different between this group and orthognathicsurgerysite2 on Yahoo

[Guest guest]

I am new to this group and was wondering what the difference was

between this group and the orthognathicsurgerysite2 group on Yahoo?

I just joined this one because I saw it first? Are there any

differences between the two?

Thanks for any info.

Helen

[Guest guest]

As far as I can tell the second group was created because the

moderator of this group was not longer present and people were having

technical problems with photos and such.

There is a new moderator and this group no longer has the technical

problems, but the second group still has a lot more room for photos I

believe.

Most active posters are on both groups and I read both of them

faithfully, there is some repetition, but sometimes there are things

on one site that are not posted on the other so it is worth it.

Marsha

> I am new to this group and was wondering what the difference was

> between this group and the orthognathicsurgerysite2 group on

Yahoo?

> I just joined this one because I saw it first? Are there any

> differences between the two?

>

> Thanks for any info.

>

> Helen

[Guest guest]

Hi Helen (and any newbies!),

I'm the owner & co-moderator (along with Cammie) of site 2, and it

was created because this site was not being maintained (the original

owner had pretty much abandoned it). There are also a number of other

groups on the net, but these two are the most popular. In the

beginning I tried to make suggestions to the owner here about sharing

the moderating tasks, and give her tips on things that she could do

to improve the site, but was unsuccessful.

The other site

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/orthognathicsurgerysite2 has

well-organized links, tons of photos with lots more room available,

and it's a smaller community of members (some members have said they

find the large group more intimidating). Unfortunately the official

photos section on this site is inaccessible, and has been for a

loooong time. Photo sections require almost constant maintenance when

they get very large.

Site 2 also has all of its original posts - when yahoo turned

the " clubs " into " groups " , this group completely lost its early

history. I was able to preserve some of the better early posts on a

geocities info website I set up (which has tons of links, FAQs, etc.

and is easier to navigate than searching archives on either of the

groups). You can access it at

http://www.geocities.com/orthognathicinfo

The first reason I started both the group and the website was to

collect information for my own use as I got closer to my surgery &

recovery, but then I realized that this info would be of use to many

other people. I guess I figured at the time the orthognathic world

needed a better mousetrap so I built it. And people have used it, and

it's still serving a valuable function, so it's still there.

And that's today's history lesson.

> I am new to this group and was wondering what the difference was

> between this group and the orthognathicsurgerysite2 group on

Yahoo?

> I just joined this one because I saw it first? Are there any

> differences between the two?

>

> Thanks for any info.

>

> Helen

[Guest guest]

I second what Marsha said and also second 's input regarding

the smaller size of membership for site 2. I found site 2 first,

but try to drop in on both once in a while.

I'm over a year post-op and doing very well, but I feel it's

important for me to stay somewhat active and give back to groups

that gave so much to me as I got ready for and recovered from my

surgery.

> > I am new to this group and was wondering what the difference was

> > between this group and the orthognathicsurgerysite2 group on

> Yahoo?

> > I just joined this one because I saw it first? Are there any

> > differences between the two?

> >

> > Thanks for any info.

> >

> > Helen

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I remember being referred or forwarded by somebody to site two to

look at some pix or something and i had to sign up, i did and it said

something about my signup needing to be reviewed by moderators or

something like that. i have not heard anything since. Would you be

able to advise? I have been posting on this site for about 4 weeks

and had my surgery 2.5 weeks ago. Thanks, katie

> > I am new to this group and was wondering what the difference was

> > between this group and the orthognathicsurgerysite2 group on

> Yahoo?

> > I just joined this one because I saw it first? Are there any

> > differences between the two?

> >

> > Thanks for any info.

> >

> > Helen

[Guest guest]

Yes, it's true that we have opted to approve all new members (it's

more work, but it keeps spammers away.

I will have another look at your membership status - there are no

pending memberships at the moment.

Thanks for letting me know, .

> Hi ,

>

> I remember being referred or forwarded by somebody to site two to

> look at some pix or something and i had to sign up, i did and it

said

> something about my signup needing to be reviewed by moderators or

> something like that. i have not heard anything since. Would you be

> able to advise? I have been posting on this site for about 4 weeks

> and had my surgery 2.5 weeks ago. Thanks, katie