Yahoo Group is Shutting Down Bring all Your Bag Come Down Here...

[Mechatrommer]

i got a message...

Dear Yahoo Group Moderators and Members,

We launched Yahoo Groups 20 years ago to connect people around their shared interests. We helped our users navigate new towns, keep in touch with college friends, learn new skills, and most importantly, build connections they may have lost or never had in the first place. While we could not have been more proud of what we accomplished together, we are reaching out today with heavy hearts to let you know that we have decided to shut down Yahoo Groups on December 15, 2020.

Yahoo Groups has seen a steady decline in usage over the last several years. Over that same period we’ve witnessed unprecedented levels of engagement across our properties as customers seek out premium, trustworthy content. To that end, we must sometimes make difficult decisions regarding products that no longer fit our long-term strategy as we hone our focus on other areas of the business.

Beginning December 15, 2020 the Yahoo Groups website will shut down and members will no longer be able to send or receive emails from Yahoo Groups. We’ve compiled a comprehensive FAQ here that includes alternative providers and information on how this will impact your group content.

Thank you for helping us build one of the earliest digital communities — we’re proud and honored to have forged countless connections over the last 20 years and played a small part in helping build your communities.

Sincerely,
The Yahoo Groups team

i frequently see members posting giving links to yahoo group on ee materials. so what impact it can be? i believe alot of the ee gems are deep buried down there.

[Bud]

Most of the groups have migrated their content to groups.io , the owners of which were giving you premium account for free if you are anti-Trump. Any guess why they wanted to acquire the massive yahoo groups audience?

[james_s]

I thought Yahoo Groups shut down some time ago?

I used to be on several thriving groups and was a moderator on one, they worked well and were very popular. Then Yahoo decided their platform looked dated and revamped everything, in the process completely ruining groups. The new design was so buggy it was unusable and members abandoned them almost overnight fleeing to other platforms. Despite outrage in the community Yahoo steadfastly refused to roll back the changes. Screw Yahoo, they did it to themselves.

[NiHaoMike]

Here's how to archive the data:
https://archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Yahoo!_Groups

Most of the groups have migrated their content to groups.io , the owners of which were giving you premium account for free if you are anti-Trump. Any guess why they wanted to acquire the massive yahoo groups audience?

How do they prove the users really are against Trump?

[DrG]

How do they prove the users really are against Trump?

Apologies, I just could not resist that

[DeanA]

How do they prove the users really are against Trump?

Apologies, I just could not resist that

Thanks, I needed a good laugh today. lol.

[Mechatrommer]

yeah coincidentally, https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/alternative-math-(joke)-morale/?topicscreen ... now we have the tool and the method of verification... 4 + 6 = 46 (Trump's supporters).. another method i can think of is islamophobic and Made in USA only. so if you find someone who reviewed or own Made in China T&M, thats a good sign of anti-Trump movement...