How do I add members to a group?
John Reekie, 15 Oct 1999
Last updated: 12 Feb 2003

There are three methods:

1. If the person already has a GSRC website account, go to the admin page of the group, and click on "Group members" link. Scroll down to the Add a new member section, select the person to add, select the membership privileges, and press the Add member button.

2. If the person does not already have a GSRC website account, invite them to join the website. Go to the admin page of the group and click on the "Invite members" link. Fill in the form and click on the Send invitation button to send an invitation through email. The email will contain instructions for the new member; a copy will also be sent to you.

   Note that invitees do not get on the mail list until they respond to the invitation and actually get in the group. Nothing special happens when an invitation expires.

   You can also add the new member to the GSRC group as well (except in the unusual case in which you yourself are not a GSRC member). By default, membership in your group does not create a membership in the GSRC group; you can use the radio buttons on the form to change this.

3. As a last resort (or if the person has already used the account request page to send you email), click on the "Create account" link on the group's admin page. Fill in the form and press the Create account button.

   Note: do not use this facility unless you really really have to. Read the text on the account creation page for more info.