Hey, all:

I, too, have been MIA, out on a job to prepare for a prescribed burn. Many hours on a tractor and many others on my hands and knees, etc., surveying the soils and biota.

I see "EarthCharter" has not been changed, and speaking of MIA, it looks like Alan AtKisson is also, having not been active in the Earth Charter group in 3 months. It also appears he is the only empowered member. Lisa, have you been able to contact him, as Bowo suggested? If he has not responded, it looks like 2 things should be done. One, Honore, can someone step in and add an adiministrator to this group to restore some activity/continuity? And two, it seems a lesson for all groups is that there needs to be 2+ administrators/editors for every group from the start-up, which should be stated in the Group FAQs page and other sources. Regarding the various factors at play here--privileges, computers, browsers, privacy settings, (are there more?), it seems the above is necessary.

Hey, Michael: Yes, I agree, a setting which allows anyone to modify name/ content of a group would be ideal in an ideal world, and we must continue to dream; however, realistically, a means of restricting such actions is a, ahem, Wise move....

David
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Oh, and two more things Lisa, If you haven't already:

1. don't forget to at least read the "Groups FAQ" page @ http://www.wiserearth.org/article/GroupsFAQ
2. also read the "Group Admin Tutorial" at least once @ http://www.wiserearth.org/article/f2c73759b4f4f9d1c21e758ee711201e

Have a wonderful day,
Bowo

Hi guys,

Once again thank you for your replies. I think it seems I/we may be the first ones to have brought this question up (yes?), becuase I am sorry to say but it is NOT possible to change the name of a group (at least not on Mac/Firefox...). Have followed your instructions very carefully but it is just not possible to edit the name itself.

Have you tried it yourselves and been able to??!

The reason why I was inquiring about this was that we wanted to change the name from EarthCharter to Earth Charter International or at least Earth Charter (in two separate words).

It is not a big deal and we should not spend anymore time on this - nor you nor me;-) - but thank you very much for your efforts and long replies.

Peace,
lisa

Hi David and Bowo, thx for being so helpful! I was sick this past week so I've been MIA for a while...but fine now. You guys are right on in your responses.

In response to David's comment: "For some groups you do not have to even BE a MEMBER to see the "Edit" link, but for some, what I said initially is true--only editors/administrators. Part of it seems to be connected to the "Privacy" setting in the grey box upper right--"Public", "Semi-private", etc. "
--This is true...but I sense that you feel this is a bit awkward. This is good feedback for a future revision of the privacy settings. I think that being able to change the name of a public group is excessive as well. If I was the member of a public group one day and then learned that a new members suddenly joined and changed it to something embarrassing or against my beliefs I might be a little ticked.

Hi again Lisa,

Can I clarify something... what do you want to do?

To change the name of the group of which you're an administrator.... or to edit "My Groups" section (to achieve what?) ?

As far as I know, the "My Groups" link is the one on the top-right corner of any page (once you've logged in to WiserEarth), and on the My Groups section of a user's personal profile page. Both function as a link to a page listing the latest activity in the groups that you've joined. This link, or the page it linked to can not be edited in any way by a regular WiserEarth user (like yourself) or editor (like me and David).

By the way, what is the name of the group you are referring to in this discussion?

And, what browser are you using? (internet explorer, safari, opera, firefox...) Which version? on what operating system? (windows, mac, linux...).

Currently, WiserEarth is only optimized for Firefox (and it's derivatives like Flock 1.0 or Netscape Navigator 9). And occasionally, if you use browser other than Firefox, you will experience glitches and errors in using the site.

Summing up, from what I know, the group you are referring to should be EarthCharter. And you misinterpreted our leads here by trying to edit the group's name from your personal profile's "My Groups" section.

If you want to change the name of that group, you should first go to the group's homepage by clicking on the group's name in the "My Groups" section of your "My Profile" page. You can then follow our pointers by clicking the "About" tab on the group's page, and click "Edit" on the "Group Info" section in the "About" page. You will see a field on "Group Name" where "EarthCharter" will be in there. You can then freely change the name.

Don't hesitate to ask further if you need any help Lisa :)

Best wishes,
Bowo

Hey David and Bowo,

Thank you both for your replies. I am the adminstrator of the group in question and do indeed see the "Edit" link but even so it is not possible for me to edit "My Groups" section (all I get is the active link to the group...)

Please let me know what I am missing or doing wrong if I should be able to edit this information as you point out. Thank you very much in advance.

Peace,
Lisa

Hey, all:

Hey, Bowo: However, this will only work if you are either an editor or administrator of the group in question. Members of the particular group will not see "Edit" on the upper bar of the Group Info section. So, Lisa, if you are not one of those, either request the name change be done by an editor or administrator, or ask for that status in order to make the change.

The steps are correct; it is the shoes that make the difference.

David
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Hello!

Is it possible to change the name of an already existing Group on WiserEarth. How do I do htat in that case?

Thank you for your quick reply.

Best regards,

Lisa