Creating and working with groups

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How to create and join a group

This video tutorial covers how to:

Create a group
Change group titles
Invite other Residents into your group
Join a group

Note: A group that has fewer than 2 people for more than 48 hours is disbanded automatically.

Disbanding a group

When a groups is disbanded

A group is disbanded if it does not have a total of at least two members for over 48 hours. This can be a result of:

Creating a a group that nobody joins within 48 hours.
Everybody except one person leaving a group for 48 hours.

How to disband a group

There is no explicit mechanism to disband a group while it has members, but you can still disband a group if you're its owner by kicking everyone else out, making sure nobody new can join the group, and (optionally) leaving it yourself. After 48 hours with a membership total of one or zero, the group will be disbanded automatically.

Disbanded group Linden dollars (L$)

When a group is disbanded, the group's funds disappear. Make sure that group members who expect to get Linden Dollars from the group (members who have the ability Pay group liabilities and receive group dividends enabled in at least one of their roles) receive their final payments before leaving the group. If nobody in the group has the ability to receive dividends, then group liabilities and dividends are paid to the group's owner (the group's owner always has all abilities).

Disbanded group land

If a group is disbanded, the land it owns goes to Governor Linden to be auctioned off. To preserve the value of your group's land, you should either sell it or reclaim it before disbanding the group.

If you are the original owner of a disbanded group, you may be able to reclaim the group-deeded land that was assigned to your group. Submit a ticket to Support, and make sure to include:

The group's name.
The name of the Region where the land is located.

If we get your request before the land goes up for auction, we may be able to reassign the land to the group founder. Note that we process these requests on a case-by-case basis; the only guaranteed way to retain your land (or its value in L$) is to reclaim it or sell it before disbanding the group.

Disbanded group items

To reclaim a group-owned object, return it to its owner. If the object has transfer permissions, it returns to the inventory of the Resident who deeded it to the group. If the object does not have transfer permissions, the object is deleted upon return and can never be recovered or replaced.

FAQs

How many roles can there be in a group?

A group can feature up to ten roles, including that of the owner.

Why can't I create a group with the same name as a disbanded group? =

I started a group that was disbanded, so I tried to start another one with the same name, and I can't

For technical reasons, it's not possible to have two groups with the same name, even if one of them isn't active. You'll have to pick a new name for your group (you might try substituting numbers for alphabetical characters in time-honored 1337 tradition).

Unfortunately, it's our policy not to alter the names of disbanded groups in order to accommodate requests for new versions of them. This is because it's a relatively labor-intensive process for us, and if we decided to start doing it, we'd be too busy chasing down disbanded groups to do the other things we'd like to -- such as answering support tickets, fixing bugs, creating new features, and generally making your Second Life experience as excellent as possible.