Irene Kraus's blog

To change the appearance of a Yahoo Group home page, begin by logging into Yahoo using your owner ID. Click next on the link to Yahoo Groups, and then the group which you wish to change. Once in your group, click on the Management link located in the left-hand column near the bottom. Under the Group Settings section on the right, you want to click on the link for Description & Appearance.

There are a number of reasons why a discussion group on Yahoo or Google can be considered orphaned. The owner could have died, become absent for any one of a number of reasons including loss of interest, or someone could have stolen control of the group through deception, theft, etc. What has worked best, in resolving such situations, is to prove to the satisfaction of the service (Yahoo, Google, whatever) the wishes of those within the group as to who the owner should be. In order for this to work, therefore, the evidence - if you will - of the will of those in the group must existed within the group itself.

Without a doubt, there is value to be found within a successful discussion group housed within Yahoo or Google’s system. Unfortunately, this does make them a target for theft. Those managing such discussion groups must do all he or she can to protect the security of their system from malware (virus infection, key-loggers, and spyware), their login information, and the integrity of the group itself. A variety of good articles on protecting a computer system and choosing good passwords have been written already, so herein the focus is going to be on techniques to protect the integrity of the group itself.

An important point to keep in mind in persuing the ideas presented here is that members (users) - themselves - are expected to carry out these actions. Owners and moderators can help through the advice offered here and encouragement, but a change of this nature must be done by the person carried out and confirmed by the indivdual. For example, the owner may suggest the member follow the steps in Method #1 to join using their new address and then remove their old membership entry for them. (Often the easiest method novices to follow as it is so short.)