LADY FOUNDERS - YAHOO! GROUPS F.A.Q.
Information on this page is from questions and answers posted by members of LadyFounders, Clubs Foundation Room, and GroupManagersForum Some information may change so please visit the groups above for current information.
How do I rename my group?
How much message archive space do I have for my group?
Can I
change the category my group is in?
Can I change my group from unlisted to listed or make it invitation only?
What
can we do with our Calendar?
Can I have a photo or an animated photo on the front page of my group?
How much space do I have for photos on my group?
Can I
customize the colors in my group?
How do I change my settings to get less email from a group in my inbox?
Why am I
getting messages from a group I know I am not a member of?
How do
I send out a Special Notice?
How do I
contact the owners or moderators of a group?
Why can't I see the email address of some of my members?
Can I
reply to posts by email?
How do I stop spammers from posting to my group?
Can I
have chat sessions in my group?
What is
the Database in groups for?
What is
the file section for?
What is
the Promote link for?
How do I
invite members to my group?
Is
there a groups module for My Yahoo?
- How do I rename my group?
You
can change the name of your group at anytime, but the name may not be available and you might have to use variatons, try adding underscores or hypens
between the words (example: LADY-FOUNDERS or
LADY_FOUNDERS.) There is an option to notify group members of the name change, but that doesn't always work, so you might want to post a special notice and include something in the welcome message and footer area about the name change as well.
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- How much message archive space do I have for my group?
There used to be a limit of 32MB for most groups, but back on August 21, 2003, Yahoo! no longer allowed attachments to be archived with the messages, so it's unsure how much space is available, however, 32MB of text only is quite alot of messages. When your message archive is full, older messages will automatically be deleted.
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- Can I change the category my group
is in?
Yes. Click on the Managemet link and then click on the Description and Appearance link and about halfway down that page, you will see the category it is listed in with an 'Edit'
button next to it, click on that and select the category you want to move your
group to. (NOTE: You can only move your group within the category or
sub-category it is in. If you used this link once, it will no longer appear and you need to fill out a category change form). You can also try using the Moderators Feedback Form and give specifics like the category your group is in and the category you'd like it in.
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- Can I change my group from listed to unlisted or make it invitation only?
If your group is currently listed in the Yahoo! Group directory, and it is an open group, it can be changed to unlisted. If you change it to unlisted, it will NOT show up in a search in the directory listings. You can also change your group to a closed group, but it cannot be undone and people will only be able to join by invitation only and it will not be listed in the Yahoo! Groups directory. You can make these changes through the Management > Description and Appearance > Description area and through the Management > Membership area, both located on the right side of the Management page under Group Settings.
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- What can we do with our Calendar?
You can set your calendar to notify members of specific dates and events of importance to your group. This will usually post on the Message Archives and the notification will also be delievered to members who receive Individual Emails or Daily Digests from the group. For more info on the calendar in your group, visit the Yahoo! Groups Calendar Help pages.
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- Can I have a photo or an animated photo on the front page of my group?
Yahoo! has made changes to the photo albums in groups and animations will not work when uploading them directly, only JPEG (.jpg) images can be used. Try linking to the picture from another area like your files section or GeoCities website [NOTE: Using GeoCities sites just for storage is a violation of the Yahoo! GeoCities Terms Of Service so be sure that the image you are linking to also appears within the pages of your site]
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- How much space do I have for photos on my group?
There
is 30MB allowed for photos with an unlimited number of albums and photos per
album (as long as the total doesn't exceed 30MB) and you can set certain photo
albums with age restrictions or only allow moderators to post to or edit certain
albums. And you can also set it so that you approve all photos before they are posted to an album. For more help, visit the Yahoo! Groups Photos Help
files.
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- Can I customize the colors on my group?
Yes. You can choose the color choices Yahoo! offers or you can
choose custom HTML colors. You will find some HTML color charts in the Lady Founders
Bookmarks. You can also customze your group description area using HTML. If you are unsure of how to do HTML, do a search for HTML help sites or visit one of the groups listed at the top of this FAQ page.
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- How do I change my settings to get less email from a group in my inbox?
You can change your settings
under the Edit My Membership link (located at the top right of most groups
pages) and you can choose Individual Messages, Daily Digest (one day of posts in
one email - usually 25 posts per email, you may get more than one digest a day
if the group is very active), Special Notices (email from the owner/moderator)
or No Mail (read all messages including special notices at the website).
You can also use email commands to change your message delivery options:
To change to NO MAIL edit and use the following command:
[email protected] (where you see GROUP+NAME replace it with YOUR group name) (no message body or subject is required, you can send a blank message)
To change to INDIVIDUAL EMAILS edit and use the following command:
[email protected] (where you see GROUP+NAME replace it with YOUR group name) (no message body or subject is required, you can send a blank message)
To change to DAILY DIGEST edit and use the following command:
[email protected] (where you see GROUP+NAME replace it with YOUR group name) (no message body or subject is required, you can send a blank message)
There is no email command for changing to special notices at this time.
