I wasn't impressed with either the web browser version or the App, until I realized a few lil tricks. I was pointed out to me that you could use the TOPICS option OR Messages option; game changer for me personally. When I joined it defaulted to "TOPICS." Now that's great if there are only a couple but now there are like 208 of them (!!). Also, you can change the messages option to scroll in reverse order by clicking on "date" to go from newest to oldest vs oldest to newest sorting. Now.. I immediately see the last message, followed by the most recent. Game Changer. Finally, I HATED the crazy emails that kept showing up every single time someone messaged via the site. ... so .. I changed that setting. Give it a shot ... There are over 1900 msgs in there... sorting by newest to oldest will simplify your life!
First…. On the web version (it's easiest ) .. or .... try on your phones App ...
Then go to DELIVERY if you are sick of getting slammed with emails!
Change it to one of these vs ‘individual messages’
- Full Featured Digest Receive up to 12 messages grouped together in one email instead of receiving each message individually (rich text formatting).
- Daily Summary Receive one email every morning that contains only a list of the topics posted to the group the previous day.
You can view via TOPICS or MESSAGES ….. when I log in, I often use the MESSAGES
options…. And make sure you sort it from the newest messages by clicking DATE
Chief showed me these tricks and it made Groups.io manageable!
Update 7 FEB 22:
48 total in Groups IO
60 total in the chapter
Leaves 12 members potentially in the dark
38 of those get an email for each message that's posted in groups.io. More, if someone edits, or deletes/reposts.
- Four of that 48 don't receive an email. They've chosen to either get a notification from the App or .. check it on their own time
- One chose Special Notices Only. They receive only special notices sent by the moderators.
- Five chose summary or full digest.
- Full Featured Digest:
- Receive up to 12 messages grouped together in one email instead of receiving each message individually
- Myself and four others chose Daily Summary:
- Receive one email every morning that contains only a list of the topics posted to the group the previous day.
What's all this mean. We've got Twelve folks that need to get on Groups.io . Just a fact IMHO
What made me bring all this up? Ratt told me this morning that it was interesting that he got TWO emails from me today. Well.. that's because I edited the first for a type. Chose not to go back a second time to fix yet another type... because he and forty others would get yet a THIRD email from me... (yes .. I'm bad about typos.. then .. fixing them .. over .. and over)
What's your takeaway from all this? Maybe you don't want an email for EVERY message on group.io. Or .. maybe you do ..
Carry on :)
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