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Groups
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Groups facilitate communication on specific topics by providing a common area to interact .
Creating a Group
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Open your profile menu . When using the standard / default theme , this is often done by clicking your photo in the top navigation bar . Select "Channels" . On the Channel Management page click "Create New" . For "Channel role and privacy" select one of the Community Group entries from the dropdown . Create a group name and nickname as desired and submit .
Group - Normal
This selection creates a public group where members are automatically approved by default . Group posts are shared publicly .
Group - Restricted
This selection creates a private group where members need to be approved to become members . Group posts are only shared with group members .
Group - Moderated
This selection creates a public group which requires posts and comments from new members to be moderated ( approved by an administrator ) prior to publishing . This can be disabled at any time for existing group members by editing the connection and deselecting the 'Moderated' permission for that channel .
Once the new channel is created you may setup the profile photo , cover photo and profile details as desired . To return to your or iginal channel select "Channels" from the profile menu and select your or iginal channel from the list provided . You may also wish to join ( connect with ) the group from your or iginal channel as this does not happen automatically .
Joining a Group
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You join a group in the same way as you connect with any channel in the network . For public groups you may be automatically approved at the discretion of the group administrator .
Leaving a Group
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You leave a group by deleting the connection from within the Connections app .
Posting to a Group
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You can post to a group in several ways .
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1 ) Compose a post on your own site and use the access dialog ( click the lock icon located immediately beneath the post editor ) to select the group as a destination . This is the preferred method as it attempts to smooth over any differences communicating with groups provided by other applications .
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2 ) Send a DM ( direct / private message ) to the group . This will be re - published as a group post . A DM is created by creating a post and selecting the group as a private recipient from the access dialog ( look for a lock button in the post editor ) . Alternatively you can create a post using "private mentions" and tag the group . A post with a private mention is only sent to those mentioned . A private mention begins with the characters @ ! followed by the group name . This should auto - complete as soon as you start typing the name .
When using a DM for group posting , please do not include any other recipients .
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Group members using other software ( Mastodon , MoodleNet , etc . ) will need to use a DM to post to groups that use this software . The precise mechanism for sending a DM may vary depending on the software used .
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3 ) Visit the group homepage using an authenticated link and post to the homepage creating a "wall-to-wall" post . This option is only available between sites and applications which provide network single sign - on . This software provides such a service . Other applications may not .
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Posting comments to a Group
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No special action is necessary . Just reply to the conversation as you would any other conversation .