# Public groups

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-groups/307251>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 7, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-groups/307251 "2005-06-07T02:27:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-groups/307251/1 "2005-06-07T02:27:36Z")

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Where are these “public groups” mentioned in all public profiles?

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-groups/307251/2 "2005-06-07T07:47:08Z")

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One of the many vB features we don’t use here, like child fora and avatars.

Apparently, it’s possible (on some vB boards) for members to join groups beyond the very simple classifications we use here. I hesitate to think what that would do to our social cohesion here at the SDMB.