Who can do this?
The club area is open to active accounts with author rights. You join public clubs yourself; clubs with “Invite only” can only be joined with an invitation from a club admin. Only club admins can edit, invite and assign roles.
Author clubs
In the club hub you find clubs, join one or found your own.
What is it for?
Clubs are groups of authors with their own discussion topics. The club hub has two tabs: “Public clubs” as a directory and “My clubs”. Each club appears as a row with the club name, description and members. Under “My invitations” you reach your open invitations.
In the directory you search with the “Search” field, sort by “A-Z”, “Newest” or “Member count” and filter by “Language”. For a public club you choose “Join”; you join a club with the visibility “Invite only” through an invitation.
With “+ Found a club” you create your own club, with a name, description, visibility and languages. As the founder you become club admin. Each account can have only one active club of its own, but you can join as many clubs as you like.
How it works
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In the main menu, open “Community” and choose “Clubs”.
What you see afterwards: The club hub appears with the tabs “Public clubs” and “My clubs”.
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Look for a club with “Search”, sort the list or choose a “Language”.
What you see afterwards: The directory shows matching clubs; if nothing matches, it says “No clubs match your search.”
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Open a public club and choose “Join”, or accept an invitation under “My invitations”.
What you see afterwards: You are a member; the club is listed under “My clubs”.
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Choose “+ Found a club”, enter a name, description, “Visibility” and “Language”, and confirm.
What you see afterwards: Your club appears, and you are its club admin.
Your data
A club shows its name, description, languages and members. You only see the members once you belong to the club. Invitations go through Name#Tag, not through email addresses.
Limits
The club name can have at most 48 characters, the description at most 160. In addition, a club has one main language and up to three further languages. You can only found one active club of your own; writing cabins and archived clubs do not count toward this. Clubs with “Invite only” are not listed in the directory.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between “Public” and “Invite only”?
Public clubs are listed in the directory, and any author can join. With “Invite only”, you can only join after an invitation from a club admin.
Can I found several clubs?
No, you can only found one active club of your own. You can join as many clubs as you like.
What does the language filter show?
Clubs that list the chosen language as their main language or as a further language.