Second Life groups

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Groups allow you to communicate with a specific set of people in-world (and you can allow all the members of a group to edit objects you have built and other cool stuff like that).

Groups can be open - in which case anyone can join them; or restricted - in which case you have to be invited to join.

How do I join an open group

• Go to the Edit menu and select Groups (the Edit menu is to the top left of the SL client window)
  • The Groups window will open
• Click on the Search button
  • The Search window will open with the Groups tab selected
• Type in part of the name of the group you want to join
  • A list of matching groups will appear
• Click on the name of the group that you want to join
  • Info about the group will appear to the right of the window
• Click on the Join button
  • A dialogue box will come up that tells you how much it costs to join the group and asks you to confirm that you want to join it
• Click on the Join button
  • You will get a message saying you have been added to the group and the Groups window will appear
• Click OK on the message and Close on the Groups window
  • You are now a member of that group

How do I join a restricted group

• Go to the Edit menu and select Groups (the Edit menu is to the top left of the SL client window)
  • The Groups window will open
• Click on the Search button
  • The Search window will open with the Groups tab selected
• Type in part of the name of the group you want to join
  • A list of matching groups will appear
• Click on the name of the group that you want to join
  • Info about the group will appear to the right of the window
• Double click on the name of the owner of the group (which will be the one in BOLD)
  • The group owner's profile will appear
• Click on the Instant Message... button in the group owner's profile window
  • An Instant Message window will appear
• Type in a message (explaining that you want to join the group - remember to say which group it is, who you are and why you want to join) - see Second Life IM for more info on sending Instant Messages in-world
• Wait for the group owner to send you an invitation to join the group
• When the invitation to join the group comes click on the Join/OK button
  • You will get a message saying you have been added to the group and the Groups window will appear
• Click OK on the message and Close on the Groups window
  • You are now a member of that group

Schome Park groups - existing and planned

Existing

• Schome Park
• Second Steps
• SkyBase
• I work at mars
• SNP Archaeology
• SNP Ethics and Philosophy
• SNP Physics
• Schome Prim Trustees
• Marina
• AI
• Media/Machinima
• Schome Park noticeboards

Planned/required

• Access to Schome Park noticeboards (to update them every week with current events etc) and possibly SNP Archaeology (or create SPP Archaeology - something for the few who are restarting archaeology to use?) --Marsbar9 Schomer 19:36, 13 January 2008 (GMT)