I look forward to seeing you there!

Best,
Jami Heldt
Groups Community Manager

I look forward to seeing you there!

Best,
Jami Heldt
Groups Community Manager

As a reminder, begining January 1st, 2008 I will no longer post to this blog so you should continue to check the blog I link to above.

Best wishes in the New Year,
Jami Heldt
Community Manager

I wanted to give you a heads up that I've posted the Yahoo! Groups Weather Report for 12-22-07 over on the new Groups blog.

Please get into the habit of checking the new blog for news and updates - begining January 1st, 2008 I will no longer post to this blog.

I wanted to give you a heads up that I've posted the Yahoo! Groups Weather Report for 12-17-07 over on the new Groups blog.

Please get into the habit of checking the new blog for news and updates - begining January 1st, 2008 I will no longer post to this blog.

Thanks!
Jami
Groups Community Manager

From here on out I'll post all Groups related news there, so I recommend that you do one or more of the following three things: 1) Bookmark the page for easy access 2) Subscribe to the RSS feed by clicking on entries RSS in the right hand column on the page. Next, click on Subscribe with My Yahoo! if you have a Yahoo! ID to get notified whenever a new post is added or 3) Become a member of the Moderator Central group by clicking the Join Now button in the upper right hand corner of the page. Whenever we post Groups related news or updates to the blog, we also send an email to members of Moderator Central.

I look forward to seeing you over there!
Jami Heldt
Groups Community Manager

Beginning next week, the Yahoo! Groups blog will no longer live on Yahoo! 360° and will move to WordPress.

We’ll still deliver the latest and greatest Groups news; this move should not have a negative impact. In fact, we hope that this move will enhance your experience in the following ways:

• Greater ease to post comments (as it eliminates the need to sign in with a Yahoo! ID).
• Greater ease to subscribe to an RSS feed (to be automatically notified of new posts).
• Less clutter, more clean & organized layout.
• Enhanced search capabilities.
• Ability to see ‘Recent Readers’ of the blog.
• Current content on this blog will be migrated over to WordPress so you’ll still be able to benefit from the resources.

Thanks in advance for your patience and support as we implement this change. I’ll be sure to post the link to the new Groups blog once it’s ready for debut.

Best,

Jami Heldt
Groups Community Manager

Our engineers have identified the root cause for this issue, and we will be conducting hardware maintenance from 4:00 PM PST to 5:00 PM PST today, 12/3, to resolve it. During this time, some groups will be unavailable for viewing, but no messages will be lost and users will continue to be able to post via email.


We are aware that the Yahoo! Groups site was intermittently unavailable for a few hours on Saturday morning and again for approximately one hour this morning. As a result of this downtime, some accounts have been temporarily disabled by being put into auto-responder status. We are currently working on re-enabling those accounts.

We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience. Our engineering team is working to get this issue fully resolved as quickly as possible. We’ll post updates as they are available.

Regards,
Jami Heldt
Groups Community Manager

The Moderator Message Boards are the place for new moderators to ask for advice about setting up their group, for more experienced moderators to discuss tips on member recruitment and managing group dynamics, or to stay up to speed on technical issues, common challenges, and workarounds. These public forums are in a threaded message format, so they are easy to follow and search. You can even subscribe to an RSS feed or Alert so you don't miss a thing.

Some basics for participating on these Message Boards include:

Search the existing topics on the message boards before posting a new topic to see if your question has already been asked and answered. Just type your keyword(s) in the search box at the top of the board and click the search button to see what’s already been posted on the topic. The key is to be as specific as possible so you can narrow the search results down as much as possible.

Post a new message: Go to the message list view, sign in to Yahoo! if necessary, and, click "Post New Message." Select your public profile (which is how others will recognize you), write both a message subject and message, and then click "Post Message."

Create a new topic: Briefly summarize your question or subject in the “message subject” line when you post a message.

Reply to a message: Click the "Reply" link at the bottom of any message, sign in to Yahoo! if necessary, select your public profile (which is how others will recognize you), write your comments, and click "Post Message." You can edit your message as you write it but you cannot edit it after you preview or post it.

Thank you,

Jami Heldt

Groups Community Manager

Tis the season to get crafty! The holiday season is upon us and what a better way to express yourself to your friends and family than to craft a homemade gift? Whether you are a seasoned crafter or someone who’s always been interested in nurturing their creative side, there’s a Yahoo! Group out there for you.

The best place to start is our Best of Hobbies & Crafts page where we’ve highlighted a myriad of groups all with something unique to offer. If you don’t find what your looking for here, search by keyword for the craft you’d like to learn more about. From beading to soap making, there’s bound to be a community of crafters more than happy to share tricks of the trade with you.

Christmas came early for me this year. The fabulous faux fur shrug with gorgeous green satin lining pictured above was a custom crafted gift delivered to me early by Santa’s elves this year!

What are you crafting this season? Share your holiday gift ideas with us by commenting below.

Happy Crafting!
Jami Heldt
Community Manager