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Welcome,

This is more or less a group about groups - it is a venue that explains groups and accumulates materials tagged as being about zgroups... 
  • Getting Help

    Most things about Groups are straightforward...but if you need help, there are three good approaches.

    • Write an email to another person in the group sing the photo box to pick someone..
    • Write an emaii to the Group Admin using the link in the definition box...for the purpose.
    • Write an email to ZStaff.
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  • Joining a Group

    To join a group you go to the content box, in the right hand column most typically, and once you are logged in, click the link to join. You must be logged in to join.And it will take some time until an admin notices the request and acts on it.

    You can, once you have joined, exit in the same fashion, by clicking the link, now to exit, that will appear in the same spot..

    You can also suggest a group that you think ZCom Staff ought to establish, but preferably, if you do this, you will be willing to be an admin.

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  • Admin-ing A Group

    Being an Admin is a relatively simple task.

    First, you join a group. Then you write to ZStaff or to other admins, saying you would like to be an admin for the group. If they okay it, you become an admin. You have to be a ZCom Sustainer to be an admin.

    Once you are an admin, first, you will get requests from others to act on. These come in email, and you just click to okay a request.

    Second, however, you will be able to edit the Group page. When you visit the Group page you are an admin for, while you are logged in, you will see editing tools for it just like you say when you visit your own ZSpace page, or your custom pages.

    You can move content boxes and menu items. You can change what they contain or point to, either entering content manually or using the filtering tools. You can also remove items and boxes. If you look at other Group pages you will see some possibilities...you can make changes anytime.

     

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  • Posting Group Content

    You must be a group member to post content to a Group.

    Admins decide what type content appears. In many groups, anything by a Group Memmber will appear someplace. For examplee their might be a box for Member's Blogs, or Member's articles, etc.

    However, there is also content that is specific to a group - meant to be on the topic of the group, not just by a group member. If a group member uploads content - a video, audio, article, or blog - he or she can tag it not only with a topic or place tag, but also with a group tag. Admins can then opt to, and typically will opt to, display content that is tagged for the group.

    You can see both these type boxes on many group pages....so when you have content that is specifically for a group, tag it as such.

    Finally, if you have ideas for content to display in a content box - text or links or graphics, say - or to display using the left menu - and so on - you can write an email to the admin making the suggestion, even including the materials, etc.

     

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