# Guide to Groups

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/guide-to-groups/110064
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 25, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guide-to-groups/110064 "2019-02-25T19:27:51Z")
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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: [February 25, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guide-to-groups/110064/8 "2019-02-25T21:34:19Z")

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> [@ChrisBeach](#):
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> - if a user tries to follow a link to an opt-in category / topic that they’re not opted in to see, they get an unhelpful error, and no means of opting in.
> - the “group page” / “group activity” model has no UX linkage to the accompanying category, and is therefore counter-intuitive

These two seem like things we could improve. Any thoughts @sam?

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