Private messaging: groups
When you send messages regularly to the same profiles, handling the same subject, you save some time by creating groups and sending messages to the groups as a whole.
As a board owner, you might want to send private messages to your administrators, moderators and regular board members without having to send a message to the entire community.
This can be done by creating a group.
Creating groups.
To create groups, click on the inbox link in your navigation bar.
Click on the groups link in your message menu.
Group name:
This is the name you will use to message your group. Fill out the desired name.
Group description:
Give the group a description. e.g. moderators of my domain, chat buddies, etc..
Click the create button to create the group.
Editing a group
To add a profile to a group, type the profile name in the designated area and click add. You will need to add the name with the appropriate extension, for example user.u, user.e or user.boardname
Click the save button to save the changes.
To add multiple names to a group or to remove names, click the modify button.
Type the names of the profiles to add, or delete the names of the profiles to remove.
Click the save button to save the changes.
To delete a group, click the dismiss button.
Confirm deletion.
Messaging a group.
To message a group, click the messages link in your navigation bar.
Click "compose new message" in your inbox.
Type the name of the group in the "to" box.
Type your message and click the send button.
notes:
1) @ group needs to be added to your group name when sending a message to your group.
A group named "chat" should be displayed as chat@group in the "to" box.
2) should any of the members in your group block you or change his/her pm settings, your message will still go through to the other members of your group.
When you send messages regularly to the same profiles, handling the same subject, you save some time by creating groups and sending messages to the groups as a whole.
As a board owner, you might want to send private messages to your administrators, moderators and regular board members without having to send a message to the entire community.
This can be done by creating a group.
Creating groups.
To create groups, click on the inbox link in your navigation bar.
Click on the groups link in your message menu.
Group name:
This is the name you will use to message your group. Fill out the desired name.
Group description:
Give the group a description. e.g. moderators of my domain, chat buddies, etc..
Click the create button to create the group.
Editing a group
To add a profile to a group, type the profile name in the designated area and click add. You will need to add the name with the appropriate extension, for example user.u, user.e or user.boardname
Click the save button to save the changes.
To add multiple names to a group or to remove names, click the modify button.
Type the names of the profiles to add, or delete the names of the profiles to remove.
Click the save button to save the changes.
To delete a group, click the dismiss button.
Confirm deletion.
Messaging a group.
To message a group, click the messages link in your navigation bar.
Click "compose new message" in your inbox.
Type the name of the group in the "to" box.
Type your message and click the send button.
notes:
1) @ group needs to be added to your group name when sending a message to your group.
A group named "chat" should be displayed as chat@group in the "to" box.
2) should any of the members in your group block you or change his/her pm settings, your message will still go through to the other members of your group.
