Can a new group choose the same name as another group?

Question

I've owned my Yahoo group for years, and now someone has started a similar group using the same name as mine, without the underscores. This can cause major confusion...

Answer 1

well : it is very important with  " Yahoo ! Groups  yes of course

that will be My Answers Yahoo ! My Answers other - Yahoo ! Products

also I know This  Yahoo ! Answers  Yahoo ! MySpace Index  or

Other - Yahoo ! Groups & Culture

Answer 2

Not unless at least 1 letter in the name of the group is different. These yahoo groups are case sensitive. And there is nothing you can do to change the other persons group either you just have to live with it.

Answer 3

the system recognizes characters and the underscores makes that difference. the title without the underscores makes it not the exact same title. this can cause confusion but most times there's such a close group title, it's a present or past member who created that 2nd group.

Answer 4

You can get around this by changing the name of your group and sending the new name to all your members, suggesting they subscribe to the new goup.  It is a bit of a hassle, but there's nothing you can do about a similar name as long as any of the characters are different.