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Joy
Apr 5, 2012, 1:08:48 PM4/5/12
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Mike Maxey, the owner of the John Rundle High School Google Group has
made the following remarks on the JRHS Group:
When my wife wants to tell me something bad she always starts with a
long story that I can understand thirty seconds into will not go to a
good place. So, I always immediately ask "how bad is it?"
To answer that question in relation to the JRHS Group, it is bad.
Someone has hacked the group and prevented me from monitoring
messages. That means almost no one can send a message to the JRHS
Group to answer posts or make comments. The message will go for
moderation but I can't approve it and no one will see it -- not even
me.
Now for the story: A few years back, I posted some photos of Joy's
sister in China on a missions trip. After that we started getting
spam from China sent to the JRHS Google Group site. I would moderate
messages and delete the spam. All was well until I decided to
actually start reporting the spam to Google (they have an option to do
that when you moderate a message). Shortly after I started doing
that, the ability to moderate messages at the site was disabled. I
assume we were hacked by someone who did not appreciate my reporting
their spam to Google. I've tried to contact Google but they only have
a "no reply" email box that says "thanks for you suggestions to
improve Google" after you submit it.
From a business point of view, Google needs to figure out what is
happening and try to prevent it. We have successfully moved our site
to Facebook and it appears to be a really vibrant community there.
See https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/157138264345537/. If you want
to join the JRHS Facebook Group just let me know -- send me an email
(my email is cc'ed on this message).
I will be posting links to the JRHS Facebook Group so you get a sense
of what is being discussed and decide if you want to join or not.
If you reply to this email, please hit the "reply to all" button so I
get a copy to my personal email, otherwise I will not be able to read
it if it goes to the JRHS Google Group site for moderation.
Michael Maxey
JRHS 1970
I do not know what is in the future for the Gore Springs School Google
Group.
I learned a great deal here.
I learned from Mike.
Many of you have joined the John Rundle Facebook.
I encourage you to join if you have not.
You are welcome.
made the following remarks on the JRHS Group:
When my wife wants to tell me something bad she always starts with a
long story that I can understand thirty seconds into will not go to a
good place. So, I always immediately ask "how bad is it?"
To answer that question in relation to the JRHS Group, it is bad.
Someone has hacked the group and prevented me from monitoring
messages. That means almost no one can send a message to the JRHS
Group to answer posts or make comments. The message will go for
moderation but I can't approve it and no one will see it -- not even
me.
Now for the story: A few years back, I posted some photos of Joy's
sister in China on a missions trip. After that we started getting
spam from China sent to the JRHS Google Group site. I would moderate
messages and delete the spam. All was well until I decided to
actually start reporting the spam to Google (they have an option to do
that when you moderate a message). Shortly after I started doing
that, the ability to moderate messages at the site was disabled. I
assume we were hacked by someone who did not appreciate my reporting
their spam to Google. I've tried to contact Google but they only have
a "no reply" email box that says "thanks for you suggestions to
improve Google" after you submit it.
From a business point of view, Google needs to figure out what is
happening and try to prevent it. We have successfully moved our site
to Facebook and it appears to be a really vibrant community there.
See https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/157138264345537/. If you want
to join the JRHS Facebook Group just let me know -- send me an email
(my email is cc'ed on this message).
I will be posting links to the JRHS Facebook Group so you get a sense
of what is being discussed and decide if you want to join or not.
If you reply to this email, please hit the "reply to all" button so I
get a copy to my personal email, otherwise I will not be able to read
it if it goes to the JRHS Google Group site for moderation.
Michael Maxey
JRHS 1970
I do not know what is in the future for the Gore Springs School Google
Group.
I learned a great deal here.
I learned from Mike.
Many of you have joined the John Rundle Facebook.
I encourage you to join if you have not.
You are welcome.
mary windham
Apr 8, 2012, 7:42:10 PM4/8/12
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