# Allow group owners (and not members) to mention the group **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [2016年二月4日 12:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-owners-and-not-members-to-mention-the-group/39029 "2016-02-04T12:05:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rriemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rriemann/32/115238_2.png) [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\ **Post date:** [2016年二月4日 12:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-owners-and-not-members-to-mention-the-group/39029/1 "2016-02-04T12:05:27Z")
Hello! I have a very large group and would like to allow all group owners to mention it in order to send notifications to members of the respective group. I cannot find this feature. Is this so far/in the foreseeable future available? ---
**Author:** ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Post date:** [2016年二月4日 13:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-owners-and-not-members-to-mention-the-group/39029/2 "2016-02-04T13:06:25Z")
Currently… (which I’m sure you are aware) There isn’t a way to allow specifically “Group Owners” to mention a group. The options available are: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/6/7619bd00c061af4ce2b4e7d79cf524da98f17c0b.png) So if “Group Owners” are “moderators” or “admins” you could currently use the “Only moderators and Admins” option to avoid allowing “group members” from being allowed to message or mention the group. ---
**Author:** ![rriemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rriemann/32/115238_2.png) [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\ **Post date:** [2016年二月4日 13:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-owners-and-not-members-to-mention-the-group/39029/3 "2016-02-04T13:32:10Z")
Thanks for the explanation. I have a few very large groups and do not want to appoint owners moderator rights. I don’t want to give either all members the possibility to mention the group. Owners would be a perfect match in this case as it introduces only a group-wide change and not a site-wide like in the case of moderators. Should I raise this issue again in the features category? ---
**Author:** ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Post date:** [2016年二月4日 20:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-owners-and-not-members-to-mention-the-group/39029/4 "2016-02-04T20:29:47Z")
This is a great feature request! I asked a similar question recently. > [@Limit group messaging and @mentioning by trust level or group(s)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-group-messaging-and-mentioning-by-trust-level-or-group-s/38733): > > Currently, admins can set who can message and @mention a group and only choose from Everyone, Nobody, Only moderators and Admins and Only group members, moderators and admins. I’d suggest adding trust levels to this list and/or a separate field to enter in group names manually. That way we can prevent abuse and also set some groups to still be private without giving e.g. staff moderator privileges. ---
**Author:** ![rriemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rriemann/32/115238_2.png) [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\ **Post date:** [2016年二月4日 21:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-owners-and-not-members-to-mention-the-group/39029/5 "2016-02-04T21:47:40Z")
Implementation-wise, I think it makes a little difference. To setup another filter to give more rights to owners, you do not need to extend the database. If you want to configure the mention access of a group using other groups, you would need to change the tables. ---
**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Post date:** [2016年二月4日 21:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-owners-and-not-members-to-mention-the-group/39029/6 "2016-02-04T21:53:36Z")
I am fine with a PR that extends that drop down to add “Only group owners, moderators and admins” ---
**Author:** ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Post date:** [2019年十月23日 09:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-owners-and-not-members-to-mention-the-group/39029/8 "2019-10-23T09:46:26Z")
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