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How to add Owners/Moderators when Owner has died

 

Hello, folks. I'm hoping someone can point me to information on replacing a deceased group owner with one or more owners/moderators. We unexpectedly lost our group owner recently, and I can't find anything on the IO groups material for how to add an owner when the original owner has died. Thanks.
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On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 03:59 PM, linkvi2014 wrote:
We unexpectedly lost our group owner recently, and I can't find anything on the IO groups material for how to add an owner when the original owner has died.
If there is no other owner, you can start with talking to the family of the deceased dead owner to see if they have access to his passwords and account. The family could name a long time active member as an owner. Easy to do. You can find the instructions in Help for them.?
Once there is a new owner, make sure that at least one spare owner is created.
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Here's what the FAQ in Help says:
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Frances
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Help available from Groups.io help and GMF wiki.

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On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 02:59 PM, linkvi2014 wrote:
I can't find anything on the IO groups material for how to add an owner when the original owner has died
The first hurdle is to know whether the original owner wanted the group to continue.? As strange as it may seem to some people, that is often their intent when they don't have co-owners.
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Duane
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Lots of detailed information can be found in the Owners Manual and Members Manual.
 

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On 1 Jan 2025, at 21:21, Duane via <txpigeon@...> wrote:

On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 02:59 PM, linkvi2014 wrote:
I can't find anything on the IO groups material for how to add an owner when the original owner has died
The first hurdle is to know whether the original owner wanted the group to continue.? As strange as it may seem to some people, that is often their intent when they don't have co-owners.

It depends on the sort of group, but I would send a message asking if anyone¡¯s interested in starting a new group and take it from there.

Otto
 

Thanks for your response. Someone just informed me that he has inherited the ownership.?
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On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io
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On 1 Jan 2025, at 21:21, Duane via <txpigeon@...> wrote:

On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 02:59 PM, linkvi2014 wrote:
I can't find anything on the IO groups material for how to add an owner when the original owner has died
The first hurdle is to know whether the original owner wanted the group to continue.? As strange as it may seem to some people, that is often their intent when they don't have co-owners.

It depends on the sort of group, but I would send a message asking if anyone¡¯s interested in starting a new group and take it from there.

Otto
 

On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM, linkvi2014 wrote:
Thanks for your response. Someone just informed me that he has inherited the ownership.?
Please let him know that Groups.io suggests adding at least one other owner.?
"Designate multiple owners and moderators using Groups.io¡¯s full permissions system."
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Mark Fletcher (Groups.io) has recently started a discussion about how to deal with absent owners.
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Frances
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On 2 Jan 2025, at 03:27, Frances via <frances@...> wrote:

On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM, linkvi2014 wrote:
Thanks for your response. Someone just informed me that he has inherited the ownership.?
Please let him know that suggests adding at least one other owner.?
"Designate multiple owners and moderators using ¡¯s full permissions system."
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Mark Fletcher () has recently started a discussion about how to deal with absent owners.
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Yes! Having at least 2 owners avoids all sorts of problems, and if it¡¯s a larger group with lots of messages, having a few moderators helps too.

Otto
 

Yes, thanks for your response. We're working on it.?

On Thu, Jan 2, 2025 at 5:47 AM, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io
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On 2 Jan 2025, at 03:27, Frances via <frances@...> wrote:

On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM, linkvi2014 wrote:
Thanks for your response. Someone just informed me that he has inherited the ownership.?
Please let him know that suggests adding at least one other owner.?
See the intro here - /helpcenter/gettingstarted?single=true
"Designate multiple owners and moderators using ¡¯s full permissions system."
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Mark Fletcher () has recently started a discussion about how to deal with absent owners.
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Yes! Having at least 2 owners avoids all sorts of problems, and if it¡¯s a larger group with lots of messages, having a few moderators helps too.
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Otto
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