If you want to share messages about a specified subject, and there is no group for that subject, you can make a new group. If you make a new group, you will be the “moderator” (manager) of the group.
As moderator, you can
delete messages from the group
add members to the group
delete members from the group
change the name and description of the group
delete the group, if it contains no messages or only messages that you posted
add other moderators to the group
To make a new group:
Click the Browse all # groups link in the “GROUPS” section near the bottom left corner of the home page. A “Groups in ” page will come into view.
Click the green button near the top right corner of the page. A “Create a new group” form will come into view.
Click in the NAME box. Type a short name for the new group. For example, Game Exchange or Exercise Buddies.
Click in the DESCRIPTION box. Type more information about the group. This will help neighbors know if they want to join the group. For example, If you want to borrow or lend PS, Wii, or XBox games, this is the group for you!
To make the group a private group, click Private.
Click the green button. A page for the new group will come into view.
To not make the group, click the pale green button.
If the group is private, be sure to add some members to the group.
If the group is public, neighbors can join the group if they want to.
To add a member to a private group:
Click the green button at the top right corner of the group's page.
On the menu that drops down, click Add members.
Click the Enter a neighbor's name to add them to the group box.
Type the name (or part of a name) of a neighbor you want to add to the group. As you type, a list of names will drop down. (For example, if you type john, you will see names that contain john, such as “Jim Johnson,” “John Smith,” or “Terry Johnston,” on the list that drops down.) When you see the name of the neighbor, click it.
As the moderator of the group, you can manage the group and its members. For example, you can delete messages from the group.
To delete a message from the group:
Click the down-arrow button below the message you want to delete. A list of items will drop down.
Click Delete on the list of items. A “Delete this post?” form will come into view.
To delete the message, click the green button.
To not delete the message, click the pale green button.
At the top right corner of the group's page, you will see a green button. When you click the button, a list of items will drop down:
Add members: Click this item to add members to the group.
If the group is private, only neighbors that you add to the group can be members. If the group is public, neighbors can join the group if they want. It is not necessary for you to add members to a public group.
Click the Enter a neighbor's name to add them to the group box. Type the name (or part of a name) of a neighbor you want to add to the group. As you type, a list of names will drop down. (For example, if you type john, you will see names that contain john, such as “Jim Johnson,” “John Smith,” or “Terry Johnston,” on the list that drops down.) When you see the name of the neighbor, click it.
Leave group: Click this item if you no longer want to be a member of the group. An “Are you sure you want to leave this group?” form will come into view.
If you are sure that you do not want to be a member of the group, click the green button.
The group must have a moderator. If you are the only moderator, you cannot leave the group until you make some other member a moderator. (For help with the Make moderator function, see below.)
If the group contains no messages or only messages that you posted, you can delete the group. For help with the Delete group function, see below.
If you want to stay in the group, click the pale green button.
Edit group: Click this item to change the name or description of the group, or to add a photo to the group's page.
An “Edit group” form will come into view.
To change the group name or description, type the new information into the NAME or DESCRIPTION box.
To add a photo to the group:
Click the button. A dialog box from your computer will come into view.
Use the dialog box to find the directory or folder on your computer that contains the photo file.
When you find the file, select it.
To save your changes to the group, click the green button.
To not save your changes to the group, click the pale green button.
Delete group: Click this item to delete the group.
You can delete the group only if it contains no messages, or only messages that you posted.
If you delete the group, all messages in the group will be deleted.
A “Really delete group name?” form will come into view. Click the green button to delete the group. To not delete the group, click the pale green button.
To the right of each group member's name, you will see a down-arrow button.
When you click the down-arrow button to the right of a member's name, a list of items will drop down:
Make moderator: Click this item to make this member a moderator of the group. An “Add member name as a moderator of this group?” form will come into view. To make the member a moderator, click the green button.
You will see the word MODERATOR to the right of that member's name on the group's member list.
To not make the member a moderator, click the pale green button.
Remove from group: Click this item to delete this member from the group. A “Remove member name from group?” form will come into view.
Nextdoor will send the neighbor a message to tell him or her that he or she is no longer a group member. If you want, you can also add a brief message. To do that, click in the Optional: include a brief explanation with the notification box and type a short message.
To delete the member from the group, click the green button. To not delete the member, click the pale green button.