Time for basic and dumb questions, the answers to which might save other people's time from being wasted by me
Since I just joined a while ago, I have been adding groups every week.
What happens if I want to publish an article (or image) to a new group I've joined, even though I already published the article (or image) to other Gather groups?
If I include the old groups on my "publish to" list, does the work get published twice to those old groups?
If I don't include the old groups on the "publish to" list, does the work get removed from the old groups?
I'm sure that this is unbelievably obvious to everyone else. Maybe I need more sleep or just don't get the whole concept here yet!
Here are examples of articles and images that have not been fully distributed to groups:
Historical fiction/ crime fiction review: <a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977235425&nav=Namespace ">The Shadow of the Shadow</a>
Review of Henning Mankell's <a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977229079&nav=Namespace">Swedish crime fiction</a>
Review of <a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977226529&nav=Namespace">Spanish crime fiction </a> by Arturo Perez-Reverte
Good vs. bad biofuels! A <a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977234773&nav=Namespace">Story on biofuels and their sources</a> and new draft regulations from Europe to prevent Palm Oil and other environmentally damaging fuel sources from being used.
Find <a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticles.jsp?memberId=467519&nav=Namespace">all my articles on books, science, the environment, and blogging</a>
Images: <a href="http://www.gather.com/viewImage.jsp?fileId=3096224744549345&nav=Namespace&memberId=467519">3 Day eventing in England- jumping cross country</a>
<a href="http://www.gather.com/viewImage.jsp?fileId=3096224744559410&nav=Namespace&memberId=467519">glassblower's art</a>
<a href="http://www.gather.com/viewImage.jsp?fileId=3096224744553493&nav=Namespace&memberId=467519">Japanese Garden in Missouri</a>
<a href="http://www.gather.com/viewImage.jsp?fileId=3096224744553501&nav=Namespace&memberId=467519">Maine Sunset in Casco Bay</a>
or see <a href="http://www.gather.com/viewImages.jsp?memberId=467519&nav=Namespace">all photos</a> here.
Thanks! Jim
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Jim: "What happens if I want to publish an article (or image) to a new group I've joined, even though I already published the article (or image) to other Gather groups?"
You click on EDIT at the respective article and the groups that you already published the article to will automatically show up in the list. You can add new one as you like and then publish.
Jim: "If I include the old groups on my "publish to" list, does the work get published twice to those old groups?"
If the groups are moderated, the moderator will have to approve publication again, while those who aren't moderated will accept the article with or without changes, while the existing comments and ratings will remain as was.
One thing you should notice is that, if you republish the article, the date of republication will be added. So, if you want to assert your copyright over the article, you're in trouble. Other places (such as Google groups) allow you to make pages that keep all the revisions, so you can prove that you wrote something earlier than someone else who may have copied your article. If you publish an article at, say, Blogger, you can change your article while only the original date of publishing will show up. If you can follow me, this actually means that you cannot assert your copyright at all. Few people seem to understand this, but I add it anyway, and recommend everyone to take a email account (gmail or another good email) and highlight the text and email it to yourself at your email service, for copyright assertion purposes. Do not click on the 'email this' link underneath the article, immediately after you've first posted it, because you'll just get a message in your email with a link to the article. You need to email the full text to yourself as proof of authorship.
To add groups to an article click "edit" and add them. It will NOT publish them again to the original groups. Now, I haven't done it in a while, but it used to be if you did that, it would not put them at the "head of the class" so to say in the new group. It will file them in order with the original publishing date together with other articles already in the group. So it could end up on page 15 and nobody may notice it.
If you want it to show up first in line, you will need to republish the whole article again fresh, but only select the new groups when doing that; the articles in the other groups will stay as they were. (that is how it used to work, and if changed I don't know it)
I myself have been publishing articles to "myself only" first (no groups) as a way to preview them, making corrections if any, and then going back "edit" and adding groups afterwards. Just some info if interested.
Did I confuse you? I hope not, but if so, I'll try again. Take care.
As a group moderator I don't mind that once in a while but someone was adding a group a day so I was getting all of their photos every day and that was a pain. Eventually I just declined them rather than block that person as a member because that person does have fantastic photos.
So, go for it! I do it too. When a new group shows up that my photos would be good in, I join the new group, click edit and add that group to my photo.
Remember on groups that are moderated to follow the rules of that group. All moderated groups have a theme or specific likes and dislikes.
Sam, I understand your point and will make sure to work with this in mind. Thanks!
Marilyn: Thanks for the very helpful answer. I think I am officially well-informed! Thanks!
And if something isn't clear, ask a Guide or go to the Guide group and post your question.