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stupid & useless conversation, isn't it ?

Thanks  for having tryed Jesper ...

Bye,
Patrice.





Le 22 juil. 08 à 20:43, jesper a écrit :

> Hi list,
>
> as moderator of an active list I was invited to chat online with the
> yahoogroups staff. Keep your fingers crossed, I hope to sort out the
> annoying business of the missing group owner.
> If this works out I can get to pre-approve all new posts and we won't
> have the problems with spam any longer.
>
> Also, I kicked out all with "bounce" pre-dating 2007. This will result
> in a drop in member figures but it's just to make things smoother. If
> you suddenly cannot post it might be a glitsch in the system and  
> you'll
> need to re-join.
>
> OK, even when talking to a real person at the yahoo end there is no
> solution. What a bunch of clowns. If you're interested in what I said
> and the stupid answers, you'll find them below. I at least did my  
> best...
>
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> Chat InformationYou are now chatting with Aimee
>
> Aimee: Welcome to our Yahoo! Groups live chat service.  I'm glad  
> you've
> joined us.
>
> Aimee: We are sorry for the delay.  We sincerely appreciate you  
> staying
> and we're glad to be of service.  How can I help you today?
>
> Aimee: We have not heard from you. Do you wish to continue the chat?
>
> jesper: Hi, I'm the moderator of Simmons_drums and we have no owner.
>
> Aimee: I understand that you have inquiries regarding claiming the
> ownership of the group.
>
> Aimee: Is that right?
>
> jesper: Yes, Scott, the original group owner, is lost and noone has
> heard from him. This makes us an easy target for spammers since I  
> cannot
> check new members postings.
>
> Aimee: Thank you for the information.
>
> Aimee: May I have the name of the Yahoo! groups account you are having
> issues with?
>
> jesper: Do you mean the address, or the full name?
>
> jesper: Or the owner?
>
> Aimee: No, just the name of the group.
>
> jesper: Simmons_Drums
>
> Aimee: Thank you.
>
> Aimee: And the Yahoo! ID associated with it is?
>
> jesper: simplyanalogue
>
> Aimee: Thank you.
>
> Aimee: I apologize for any inconveniences this has caused you.
>
> Aimee: Have you tried contacting the owner?
>
> jesper: if you mean _me_ - the owner is scott_casiotone
>
> jesper: Yes, I've mailed Scott, googled the net for him and asked the
> list for off-list contacts without results.
>
> Aimee: Thank you for the information.
>
> Aimee: However, we cannot assign a new owner for the group.
>
> jesper: May I ask why?
>
> Aimee: We are not allowed to do that in our end, Jesper.
>
> jesper: So there is no solution to our problem? Scott might be dead  
> for
> all I know.
>
> Aimee: Regarding this issue of changing group owner, we highly  
> recommend
> that you create a new group and invite the same members.
>
> Aimee: With regard to the spam issues, you can always report it to our
> Abuse Team.
>
> jesper: I've thought about that, but that would mean loosing the  
> entire
> message archive and other old resources.
>
> jesper: I kick out spammers on a weekly basis, it's no huge problem.  
> Not
> yet...
>
> Aimee: I apologize for the inconveniences this has caused you.
>
> jesper: I know the members can appoint new moderators, I thought you
> ought to come up with a similar solution to this problem.
>
> Aimee: No, the owners of the group has the sole privilege to appoint
> group owners/moderators.
>
> jesper: I know - I just think it's strange that a functional group
> without an active owner needs to suffer by not having the  
> possibility of
> scanning new members etc.
>
> Aimee: I apologize but the group owner has failed to give you that
> privilege.
>
> jesper: I bet a lot of questions to you concerns this problem. There
> ought to be a better solution than just creating a new groups...
>
> Aimee: I sincerely apologize for this issue.
>
> Aimee: Rest assured that we are doing our best to serve you better.
>
> jesper: But OK... pass the request on and I'll sign off now. A bit
> disappointed I must say...
>
> Aimee: I will take note of that.
>
> Aimee: Would that be all?
>
> jesper: That'd be all.
>
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> Aimee: Thank you for chatting. Have a great day!
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