On Wed, 06 Mar 2002 17:04:23 -0000, Rick wrote: > Yes, the migration was forced on us. While I like some of the new > features a Group offers us with regards to spam-busting, I really > think we lost something in coming over here. Who knows, though, maybe > we'll grow to like this place. Well, I've been running a group for British quizzing on Groups for nearly a year now, and even with some of the advert stuff that came in lately, it's manageable. A few thoughts: 1. Receive messages by e-mail. You get them with much more reliability that you did from Clubs, and you can reply using your e-mail if you are prepared to take a few minutes to set it up. This is sure a bonus for people on dialups and the like! 2. Have a group web site (go see http://www.geocities.com/rob_linham/quizgb) to see what I mean. This allows there to be a place where you can dump photos and files much easier, and it's also a good point of contact if the group crashes. That crash on Monday was unplanned, by the way, according to the mod info group. It also means you can have a FAQ, and enforce a few house rules on general decency and the like. 3. Don't use the database. Or the files. Or the photos. They all suck. Bits keep going missing. The photos are almost unviewable compared to the old Clubs. The database function, while it would be good for tournament results, is simply not suitable as a point of long-term storage. You're much better off with a dedicated web site. 4. The calendar can be scheduled to send out reminders of events, and the mods can set the group to post a FAQ or whatever at regular intervals. If you want to have some house rules, and also keep people informed of chats and the like, I recommend these features. (Incidentally, for those panicking about "house rules", head over the to the URL above and see what I mean - a few rules enforcing the outer limits of decency, rather than anything draconian) I'm sure there was some other stuff I was going to say, but it's too early in the morning. Rob
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