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Automatic Deletion of Members If Message Marked As Spam
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Shal; thanks for your recent edits. The ToC is a good idea, the addition to "Notifications" ditto, and the reworked Service Providers list is certainly more informative. I had held off from deleting t
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Shal; thanks for your recent edits. The ToC is a good idea, the addition to "Notifications" ditto, and the reworked Service Providers list is certainly more informative. I had held off from deleting t
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Chris Jones
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Automatic Deletion of Members If Message Marked As Spam
#poll
I think you have missed the point that the non - delete suggestion was not to "just flag them as marking as spam". The suggested alternative was to put those members affected on to No emails, so that
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I think you have missed the point that the non - delete suggestion was not to "just flag them as marking as spam". The suggested alternative was to put those members affected on to No emails, so that
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Chris Jones
· #7283
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Deleting out dated posts
Tony; it's not difficult but I would put money on it not being long before you start thinking "this is tedious" followed some time later by "I wish I hadn't started this". As a Moderator you will have
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Tony; it's not difficult but I would put money on it not being long before you start thinking "this is tedious" followed some time later by "I wish I hadn't started this". As a Moderator you will have
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Chris Jones
· #7318
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Deleting out dated posts
Trouble with that is that if it is "global" you would risk deleting threads that perhaps had long - term value and that thus deserved retention. However, between submitting my post above and now I hav
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Trouble with that is that if it is "global" you would risk deleting threads that perhaps had long - term value and that thus deserved retention. However, between submitting my post above and now I hav
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Chris Jones
· #7324
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Mail Delivery Issue w/ Comcast/Outlook
But if they were his Comcast Spam Folder..? Depending on the exact configuration Outlook may not be downloading that. <shudder> Chris
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But if they were his Comcast Spam Folder..? Depending on the exact configuration Outlook may not be downloading that. <shudder> Chris
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Chris Jones
· #7335
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#poll Creating Polls
#poll
Marie; this may sound like a very silly question but did you set up a #Poll hashtag before starting? If you didn't then something strange may well have happened. Have a look at the relevant message on
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Marie; this may sound like a very silly question but did you set up a #Poll hashtag before starting? If you didn't then something strange may well have happened. Have a look at the relevant message on
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Chris Jones
· #7361
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hashtags for subgroups
#hashtags
#subgroups
This risks getting me burnt at the stake for heresy but here goes... I find myself wondering just how useful hashtags actually are. On the Group I moderate* (no subgroups BTW) we have a few "Moderator
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This risks getting me burnt at the stake for heresy but here goes... I find myself wondering just how useful hashtags actually are. On the Group I moderate* (no subgroups BTW) we have a few "Moderator
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Chris Jones
· #7382
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hashtags for subgroups
#hashtags
#subgroups
Duane; thanks for that. Well worth knowing; the difficulty is getting members to actually read any instructions! (You may detect bitter experience here...) Chris
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Duane; thanks for that. Well worth knowing; the difficulty is getting members to actually read any instructions! (You may detect bitter experience here...) Chris
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Chris Jones
· #7386
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#poll Creating Polls
#poll
Marie; further to my earlier post what seems more likely is that "someone" checked the Replies by Mods Only box which is part of the "Poll" hashtag. Go to your hashtags page, and click "Edit" on your
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Marie; further to my earlier post what seems more likely is that "someone" checked the Replies by Mods Only box which is part of the "Poll" hashtag. Go to your hashtags page, and click "Edit" on your
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Chris Jones
· #7387
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Hashtag for "New file uploaded..."
Is there any way of automatically adding a hashtag to the post generated when a member uploads a new file? I've had a look around but haven't found anything. Chris
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Is there any way of automatically adding a hashtag to the post generated when a member uploads a new file? I've had a look around but haven't found anything. Chris
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Chris Jones
· #7388
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#poll Creating Polls
#poll
OK; then I suggest that you check the settings for the Poll hashtag to make sure that it isn't set to Moderators only. Chris
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OK; then I suggest that you check the settings for the Poll hashtag to make sure that it isn't set to Moderators only. Chris
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Chris Jones
· #7403
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#poll Creating Polls
#poll
Indeed that is true, but I tested going to a Poll while not logged in and I was presented with the log - in page, so I don't think that's Marie's problem. I am finding exactly the same thing from a Po
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Indeed that is true, but I tested going to a Poll while not logged in and I was presented with the log - in page, so I don't think that's Marie's problem. I am finding exactly the same thing from a Po
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Chris Jones
· #7404
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Hashtag for "New file uploaded..."
Yes, and most of our Group use it when uploading a file. Another recent (?) curiosity is that historically each upload generated a totally new message, but of late uploads have sent the notification a
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Yes, and most of our Group use it when uploading a file. Another recent (?) curiosity is that historically each upload generated a totally new message, but of late uploads have sent the notification a
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Chris Jones
· #7444
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#poll Creating Polls
#poll
Marie; did you have a look at that? In your most recent post you said That's why I suggested having a polls link in the left menu.Given that there is a lot to get "right" beyond finding where to start
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Marie; did you have a look at that? In your most recent post you said That's why I suggested having a polls link in the left menu.Given that there is a lot to get "right" beyond finding where to start
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Chris Jones
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Using BCC to Moderators
Same here, apart from the "heavily" bit. The usual reason is a message rejection. I don't know if it is "standard" or an Owner - settable function but on the Group I moderate I and the other Moderator
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Same here, apart from the "heavily" bit. The usual reason is a message rejection. I don't know if it is "standard" or an Owner - settable function but on the Group I moderate I and the other Moderator
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Chris Jones
· #7512
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Unsubscribers
Jim; are they "unsubscribing" or are they being deleted because a message was marked as spam? Check the wording of the Notifications that you receive each time. See the wiki section of this group for
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Jim; are they "unsubscribing" or are they being deleted because a message was marked as spam? Check the wording of the Notifications that you receive each time. See the wiki section of this group for
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Chris Jones
· #7572
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#Photos
#photos
Marie; is your Group set up to enable attachments or not? If yes, does it need to be? If that is the case then the only other solution is to remove your graphics at source. If you don't need the abili
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Marie; is your Group set up to enable attachments or not? If yes, does it need to be? If that is the case then the only other solution is to remove your graphics at source. If you don't need the abili
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Chris Jones
· #7586
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Files and Photos Sections
#files
#photos
Should the need arise rearranging the a "Files" section is straightforward; Folders can be created and Files moved between them. I have just done this on the group I moderate because over the years it
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Should the need arise rearranging the a "Files" section is straightforward; Folders can be created and Files moved between them. I have just done this on the group I moderate because over the years it
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Chris Jones
· #7588
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Vetting New Subscribers
Yes; it's simple. Set up a "Pending Subscription" message ("Settings" then "Member Notices") and make sure that it is set to "Active". When an application turns up in "Pending" this message will autom
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Yes; it's simple. Set up a "Pending Subscription" message ("Settings" then "Member Notices") and make sure that it is set to "Active". When an application turns up in "Pending" this message will autom
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Chris Jones
· #7589
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Files and Photos Sections
#files
#photos
Duane; thanks for that. There is one problem that is beyond even Mark and that is the sometimes capricious way in which members title albums they are uploading, resulting in closely related albums bei
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Duane; thanks for that. There is one problem that is beyond even Mark and that is the sometimes capricious way in which members title albums they are uploading, resulting in closely related albums bei
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Chris Jones
· #7597
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