I think there's value to that idea. It let's the reader quickly compare the time of the post rather than both being '3 hours ago'.

Dano

I think the "approve message and remove moderation" button should also appear on the pending posts page.  I don't have a pending message at the moment, so don't remember the exact wording.  As it is now, I have to click on the message title before that option shows up.

Thanks,

Duane

I created a test group named QuickTest.  Then I went in and changed my role from Owner to Member and saved.  Now there's no owner of the group.  Nothing in it, so it should be deleted, otherwise it could become a spam haven.  There needs to be some sort of check to make sure that there's always at least one owner.

Duane

Hey all,

Just want to update a few things I had started and haven't finished in regard to this site.

First, I've finally read every message, but only replied to a few. Some others need a more detailed reply that requires my being able to think harder, so I am trying to respond to those tomorrow...(knock on wood). So I'm not ignoring anyone who posted in response to any of mine, I'm just not quite caught up.

Second, I have not had a chance to invite a lot of people over here yet, but I am still working on that. I've started rebuilding my team, (still some to get over here yet), and they are helping me with research and explanation. That is important for us to be able to relay the right info to the people who want to know what is available in Groups.io.

Last, I have not done a lot of publicizing of the site yet, for the same reason I have not been able to answer all replies. But I intend to spread the word about it, and still intend to talk to some of my media contacts and see if we can get Mark more publicity.

I want to end this post by saying that I am no less dedicated to the Yahoo Crusade issue and Groups issues, and that the Crusade isn't just to get Yahoo to change, it's more about Fight, Fix or Flee. Fighting Yahoo has about lost. Fixing Groups, well, they don't seem to be listening to us anymore.

That leaves "flee Yahoo" and this is looking like just the place to do that.  If you want to know more about the crusade and it's three parts, check out our group:

https://groups.io/org/groupsio/MMsanctuary/archives

Or our Blog: https://modsandmembersblog.wordpress.com/

And if anyone wants my attention about anything and I don't appear to be actively posting, go here for my status:

https://groups.io/org/groupsio/owlperch/archives

Or you can post here or E-mail me directly with "Hey Owl, or Attention Owl" in the subject.

I won't post this info in Beta again unless someone directly asks me. But I want you to know that my absence of posting in here does not mean I'm not still as dedicated as ever to find our groups a new home, because I am.

Thanks,

Brenda

Nightowl >8#

(Edited to include Blog Link).

No kidding...and I hate ALL kinds of bugs.

I knew it was a good idea to ask you to come over here and help out!

Brenda

I have only one private group on here and haven't even gotten it started beyond creating it.. I have another public one anyone can read or join:

https://groups.io/org/groupsio/MMsanctuary/archives

Abnd another public one anyone can read, but it's for the leaders & assistants of the Yahoo crusade and is invitation only, for the most part.

https://groups.io/org/groupsio/owlperch/archives

Brenda

I have mixed feelings on this, so I thought I'd type it all out and see what happens.

I noticed when someone invited me to a group, I got the email notice as expected.  I was not already logged in to Groups.IO.  When I clicked on the link to join the group, I was automatically logged in, so didn't have to type my password or anything.

This is nice in one sense, as it makes it easy to join groups in response to invitations.  One complaint over at Yahoo Groups is that some people can't figure out how to manage invitations, why is why they're always asking for the direct add feature back.  I assume here at Groups.IO, that if an invited person didn't already have an account set up, that person would be guided through the process, upon clicking the link, right?

And then there are the concerns.  I usually don't like links that assume you're the recipient of the mail beyond any doubt, because emails get forwarded to other people, who then click on the links, and the site treats them as the original user.  For the more paranoid among us, links in emails are also visible to the people who run the mail server, and mail is frequently transmitted without encryption to anyone who is watching.  If I wanted to attack someone's Groups.IO account, and I had a way to see the email being sent to them, I could create a group, invite that person to it, then use that invite link to break into the account.

Is that likely to happen in real life?  Probably not.  Which is why I have mixed feelings about it.  I would have felt safer if I had been forced to log in with a password, though.

JohnF

"The first message of every thread is also emailed to you" should read

"The first message of every new thread is also emailed to you"

and why can't I put a quotation mark  on the same line here?

                                             groetjes, Ronaldo

I can't remember if this a turn on or off feature that the owner/mod
can do. That might be helpful in our buying selling group.