# Allow moderators to create groups

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-moderators-to-create-groups/41408
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [March 22, 2016, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-moderators-to-create-groups/41408 "2016-03-22T08:35:28Z")
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### 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: [July 2, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-moderators-to-create-groups/41408/40 "2020-07-02T02:09:11Z")

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I say we rename:

> [@sam](#):
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> **Rename** `allow moderators to create categories` to `allow moderators to create groups and categories`

No new site setting, rename the old one, increase scope, and the option makes more sense.

It is very oddball to want to give moderators the right to create a category but not give them the right to create a group.

Shall I slot this for next release @codinghorror

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