Groups or Lets not be a SL Loner

Groups on SL are like gangs (throws gang sign). You can join up to 25 of them and then SL cuts you off. You can Join them on your own or be invited or MAKE them!!

I made one once called “Scramblers Untie” at the time I hung out in this one place and they had a Scramble ball. (end of story) Joining is easy, if you look around the club or shop you will see a “Join Us” somewhere in the joint. Some are super simple that require one click, some ask you questions about your interests in SL (For shops and their merchandise ideas), Once you join you get a prompt that you have been added to the group. Weeee Now the fun begins!

You will receive group notices by IM or a wicked Prompt usually with an attachment, maybe about a sale (½ price on all clothes) or a party theme (PJ night at the club). I just “OK” them and go on with my SL life. Its good manners not to use that IM chat as your own personal chat IM. Owners use that to give notices -- not us regular kind of folk. :D

On the top of your screen go to Edit and scroll down to Groups… <~~~ umm our subject :D A box will pop up (Aren’t I a popular kinda happening guy in a groovy way….)

There is a listing of all the Groups I am in (Two of them, wow!). You can select one and Click the Activate button and just above your SL name will appear that Group Title.
Info has all sorts of cool tabs on it
Leave is to leave a group ( I had to one time, they were sending too many IMs )
Create ( get to that in below)
Search button (will bring up the search box)
Close (closes the box) :D

Creating a Group… now I had a hard time doing this the first time because I’m stupid. (I'm missing a tiny step and I can't remember and dont have 100 $L to make one so yeah) Maybe I can help you make one.

Top of the SL screen Edit and scroll down to Group , that same box appears this time we Click “Create” .

Another Box will pop up. The very top is a field to type the name of your New Group, its sort of like a profile set up. You can add a picture and then to the right of that give it the Group Charter. I kept mine as a “Open Enrollment” so anyone could join, if you think you are cool enough you can charge for it. I know this umm one Village that if you want to be a Noble you have to pay. (great idea!!) Click the “OK” button
Once you name it SL is going to Pop up with “Creating this group will cost you L$100. Are you really, really, REALLY sure you want to spend L$100 to create this group?” If you click "Yes" then WABAM a new group is created, make sure on the General Tab you change your “My Active Title” to the New group. (There is something on the Members Tab in the lower corner you have to put the name of the Group in again for it to appear on the screen, otherwise you have "Member" showing above your AV name, which got me a few laughs for a while) :D