# Allow adding groups as members of other groups

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-adding-groups-as-members-of-other-groups/147430
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [April 9, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-adding-groups-as-members-of-other-groups/147430 "2020-04-09T16:36:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![evantill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/evantill/32/116219_2.png) [@evantill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evantill)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-adding-groups-as-members-of-other-groups/147430/1 "2020-04-09T16:36:24Z")

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We can only add users as members of groups.  
I think it could be interesting to be able to add groups as members of other groups.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-adding-groups-as-members-of-other-groups/147430/2 "2020-04-09T21:06:47Z")

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This would add a tremendous amount of complexity, so is unlikely to happen for the forseeable future.