This message was sent to all yahoo groups moderators, which in this
group means Sepiatint and me. I have no idea how this is going to
change things, but I would like to suggest if anyone has any favorite
pictures in the albums, go over there and save them to disk or
something just in case. You never know...
(By the way, this only affects things here at Low Rent, not at Old
Ping Hai's Basement)
OPH

Starting the week of November 21st, we will be upgrading Yahoo! Groups
photos. Not all groups will be affected immediately; the changes will
take place gradually over a 4-6 week period.

The upgrade will:

* allow for moderation of the photos uploads (in the same way you
currently can moderate messages);
* alert users on the web site when new photos are uploaded;
* display all recently posted photos on a special "new photos page";
* offer a larger display option for photos.

In addition, thanks to some help from the Yahoo! Photos team, photos
will now be stored in "albums" rather than folders. The good news is
that albums will now display the first photo in the album as a cover
photo, and the owners of an album will have the ability to sort the
photos.

However, the change also means you will no longer be able to place a
photo album in another photo album, nor add photos to a group without
putting them in an album. For existing groups that are using these
features, folders in your group's photo area that are currently stored
in other folders will be brought to the top level; while photos that
are currently not in any folder will be automatically added to a new
album called "Miscellaneous".