Real Life Groups

Definition of Real Life Groups, Community Guidelines, uploads, content ownership as well as how-to's.

What is a Real Life Group?

A Real Life Group on Eons is the perfect place to connect with your circles of friends, family, or other people you know! Once you create a Real Life Group, you can pre-populate your group with the members you want and then send email invitations to those whose email addresses you know. Since you already know each other in real life, members of these groups use their real names rather than screen names. Full group access is only available to group members only, and the group is private and cannot be made public. Examples of Real Life Groups could include book clubs, class reunions, and family reunions.

How do I create a Real Life Group?

To create an Eons Real Life Group:

  1. Log in to Eons.
  2. Hold your mouse over Group from the main menu.
  3. Click on Create a Group.
  4. Choose the Real Life Group option and click the Continue button.
  5. Choose the group type that best identifies your Real Life Group: Family, School Company, Military or Other.
  6. Enter a name for your group. The name must be 50 characters or less.
  7. Describe your group. This is an important box, because this is how other members will decide whether to read your group posts and ultimately join. Make it as interesting and informative as you can.
  8. Add tags (keywords). This is optional, however the more tags you have the more potential members will find your group. For example, members of the same high school class may enter their school name, class mascot, graduation year, and/or sports team in a search. All groups that have any of those tags in the group description will show a listing in the search results.
  9. Click Continue. Understand you are agreeing to abide by the Eons Terms of Use.
  10. Your Real Life Group is created!

What does “beta” mean?

Beta means the features in this part of the site are stable but are still being tested. So, although we have released this new feature, it is possible that you may encounter a problem that we have not yet found. Go to Report Technical Site Problems here, a group message which is monitored by Eons staff regularly, if you encounter a problem while using the beta version of an Eons feature.

How do I add and invite members to my Real Life Group?

To add members, simply click on the Add Members button from the group’s homepage or visit the members page. From here, you’ll have options to: add members through your Eons address book (any member by name/screen name you have used on Eons in the past), through your email address book, or manually. While you need only a name to add someone as a group member, you will need an email address in order to invite them to join the group. If you know the name of the person but not their email, no worries – other members of the group can contribute the email addresses that they know but you do not.

How do I add a group icon to my Real Life Group?

Your Real Life Group icon appears on your public landing page and should reflect the personality of your group. To add a group icon to your Real Life Group:

  1. Login to Eons.
  2. From the group’s homepage, click on the Manage Group button.
  3. Click on the Select a photo to represent the group link.
  4. Choose either From your computer, From your Photo Center, From Group’s photos, or From Photobucket to upload a photo.

How do I add a group banner photo to my Real Life Group?

Your group banner appears on your group’s homepage and should reflect the personality of your group. It should be a photo that is 610x100 pixels.

To add a group banner photo to your Real Life Group:

  1. Login to Eons.
  2. From the group’s homepage, click on the Manage Group button.
  3. Click on the select photo for the group banner link.
  4. Choose either From your computer, From your Photo Center, From Group’s photos, or From Photobucket to upload a photo.

How do I find a Real Life Group?

Similar to private community groups on Eons, Real Life Groups cannot be found through Eons search by those who are not members of the group. You will need to know the page location (URL) of the Real Life Group in order to find the group (provided in the invitation) or be logged into your Eons membership and have already joined the group. Each Real Life Group has a public landing page that contains the name of the group, description, and a sampling of members by first name and last name initial. This is the page that prospective members of the group will see when responding to the group invite. It is designed to give them an idea of what is in the group while maintaining privacy of the group and its members.

How do I join a Real Life Group?

Typically, you will need to receive an invitation from the group manager in order to join a Real Life Group. If you are invited to a Real Life Group, simply use the link provided to join the group. Because these groups are meant for those who already know each other, it is not easy to join a Real Life Group without being invited. If you do find a Real Life Group that you are interested in joining, click the Request to join button. Be aware that all members of the Real Life Group will see your real name if your request is granted.

How do I change my Real Life Group’s name?

We discourage changing the group’s name as the page location (URL) will NOT be changed. But if you really want to change it and you are the current group manager, please follow these steps:

  1. Log in to Eons.
  2. Go to your group.
  3. Click the Manage Group link.
  4. Change the name and click the Update Settings button.

