User:Zai Lynch/Sandbox/Group

Definition

A group in Second Life is an organisation which consits of at least two Residents.^[KB]
Groups got a moderatable groupchat, at least two (and up to ten) roles with different abilities and are able to own land and items. Members in special roles can send notices to all groupmembers and can create proposals where others are able to vote. Any Resident can be a member of up to 25 different groups.

About joining and leaving, creating and deleting

Join a group

Join a group^[KB]

You can distinguish two types of groups which are

1. Open group (might have an enrollment fee)
2. Closed group

You can easily join open groups by searching them^[KB] and pressing the Join (L$X) button^[1] in the groups info tab. In case there is no Join (L$X) button at the info tab of the group you're looking for, the group is either a closed one and you can only join when you got an invitation, or you are already a member of the group.

Leave a group

Leave a group^[KB]

To leave a group as follows:

1. Select Edit > Groups from the menus at the top of the Second Life window.
2. Click on the name of the group you wish to leave.
3. Click Leave.
4. Confirm that you'd like to leave the group by clicking OK.

ADD ADDITIONAL NOTES ABOUT "IMPOTRANT THINGS" LIKE MENTIONED IN How do I quit or leave a group?

Create a group

Create a group^[KB]

To create a group, you need L$100 and at least one other member. In case you're willing to spend the money, operate as follows:

• Select Edit > Groups... from the menu at the top of your Second Life viewer.
• Press the Create... button on the right side.
• Your group needs a unique Name. Enter it on top of your Group Information window.
• Press Apply when you're fine with the name (you still change all other settings later, except the name).

Ensure that another person joins within 48 hours, or your group will be disbanded.

Invite someone to your group

To invite someone to a group, you need to be in a role which got the needed ability. In case you got that, operate as follows:

• Open the Group Information window (Edit > Groups... > select your group > press Info)
• Select the Memebers & Roles tab and press the Invite New Person... button.
• Click the Open Person Chooser button from the new Group Invitation window.
• Type the name of the Resident you'd like to invite, press Find and Select.
• Repeat the previous step until all Residents you'd like to invite are listet in the Group Invitation window.
• Choose the role you'd like to assign to them from the drop down menu on the buttom of the window.
• Press the Send Invitations button and you're done =)

Kick someone out of a group

Kick someone out of a group^[KB]

To kick someone out of a group, you need to be in a role which got the needed ability. In case you got that, operate as follows:

• Open the Group Information window (Edit > Groups... > select your group > press Info)
• Select the Memebers & Roles tab.
• Select the name of the Resident you'd like to kick out of the group in the memberlist.
• Press the Eject From Group button.

Note: You can select more than one Resident to remove from the group at once. Just hold the CTRL key pressed to select them.

Disband a group

Disband a group^[KB]

You can not directly delete a group, but in case you ensure that the membercount of the group remains smaller than 2 for a timeframe of 48 hours, the group will be disbanded. You can ensure that by ejecting all current members of the group and setting the group to a closed group (so no new members join).

other related KBs: My group was disbanded; can I get it back?, I started a group that was disbanded, so I tried to start another one with the same name, and I can't.

Basics and Glossary

Roles

Roles^[KB]

Owner^[KB]

Groups and Land

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Video Tutorials

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Footnotes

1. ^ X stands for the enrollment fee.

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Misc

• About group moderation
• Group Roles
• How do I hide my group?
• How do I change the title in front of my avatar's name?
• My group was disbanded; can I get it back?
• Can I change a group's name?
• I started a group that was disbanded, so I tried to start another one with the same name, and I can't.
• Can I delete a group notice after I've posted it?

Groups and Land

• Deeding land to groups
• Groups and Land
• Second Life groups can unify their projects and vision through group-owned land.
• How do I reclaim land that is deeded to a group?
• Why was my group disbanded?
• How do I manage objects on group-owned land?
• How do I change or remove group land contributions?
• How are group dividends calculated?
• How do I deed land to a group?

VidTuts

• Video Tutorial/Changing your group title
• Video Tutorial/Creating & joining a group
• Video Tutorial/Hiding groups you belong to
• Video Tutorial/How to create and join a group
• Video Tutorial/Setting objects to group
• Video Tutorial/What is a group liability?
• Video Tutorial/Let friends & groups edit your objects
• Video Tutorial/Find Friends & Groups faster

Basics

• Who is the owner of a group?
• How do I find a group?
• How do I quit or leave a group?
• What are groups?
• How do I join a group?
• What is a group liability? - Video Tutorial
• How do I create my own group?
• How do I kick someone out of a group?
• How do I disband or delete a group?