Goal
After reading this article you'll:

  • understand what Facebook Groups are 
  • be able to assign permissions to create groups
  • be able to customize Facebook groups

Summary

GoSocial groups are a specific feature that you will find inside the GoSocial channel (Facebook). In this familiar format, players are able create, join and participate in private discussion groups within a social media environment. 

 Name
Facebook groups (a.k.a. GoSocial groups)
 Benefit
Reproduce an online ecosystem based on private discussion groups that can be managed by specific players or role-players.
 Features
  • Customization of Facebook groups (description and images)
  • Groups are only found through search
  • Players can request to join groups for internal discussion

Special permissions to create Facebook groups

In the Facilitator Dashboard, in Manage > Manage teams > Special permissions, you will need to assign the "Create Facebook group" permission to your selected players. 

Drag and drop the label and click Save changes.

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How to create a Facebook group

Once a player has the Special permission assigned, creating a Facebook group can be done following these steps:

 1. In the Virtual Desktop, go to the GoSocial channel. It will appear when there is some content published into that channel. 

2. In the left column, click on the + Create new group option.
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3. Complete the details to customize the Facebook group: Group name, Description and Cover image.
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4.  The new group will appear in the left column. 

5. Click the group name to access it.
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Available actions as a group creator 


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Edit group

Group creator can change Group name, Description and Cover image at any time.


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Delete group

Group creator can delete groups, all discussions will be inaccessible. 
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Create new group

From the created group, group creator can create a new group.
 
Manage members

Group creators can:
- Accept / reject members
- Remove members
- Make / revoke moderators 
- Add members as friends



Available actions as a player






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Search group

Players can only find a group if they search for it in the search bar in the GoSocial channel. 



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Join group

From the search results, players can click Join group. It will appear as Pending request until group creator or moderator accepts request.
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Post

Once accepted into group, player can:

- post text
- add images
- like posts
- comment posts

These posts will only be displayed and seen by members of this private group. 
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Moderator mode

If group creator has made player a moderator, player can:
- accept new members
- reject new members