# Could users choose their own primary group?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-users-choose-their-own-primary-group/57556
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [17.Февраль.2017 16:18:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-users-choose-their-own-primary-group/57556 "2017-02-17T16:18:41Z")
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### Author:  [@burke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/burke)
#### Post date: [17.Февраль.2017 16:18:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-users-choose-their-own-primary-group/57556/1 "2017-02-17T16:18:41Z")
Continuing the discussion from [What does selecting "Primary Group" for a user do?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-selecting-primary-group-for-a-user-do/25857):
From what I can tell, when members are in multiple groups one of the groups can be named as their [primary group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-selecting-primary-group-for-a-user-do/25857), but this can only be set by an administrator via the admin user screen.
Would it be reasonable to let the user decide for herself – i.e., add a this setting to the user’s preference page? Or possibly as a feature on the [new & improved Groups page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-groups-page-for-1-7/53347) (when viewing a non-primary group for whom your a member, you see a “make this my primary group” button)?
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### Author:  [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)
#### Post date: [17.Февраль.2017 16:46:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-users-choose-their-own-primary-group/57556/2 "2017-02-17T16:46:44Z")
For me personally I’ve found that the group setting “`Automatically set as primary group`” fits most cases where one of the groups is obviously more likely to be a primary group for a user.
This may / may not be helpful but mentioning it for your reference.