Yes, I've done this as well.  It makes it possible to retain email
addresses that you don't want to lose entirely but also don't want to get
listed every time you go to My Contacts.

On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:17 AM, GM-lover <rdmoores@gmai...> wrote:

> After several attempts, I succeeded in removing a couple of addresses
> from My Contacts but leaving them in a group. It seems My Contacts is
> just another group, but with the difference that a when a new contact
> is created it gets assigned to My Contacts by default. After you put
> it in the group(s) you want, it can be easily removed from My Contacts
> by selecting it in the My Contacts list, clicking on the weird button
> with 3 heads, unchecking My Contacts and clicking Apply.
>
> On Apr 20, 10:51 am, "Zack (Doc)" <z...@tnan...> wrote:
> > Not as far as I know.  To be in your groups, they have to have a contact
> > entry.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 01:16, GM-lover <rdmoo...@gmai...> wrote:
> > > I have a group of addresses that I'd like to remove from My Contacts
> > > but left in their group. Is this possible?
> >
> > > Thanks
>
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