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How can I directly add (not invite) members to my group?

To add (directly import) members to your group:

  1. Click Members from the list on the left of any page.
  2. In the upper right, click Invite People.
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Add Members from an existing email list.
  4. Enter the email addresses of new members you want to add, one per line.
  5. Click Continue.
  6. Review the list of email addresses to be added. To add the new members, click Continue.
  7. Now, review the welcome email that will be sent, click Add Members.

You may add 100 addresses per day. The limit applies both to an individual group and an individual moderator.

Example 1: If you have 2 groups, you may add 100 members per day to one or 50 to each.

Example 2: If there are two moderators for your group who add members, each of you may add 50 per day, or just one of you could add 100 and the other none, etc.

(Note: per day does not mean calendar day; there will usually be a 24-28 hour lag before more users can be added.)

Important Notes regarding use of this feature:

  • It’s against the Yahoo! Groups Terms of Service to add people to your group without their permission. Yahoo! Groups provides the Add Members feature as a convenience to group moderators for those occasions that require directly importing a few email addresses to a group. If you abuse this feature, your group will be deleted and your Yahoo! account will be suspended.
  • Yahoo! highly recommends using the Invite Members feature as the preferred method to add members to your group.

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