Is it just me or do others find the google group format awkward?

[Deborah Taylor]

Hi folks!

I am fully prepared to discover that I am simply a middle aged Luddite who just doesn't quite "get" how to efficiently use this website.  But in case I am not alone:

Is anyone else frustrated with the Google groups website as a vehicle for sharing resources?  I find it "clunky" and awkward - 

I don't use a gmail address for my email, and have to go the website to view messages, which means that when I click on a topic, I see posts from September through today.  I've mostly stopped using it as a result. 

Is it worth exploring a different format for next year or is everyone else pretty happy with this one?

Thanks and many blessings for the Easter season!

Deborah (Duffy) in Ontario

[Rev. Deb McMillan]

Hey Deborah, I'm a Deb too. And yes, I'm finding this google group format a little awkward too (and I'm comfortable with technology). It's been over a month since you posted. Have you heard anything yet? 

[Glidden UMC]

You shouldn't need to have a gmail address to get e-mails.  I don't (at least not one linked to my Google Groups account) and I get the emails.

That said, as someone planning to start using the Narrative Lectionary this fall, I'd also like an easier-to-use format. It's a little cumbersome to go back and find documents folks have created.

And, unless I'm missing something, there's not a lot of discussion/traffic.  I think I just discovered one reason:  If you reply to a message, it goes back to the original sender, not the googlegroups account.  You have to make a special effort to make sure it goes back to the whole group.  I'm thinking this is a setting the administrator could change?

Lorinda

Rev. Lorinda H. M. Hoover, OSL

Glidden United Methodist Church

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[Greg Fetzer]

Folks, I started a wiki for the Narrative Lectionary.  Go to www.NLwiki.org to see what I had in mind.  There is nothing for Year 1 and just a start for Year 2, but I think it'll give you a glimpse of what is possible. Peace, Greg --- On Sat, 5/19/12, Glidden UMC <glidd...@windstream.net> wrote:

[Chris Duckworth]

Any interest in creating a Facebook Group for the Narrative Lectionary? They are a little awkward, too, especially with sharing documents, but logging in, having conversations, and so forth are a bit easier. What do you all think?

PS. New here. Starting the NL in the fall, and looking forward to it!

[Chris Duckworth]

And, for what it is worth, I'd be glad to set up a Facebook Group for the Narrative Lectionary. But, I don't want to undermine this Google Group. Having worked with Google Groups in the past, however, I agree about its format and would welcome a different platform, if there is any sort of consensus on shifting to FB instead.