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suggestion - Consistency (ies)
Memory, storage, processor cycles, and bandwidth are all cheaper than dirt compared to the last century. But screen real estate in these days of pocket computers, is still precious. "Post" is shorter
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Memory, storage, processor cycles, and bandwidth are all cheaper than dirt compared to the last century. But screen real estate in these days of pocket computers, is still precious. "Post" is shorter
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Web-only group
#suggestion
Way back, I suggested a "flying lawnmower" analogy. The discussion has ranged so widely, I'm not sure what this is, but I will go back and say that a simple implementation may be useful for some group
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Way back, I suggested a "flying lawnmower" analogy. The discussion has ranged so widely, I'm not sure what this is, but I will go back and say that a simple implementation may be useful for some group
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Marv Waschke
· #21417
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Group home page redesign
This is a bit late. As a general principle, I think hashtags are a good feature, but for some groups, they are an unnecessary complication and best not used. When one of my groups moved to groups.io,
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This is a bit late. As a general principle, I think hashtags are a good feature, but for some groups, they are an unnecessary complication and best not used. When one of my groups moved to groups.io,
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Marv Waschke
· #21407
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Paid vs free policy- request
First, Mark can run his business any way he wants to as long as he does not break the law. Groups.io is a business, not a public service or even, as far as I know, a non-profit. As many people have po
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First, Mark can run his business any way he wants to as long as he does not break the law. Groups.io is a business, not a public service or even, as far as I know, a non-profit. As many people have po
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Marv Waschke
· #21243
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Need help figuring out a policy on this
I suggest that there is nothing that can be done to the platform (groups.io) that will prevent hijacking when trust deteriorates between co-owners. Who is the "true" owner of a group? That is a pact b
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I suggest that there is nothing that can be done to the platform (groups.io) that will prevent hijacking when trust deteriorates between co-owners. Who is the "true" owner of a group? That is a pact b
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Marv Waschke
· #21221
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New feature: donations
I don't think any of my groups are likely to use a donations service, but I think about it like this: every service is paid for in some way. Free Google services are paid for by scanning searches and
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I don't think any of my groups are likely to use a donations service, but I think about it like this: every service is paid for in some way. Free Google services are paid for by scanning searches and
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Marv Waschke
· #21118
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User-friendly message rejection after attempt to post to a locked thread
#suggestion
I should add that I fully defer to the arguments that locked threads are necessary and a user friendly response is desirable, but I won't endorse a solution that relaxes security because Groups.io is
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I should add that I fully defer to the arguments that locked threads are necessary and a user friendly response is desirable, but I won't endorse a solution that relaxes security because Groups.io is
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Marv Waschke
· #21082
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User-friendly message rejection after attempt to post to a locked thread
#suggestion
I will stick to my opposition to "security by obscurity" because I've seen too much. I've been writing code and designing systems since the late 60s. I have heard the "you don't need Fort Knox..." arg
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I will stick to my opposition to "security by obscurity" because I've seen too much. I've been writing code and designing systems since the late 60s. I have heard the "you don't need Fort Knox..." arg
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Marv Waschke
· #21069
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User-friendly message rejection after attempt to post to a locked thread
#suggestion
Forgive me if I am missing something, but groups that want to avoid ugly bounce messages could put topics under moderation instead of locking the topics. Wouldn't that be an effective workaround that
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Forgive me if I am missing something, but groups that want to avoid ugly bounce messages could put topics under moderation instead of locking the topics. Wouldn't that be an effective workaround that
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Marv Waschke
· #21060
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Why isn't there a "don't like" option, in addition to the "like" option?
I'll go even farther. The groups I work with go a long way to encourage people to express their thoughts on the subjects under discussion. The moderators try hard to express appreciation for everyone
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I'll go even farther. The groups I work with go a long way to encourage people to express their thoughts on the subjects under discussion. The moderators try hard to express appreciation for everyone
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Marv Waschke
· #20894
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Anonymous suggestion box
#suggestion
I've worked on a lot of software projects, used, designed, developed, presided over a lot of different defect/suggestion systems. How well they work seems to depend more on the people who use them tha
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I've worked on a lot of software projects, used, designed, developed, presided over a lot of different defect/suggestion systems. How well they work seems to depend more on the people who use them tha
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Marv Waschke
· #20865
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Recent bounces list
Like a lot of moderators, I've been looking at the "Recent Bounces" list frequently lately. I'd appreciate a timestamp rather than a naked date on the list. Best, Marv
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Like a lot of moderators, I've been looking at the "Recent Bounces" list frequently lately. I'd appreciate a timestamp rather than a naked date on the list. Best, Marv
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Marv Waschke
· #20521
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New feed page
My use case for the "Feed" (I don't really care what it is called) is simple. Email is a challenge for me. I love it, but I often spend more time than I intend on it, so I try to manage it by avoiding
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My use case for the "Feed" (I don't really care what it is called) is simple. Email is a challenge for me. I love it, but I often spend more time than I intend on it, so I try to manage it by avoiding
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Marv Waschke
· #20304
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New feed page
I like it. Probably make it my groups.io homepage. The only change I suggest is to let the user determine the order of the groups so I could put the groups I follow most closely at the top. Best, Marv
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I like it. Probably make it my groups.io homepage. The only change I suggest is to let the user determine the order of the groups so I could put the groups I follow most closely at the top. Best, Marv
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Marv Waschke
· #20226
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Change "New Topic" to "New Message", or (preferably) revert this change.
I'm of two minds on this. When I read the change notice, I realized that had I noticed the inconsistency without realizing what it was exactly and was glad it was resolved. But when I read Shal and Ge
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I'm of two minds on this. When I read the change notice, I realized that had I noticed the inconsistency without realizing what it was exactly and was glad it was resolved. But when I read Shal and Ge
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Marv Waschke
· #19458
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add "changed posting status" to the mod activity search terms
#suggestion
I misspoke. I was thinking, wrongly, members are able to change their posting status. I am a moderator in a group where the owner changes users posting statuses occasionally. The owner makes all the r
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I misspoke. I was thinking, wrongly, members are able to change their posting status. I am a moderator in a group where the owner changes users posting statuses occasionally. The owner makes all the r
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Marv Waschke
· #19362
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add "changed posting status" to the mod activity search terms
#suggestion
For what it is worth, I'd vote for "Posting status changes" for both changes driven by the user and moderator. Best, Marv
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For what it is worth, I'd vote for "Posting status changes" for both changes driven by the user and moderator. Best, Marv
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Marv Waschke
· #19356
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Hashtags
Is there a reason for limiting the number of hash tags? Hashtags are different from searching the message text because the user intentionally classifies the message with a tag but a search infers the
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Is there a reason for limiting the number of hash tags? Hashtags are different from searching the message text because the user intentionally classifies the message with a tag but a search infers the
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Marv Waschke
· #19257
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change title "Public Groups" on search groups page
#suggestion
I am for "Publicly Listed Groups" -- wordy, but it reduces ambiguity. Best, Marv
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I am for "Publicly Listed Groups" -- wordy, but it reduces ambiguity. Best, Marv
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Marv Waschke
· #19159
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Change the name of the Edit File function to Update File
I think the core semantic problem is that the entry in the file list on the server is being edited, not the file itself. The file has to be changed locally and the file on the server replaced. All the
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I think the core semantic problem is that the entry in the file list on the server is being edited, not the file itself. The file has to be changed locally and the file on the server replaced. All the
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