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Joining a Group and Activities

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How to Join a Group

When you find a group you want to join click on the “Join this Group” button. Once you join a group you will be able to participate in discussion boards and join the group chat room if one has been enabled.

How to Leave a Group

If you want to leave a group you have joined go to the group page and click on “Leave this group”.

How to Look Up Group Members

  1. A list of group members will be displayed in the right pane of the group page.
  2. Click on “View All Members” to display members who have joined the group.
  3. You can sort the list by clicking on one of the options listed next to the “Sort By” field. Click on the same filter again to reverse the way the list is sorted.
  4. You can also search for a specific member by entering their handle in the “Search by Username” field then click on “Search”.

What are Associate Members?

If you are listed as an associate member of an Interest Group, it means that you have not fulfilled the activity requirements for that group as set by the group’s moderator. To view the activity requirements for any group see the group’s main page.

Associate members of a group do not show up in the normal member list for that group, and they cannot access that group’s chat room.

What are Group Restrictions?

Group moderators can set restrictions so only specific members who meet the criteria are allowed to join the group. Moderators also have the ability manually allow members who do not meet the criteria and bypass the access restrictions. If you are a moderator of a group you can set the access restrictions or add members by clicking on “Edit Group Settings” on the group page.

What are Activity Requirements?

If an Interest Group has Activity Requirements, it means that in order to have full member status, you must make a certain number of posts within a pre-determined time period, as set by the group’s moderator. If you do not comply with the activity requirements of a group your status will be changed to that of an associate member.

If you are the moderator of an Interest Group, you have the ability to select activity requirements for your members by clicking on “Edit Group Settings” for that group. Under “Activity Requirements” you can update requirement options so that members have to post a certain number times within a 1-30 day period and within 1-12 months to remain a full member of your Interest Group. Changes to your group’s settings will become active within 24 hours.

If you do not want to have activity requirements as part of your Interest Group settings, enter “0” for required posts.

What are Discussion boards?

Within each group you will find discussion boards where members can add comments to various topics. To view a discussion board click on the title under the Post column.

Once you have joined the group you can post new topics by clicking on “Post a Topic” in the discussion board section.

How to Add a comment to a Discussion Board

You can add comments to the discussion board, assuming the author has allowed it. Follow the instructions below to add a comment:

  1. To add a comment in a discussion board click “Post A Reply” at the top of the page or scroll to the bottom of the page.
  2. Enter your comment and click the “Post your reply” button. For more information about formatting visit the Message Toolbar
  3. You can add an image by clicking “Choose File” next to the Photo/Icon field. Put [image] where you want the uploaded photo displayed in your comment. If you do not position your photo, then it will replace your blog’s main photo (or silhouette). Note that this step is optional.
  4. Click on the “Post your reply” button when you are ready to submit your comment. Your comment will be visible to other members once it has been approved by our review team.

How to Respond to a Comment

  1. You can respond to another members’ comment by clicking on the “Respond” link to the left of the members’ comment.
  2. Enter your comment in the comment box. For more information about formatting your comment visit the Message Toolbar
  3. Click on the “Post your reply” button when you are ready to submit your post. Your comment will be visible to other members once it has been approved by our review team.

How to Quote another member’s comment

  1. You can quote another members’ comment to give your own comment more context. Click on the “Quote” link next to the comment you want to reference.
  2. Enter your comment in the comment box. For more information about formatting your comment visit the Message Toolbar
  3. Click on the “Post your reply” button when you are ready to submit your post. Your comment will be visible to other members once it has been approved by our review team.

 

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