Multiply is more of a social network. It is not group or user friendly. Last year, Wally started a backup group, of 2nd US Cavalry, at Multiply. He ran of space for pictures and music. Some of us, including me, joined Multiply at that time. I am at http://greystarfish1.multiply.com/ ,if anyone wants to send me a "make friends invite." I am using the Blue Slate theme. Click on Customize Site. It is under "Choose a Theme."  By your screen name, click on "settings," and then click on "My E-Mail Alerts." I only have "Invitations to be a contact" checked. DO NOT check anything else. You will get emails from friends of your friends, posts at groups, etc. Uncheck the group posts, as well. This will keep your email down. Some forum owners are leaving MSN. Stonewall has a Yahoo! Groups backup, to his MSN Groups. He is moving to Yahoo! Groups. There are some other forum owners, looking at different forums. I will post some information, when I get it. Teresa

Should we go to Yahoo Groups instead????

Laidbacktoo,   If we go to Yahoo! Groups and some other groups, we will lose everything and have to start over. I know that Bonnie is searching for another forum, that can move her group. One of my groups, is starting over at http://respectdiscussion.yuku.com/directory ,if you would like to look at it. Multiply is more of a social network and for blogs, than forums. It is more in line, with My Space. Does anyone have any ideals? Teresa 

"Multiply is more of a social network and for blogs,"

 

........Teresa, I agree. Its been a while since I have used Yahoo, but it sure beats Multiphy. Jreb

Laidbacktoo,  You might want to check out  The PhpBB Group at http://www.phpbb.com/  and NING at http://www.ning.com/   .I have never used either, of these groups. Teresa

Laidbacktoo, You might want to check out The PhpBB Group is  http://www.phpbb.com/ .I know  the owner of a group, that switch from MSN, a few years ago. He got sick and tired of MSN'S problems and glitches. This is what he told me. "Well we like the Phpbb forum, it holds a lot of data and it's easy to retrieve." If you would like to visit his group, it is at http://michaellee.modernwriters.org/index.php?sid=f98fd8eab7c9a07fde2f7e6f55d01e3b .Teresa
   

Teresa, I am so used to MSN that everything else looks wierd. phpbb looks like it would be easy to navigate. I am looking for suggestions. I thought more people would be giving advice.

Laidbacktoo, You might want to check out Aimoo at http://www.aimoo.com/ .They will transfer MSN'S Groups data for free. Bonnie is in the process, of moving her MSN Group, to Aimoo. Multiply is more in line with My Space. It is for social networks  and blogs. It is not set up for groups. Teresa    

I checked it out last night myself. It does look user friendly. Who else wants to give it a try?

Laidbacktoo,  I agree with Cat. Let's give it a try. Bonnie's subject "Well Folks after a long search....." is at http://groups.msn.com/BonnieBlueToo/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=3554&LastModified=4675698650153040683 .This is Bonnie's post  # 1. 

From: <NOBR>BonnieBlueFlag1®</NOBR>  (Original Message)

Sent: 11/16/2008 8:49 AM

I started the migration process over to AIMOO.  At 3:30 this morning (couldn't sleep) and decided that Aimoo works for this kind of forum.  Multiply is already causing problems for me as far as a group goes. Anyway. you will start receiving invites here before long.  It is alot easier to navigate.  Bear with me while I work out the bugs.  Thank GOD we have until Feb to work this all out.  Supposedly in 24 hours the site will transfer and I am keeping my fingers crossed it just doesn't disappear.

 

Okay, buy the end of the week I will have us moving to Aimoo.

Cool Beans...At least for now we have a new place to call home