Comments on: Yahoo! Groups Beta – 11-14-07 http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/11/14/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/ Your home for Yahoo! Groups updates! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:54:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Glen Warner http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/11/14/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/comment-page-1/#comment-185937 Glen Warner Sun, 10 May 2009 21:27:52 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/12/12/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/#comment-185937 Greetings. I've been using the Rich-Text Editor of late to respond to posts on one of the groups I'm on (thanks to a silly blunder by ClearWire that messed up my normal sending options in Thunderbird) ... and I have to say, it's not quite ready for prime time, to coin a phrase. Sure, it looks nice ... but when I type a message using it, then Preview the message, I see several pairs of words being joined together -- i.e., "share this" becomes "sharethis." URLs, if I just type them in and DON"T have the editor make them hyperlinks become hyperlinks when posted (which is a Good Thing) ... but when I make them hyperlinks using the Rich-Text Editor, when posted, each URL is posted twice, like so: "So download my http://www.really_cool_thing.com and your life will improve!" (Yes, that is a bogus URL; don't click it) Also, quoting doesn't seem to work. When I chose "reply" to a message, I'll get a paragraph with one quote mark (you know ... this thing: >) ... which then shows up in the message as a paragraph with (you guess it) one quote mark. Adding my own paragraphing and the appropriate quote marks will simply get me a few lines with the quote mark randomly placed in the paragraph. Would be good to fix that. Thanks .... --gdw Greetings.

I’ve been using the Rich-Text Editor of late to respond to posts on one of the groups I’m on (thanks to a silly blunder by ClearWire that messed up my normal sending options in Thunderbird) … and I have to say, it’s not quite ready for prime time, to coin a phrase.

Sure, it looks nice … but when I type a message using it, then Preview the message, I see several pairs of words being joined together — i.e., “share this” becomes “sharethis.”

URLs, if I just type them in and DON”T have the editor make them hyperlinks become hyperlinks when posted (which is a Good Thing) … but when I make them hyperlinks using the Rich-Text Editor, when posted, each URL is posted twice, like so:

“So download my http://www.really_cool_thing.com and your life will improve!”

(Yes, that is a bogus URL; don’t click it)

Also, quoting doesn’t seem to work.

When I chose “reply” to a message, I’ll get a paragraph with one quote mark (you know … this thing: >) … which then shows up in the message as a paragraph with (you guess it) one quote mark.

Adding my own paragraphing and the appropriate quote marks will simply get me a few lines with the quote mark randomly placed in the paragraph.

Would be good to fix that.

Thanks ….

–gdw

]]> By: Lorie Wallace http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/11/14/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/comment-page-1/#comment-86372 Lorie Wallace Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:04:46 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/12/12/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/#comment-86372 l4ohyjpj8xy563h1 l4ohyjpj8xy563h1

]]> By: Chris http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/11/14/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/comment-page-1/#comment-62066 Chris Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:13:03 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/12/12/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/#comment-62066 I just set up a Yahoo "group" and find that many of the modules are "unavailable". I read the comment above and understand why this is happening, but when will I have full access to my Group?. I don't want to invite people and proceed further until I know. Thanks. I just set up a Yahoo “group” and find that many of the modules are “unavailable”. I read the comment above and understand why this is happening, but when will I have full access to my Group?. I don’t want to invite people and proceed further until I know. Thanks.

]]> By: murat http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/11/14/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/comment-page-1/#comment-6793 murat Thu, 08 May 2008 09:30:23 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/12/12/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/#comment-6793 how can I add the 'polls' section to my group??? how can I add the ‘polls’ section to my group???

]]> By: Janet pirozzi http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/11/14/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/comment-page-1/#comment-4508 Janet pirozzi Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:46:50 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/12/12/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/#comment-4508 The calendar function is pretty limited. If a copy function were added, it would reduce the time it now takes to add similar activities on days that do not meet the criteria of the current options. The calendar function is pretty limited. If a copy function were added, it would reduce the time it now takes to add similar activities on days that do not meet the criteria of the current options.

]]> By: Rob Marsh http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/11/14/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Rob Marsh Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:20:08 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/12/12/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/#comment-393 I am in the process of setting up a group for a group of local churches and want to establish if Calendar reminders can be allocatted to a mailing list, so that only those group members affected will receive reminders and notifications. If it is not available at present, is it something that could be considered for future enhancements I am in the process of setting up a group for a group of local churches and want to establish if Calendar reminders can be allocatted to a mailing list, so that only those group members affected will receive reminders and notifications.
If it is not available at present, is it something that could be considered for future enhancements

]]> By: Adrian Ettlinger http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/11/14/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Adrian Ettlinger Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:12:49 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/12/12/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/#comment-166 I second Rob Weigle's suggestion. I find most new members prefer Daily Digest mode if they are aware of it, and would like to see all new members defaulted to that mode. This is contingent, however, on Yahoo providing Daily Digest mode, which currently has not been functioning for my group for three weeks, and for which I'm impatieintly waiting for it to be repaired. I second Rob Weigle’s suggestion. I find most new members prefer Daily Digest mode if they are aware of it, and would like to see all new members defaulted to that mode. This is contingent, however, on Yahoo providing Daily Digest mode, which currently has not been functioning for my group for three weeks, and for which I’m impatieintly waiting for it to be repaired.

]]> By: salaken http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/11/14/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/comment-page-1/#comment-62 salaken Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:27:20 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/12/12/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/#comment-62 how can i change my existing group to a beta group? how can i change my existing group to a beta group?

]]> By: khuai http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/11/14/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/comment-page-1/#comment-37 khuai Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:04:16 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/12/12/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/#comment-37 how can i do to make my group updates.. my group look gread.. i want upgread my yahoogroup.. how can i do to make my group updates..
my group look gread..
i want upgread my yahoogroup..

]]> By: Rob Weigle http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/11/14/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Rob Weigle Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:34:46 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2007/12/12/yahoo-groups-beta-11-14-07/#comment-19 I would make it possible for the moderator to select the type of membership someone get by default. I have one group where I encouraged members to become Daily Digest members another where I went one step further. In that group, I told people the benefits of Daily Digest and encouraged people to become digest members. I waited some time, and those who remained Individual Message members I 'forced' as Daily Digest members. New members are changed to that form as soon as I see them as new members. This is very soon as this is a group where I have to approve new members.. However, I would like not to have that step. I would make it possible for the moderator to select the type of membership someone get by default. I have one group where I encouraged members to become Daily Digest members another where I went one step further. In that group, I told people the benefits of Daily Digest and encouraged people to become digest members. I waited some time, and those who remained Individual Message members I ‘forced’ as Daily Digest members. New members are changed to that form as soon as I see them as new members. This is very soon as this is a group where I have to approve new members.. However, I would like not to have that step.

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