Skype 7.1 Group chats broken - Legacy conversations??!

I constantly talk in a group on skype and i logged on today and could no longer send messages, receive messages, call the group or leave the conversation. I started a new group and got the error message - "This is a legacy conversation from an old skype client. Sending messages is not supported." I can still call and message in 1 on 1 conversations but not in groups.
I am using the most recent version of skype (7.10) and my mac is up to date (OSX 10.10.4) . Halp.

Highlight this group's name in the Contacts List so you can see the chat window for this group. Click on the Conversation menu and select Notification settings. Select there the appropriate option for the notifications.

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