Setting up a group on Facebook?

[Manjinder C]

A group of friends and myself are studying for a long distance course. We want to set up our own group on facebook where we can have some sort of discussion forum and help each other out with the course contents and preparation for the final exams.

How do we go about setting up a group? How do we make sure nobody else who does not have interest in this group is prevented from accessing to it and putting in 'unreasonable comments?

[jammys]

on the left hand side of your home page click groups fill in the info then you can set up a group and make it secret , closed or open,

[Shayna_Belle]

The option to create a group can be found at the top of the Groups page on Facebook. When you create a group, you have the option of making it as open or exclusive as you wish. There are three different access levels:

Open: For "global" groups, everyone on Facebook can view the group and join. If the group is exclusive to a specific network, only the people on that network can become a member. The Wall, discussion board, and photos are all visible to anyone viewing the group.

Closed: For "global" groups, everyone on Facebook can see the group, but the administrators must approve all membership requests or personally send invites. If the group is exclusive to one network, only people on that network can see the group. Only group members can view the Wall, discussion board, and photos. If you are not a member, you will not receive News Feed stories about closed groups.

Secret: These groups cannot be found in searches or viewed by non-members. The name of the group will not display on the profiles of members. Membership is by invitation only. Non-members will not receive News Feed stories about secret groups.

Group administrators can change these options at any time by clicking on "Edit Group Profile."

Group discussion boards are a forum for conversation between group members. The discussion board can be turned on or off by the group admin from the "Edit Group Profile" page. If the discussion board is on and the group is set to open, everyone who looks at the group profile will see the discussions. If the group is closed or secret, only members will be able to see the board.

To use the group discussion boards, just click on the "Start Topic" link under the "Discussion Board" header. You will be asked to title the topic and write the first post. If you are interested in participating in an existing discussion, just click on the topic name. There you will find a full display of all existing posts and will be given the option to either "Reply to Topic" or reply to a specific post. Your reply post will then appear at the end of the topic.

Hope this is all the info you need. Good luck...

[tiggy.twonk]

create a group, then make it a closed group. anyone who wants to join it will have to ask the person who set the group up, so you know who is going to join the group. if you dont want them to join, you dont let them. also, if its a closed group only group members can view the whole page.

[Alex W]

Just start a group and follow the instructions CAREFULLY.
It's easy enough, I managed it.