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Creating a module to change from the Follow model to the Friend model

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That's very clear to me now and it's just great. Thank you for bearing with me Brian.

I forgot where a certain groups setting is...?

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On the right track here Brian- I think that's definitely the REASON i originally had a customization- to prevent certain member's groups from disappearing (without changing the group's ownership, which could potentially piss some members off) while preventing members from creating NEW groups.
I believe on Ning you could set it so members could not create new groups, but it would leave existing groups in place.

However, here is a screenshot of when i'm on http://(mysite).com/core/item_action_button_modify/t=index/m=jrGroup/o=0
and it seems i'm ALREADY allowing all members to see the Create group button (i havent changed anything), yet again...the regular test member does not get the button. ??

Creating a module to change from the Follow model to the Friend model

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I think I may particularly need to adjust the language in people's profile page settings where members see/check "Approve followers" and get the associated help message: ("If "Approve Followers" is checked, anyone following your profile will need to be approved by you before becoming a follower of your profile.").
I'll have to incorporate/clarify the 'friends' concept in there somehow, otherwise this could be somewhat confusing to them.

But I think this will all be very good!

Creating a module to change from the Follow model to the Friend model

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They 'accept' it by clicking somewhere in the request notification email?

I forgot where a certain groups setting is...?

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Brian- I have not checked that yet, but now you have me thinking-

If I do that and set the regular members Quota to NOT be able to create new groups, will any preexisting groups that were created by regular members suddenly not show anymore? (If so, then I think that would have been the reason i might have made the button modification instead. It's sounding like faintly familiar territory now.)

Creating a module to change from the Follow model to the Friend model

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Ok good- so as I understand it, when a member has their settings to approve followers, it eliminates the extra step of them having to go to that person's page and click 'follow', is that right?- they cantake the action to 'accept/follow back' right from the email notification/request?

Oh, and does it ''permanently'' set people to need to approve followers? or can they change it back again?
updated by @strumelia: 11/15/16 01:47:43PM

I forgot where a certain groups setting is...?

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I forgot where a certain groups setting is...?

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There have been many customizations to modules, including the Group module, in the past year and a half on my site.

I have a regular member I created, called The Member- i just checked their settings, and they are Member Quota (profile tab) and Standard User (account tab). Again, Member Quota is set to 'allow groups on profile' see screenshot 1. But when logged in as regular member TheMember, I don't get the button to create a new group (screenshot 2).
If I can't find how this is occurring, I'll never be able to change or adjust it for various quotas.

Creating a module to change from the Follow model to the Friend model

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Ok- so do you mean that simply by accepting the 'friend' request, that in itself completes the 2 way connection?
And is there a 'decline' or 'ignore' option when a member receives the 'friend' request?

I forgot where a certain groups setting is...?

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Thanks Paul, I'll do that.

But my original issue is still kind of a mystery that I want to solve as I'm building my new site, because as I outlined above:

The 'allow on profile' box for jrGroup is (and has been for who knows how long) checked YES for the reg members quota -but when I log in as a reg user, I DON'T get the "+" button to create a new group in my profile page Groups TAB. This means I must have some OTHER setting or code on my site that prevents non-admins or non-masteradmins from creating new groups...somewhere? That's what I want to find so I can adjust my other site accordingly, and just to know where/how that action is occuring on my site. (by 'that action' I mean that a quota is set to allow groups on profile, yet they are clearly NOT being allowed to create groups) What unidentified setting or code is controlling this on my site right now, is the question?