# Free discourse beta feedback about groups

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-beta-feedback-about-groups/395972
**Category:** General
**Tags:** free-plan
**Created:** [12 februari 2026 om 23:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-beta-feedback-about-groups/395972 "2026-02-12T23:40:14Z")
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### Author: ![pacharanero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pacharanero/32/500583_2.png) [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)
#### Post date: [13 februari 2026 om 08:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-beta-feedback-about-groups/395972/10 "2026-02-13T08:18:38Z")

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This does highlight one of the perennial issues I’ve found deploying Discourse among even technical user-bases - they fundamentally misunderstand the distinction between Categories and Groups. Every. Time.

This seems to be caused by people’s mental model of what a ‘group’ is - they have learned this from the way Facebook **Groups** , Google **Groups** and WhatsApp **Groups** work - the Group is the place where the discussion happens, and honestly trying to get people to learn this anew for Discourse has at times made me borderline murderous.

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