HI Mike, A major hassle for me trying to move an existing mail list to a Yahoo Group has been the lack of enthusiasm from existing members to sign up to Yahoo. I have a list of about 150 and have only persuaded 2 to move over.
I initiallly sent out a few invitations to friends to see how it all works and I got growled at for spamming them !! The other major thing about the way you are doing it is the total lack of interference from advertising. I positively dislike the jumpy uppy down garbage adverts on the Yahoo screen. It is totally irrelevant and uselessly distracting. What features do people want that you are not providing? OK, Tony The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have. --Kerry Tume On 28 Aug 2010 at 12:00, M. G. Devour wrote about : Subject : Re: CS>[List Owner]Archive listing > Hi folks! > > First off, I hope David has been able to get into the web site and see the > change... It's working as far as I know, David. The problem you had looks > like it may have just been a transient. > > Carol and others, I REALLY do understand the appeal of Yahoo or Google > groups as a platform for a forum like this, and I will continue to > consider them going forward, as a fallback if nothing else. > > My most urgent reason for never going to one of those options before now > was a desire to never place us at the mercy of someone else's opinion of > whether our group deserved to exist, and, in the extreme case, to not be > one of the countless thousands of groups that would instantly disappear if > Somebody made a phone call and said, shut it all down... > > So, call me paranoid if you'd like, but that resolve is the main reason > we've continued to stumble along in this less-than-ideal state, trapped > between my desires for security and control, and my inability thus far to > implement one of the many superior options that are possible. > > Hope springs eternal that as my health and mental agility continue to > improve, I will succeed in finding or building us a new home that will be > more to everyone's liking, mine included. > > Meanwhile, I pray you will forgive me for my admitted shortcomings (to > accompany my acknowledged strengths, just so y'all don't have to say it! > <grin>) and continue to be patient with the clunky interface. > > You all keep amazing me with your knowledge, generosity, cooperation, and > the timeliness of your suggestions! I can't count how often I've seen the > answer swing by in passing, just as I'd begun to research a particular > question! Amazing! <smile> > > If anybody has a trustworthy, high-end web developer in their pocket, > willing to work for free or very near to it, y'all let me know, okay? > > Peace, > > Mike D. > silver-list curator and antiquarian... > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [[email protected] ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org > > Unsubscribe: > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> > List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]> >
