What's with all these closed groups?

heyitsmekatie

I've been seeing a lot of "closed group" posts lately. Is it just me or does it seem odd that a person would start a post on a public forum and basically tell the rest of us to keep out?

JenBrown0210

I would say its not to keep people out just to have only so many people join. Bigger groups atte harder to keep track of.

anna_b1

I agree that it's very off-putting - particularly when the environment here has always been so inclusive and supportive.

HeatherShrinking

There isn't an option to have a private group yet, so putting closed is the only option. I'm in one that is a biggest loser style elimination where we are in two teams and one person gets voted off the losing team each week. It is a closed group, so we don't get people trying to start the competition half way through it (and then there never being a final biggest loser). The closed part of the group isn't meant to offend. :flowerforyou:

themommie

It is to limit the amount of people , so you get to know each other better and can better encourage each other. I belong to a group that is only 20 people thats it, it is alot of fun because we get to know each other. It is hard to get to know people when new people are constantly coming and old people are leaving. I hope this makes sense

McKayMachina

No. Some of them are groups that had a challenge with a specific start and end date. It just means "you can't join this challenge because it already started". It doesn't mean "stay out".

heyitsmekatie

I would say its not to keep people out just to have only so many people join. Bigger groups atte harder to keep track of.

i can understand that, but the message boards aren't "groups" -- they are a place to post things for all mfp members to read and respond to. if i wanted something private and exclusive, i sure wouldn't use a public forum.

blakgarnet

I agree, it puts me off a bit, as I've seen groups I'd love to join but can't because I missed the boat and never saw the original post. I've also tried to start groups for similar things that just never take off, so I'm a bit jealous of the support the people in those closed groups are getting that I'm trying to find.

heyitsmekatie

I agree, it puts me off a bit, as I've seen groups I'd love to join but can't because I missed the boat and never saw the original post. I've also tried to start groups for similar things that just never take off, so I'm a bit jealous of the support the people in those closed groups are getting that I'm trying to find.

well i guess i'm lucky because my mfp-friends give me that support via wall postings. I guess I understand, but it still seems a bit mean. :ohwell:

ladyhawk00

FYI there will soon be an option to create private groups in a separate area of the boards for things like challenges, or regional groups, or people with the same interests, or just your MFP buddies. This way some of the challenge posts won't clutter up the boards (not knocking challenges, just saying the posts will have their own area) and people who prefer their own smaller groups can find them. :flowerforyou:

blakgarnet

I agree, it puts me off a bit, as I've seen groups I'd love to join but can't because I missed the boat and never saw the original post. I've also tried to start groups for similar things that just never take off, so I'm a bit jealous of the support the people in those closed groups are getting that I'm trying to find.

well i guess i'm lucky because my mfp-friends give me that support via wall postings. I guess I understand, but it still seems a bit mean. :ohwell:

I'm not saying I have no friends... I have some, but let's be honest, not a ton on this site. That's fine, mainly I've tried to find/start groups for the particular workouts I'm doing (turbofire and chalean extreme)

heyitsmekatie

I agree, it puts me off a bit, as I've seen groups I'd love to join but can't because I missed the boat and never saw the original post. I've also tried to start groups for similar things that just never take off, so I'm a bit jealous of the support the people in those closed groups are getting that I'm trying to find.

well i guess i'm lucky because my mfp-friends give me that support via wall postings. I guess I understand, but it still seems a bit mean. :ohwell:

I'm not saying I have no friends... I have some, but let's be honest, not a ton on this site. That's fine, mainly I've tried to find/start groups for the particular workouts I'm doing (turbofire and chalean extreme)

sorry, i wasn't trying to insinuate that you don't have friends! i was just saying that i feel incredibly lucky because the friends i have on this site have been super supportive.

heathersmilez

I personally don't understand the whole group thing anyway, it's not a group its a thread and people 90% of the time slowly forget to ever post in it again. Just use the entiere site and provide help when you think you have something to offer or ***** with others as support.

anna_b1

I'm glad to hear that these groups will get their own separate forums I suppose. Naturally, I understand a challenge being limited after it's begun, but when it's a group with a common theme/goal, it's just plain mean. If the argument is to get to know one another, that's the basis for friending someone for support and there you can control who you choose to friend... or not.

Lucky for me, I've got fantastic MFPs who really offer the best individual support. I'd be lost without them really.