I've completely given up trying to understand the complications and rules of the paid user proposal being discussed here, and I believe most group owners would do the same. I really did try.

I agree with you, although I did not realize they were absorbing the cost until now. Just need to clarify things for the members of my group, who are wary of "new" things. Thank you. Nancy

I'd be interested in learning from Sandi and Samuel what problem it is they are trying to solve. Sara

Sponsorships are non-refundable, and on that basis I assume any funds remaining for a now-defunct group will be forfeited to groups.io (and in fact, may have already been spent). Given that GIO is

Still not working here. There's an event set for CST (which I'm on), but the feed is still showing PST (same for events set to PST) I've tried Shift+Reload as well as CTRL+F5. Duane

All of it. Mark

Mark, Will the entire $10 donation amount be credited to the group for the group's maintenance, or the net amount that you will receive after Stripe takes their piece? Annick

Hello, This has been fixed now. You may need to do a force reload (hold down the shift key while clicking the browser reload button). Thanks, Mark

Oh, err, you're right. They need an account with Groups.io to sponsor a group because the payment mechanism uses existing code that requires a Groups.io account. I don't see that as a serious

Thanks, Andy, there must be a bit of a delay. I checked moments ago and it wasn't there and now it is. Lynne Andy Wedge 1 wrote:

I tested this, and: it does show up in my test group. However, when I click it, I'm asked to log in or sign up. What is a reason why people must be registered with Groups.io to use that button? Why

No fees are added to the amount the person chooses to sponsor. That is, if someone chooses to sponsor the group for $10, then $10 will be charged to their credit card. The credit card processing fees

I checked your Lancsgen group, and the button shows up for me. It will not show up if you are logged out of Groups.io completely. Mark

Thank you Duane. So the funds accumulated stay in the group account. What happens to them if a group closes? Nancy

The standard Stripe fees are 2.9% + 30 cents (same as Paypal) and are deducted from the payment. A $5 sponsorship should net $4.55 to GIO. Duane

It's a new button rather than a notice that appears on the homepage. Andy

Great idea to add this option. What fees are charged by Stripe? Our members will want to know. Is it per transaction or a percentage? Nancy

The sponsorship was turned on for one of my free groups, but I don't see any notice on the group's home page. I double-checked that I had confirmed the group change as well as logged off and then

Not sure whether this is a bug or something with my own computer. As of last night, whenever I type into any groups.io screen the typing is delayed, even within individual words. It stops accepting

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