Re: "Comment" field in the application for membership screen
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýYou said: ?At some point people need to accept the consequences of their actions or inactions. If they don't respond, they don't get approved.?Jim, quite right. If they don¡¯t follow the original request requiring a list-specific comment required upon membership submission, their request is declined. Having the comments section included in the membership request allows the list mods to help screen out list spammers. This worked very well for us in the past, on Yahoo groups. We also declined email-only membership requests. The process was simple and required less time and effort from our list mods, many whom work full time jobs. This was appreciated.? You said: ?Likewise, if group owners are upset at a 10% response, loosen the requirements for approval, send requests for th emissing info... in short, MANAGE YOUR GROUP. This simply isn't a Gio problem. Right now, we have no way of screening out spammers unless we require a reply email. It is an ¡°all or none¡± proposition, so there is no option to ¡°loosen up¡±. ?So, we either do or do not require a comment. And, We manage our groups very well, running two very large (over 5,00 list members each) and active groups and have done so for over 10 years. ?And, lastly, no one said this is a ¡°problem¡±, that was your adjective. I am simply asking for a feature that was available over on Yahoo Groups. You may not feel this feature is valuable for your groups, which is fine. If the feature were added as I suggested, it would be optional. Your could simply ignore it. Every group has different dynamics and needs. For the purposes of my groups, this feature would be very helpful, and would provide a more streamlined process, versus the current workaround option.? Patty Sliney -- Patty S. |
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