an innocent # is picked up and a 'new hashtag' is created. We do not use hashtags in our lists. Dave On 7 Feb 2021 at 7:31, Malcolm Austen wrote: I see no bug here. In my experience, it's normal list practice to simply http://davesergeant.com
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Glenn Glazer
Concur. This seems much more like a
group rule that some groups may choose to enforce rather than a
technological problem in need of solution. Best, Glenn
On 02/06/2021 23:31, Malcolm Austen wrote:
-- PG&E Delenda Est
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Malcolm Austen
I see no bug here. In my experience, it's normal list practice to simply prefix the subject if the list prefix text is not already present. Banning other square brackets would, for example, prevent someone asking in a techie groups about the use of [a-z] in a regular expression. Malcolm. -- Malcolm Austen <malcolm.austen@...>
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Hi All,
Apparently we are allowing square bracket sets in the subject line, I was under the impression we didn't. Today i received this topic in our (unmoderated) ALPS group, group tag [ALPS]: [ALPS] [ALPS MD 5000] Try to Print test page -> got an error #alps #grouphelp #help YYMV, but I did in initial double-take, and went to check the group settings to make sure no another admin was monkeying around, then the message itself and it was sent like that, which also makes the message display odd as usually there is not a "group tag" showing:  (I did email the poster and explained to them why they shouldn't use brackets and instead use a new hashtag, they can create them) If Monty Python was performing today, they may had a modern skit, Ministry of Silly Subjects ... straight out of it, one can send stuff like this: [ALPS] [the mountains], or is it? [nah, it's the printers] ... Got yah! [grouptag] [GMF] [beta] and [whatever else I can think of] I'm not sure we should be allowing non-grouptag bracket sets for the sake of allowing the user to be able to use square brackets themselves in the subject line, it does dilute the group subject tag and allows silly mischief at the very least. Or maybe allow them but not in the beginning of the subject text. Cheers, Christos
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On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 04:55 PM, Mike Hanauer wrote:
I would still suggest listing both date and time.It did at one time, but takes too much real estate on mobile, so the current option was implemented. Duane
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Thanks. Didn't realize that. I would still suggest listing both date and time. Consider Better, not Bigger. So many advantages. Just ask. USA adds a Chicago to our overpop each year. "Still more population growth is not our way to a healthy community, a healthy planet, OR enjoyable cycling." ~Mike
On Saturday, February 6, 2021, 01:57:22 PM EST, Duane <txpigeon@...> wrote:
On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 11:05 AM, Mike Hanauer wrote: I would love to see the date and the time for all instances.When you hover on anything that only shows a date, it will show complete information. Duane
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Malcolm Austen
This is in a free group in case it matters ... The 'Sent invitations' list sorts fine when clicking on the Email or Status headers but it doesn't sort in any obvious way when I click on the Invited header. ...? While I'm here although this is only a #suggestion or #request ... could we have a search option on the 'Sent invitations' display please? Malcolm. -- Malcolm Austen <malcolm.austen@...>
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On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 11:05 AM, Mike Hanauer wrote:
I would love to see the date and the time for all instances.When you hover on anything that only shows a date, it will show complete information. Duane
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Added to that, I would love to see the date and the time for all instances. Consider Better, not Bigger. So many advantages. Just ask. USA adds a Chicago to our overpop each year. "Still more population growth is not our way to a healthy community, a healthy planet, OR enjoyable cycling." ~Mike
On Saturday, February 6, 2021, 12:02:39 PM EST, Andy Wedge <andy_wedge@...> wrote:
Hi Mark, I noticed that the Member Activity list does not include the point at which a member joined a group if they were Direct Added. It does show if they accepted an invite though. Can we include the Direct Added entry as well for a full list please? Thanks Andy
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billsf9c
> SECURITY: You can no longer change the email address of a member who is a moderator of a group. Discussion.
Yahoo lost a great list of 2000 due to this issue. 2 owners suddenly died a month apart. The 3rd and original owner was sad and would not consider a new appointment until after her planned 30 day vaction despite by adamant warnings. In a hotel her email was hacked. Somehiw she lost her ownership ability despite getting owner-mail. A sole remaining mod did what he could but also did harm... perhaps why he was only a mod. Now, Oremium Groups can get support help. I needed and got that once to help another list, (not mine, but was okay'd by the past owner to assume its helm.) But no lower group has recourse. Maybe "send this documentation & $20?" Dunno - but ponder some last gasp assist, please, for the "outer limits" "twilight zone" that may and will occur. BillSF9c
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One of our rejection notices has quote marks, "thank you", but when selected, it shows the hmtl, "thank you" Checking the notice, it appears correct, it's only when used that it's converted. (I hope these show correctly.)
Thanks, Duane
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Hi Mark,
I noticed that the Member Activity list does not include the point at which a member joined a group if they were Direct Added. It does show if they accepted an invite though. Can we include the Direct Added entry as well for a full list please? Thanks Andy
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Re: Site updates
#changelog
Mark, the inclusion of the discussion link is a great and helpful idea, thanks!
Cheers, Christos
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Re: Site updates
#changelog
Thanks, Mark.
On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 17:24 Mark Fletcher <markf@corp.groups.io> wrote:
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Site updates
#changelog
Changes to the site this week: February 5th, 2021
February 4th, 2021
February 3nd, 2021
February 2nd, 2021
Take care everyone. Mark
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Re: Non - Member Posts
#suggestion
On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 07:31 PM, Mark Fletcher wrote:
I agree that it is normal for information about a member on a web-based forum to reflect the member's current status. (This is sometimes annoying, because their current status will appear next to a message that they posted when they did not have that status, but this seems to be fairly standard on forums.) So, if you want to flag a message having been sent by a non-member, you'd have to add something to the message itself. For example, before distributing the message to subscribers, add "[This message was posted by a non-member.]" to the top of the message. Samuel
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Re: Minor HomePage icon fix and rewording
#suggestion
For me, the distinction between "create" and "edit" is clear enough: you edit something that already exists.
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It was not clear to me initially that I had to enter an amount at the top of the page before pressing the yellow PayPal button at the bottom of the page. At first I thought that the button is broken, because I clicked it and nothing happened (I expected a page to come up asking me for my e-mail address and an amount). So, you have to enter an amount before you press the PayPal button. Could you (a) add a note to that effect and (b) let the site give the user a useful error message if he uses the button without having entered an amount?
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Malcolm Austen
Doh! Got it after reading the Fine Manual. I was looking for something in the Premium and Enterprise section. I never occurred to me that a Free group might take sponsorship - guess to enable such a group to save up for premium :-) Malcolm. -- Malcolm Austen <malcolm.austen@...>
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