Help using EnduranceJunkies.com
Help with Groups
- What is a Group?
- How do I create a new Group?
- Who can create a Group and how many can they create?
- What are Group Administrators?
- What is the difference between a Public and a Private Group?
- How can I control who can join my Group?
- What is the Group Location?
- What are Group Interests?
- How is Twitter used with a Group?
- How do I join an existing Group?
- How do I change the Group Picture?
Help with Group Events
Groups on EnduranceJunkies.com are used to organize groups of people around shared interests and/or locations. Examples would be local running clubs, groups of friends that workout together or people interested in specific activities, such as triathlon or mountain biking.
Browse to the Groups tab in your profile and click the Create New Group link.
Any EnduranceJunkies.com member can create a group. Membership to EnduranceJunkies.com is free. Right now there is no cost and no limit to the number of groups a member can create. This might change as the site and number of members grow. To join EnduranceJunkies.com, you simply need to Sign Up. It only takes a few seconds and it is FREE!
Group Administrators can edit Group settings, create Group Events, approve Group Members, remove Group Members and ban users from the Group. They can also assign administrator rights to other Group Members. The user that created the Group is automatically set up as the Group Administrator. There must always be at least one Group Administrator.
For public groups, all group information, including members, the group forum and events, can be viewed by non-members. For private groups, only the Group Info tab is available to non-members. To view group members, the group forum and events, you must be a member of that private group. Only Group members can post to the Group forum, regardless of whether it is public or private.
Our goal is to create a community where there are many open Groups available for members to join with no restrictions. We do recognize, however, that there might be the need to occasionally create Groups that require approving new members. Look for the Membership Approval Required option when creating the Group or on the Group Info tab.
The Membership Approval Required options are:
- No - Anyone can join the group without approval
- Yes - Group membership must be approved by a group administrator
If Membership Approval Required is set to yes, a user will submit a request to join the Group. A Group Administrator will then approve or deny that request.
Location is an optional setting for your Groups. If you are creating a Group that is location based, such as a local running club, specifying a location will allow users near that Group to find it. If you are creating a group that is not location based, such as 'The World Wide Adventure Racers,' specifying a location would not make sense.
The Interests assigned to a Group are the same as the Interests that users assign to themselves, such as Running, Swimming, Triathlon, etc. Assigning Interests to a Group will make the purpose of the Group more clear and will help users find it when searching for things that match their Interests.
Twitter can be used like a notification tool for your Group. A Twitter account can be created for your Group and EnduranceJunkies.com will automatically post notices for things like new Group Members, new Group Events and registration for Group Events to the Group's Twitter account. Group members follow the Group's account using Twitter and these updates will appear in their Twitter feeds!
You can read more on Using Twitter with EnduranceJunkies.com
Browse to the Group's page and click the Join this Group link at the top of the page. You can also look for the Join this Group link at other places where the Group is displayed.
Group Administrators can upload a picture to represent a group. On the Group Info tab, click the Change Group Picture link. You can upload a JPEG or GIF image from your local computer. Please, no nudity, inappropriate images or copyrighted content.
