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Re: Should we stay or should we go? #tools

Tony Melendez
 

Stan, in the past I’ve offered to host a domain on my web server. I even have a license for XenForo forum software. XenForo is a great platform, but it doesn’t offer migration from Yahoo Groups. It’s very feature rich, such as different sub-forums (categories), advanced moderation with multiple moderators, public or member-only areas, social media integration, mobile friendly, etc.

 

Let me know if I can help.

 

Tony

 

 

From: sikmleaders@...
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 6:50 PM
To: sikmleaders@...
Subject: [sikmleaders] Should we stay or should we go?

 

 

I have been dealing with Yahoo on two problems with our Yahoo group. They recently responded with this message: “Yahoo Groups isn't a supported product. The engineering team is spread thin and has to prioritize issues.”

 

Susan Ostreicher suggested that we consider migrating the SIKM Leaders Community's discussions from the current Yahoo Group to Groups.io.  I read up on this, and it is a good idea. The founder of Groups.io was also the founder of Yahoo Groups. There is a migration tool to move our discussions (but not our files) to Groups.io.  For more, see:

  • Groups.io

There are two other options I have thought about:

1. Facebook Groups

2. Yammer

  • I am a member of the How? Network, so I can create a group for SIKM and invite new members to join the network and the group.
  • Or another member could do something similar using a different Yammer network.

The priorities for a new platform are:

  1. Functionality that includes what we currently have and goes beyond it, including the ability to post and reply entirely through email.
  1. Ability to migrate old discussions to the new platform.
  1. Improved ease of use.
  1. Improved platform support.
  1. Likelihood of platform longevity.

Which of these alternatives do you prefer?

  1. Stay with Yahoo for as long as it is available and viable.
  1. Migrate to Groups.io.
  1. Move to a Facebook Group.
  1. Move to a Yammer Group (if you can provide access to a Yammer network, provide the details).
  1. Move to something else (specify which platform and why you prefer it).
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