I’m there.
Me too. Goodbye, GoogleGroups (and thanks for all the fish :-). /walt
Wait. There was fish? No one told me about the fish!
D’oh! Tiddlers!
All the cool kids are there so I’m joining too.
Not that my contributions have been earth shattering, but I’ve moved too 
David Shaw
Switched too. Discourse is looking pretty good so far and indeed much superior to GG. I did find the base config a bit spammy though, as users are automatically registered as tracking a thread (and therefore receive email alerts) after only 4 minutes with the thread open.
All those settings can be adjusted in your Preferences page. You can also “mute” a category if you want. So you don’t get e-mailed at all.
-mario
moved over also
I will join the “me too” movement (to discourse of course
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Scot
I have also moved.
I have also moved, Discourse is looking pretty good to me.
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Of course I do - and my name too!
Well, not at all - the Dots had to be chaged. But the rest looks fine.
Have a nice day!
Johannes
I’ve created a profile on Talk.TiddlyWiki.org and am delighted with the interface there. I’ll try to ask questions and create new threads there rather than here, though I guess I’ll be drawn back to Google Groups is that’s where the conversation flows. (For my part, I’m hoping it moves to Talk.TW)
Definitely moving over to the Discourse community. See you all there!
Best,
Joshua Fontany
Signed up for Discourse - can’t find any hits when searching “TiddlyWiki” - did I just lose access to the community?
JWH
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Hi All,
Unless Jeremy plans to do the same sorry but no thanks and even then probably not. Other than it being a perhaps more feature rich, and newer platform is there really a burning need to make this switch now? I know its been debated here for a long time and have read the arguments both for and against but this sounds as though it is being forced upon us regardless of Jeremys reluctance to do so for some reason. Maybe google has announced it is killing off groups, Jeremy has decided it is for the best, or something else I am unaware of? (very possible I suffer from brain damage and am no longer really in the know anymore, but do rely on getting these emails to try and stay up on developments with TiddlyWiki and the plugin work being done). I can still use TiddlyWiki to great advantage but no longer have the ability to write plugins or do many things I used to do before. Anything new is pretty much impossible for me to learn. Will discourse offer these email updates like the one I am responding to here and will those of us who choose not to join discourse (my mind is unable to learn new things) be registered to receive those if this is done or will I need to register my email address in their site in order to keep these condensed emails coming to me? I also feel there is a wealth of historical information in this group that would be a shame if not transferred over (perhaps it has?) Anyway, I hope replying to “all” is the proper way to ask. If not I do apologize. Also, I am not being critical of this change just explaining my inability to do this and feel it is pointless unless Jeremy wants to make this change as well. If so I guess this group can still stand as an archive of all the history and work that has been done to get us here and if it offers that condensed email capability then maybe. I DO NOT want an email for every post being made thats is an absolute!
Thanks,
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Ed,
Many of us who are deeply imbedded and active in Google Groups have good reasons and arguments to move. Apart from the fact you can’t even reply on a mobile, mark code in a forum post and more Discourse solves a range of problems and issues that I expect you do not experience every day.
We can’t rely on Google any more and moving to talk.tiddlywiki.org puts control into the communities hands. In many ways “a move” if not “this move” has being on the cards for years, however getting consensus from the community is like herding cats. To put this decision on Jeremy alone is also asking too much.
I know change can be difficult but as always the community is here to help, and from what I have seen Discourse offers everything and more than GG. So I am confident we can restore the functionality you want.
Please continue to raise issues but also let the community help you transition or solve the problems you experience, or even ultimately change our minds because of your experience.
If you did not see yet, signing up at talk.tiddlywiki.org with your google login is possibly the easiest entry to the new system.
Yours sincerely
Tony
Tony,
Ed did not complain. He would not like to miss totally out on the group and is afraid that will happen! Explained that his need was to receive email summary as that is the only way it would be possible for him to enjoy the part possible for him to use. The question was not about the reasoning for some to want the move - but: “Will I be able to receive email summary from this new group - and if so, can someone help me get it set up?”
Just as when you asked for a couple of days, why you were not able to login and get writing in the new group - and asked repeatedly to get help from moderators to be able to write to the group. (Sure easy to sign up - you now write). Other people have other problems, and not everyone has all of your expertise in using all sorts of groups at a professional level.
As a promoter for the move and now a leader in the new group prepare for questions like this - and be happy when they are asked. This group is large and lots of users have used it for years - but have special needs to be able to do so. If questions like this is not met with answers - those users will just be sorry and give up without telling you - and have lost yet another thing in life. Please remember that someone’s gain is often happening while others loose out.
We know that quite some users of this group -found ways to keep using Tiddlywiki and this group. And at. some point explained their special needs and why they needed a solution. Poor eyesight or blindness has been one of them.
I would think that promoting the discourse group - why not make it clear - can you use the group directly from receiving emails - emails summary. Can you use the group fully if your only way of being able is using a screen reader?
Others have written earlier about having difficulty with busy screens, moving parts - and lot of colour - lots of changing screens with shifting layouts - and even more I cannot remember now. Explain how to use it for those - if possible.
If people with special needs are not in the target group for the the new group - save time and explain why.
Please think about it - and ask people to explain their problems - and try to find solutions. Use those points in the promotion. Plenty of telling it is beautiful, easy, what some wants etc. I think most have read that by now.
And the questions have to be asked before your wished making this group read only - because afterwards - you will never know.
Who IS in the Target group for the new group? And then list the promoting points - ALL of them. Show that list clearly in both groups.
Please - I did not in anyway want to offend anyone - but we are not all the same.
Hi Ed,
Gosh, your situation sounds scary. I don’t know if I could stick with it under your circumstances.
Yes, you will need to sign up at talk.tiddlywiki.org. But the good news is that you can use your existing gmail address, so you won’t have to learn anything new there.
Once you sign up, you, or a helper, will need to navigate to the settings:
In the upper right hand corner click on your avatar, then on the little man tab, then on the cog, then from the list on the left click on “Emails”. Under “Activity Summary” you can select to receive a summary weekly, monthly, or bi-annually. I could put together some screen shots if that would help, though I feel that should be done with someone with an official capacity.
The funny thing is, to get these summaries, you have to NEVER visit the new forum! It only sends you summaries if you stay away!
The thing I don’t know is if you can reply to a summary, just like to an email. Maybe an admin can comment.
There is a mail list mode, but it sends you every single post, which I don’t think is what you want. Most other systems have mail list modes with summaries, but that option isn’t on the drop down.