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Mark, as you can imagine, I didn’t know half of what you were talking about, but when I read where Yahoo Groups started out as your creation, I was totally impressed. Wow!
Thanks for sharing
Mark, as you can imagine, I didn’t know half of what you were talking about, but when I read where Yahoo Groups started out as your creation, I was totally impressed. Wow!
Thanks for sharing
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Re: about messages from non-members
Hi Mark, thanks for the note. You definitely have a non-nerd here! Sometimes thing are being said and if we non-nerds don’t understand what is being discussed, it hard to say that will or won’t
Hi Mark, thanks for the note. You definitely have a non-nerd here! Sometimes thing are being said and if we non-nerds don’t understand what is being discussed, it hard to say that will or won’t
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Re: about messages from non-members
Laurence, sorry for the delay in replying to your concern in #3.
There is no special software that is used. Yahoo Groups has a Photos option where photos are put in albums. On the buyer group
Laurence, sorry for the delay in replying to your concern in #3.
There is no special software that is used. Yahoo Groups has a Photos option where photos are put in albums. On the buyer group
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Jim,
Ideally "real" hits, I would think.
Beyond my knowledge. As I understand it there are rules spiders are supposed to follow, but perhaps not all do.
-- Shal
Jim,
Ideally "real" hits, I would think.
Beyond my knowledge. As I understand it there are rules spiders are supposed to follow, but perhaps not all do.
-- Shal
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Shal Farley
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Re: Is it better for the home screen to be group details or an archive of previous messages?
Mark,
Hmm... Now that I see it I remember seeing it previously. But last night I must have been blind or something.
Never mind.
-- Shal
Mark,
Hmm... Now that I see it I remember seeing it previously. But last night I must have been blind or something.
Never mind.
-- Shal
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Shal Farley
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Re: Is it better for the home screen to be group details or an archive of previous messages?
Chris, Yahoo Groups allows you to see a few messages on the About page when you access the group. From there you can then select the option you want. Maybe if something similar to that could be set
Chris, Yahoo Groups allows you to see a few messages on the About page when you access the group. From there you can then select the option you want. Maybe if something similar to that could be set
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Re: First Impressions of Groups.io
I'd definitely 'like' (yuck yuck) to add likes as well. I forgot to include that in the roadmap.
Thanks,
Mark
I'd definitely 'like' (yuck yuck) to add likes as well. I forgot to include that in the roadmap.
Thanks,
Mark
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Here's a case where I'd like to acknowledge receipt of your thoughtful message, but don't have anything to add. In this case Facebook has a "Like" feature - which is a simple click.
Maybe something to
Here's a case where I'd like to acknowledge receipt of your thoughtful message, but don't have anything to add. In this case Facebook has a "Like" feature - which is a simple click.
Maybe something to
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Re: Roadmap
Would the count be confined to "real" hits, or would it include visits by
search engine spiders? Is there any way to distinguish them? I'm fairly sure
the counts on my personal web site pages must
Would the count be confined to "real" hits, or would it include visits by
search engine spiders? Is there any way to distinguish them? I'm fairly sure
the counts on my personal web site pages must
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Re: Is it better for the home screen to be group details or an archive of previous messages?
Chris,
This is a question that went round-and-round a few times, with lots of confusion, in the early part of Yahoo Groups Neo.
Part of the confusion was the meaning of "go to the group" or "come
Chris,
This is a question that went round-and-round a few times, with lots of confusion, in the early part of Yahoo Groups Neo.
Part of the confusion was the meaning of "go to the group" or "come
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Tech details
fyi, if anyone is interested in some of the technical details behind groups.io, I've started posting about it over on my blog. http://wingedpig.com
Mark
fyi, if anyone is interested in some of the technical details behind groups.io, I've started posting about it over on my blog. http://wingedpig.com
Mark
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Mark Fletcher
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Re: Is it better for the home screen to be group details or an archive of previous messages?
The group name should be displayed on every page at the top, basically directly to the right of the 'Home' link in the sidebar. Is it not showing up for you? Should it be made more
The group name should be displayed on every page at the top, basically directly to the right of the 'Home' link in the sidebar. Is it not showing up for you? Should it be made more
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Re: Is it better for the home screen to be group details or an archive of previous messages?
Ian said:
Good point. Last night I noticed that while looking at the archive, settings or other group pages the identity of the group is not displayed anywhere, save the browser address bar.
I don't
Ian said:
Good point. Last night I noticed that while looking at the archive, settings or other group pages the identity of the group is not displayed anywhere, save the browser address bar.
I don't
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Re: First Impressions of Groups.io
Ian,
Thanks so much for the feedback. It looks like after I complete the calendar (next day or so), I should work on the file section next.
Thanks,
Mark
Ian,
Thanks so much for the feedback. It looks like after I complete the calendar (next day or so), I should work on the file section next.
Thanks,
Mark
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Mark Fletcher
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Re: Is it better for the home screen to be group details or an archive of previous messages?
Chris,
People do not necessarily go to the group web page to see messages. They may wish to see Files or Photos (assuming those facilities are to be added) and moderators may wish to perform various
Chris,
People do not necessarily go to the group web page to see messages. They may wish to see Files or Photos (assuming those facilities are to be added) and moderators may wish to perform various
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Re: Is it better for the home screen to be group details or an archive of previous messages?
walkraft@... sendis:
If you already are a member, you probably want to see the oldest message that wasn't there the previous time you visited.
If you're not a member, especially when the
walkraft@... sendis:
If you already are a member, you probably want to see the oldest message that wasn't there the previous time you visited.
If you're not a member, especially when the
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Is it better for the home screen to be group details or an archive of previous messages?
I wonder if people would be more likely to join a group if the messages were displayed first, rather than the group information page, once the group has a few messages.
Additionally, seeing that page
I wonder if people would be more likely to join a group if the messages were displayed first, rather than the group information page, once the group has a few messages.
Additionally, seeing that page
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First Impressions of Groups.io
I own a number of Yahoo groups and have been casting around for alternatives - for obvious reasons. I've tried Google Groups and Facebook.
My first impressions of Groups.io are very favourable - the
I own a number of Yahoo groups and have been casting around for alternatives - for obvious reasons. I've tried Google Groups and Facebook.
My first impressions of Groups.io are very favourable - the
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Re: Roadmap
Mark,
I don't think it is "killer", but I was just looking at my company's Wordpress stats page and that reminded me that some "hit stats" for various group resources was a perennial request in the
Mark,
I don't think it is "killer", but I was just looking at my company's Wordpress stats page and that reminded me that some "hit stats" for various group resources was a perennial request in the
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Re: about messages from non-members
Hi Judy,
Thanks for the feedback. I'm constantly concerned about making the system as easy to use as possible, and I do worry whenever adding a new feature that it adds to the complexity of the
Hi Judy,
Thanks for the feedback. I'm constantly concerned about making the system as easy to use as possible, and I do worry whenever adding a new feature that it adds to the complexity of the
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#229
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