I can't find it now, but when I was investigating E-Groups, I started a fusor forum there. Now I'm listed as one of their administrators, and I just got this notice from them. I'm posting it here, to keep the discussion of "venue" open.
Dear eGroups Moderator,
We have exciting news to share with you. We want you to be among the first to know that eGroups and Yahoo! Clubs will be merging. The new service will be called Yahoo! Groups.
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH EGROUPS?
eGroups will now be called Yahoo! Groups. Don't worry, all eGroups email and web addresses will continue to work, all data and event ownership will be maintained, and your entire group membership will carry over.
Everything you love about eGroups will still be around. Yahoo! Groups will continue to be a free service, and all the main features you use now will continue to be a part of the new Groups service. We'll begin to internationalize Yahoo! Groups after we've launched the service in the United States. In the interim, you will be able to use the international versions of eGroups.
WHAT'S NEW?
Yahoo! Groups will have lots of new features and even better customization. Upon launch, you will be able to:
* Chat with other group members using our improved Yahoo! Chat. * Add a splash of color to your group, or a main page photo, all
without knowing HTML. * See when group members are online and communicate with group members
in real time using Yahoo! Messenger. * Reach a larger audience. You will have the entire Yahoo! Network at
your doorstep.
And much, much more to come! The best part -- you won't have to do anything to your group to get it converted. This will all happen automatically. All you have to do to access this wide array of web functionality is merge your current eGroups account with a Yahoo! ID. For a detailed FAQ on this and other merger topics, please visit:
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/info
On behalf of everyone here at Yahoo Groups, thanks for being a moderator on our service.
Sincerely,
The Yahoo! Groups team
Created on Friday, December 08, 2000 9:19 AM EDT by The Perfesser