Re: Forward option disappeared from groups..

[Guest guest]

If that's intentional, then they're slitting their own throats.

Barth

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bbw> Has anyone noticed that the 'forward' button has vanished from

groups? I noticed it at another group I go to also, so apparently they don't

want you to forward a post from

bbw> to some place else. I read at the group website and then used to forward

posts I wanted to keep and refer to later, so I guess all one can do, is cut and

paste and save in another way.

[Guest guest]

Message below is from the " Moderators Central " group the official

moderator's group @

http://tech./group/moderatorcentral

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Today you might notice things look a little different within as

the " forward " button has been removed from the web interface.

Then:

http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/forwardbutton.jpg

Now: http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/noforward.jpg

This change was made as we recently discovered that this feature was being

exploited by spammers as it allowed for spammers to freely enter up to 50 email

addresses of their choice, as well as submit new content that may or may not

have any relation to the original message from the group.

While we know that the removal of this feature may be frustrating to some, we

believe it will also reduce the number of " spammy " messages that are being sent

out through the system– which is a big win for all

users.

Of course you can still forward a message yourself the old fashioned way by

copy/pasting but remember, before you send on a group message, you need to have

the " explicit permission of every group member whose content is being re-posted

or re-transmitted. " (Review the Guidelines here:

local/guidelines.html)

Also included in this release is the return of the audio CAPTCHA (we first

blogged about this back in November:

http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2009/11/19/groups-updates-captcha-posting-from-t\

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he-owner-address-email-moderation/) - an accessibility feature that makes using

much easier for those that are visually impaired. To learn more

about CAPTCHA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTCHA), and how tests for

accessibility issues, check out this post on our sister blog, Yodel Anecdotal:

http://ycorpblog.com/2009/10/29/opening-eyes-to-accessibility/

- & The Team

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> Has anyone noticed that the 'forward' button has vanished from groups?

I noticed it at another group I go to also, so apparently they don't want you to

forward a post from to some place else. I read at the group website

and then used to forward posts I wanted to keep and refer to later, so I guess

all one can do, is cut and paste and save in another way.

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