Yahoo survey (Re: Yahoo Group Storage Space downgrade?)

[Kelley]

Przemyslaw wrote:
> While we are at it, there is similar service to yahoo groups at
> google: http://groups-beta.google.com/
> I was able easy create such group there and it appears that such 
> group has all needed features. (And Google search included).
> I am not advocating moving to Google groups (they are still in beta)
> but it might be a solution if there is need to move out from
> Yahoogroups.

Hi, Pshemekan, great to see you again!

Yep, I've been looking into Google groups a bit; from what I can see, 
the posting / discussion aspect looks okay, but I'm seeing a great 
deal missing (unless I just don't know where to look, which is *very* 
possible <g>).

No Files, Photos, Links, Databases, Polls, Calendar, Chat.  No 
Management logs (very important and greatly used by the elves right 
now in Yah).  Messages aren't numbered (which is very nice to have), 
no "First" and "Last" for messages, members list, etc.  Members list 
is only visible to owners/mods, not members.  No 'new member 
moderated' setting -- either everyone is moderated or no one is.  The 
homepage is the same as the "Messages" page, basically, which isn't 
the end of the world, but would be nicer to have a 'cover page' from 
which you could then go to the discussions.  And so far, I can't see 
a way to 'search' the members list (which the elves also use greatly).

Those are the things I've noticed so far, and maybe they'll be 
introduced in some form eventually (I hope, I hope).  One thing I 
*love* though, and wish Yah did, is that you can use the option "View 
titles only" for the messages, which gives the subj. heading of the 
thread along with how many people have posted in it and how many 
messages there are in that thread.  Very nice!

I've not yet tried the 'search' function for any groups, but how can 
it be anything but better, right? ;-)

If anyone would like to check it out, a group was set up for 
discussion about Google groups (and supposedly some Google employees 
pay attention to the discussions and post there occasionally):

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/google-labs-groups2

The archives are open so you don't have to join to read, but you do 
have to join to post (and it's open membership, so anyone can join).  
I would really love to hear what others think about GGroups...


--Kelley