Actually, Ken, this group is simply called, Gmail-Users.  We always hope
that helps people remember we're not official Google, but they still
forget. :)

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Kenneth Ayers <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Diane,
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 10:31 PM, DEP/Dodo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>> The Google Product Forums are a bit different than regular Google Groups.
>>> ​  *How so?  I mean other than not revealing posters' e-mail addresses.
>>>  *​
>>>
>>
> Here are some differences.
>
> The *Gmail-Help Google Group* (this group) is both a web-based discussion
> group and an email discussion group.  Some members, such as yourself, may
> post and read messages at the Google Group's webpage.  Others, perhaps the
> majority, may only ever read and post to the group via email.
>
> The *Gmail Help Google Product Forum* is only a web based discussion
> group. While members may select to receive updates to threads of interest
> or threads to which they've posted via email, they can't then reply to
> those posts via email.  Instead they must return to the forum's webpage to
> post a reply.
>
> Email subscribers to the *Gmail-Help Google Group* will receive via email
> every post submitted to the group.
>
> Members of the *Gmail Help Google Product Forum* can select which threads
> for which they want to receive email notifications but there's no means to
> automatically begin receiving all posts submitted to the group via email.
> They can also select in their general settings if they want to receive
> notifications for things like "Send me an email if there is a status change
> on my post or topic" or "Send me an email when somebody assigns a topic to
> me."  There are no options like this in Google Groups.
>
> Posts/Emails submitted to the *Gmail-Help Google Group* are just
> individual posts/emails. You can reply to them or not.  That's about all
> you can do.
>
> Posts submitted to the *Gmail Help Google Product Forum* can be voted
> on.  Readers can vote up replies by clicking on the +1 button at the bottom
> of the post.  Also, the person who started the thread/question submitted to
> the group can select a "best answer" if they decide one of the replies is
> most helpful.
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Kenneth
>
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