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question about archive visibility #question #archive

 

My group has it's settings set to "?Archives are visible to subscribers only."

My confusion is from the fact that un-approved members are listed as having "joined" on the dates that they pressed the "+Join the group" button.

Does this mean that they can already view the message archives, but cannot post? Or is a member only able to view them after being approved? I have assumed it is the latter. Hope I'm right.

Thanks,
Su
 

Su,

My confusion is from the fact that un-approved members are listed as
having "joined" on the dates that they pressed the "+Join the group"
button.
If you have un-approved members then your group must be set to Restricted Membership. In which case the button on your group's home page should read "Apply For Membership in This Group", not "Join the Group".

Does this mean that they can already view the message archives, but
cannot post? Or is a member only able to view them after being
approved? I have assumed it is the latter. Hope I'm right.
It is the latter. In particular I believe that pending members have the same access as public (non-members).

However, your question suggests that the date column on that list ought to have the heading "Applied" not "Joined".


Shal


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Shal,

Thank you for your reply. I am relieved that that is the case, in spite of the confusing column header.

Yes, you are correct. It does say, "+ Apply for membership in this group." Sorry about that.

I agree the date header should say something like Applied or the other ideas on the beta thread. Thanks for taking it over there. Otherwise it's confusing.

Su

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