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[Road's End Farm <organic87@frontiernet.net>]

> On Mar 31, 2019, at 10:31 PM, Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> You do not have to have a Google account to join and use a Google Group.

I don't think that's true.

> 
> Here is the new webforum:
> 
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nafe 
> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nafe>
> -- 

I went to that link; and discovered I couldn't even see the group, let alone 
post to it, unless I signed in. So I tried to sign in to it, and got as far 
as providing an email address: at which point I got "couldn't find your 
Google account" and couldn't go any further.

So I don't think anyone without an account can even see the group (though as 
it offered to sign me in via an account with YouTube or other "Google 
product" it's possible that some people have an account but don't know it.) 
And I don't see how it's going to get us new members if only those who 
already know it's there (and have an account on top of that) can even see it.

While I don't mean to denigrate your work on this, or your time and attention 
which are appreciated, I'm also puzzled that the reaction to a lot of people 
saying in effect 'wow! great! the email list is back!' is to promptly try to 
direct us all away from the email list and towards yet another possible 
diversion from it.




-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 6A now I think
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale