[HPforGrownups] Re: so, future after yahoo changes?

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 193353

Another person here who's on a list that transferred to groups.io with no
apparent problem (from the member's end, anyway!). I am on Facebook but I
don't find that it's a very good platform for actual discussion. No real
archival function either.


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean56 at gmail.com>


On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 1:45 AM Andrew Mills andy.mills at btinternet.com
[HPforGrownups] <HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> I agree, another group I'm on has moved to groups.io and it seems to be
> working well.  Definitely no to fb as I'm not on it and don't want to be.
>
> On 18/10/2019 05:35, Karen Lewellen klewellen at shellworld.net
> [HPforGrownups] wrote:
> > I would echo groups.io
> > My absolutely firm no is Facebook.
> > there is another service comparable to groups.io called freelists.org as
> > well .
> >
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> > On Thu, 17 Oct 2019, Eric Oppen ravenclaweric at gmail.com [HPforGrownups]
> wrote:
> >
> >> The Stirling list has done well with groups.io, and that would be my
> own
> >> recommendation.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 9:51 PM kelleyscorpio at gmail.com
> [HPforGrownups] <
> >> HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Karen wrote :
> >>>> Owners given any thought to what will be happening?
> >>> Kelley:
> >>> Hey, Karen. Yeah, we're talking about it, but we don't really know.
> >>> There are alternatives--Facebook, Live Journal, Groups.io, message
> boards
> >>> somewhere. We'll have a couple months to decide, but probably the
> sooner
> >>> the better. I do wonder what people would like from the group these
> >>> days--to keep the focus on discussions, or like Facebook, someplace to
> just
> >>> keep in touch with HP friends, post memes, etc.
> >>>
> >>> Anyway, so yeah, we're looking at options; if anyone here has ideas or
> >>> thoughts about it, would be great to hear it. And, if there are any
> posts,
> >>> files, pics, etc., that people would like to save from this group, they
> >>> should do so while they can.
> >>>
> >>> --Kelley
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
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> > Posted by: Karen Lewellen <klewellen at shellworld.net>
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> > Yahoo Groups Links
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