How do I change my Real Life Group’s description, keywords, or type?

If you are the current group manager, please follow these steps:

  1. Log in to Eons.
  2. Go to your group.
  3. Click the Manage Group link.
  4. Make your changes and click the Update Settings button.

How do I delete a Real Life Group?

At this time, Eons does not offer a way to delete a group. If you are a group manager and your group currently does not have any members, please send a PM (Private Message) to EonsTeam for assistance.

How do I turn management of a Real Life Group to another member?

If you are a group manager and you no longer want to be, or you are part of a group where the manager has become nonresponsive, send a PM (Private Message) to EonsTeam for assistance in changing management.

How do I add moderators to my Real Life Group?

Currently, moderators cannot be added to Real Life Groups. This functionality will be coming soon.

How do I post a message to a Real Life Group?

Click on the Write a Message button. Enter a title for your message and the content of your message. Click the Preview button and when ready, click the Post button.

How do I reply to a message in a Real Life Group?

To reply to an Eons group message, click on the green Reply button at the bottom of the original message or use the "Reply to message" box located at the bottom of the page.

How do I find replies to a message in a Real Life Group?

To view replies to an Eons group posts, you can click on the Replies link at the bottom of the original post.

Can I edit my message to a Real Life Group?

Once you have posted your group message, you can’t edit or delete it yourself. Group managers and moderators are empowered to delete group messages at their discretion. Send a PM (Private Message) to the group's manager or moderator and ask them to consider your request to delete a post.

How do I leave a Real Life Group?

If you are a member of the group, to leave a real life group, follow these steps:

  • Log in to Eons.
  • Go to the group you wish to leave.
  • Click the Settings link.
  • Click the Leave the Group link located at the bottom of the page.

    • Note, you cannot quit a group while you are its manager. So, if you want to leave the group, you must first find a new manager. Send a PM (Private Message) to EonsTeam for assistance.

    How do I invite people to my Real Life Group?

    To invite others to your Real Life Group, you have to be the manager. Go to the member list by clicking on the Add members button. You can also get there by clicking on the Members button at the top right of the group homepage. Members must be added to the group and an email address needs to be supplied before they can be invited. Once you’ve added a member that you have an email address for, simply check off the box next to their name in the member list and click on the invite button at the bottom of the list. Members can be invited one at a time or many at a time. You’ll get to preview and edit the invitation message before Eons sends it. Invitees click on a link provided in the in the invitation to come see the group’s public landing page and to join.

    Who sees my Real Life Group’s public landing page and what’s on it?

    The name, description, a sampling of the members by first name and last name initial are displayed on a group’s public landing page. No photos, posts, full names, email addresses or any other private information is displayed on this page. This public landing page allows other members to find that there is such a group as yours and to request to be invited to join.

    What are sticky messages on Real Life Groups?

    A sticky message is a message that always stays at the top of the message list. Managers and Moderators of groups often use the first sticky message to introduce their group and to welcome new members. Sticky messages can also be used to highlight the latest news or feature content within a group.

    I manage a Real Life Group. How do I communicate to my group members?

    If members of your Real Life Group register for Eons, you can use the Eons private message feature. So all your communication is handled through Eons. That way both your and your group members never have to divulge your email addresses.

    How do I add a photo to a Real Life Group?

    1. Login to Eons.
    2. Go to the group's photo page by clicking on "Photos" link from the top group menu.
    3. Click the Add Photos link.
    4. You’ll be prompted to create a new group photo album if you haven’t already. If you have, you can either add the photo to an existing album or create another new on.
    5. Choose the From your computer, From your Photo Center, From groups’ photos, or From PhotoBucket tab and upload your photo.

    How do I remove photos from a Real Life Group?

    To remove a photo from a group, please follow these steps:

    1. Log in to Eons.
    2. Go to your Photo Center (in the "profile" drop down menu).
    3. In the left column, under Group Photos, select the group where your photo is posted.
    4. Find the photo you want to remove.
      1. Click the Quickview icon and then Remove Photo, or…
      2. Click on the photo then click Remove Photo from group in the yellow box on the right.


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