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> VintageKorg group on groups.io, with Polysix being the first
> subgroup. I believe
> the owner of Monopoly intends to be the next subgroup. I guess we are
> just
> waiting to see what the storage usage looks like after the migration
> is done. I
> have no idea if it is over the 1G limit of the free version or even
> close. Of
> course, the limits apply to VintageKorg overall, so it has to be
> split among
> subgroups if we went back to the free version. I don’t think it will
> be a
> problem keeping the paid subscription with the 10GB limit if the cost
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> out to well less than a dollar per person per year. One guy kicked in
> 50 euros.
> Adding a subgroup for Poly800 would be one way to save the message
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> Don B
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> From: support support@... [korgpolyex]
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> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2019 12:07 PM
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> To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
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> Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Yahoo groups being shut
> down
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> I would be happy to host the Monopoly and Polysix groups on my forum.
> If
> you want to float that idea to them, go right ahead. I would only
> need a
> moderator for each forum.
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> On our yahoo group, there is very little in the files section that I
> don't
> already have. So there is almost nothing to lose there.
> Some of the photos are worth keeping. If I have enough time, I will
> download them ready for reposting later on our new forum.
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> Since Verizon has not provided a way to export the messages, there is
> very
> little we can do but say good bye to 20 years of information. I can't
> say that I
> am worried about it because our new forum will answer questions when
> they come
> up anyway.
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> I have not yet added a 'korgpolyex' forum on my site. But if enough
> people
> say 'go' then I will go ahead and do that. And I think the last
> message that
> gets posted onto the yahoo group needs to point newbies at the new
> forum. So
> assuming that no one else steps in and creates something else
> somewhere, I'll
> post a link to our new forum.
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> Anyone that wants to test the new forum at
> https://www.hawk800.com/forums/,
> please go ahead and test out the functionality. I want it to be as
> smooth and
> painless as possible. But I need to know what works and what doesn't
> in order to
> do that.
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> Cheers,
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> /Mike
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> On Fri, 2019-10-18 at 19:20 -0400, backshall1@...
> [korgpolyex]
> wrote:
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> > Mike, with Yahoo groups going away real soon, a lot of
> > other groups are proposing to move to Groups.io. Unfortunately,
> > without
> > migration tools from Yahoo Groups and a 1GB total files and
> > messages limit,
> > the free version just doesn't cut it. There is some talk of
> > combining Monopoly
> > and Polysix groups under one paid subscription ($110 per year)
> > with separate
> > subgroups. They say subgroups work well on Groups.io. Kogpolyex
> > is a fairly
> > active group with over 1300 members and we could cover the cost
> > of the paid
> > plan (10G limit, with migration tools) for less than a dollar
> > each per year,
> > or maybe combine with the other groups and form a new subgroup?
> > One way or
> > another, we need to save the archives and keep this group going!
> > Any other
> > ideas come to mind? Another possibility is a paid plan for one
> > year so the
> > migration tools are available, then revert to the free version if
> > the 1GB data
> > limit is sufficient.
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> > Don
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