Features & Setup Questions
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Art, it might be easier to answer just subgroup questions here. Your other questions have been talked about recently, except for the lock on Yahoo account and when will Yahoo actually delete files. You might try?/g/IHateYahooGroups/topics
As far as subgroups are concerned, have you looked at the wiki? /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Why-use-a-Subgroup and /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Subgroups You asked: Do I need to create subgroups with identical names or will the transfer automatically create subgroup?
Are subgroup memberships automatically transferred or do they have to be confirmed?--?
After the bulk transfer, can the subgroup names be changed?
Are features such as Wikis and Databases on a subgroup or parent group basis?
? ?Are they limited to one per group/subgroup or can multiple such objects be created?
? ?Are they globally accessible or only from and within the associated subgroup?
Are settings unique and independent for each subgroup?
Conceptually, are subgroups unique and independent groups except for the parent group requirement?
Can I define an identifying string for each subgroup to prepend to a post's subject?
? ?For example [xyz-abc], [xyz-def], [xyz-ghi] for three different subgroups?
? ?If so, do the strings have to match the subgroup names?
I can tell you that the features - wiki, databases, files - are separate in the main group and subgroup.? The settings between parent group and subgroup appear to be separate. You can choose whether parent group members can see subgroup files, etc. Probably someone else will tackle this! Frances FAQ on Moving from YahooGroups GMF Wiki: (unofficial) Help for members (and would-be members) and group managers |
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Since Frances gave you some pointers on subgroups, I'll limit myself to the Transfer questions.
TransferYou have to create the subgroups before starting a transfer for them.? They can have any name you think appropriate.? On the transfer page, you'll enter the Yahoo group to transfer from and the GIO group to use as the destination. Are subgroup memberships automatically transferred or do they have to be confirmed?Members of the groups that will be going into subgroups are added to the main group as well as the subgroup. After the bulk transfer, can late poster and straggler info be transferred?Anything that happens on the YG after the transfer will need to be moved manually by you. About how long will the actual transfer take? From request to initiation?That's the $64,000 question.? Recent reports have run 2 days to 2 weeks.? It all depends on how many requests are in line.? Each of your transfers to a subgroup would e an additional item on the list. Does anyone know if we can put a lock on the Yahoo message boards after the transfer?Many people close their YG to new posts before giving the Go Ahead to transfer.? That prevents missing posts.? There may be something similar you can do for files, photos, databases, etc, but I'm not familiar with them. Does anyone happen to know if Yahoo will be deleting their message archives on Oct 28 or the Dec date?Based on the announcement, and my interpretation, the deletion of everything will be on Dec 14. After the bulk transfer, can the subgroup names be changed?You can change a group or subgroup name any time you want, but there are side effects.? You should be able to find information on that by searching this groups message archives.? "group name change" (without quotes) will find much of it. If you still have questions about the transfer or subgroups after going over these replies, please ask. Duane -- Help: /static/help GMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Search button at the top of Messages list A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions |
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