In addition to the locking problem, sometimes it’s useful to issue some sort of final pronouncement or piece of info on a locked topic, without opening it all up again (and without having to change

Not sure what you’re saying. The topic IS “existing” once it’s created, n’est ce pas? So what’s the difference, functionally? You’ve got a locked topic (even if there’s only a single

Ah, you're talking about sequential posts to an existing topic. I remember some discussion along those lines. For creating new topics locking with a hashtag seems a lot simpler. I wish I didn't have

That should be addressed to Mark. I don't care if there's an opt-out. Whether he thinks it's worth implementing the disable option is up to him. -- J Messages are the sole opinion of the author,

Without a mod's ability to post to a lock topic, any time you wanted to lock a topic, assuming you wanted to announce that it was locked - and I usually do, you had to post the announcement FIRST, and

J -- My use case, if that helps: We have a Moderator who posts a weekly "news note." It's an announcement; she doesn't want any replies. So I created a hashtag to lock the topic immediately.

Bruce noted: There have been suggestions for similar group settings in the past, to wit: -- An "mailing list" option, which disables the online message archive and posting via the web. -- A "web

Agreed. I even have a new Samsung Note 20 and still prefer email access. For me, phone access is for when I'm away from home and on the go. Dano __________________ Hear,

I'll be consistent and say that I'm not a proponent of the first two, either. Best, Glenn -- #calcare PG&E Delenda Est

This was a long and hard-won battle but I don’t see a problem with an option to disable. -- J Messages are the sole opinion of the author, especially the fishy ones. My humanity is bound up in

Locked topics can still be posted to by Mods and co-Owners. It would be nice if there was some Message Policy setting to disable this. Thanks for your consideration, Bruce

There have been suggestions for similar group settings in the past, to wit: -- An "mailing list" option, which disables the online message archive and posting via the web. -- A "web forum" option,

Hear, hear! Best, Glenn -- #calcare PG&E Delenda Est

Dave . . . wrote: I agree here. Let's fix the problem and not work around it or cover it up by ignoring it and using another way to post and read messages.

I appreciate the app for those who want to use groups.io on their smartphones. But for many of us our computers are what we use to keep in touch with the rest of the world and primarily by email. I,

Our small group (66 members) recently had problem when Comcast flagged as Spam the first message sent from a new group member. Some members never received that message as email, and assumed it was a

Changes to the site this week: October 28, 2021: NEW: On the mobile view of the /groups page, added a sort by activity icon. October 27, 2021: NEW: On the mobile view of the /groups page, added red

Bruce, >>> I've no strong opposition to your observations, but am not yet convinced these are bugs. I must admit the particular scenario that caused it is on the not-often side, I got caught in the

Christos -- I've no strong opposition to your observations, but am not yet convinced these are bugs. There is a "Save and Approve" button in the Edit message screen. Why not use that? Should

Hi Mark, There's a couple of problems in the pending message queue process. 1. When editing a pending message and click on Save, the message is saved but then you are returned to the next message in