Note: Using email commands has proved more reliable than changing your settings from the group itself and may take hours instead of days or weeks.
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- Why am I
getting messages from a group I know I am not a member of?
First and foremost, find out the name of the group (it should
appear in the subject line of the emails you receive) then send a blank email to
[email protected] to remove yourself from the group. Or
type in the URL of the group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GROUP+NAME) and
unsubscribe yourself under the Edit My Membership link. You can also see all the groups you are an owner, member or moderator of by visiting your My Groups page
To stop
moderators from automatically adding you to their group, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/myprefs and
all the way to the right, you will see an Options link. Click on that. Uncheck the box next to "Allow moderators to auto-add me to
their group" Click save changes. Do that for each verified email you have
on your account.
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- How do I send out a Special Notice?
If you post from email, this is not possible to do. Go to your group and
post a message and at the bottom of the message there is a checkbox that reads
"Send This Message as a Special Notice." (NOTE: You will only see this if you
are an owner or a moderator and only in original messages, not replies) This
will send the message to people who have selected Special Notices as their email
preferences in the group, and it will also post a message to the group. Any
member set to receive no email from the group will not receive the Special
Announcement unless the owner or moderator(s) reset the member's preferences
(which is not recommended because in large groups, remembering who had what
setting previous to the moderator changing it could become a problem)
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- How do I contact the owner or moderators of a group?
You can contact the owner and
moderator(s) of a group by sending an email to [email protected]
and it will automatically send an email to the owner and all moderators of the
group. (Example: To send an email to the owner and moderators of Lady Founders, you would send an email to [email protected])
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- Why can't I see the email address of some of my members?
When you create a group, you have the option of setting it so members can hide their email address, when they join, they can choose this option and only his/her Yahoo! ID will be displayed in messages posted by that member. The Members can opt to change this on their membership but you cannot change the Group setting. You can, however, set the side areas (Database,
Members, Bookmarks, etc) to members only, moderators only or public view. (NOTE:
When a group is created with this option, the Polls feature is unavailable, check our extended Bookmarks
for some sites you can go to for free web polls.)
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- Can I reply to posts by email?
If you
are in a group that is set for Web Only (members can hide their email address)
and your email is listed as NOT DISCLOSED in the member list, there is a link in
the email that will allow you to reply to the message. If you wish to reply by
email, you need to change that setting under the Edit My Membership link by
unchecking the "Hide my email address" box. This will allow people receiving
posts by email to see your email address and anyone reading posts on site will
see a truncated version (ex: user_name@y...)
In groups that are Web
Only, you can still receive email from the group based on what your preferences
are set to in the Edit My Membership link.
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- How do I stop spammers from posting to my group?
You can set your group to moderate posts from new members, moderate all posts or moderate individual members or set your group so that the moderator(s) have to approve all members before joining, and you can revoke an individual member's posting privileges without changing the settings
for the entire group. You can also pre-ban people by Yahoo! ID or email address.
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- Can I have chat sessions in my group?
No. Java based chat has been disabled by Yahoo! Check out Yahoo! Chat Help for more information. However, Yahoo! Messenger can be used as an alternative and supports voice chat and web cams. You can check our extended Bookmarks for alternatives to Yahoo! Chat.
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- What is the Database in groups for?
The Database allows you to set up tables of information, such as an
address book or a list of new movie releases. For more help, visit the Yahoo! Groups Database
Help pages.
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- What is the File section for?
The
File section allows you to store files other than photos, although it will
accomodate photos as well. There is 20MB of space allotted for your files in
groups. You can use it to store sound clips, HTML pages, MIDI files, Text files
and more. For more help, visit the Yahoo! Groups Files Help
pages.
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- What is the Promote link for?
The
Promote link allows you to place a subscription box (in HTML code) for your
group on a website so people can join that way. This can be set (under Group
Settings) to allow ALL members to place the subscription box on their websites
or JUST moderators. For more help with the promote link, visit Yahoo! Groups Promote
Help pages.
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- How do I invite members to my group?
Just click on the Invite link and enter either the email address or Yahoo! ID of the person you want to invite. Inviting members will override any settings you have on your group such as restricted membership.
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- Is there a Groups module for My Yahoo?
No, but there is an option for RSS headlines on your My Yahoo! pages and groups with public archives can be added to the RSS Module. Look in your group for the link to get more information about using RSS feeds on your My Yahoo! page
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Last updated May 29, 2006.
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