The Files section is probably the most important aspect of the is group. For example, when I was looking back at NATS results over the decades the only place I found some results from 2000s-2010s was the files section of this group. You'd think that info would be available from the ama but a search on the website went nowhere. INAV didn't have results either for some years.
That said, it seems like more people like posting on the Facebook group and Hippocket. It impossible to find anything on facebook after the fact because the discussion you're looking for is probably in a comment of a comment of a comment.
This format is also good for posting results of contests as they happen.
In summary, I don't the best method to get everyone onto and participating frequently in one platform that is easily searchable and well archived, but those are the positive aspects I see of the email list and files section type group.
Brett
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 8:06 PM, Nick Ray lasray_at_gmail.com [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> We are currently using 105mb of 2gb. I would say 1gb is sufficient.
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> I like having this group exist as stand alone from HPA. Its much easier for me to read email at work than it is to go visit a forum.
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> All the best,
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> Nick
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>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 10:01 PM mark bennett f1diddler_at_yahoo.com [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>> Every member who has not already configured your Ind_Const. membership to "receive email" posts should do so before Oct 21, 2019. (Log in, go to members settings.) Otherwise, you will hear nothing from this group from Oct 21 onward. The webpage will be there, but frozen against any new posts or uploads of any kind. You can download individual photos, files, and messages up until December 14, 2019. Then the webpage disappears. Email posts continue, if the group remains Yahoo.
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>> On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 8:48:41 PM EDT, mark bennett f1diddler_at_yahoo.com [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>> According to .Groups.IO site, it's all ad free. Three tiers of membership. Free, $10/month, and $200/month. The relevant (to us at least) differences in tiers seems to be storage space. Free is 1G, $10/month gets 10 Gig. Anyone know how to estimate the storage needed for Ind_Construction archives, photos and files? I'm sure Yahoo knows.
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>> On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 5:48:59 PM EDT, Mike Kirda mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>> What are the costs?
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Oct 16, 2019, at 4:29 PM, rtxc_at_yahoo.com [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>>> Yahoo Groups is going away soon. Where do we want to go with indoor_construction? Is this forum something we want to keep going? Or has it been made redundant by other forums like Hip Pocket?
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>>> It isn't clear where or how this group can be migrated with all posts and files intact. Apparently it isn't practical or possible to move it to Google. Groups.io has been recommended but in order to migrate this group to Groups.io requires a paid subscription.
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>>> Another option might be to start a new group and just copy whatever files are still relevant to the new group We would lose all the posts or maybe export them to a downloadable archive as was done in the past.
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>>> We could start a new group for "free" but it isn't clear how long this "free" group might stay "free." Also, we would inevitably see ads.
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>>> Posting in indoor_construction has fallen off a lot in recent years. We need to decide whether this forum is something we want to continue, and, if so, how to proceed.
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>>> Please post your input.
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