Adding Members in Bulk
From:
Michael JasonSmith
Date:
May 06 23:55 UTC
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Hi All,
An administrator asked if it is possible to add a message to the invitation
that is sent to new group members, if the administrator uploads the details
of multiple members using a CSV file. No, it is not possible. This is a
deliberate omission on our part: while the message could be used to send
cordial greetings to many new group members, it can also be used to send
spam. It is also possible to send spam with the normal Add a New Member
page, but it is awkward to do this, so it is less likely to be abused.
Users tend to accept invitations more readily if they are sent a message
first, telling them what is about to happen. If you are adding lots of
people by CSV, then you have little choice but to send a bulk email to all
the new members (using the BCC-field). If you want to write an individual
message to each user, then there is little choice but to use the standard
Add a New Member page.
Kind regards,
Michael