"It will be Summer at the earliest, is all I've read.  Obviously the migration tool is not complete so I highly doubt they'll give out any information at this early stage.   Who knows."

"http://interp.ning.com/"

"It would be helpful to the entire community if some of the more savvy and giving NC's would maintain a series of posts here on Creators about best practices in moving content, changing over network from 2.0-3.0 etc. I can deal with the people…"

"About Groups: When that feature gets developed, what functions will we look forward to? Easy customization of individual group layouts and backgrounds? Chat within groups? Anything else?"

"Thanks for posting this!So useful."

"Lisa, I'd very much like to communicate with you about this. I run a new Ning network managed by SF Austin State University with funding from the National Park Service and the Gulf Coast Alliance for resource interpretation and informal…"

"My experience too.  I have a 3 digit multiplication question, captcha and email verification and they get through.  For many reasons I'm not ready to go to approval for membership, because the balance of my workload to reduce spammers…"

"Yes, Yes, Yes. For my particular network Groups are key and at the same time most disappointing. Mine is a professional network acting as a hub for organizations and agencies who wish to add a community function without loosing their branding…"

"I got them too. I suspended for spam over 100 in 36 hours. I am a new network with a still growing membership so my barriers to entry are low, but that means security is low. While there is a lot of advice you may get on controlling entry it is all…"

"Forgive my ignorance....what is the "sprite" image and where is it on Ning sites?"

"Look at Classroom 2.0 This is a Ning based site that hosts live online events all the time. "

"Great!  I'm glad we found a solution to fit your needs.  You are most welcome.  Enjoy your weekend-"

"Works like a charm. I can see many possible applications for this actually. Instead of sending messages through the internal Ning message system and getting a Do not reply type message in your email, you get a real email from a real email…"

"I was getting slammed by the d.a.m.n.s.p.a.m.m.e.r.s@gmail.com before the holidays and into early Jan. As my network is new (launched in November) I am keeping the barrier to entry low so as to make entry easy for members. I'm still in the…"

"http://alternativeto.net/software/ning/"

"This I will try tonight. Thanks for your diligence; I think you are onto something here. Still a work around, but it is smooth. I like it. "