Managing Groups

Groups allow users to collaborate on topics of common interest. The group admin has control of the group and is responsible to admitting new users as well as moderating the discussions.

Joining or Leaving a Group
A user can join or leave a group by triggering the “Join/Leave” button on the group profile page. The “join” action sends a request to the admins of the group. Once the request is accepted, the user is registered as a member and is given access to the content of the group.

Posting and Changing Group Forum Content
Any member of a group can post new topics or comments. General members are also allowed to edit the threads that were initiated by them. Admins have the additional capabilities of editing and deleting any threads.

Managing the Group
The “manage group” button appears on the group profile page only if the user has admin status. This button leads to the “manage” page

• Upload your Group logo: This allows group admins to add or change the logo for the group.
• The “Join Request” panel contains any all active requests to join the group. The “approve” and “reject” links next to the requester’s username takes the necessary actions.
• The “Member’s list” panel, as the name suggests, contains the usernames of all the members of the group. Once a user is approved as a member, the name is added to this list. The “remove” link can be used to remove any user from the group.
• The “Admin’s List” panel represents the administrators of the group. When a group is formed, the creator is automatically an admin of the group. Admin status of a user can be removed from this panel.
• The “Add Admin User” function is to assign users with administrator status for the group. The name of the user, the vKoopia user name who must be a member of the group, can be entered and added to the “admin’s list”.
• The “Edit your Group Info” panel allows admins to change the decription in the main group profile page

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