By default, you become the Group Administrator when you create a Group. The Administrator is the person who oversees what happens in the Group space.

The Group Administrator can:

• Approve or decline requests to join Private and Public-Invitation Only Groups.
• Allow or revoke Members' permission to post blogs, post media and create Sub-Groups.
• Add Administrators or assign Administrator role to someone else.
• Remove Members from a Group.
• Ban Members from a Group.
• Send emails to selected Member(s) or all Members.
• Edit and delete blogs.

To reject requests to join Private Groups:
1. Select the appropriate Group from the My Groups list on your My Stuff page.
2. On the Group Home page, click MANAGE MY GROUP under My Group Home.
3. On the Manage Group page, click MEMBER QUEUE under Manage My Group. There will be a number in parentheses next to MEMBER QUEUE which represents the number of people who have requested membership in the Group and are awaiting approval.
4. To decline a person, check (by clicking the check box) DECLINE for the person. Repeat this step for all persons listed you wish to decline.
5. Click APPLY CHANGES.
6. You will be asked to confirm the updates. Click OK.
7. The person(s) you declined will be removed from the queue.
8. To confirm the deletion of the declined Member(s), click MANAGE MEMBERS under Manage My Group and you will see a listing of all approved (only) Members.
9. An email will be sent automatically to the Member(s), advising them their request to join the Group has been declined.

As the Group Administrator, you must review all requests to join Private Groups. To approve membership:
1. Select the appropriate Group from the My Groups list on your My Stuff page.
2. On the Group Home page, click Manage My Group under My Group Home.
3. On the Manage Group page, click MEMBER QUEUE under Manage My Group. There will be a number in parentheses next to MEMBER QUEUE which represents the number of Members who have requested membership in the Group and are awaiting approval.
4. To accept a Member, check (by clicking the check box) ACCEPT for that person.
5. If you select ACCEPT:
a. Check POST BLOG if you want to allow the person to post blogs on the Group site. If you don't want the Member to be able to post blogs, leave the box unchecked.
b. Check POST MEDIA if you want to allow the person to post media on the Group site. If you don't want the Member to be able to post media, leave the box unchecked.
c. Check CREATE SUB-GROUPS if you want to allow the person to create Sub-Groups on the Groups site. If you don't want the Member to be able to create sub-groups, leave the boxes unchecked.
d. If you want to change the blog, media and sub-group capabilities later, you can do so by checking or un-checking the boxes.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all Members listed you wish to accept.
7. Click APPLY CHANGES.
8. You will be asked to confirm the updates. Click OK.
9. The Member(s) you accepted will be removed from the queue.
10. To confirm the addition of the approved Member(s), click MANAGE MEMBERS under Manage My Group and you will see a listing of all approved Members, including the Members just accepted.
11. An email will be sent automatically to the Member(s), welcoming them to the Group.

To reject requests to join Public Groups, where membership is by invitation only:
1. Select the appropriate Group from the My Groups list on your My Stuff page.
2. On the Group Home page, click Manage My Group under My Group Home.
3. On the Manage Group page, click MEMBER QUEUE under Manage My Group. There will be a number in parentheses next to MEMBER QUEUE which represents the number of people who have requested membership in the Community and are awaiting approval.
4. To decline a person, check (by clicking the check box) DECLINE for the person. Repeat this step for all persons listed you wish to decline.
5. Click APPLY CHANGES.
6. You will be asked to confirm the updates. Click OK.
7. The person(s) you declined will be removed from the queue.
8. To confirm the deletion of the declined Member(s), click MANAGE MEMBERS under Manage My Group and you will see a listing of all approved (only) Members.
9. An email will be sent automatically to the Member(s), advising them their request to join the Group has been declined.

As the Group of Sub-Group Administrator, you must review all requests to join Public-Invitation Only Groups. To approve requests to join Public Groups, where membership is by invitation only:
1. Select the appropriate Group from the My Groups list on your MY STUFF page, or the Sub-Group from the Group Home page.
2. On the Group Home page, click MANAGE MY GROUP in the Navigation box.
3. On the Manage Group page, click MEMBER QUEUE under Manage My Group. There will be a number in parentheses next to MEMBER QUEUE which represents the number of Members who have requested membership in the Group and are awaiting approval.
4. To accept a Member, check (by clicking the check box) ACCEPT for that person.
5. If you select ACCEPT:
a. Check POST BLOG if you want to allow the person to post blogs on the Group site. If you don't want the member to be able to post blogs, leave the box unchecked.
b. Check POST MEDIA if you want to allow the person to post media on the Group site. If you don't want the member to be able to post media, leave the box unchecked.
c. Check CREATE SUB-GROUPS if you want to allow the person to create Sub-Groups on the Group site. If you don't want the member to be able to create Sub-Groups, leave the box unchecked.
d. If you want to change the blog, media and group capabilities later, you can do so by checking or un-checking the boxes.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all Members listed you wish to accept.
7. Click APPLY CHANGES.
8. You will be asked to confirm the updates. Click OK.
9. The Member(s) you accepted will be removed from the queue.
10. To confirm the addition of the approved Member(s), click MANAGE MEMBERS under Manage My Group and you will see a listing of all approved Members, including the Members just accepted.
11. An email will be sent automatically to the Member(s), welcoming them to your Group.

Yes, there can be as many Group Administrators as you would like.

To delete a Member from a Group:
1. Click the name of the Group under the list of My Groups on your My Stuff page.
2. Click MANAGE MY GROUP under the Navigation tab.
3. Click MEMBER LIST under Manage My Group.
4. Find the name of the Member you want to delete and click the check box for that Member under REMOVE. A check mark in this column means that member will be removed. Repeat this for any other Member you want to remove. You can sort the Members by Username, Last Name or First Name by clicking Sort By under those headings.
5. Click APPLY CHANGES.
6. You will be asked to confirm the update.

To ban a Member from a Group:
1. Click the name of the Group under the list of My Groups on your My Stuff page.
2. Click MANAGE MY GROUP under the Navigation tab on your Group home page.
3. Click MEMBER LIST under Manage My Group.
4. Find the name of the Member you want to delete and click the check box for that Member under BAN. A check mark in this column means that member will be banned. Repeat this for any other Member you want to ban. You can sort the Members by Username, Last Name or First Name by clicking Sort By under those headings.
5. Click APPLY CHANGES.
6. You will be asked to confirm the update.

If you want to remove the Group Administrator authority for a Member, but allow that Member to remain in the Group:
1. Select the appropriate Group from the My Groups list on your My Stuff page.
2. On the Group Home page, click MANAGE MY GROUP under the Navigation tab.
3. On the Manage Group page, click MEMBER LIST under Manage My Group. Select the Member for whom you wish to remove the Group Administrator authority and click the box under ADMIN for that Member. The check mark that was in that box will disappear. Before you go to the next step, be sure that there is still at least one Administrator selected for the Group.
4. Check the boxes for posting media and blogs and creating Sub-Groups if you want that person to have these privileges.
5. Click APPLY CHANGES.
6. You will be asked to confirm the updates. Click OK.

To add a Group Administrator:
1. Select the appropriate Group from the My Groups list on your MY STUFF page.
2. On the Group Home page, click MANAGE MY GROUP under the Navigation tab.
3. On the Manage Group page, click MEMBER LIST under Manage My Group. Select the Member you want to become a Group Administrator and click the box under ADMIN for that Member. A check will appear in that box. Repeat this step for all the Members you want to become Group Administrators.
4. Click APPLY CHANGES.
5. You will be asked to confirm the updates. Click OK.