Can I Assign My Group to Another BateWorld Member?

Yes! If you've created a group and you'd like another BateWorld member to lead it - or you'd like to assign another group member to help out, read on to find out how.

To assign the group to another member

If you're thinking about deleting or deactivating your BateWorld account and don't want your group/s to automatically be put up for adoption, it's possible to assign your group to another member for them to lead it. Bear in mind that to assign the group to someone else, they need to already be a group member. 

From your BateWorld profile, head to 'My Profile' from the main menu, then select 'My Groups' from the drop-down list. From the 'My Groups' page, navigate to the group that you lead then select, 'Edit Group'. At the top, you'll see some menu items highlighted in red, select 'Members' then find the member whom you wish to assign the group then select 'Edit Member Details'. A dialogue box will then pop up. Next to the 'Member Rank' option, select the drop-down and choose, 'Owner' then save.

To create an 'Officer' 

As group leaders are responsible for moderating the content that appears in their group, sometimes it may be necessary to have an extra pair of hands to help out. In this case, you can assign another group member as an 'Officer'. To make another group member an officer, follow the instructions above and choose 'Officer' instead of 'Owner'.

Group officers can perform the following functions:

• approve group membership requests
• invite new members
• remove group members
• moderate topics including reporting and deleting discussion threads
• send messages to group members
• delete media
• edit the group settings and 'About' page

Group officers are not able to approve other officers or delete the group, nor do they receive group notifications. 

Full admin control of the group will always remain with the group owner.