¶ The 3 permission types
Each group can be classified into 3 authorization types to ensure the protection and presence of a group.
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¶ Public groups
Public groups are accessible to all people through a public presence.
Anyone can join a public group without any consent. These groups can be found through a public link on the Internet and there is also the possibility on the H.e.l.f.a. website. to find the link if it is made available there. Because anyone can join these groups, there is little protection for these public groups.
These public groups are mostly support groups and themselves serve as protection for the 4+1 group types. But it can also be, for example, thematic groups if they are available to the general public want to be provided. This is a good option, for example, if new members want to be addressed, as the public presence means that not only H.e.l.f.a. members but all interested parties can join.
¶ Project-wide groups
Project-wide groups are accessible to people who are already known by other members. So you are already active within the network.
These project-wide groups are characterized by the fact that their members participate in a project. Mostly these are thematic groups by H.e.l.f.a. and also other people, groups and organizations through FreePlanetEarth.
For an overview of the members, there are lists that are publicly available within the project. In order to gain access to a project-wide group, there is the requirement to be integrated into a local group, since in the local group people are known in reality becomes. In order to protect the group, you can ask whether this person is known and has already been registered with H.e.l.f.a. or other organizations.
¶ Private groups
Private groups are accessible to people who are already members of this group.
These groups are only accessible to new members if the members from within invite people from outside. An private group cannot be controlled from outside because it is a private group.
Private, project-wide and public groups can be from local groups, thematic groups, professional groups, organizational groups and academy groups can be used.