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Open Help Centre in new window
#suggestion
Hi Mark,
if you're working on the Groups.io site and want to refer to the manuals, clicking Help defaults to opening the help centre in the current browser window/tab meaning you lose focus on what
Hi Mark,
if you're working on the Groups.io site and want to refer to the manuals, clicking Help defaults to opening the help centre in the current browser window/tab meaning you lose focus on what
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Andy Wedge
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#28032
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Re: #suggestion Need to permit different email addresses for group joining
#suggestion
You don't actually state what error message, if any, you see when you say 'it didn't let me'. Groups.io uses a cookie to keep track of whether someone is logged in or not so if you resolved your
You don't actually state what error message, if any, you see when you say 'it didn't let me'. Groups.io uses a cookie to keep track of whether someone is logged in or not so if you resolved your
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Andy Wedge
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#28031
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
What I was visualizing is that the separate links for each response would continue to be valid after voting. If someone wanted to change his vote, he need only click on a different link, and the new
What I was visualizing is that the separate links for each response would continue to be valid after voting. If someone wanted to change his vote, he need only click on a different link, and the new
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Bruce Bowman
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#28030
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Re: #suggestion Need to permit different email addresses for group joining
#suggestion
That is what I am already doing and it seems like a waste of time and space to have different .io accts for different groups. Would it be much more simple to have 0ne .io account with the option in
That is what I am already doing and it seems like a waste of time and space to have different .io accts for different groups. Would it be much more simple to have 0ne .io account with the option in
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judy Warden <myizrblu@...>
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#28029
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Re: #suggestion Need to permit different email addresses for group joining
#suggestion
Judy,
Depending on what you want to achieve by having different email addresses for each group, we may can offer a way of doing it; for example, if what you like by this scheme is that you have
Judy,
Depending on what you want to achieve by having different email addresses for each group, we may can offer a way of doing it; for example, if what you like by this scheme is that you have
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Christos G. Psarras
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#28028
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Re: Can you clarify the long-term status of "legacy" groups?
#suggestion
I don't work for GIO (and don't have a crystal ball ;>), but I'd expect your costs to remain the same as they are now for those years. So far, Mark has been very kind in allowing existing groups to
I don't work for GIO (and don't have a crystal ball ;>), but I'd expect your costs to remain the same as they are now for those years. So far, Mark has been very kind in allowing existing groups to
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Duane
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#28027
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Generic link type
#suggestion
Last summer Mark added links in the files sections, with type of Google Drive/Docs, Dropbox, Box, or Microsoft Onedrive. Each link type has a nice icon to go with it representive of the service.
One
Last summer Mark added links in the files sections, with type of Google Drive/Docs, Dropbox, Box, or Microsoft Onedrive. Each link type has a nice icon to go with it representive of the service.
One
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Gilbert Coville
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#28026
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
As has been pointed out, beta is where one does ask for the system to be changed.
I am confused as to why the OP's request has generated such heat. It was a completely reasonable request! I want the
As has been pointed out, beta is where one does ask for the system to be changed.
I am confused as to why the OP's request has generated such heat. It was a completely reasonable request! I want the
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Mark Fletcher
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#28025
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
Exactly. That comment bothered me and you put words to my unease.
Best,
Glenn
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PG&E Delenda Est
Exactly. That comment bothered me and you put words to my unease.
Best,
Glenn
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PG&E Delenda Est
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Glenn Glazer
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#28024
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Can you clarify the long-term status of "legacy" groups?
#suggestion
I'm one of the owners of this group
https://groups.io/g/HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment
we have 4,708 members, and since we are using more than 1 GB of disk space, we are paying for the "Premium"
I'm one of the owners of this group
https://groups.io/g/HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment
we have 4,708 members, and since we are using more than 1 GB of disk space, we are paying for the "Premium"
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David Kirkby
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#28023
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
That's part of the purpose of beta.
That's part of the purpose of beta.
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Peter Cook
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#28022
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
A couple of situations I can see offhand. One is the forwarding that's already been mentioned. To minimize that problem, the 'login' could be a one-shot with no cookie set, but could still be
A couple of situations I can see offhand. One is the forwarding that's already been mentioned. To minimize that problem, the 'login' could be a one-shot with no cookie set, but could still be
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Duane
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#28021
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
Aha, gotcha. Yes, continued impersonation of the authorization would be bad.
Best,
Glenn
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PG&E Delenda Est
Aha, gotcha. Yes, continued impersonation of the authorization would be bad.
Best,
Glenn
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PG&E Delenda Est
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Glenn Glazer
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#28020
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
Yes, this person clicking on a vote in a forwarded message has cast a proxy vote in your name, which is bad (and which I already mentioned here).
But it's not nearly as bad as having him remain
Yes, this person clicking on a vote in a forwarded message has cast a proxy vote in your name, which is bad (and which I already mentioned here).
But it's not nearly as bad as having him remain
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Bruce Bowman
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#28019
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
Bruce,
Help me out here, because I'm not sure how your recommendation solves the problem you state. Let's say there are separate links in the email as you recommend. Let us then say I
Bruce,
Help me out here, because I'm not sure how your recommendation solves the problem you state. Let's say there are separate links in the email as you recommend. Let us then say I
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Glenn Glazer
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#28018
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
Mark -- On first sight, I kinda like this, except for the potential for forwarding, and accidentally granting someone else access to your account. Having specifically requested a link to log in, folks
Mark -- On first sight, I kinda like this, except for the potential for forwarding, and accidentally granting someone else access to your account. Having specifically requested a link to log in, folks
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Bruce Bowman
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#28017
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
So perhaps Groups.io isn't for you or your group. It was explained to you why the feature you requested doesn't exist the way you envision it, and maybe it was a little blunt, but so is asking for a
So perhaps Groups.io isn't for you or your group. It was explained to you why the feature you requested doesn't exist the way you envision it, and maybe it was a little blunt, but so is asking for a
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David Grimm
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#28016
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
Tom,
From this user's perspective, what you wrote is spot-on, and pretty well describes where the groups I manage stand as well. The attractiveness of Groups.io for a lot of people is that it offers
Tom,
From this user's perspective, what you wrote is spot-on, and pretty well describes where the groups I manage stand as well. The attractiveness of Groups.io for a lot of people is that it offers
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Starchild
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#28015
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
The same value to the group, minus the negativity, could have been delivered with "That's not correct, Tom. Every member of a group (hosted by Groups.io, that is!) has an Account, even if they don't
The same value to the group, minus the negativity, could have been delivered with "That's not correct, Tom. Every member of a group (hosted by Groups.io, that is!) has an Account, even if they don't
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Peter Cook
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#28014
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Re: Poll participation by non-account holders
#suggestion
Tom's users don't think they have Groups.io accounts. Whether they technically do or not is not their problem nor concern. They want to participate in a poll, and are having trouble doing so. That's
Tom's users don't think they have Groups.io accounts. Whether they technically do or not is not their problem nor concern. They want to participate in a poll, and are having trouble doing so. That's
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Mark Fletcher
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#28013
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