# Split join/leave freely setting on groups

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-join-leave-freely-setting-on-groups/65565
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [July 4, 2017, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-join-leave-freely-setting-on-groups/65565 "2017-07-04T09:12:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![scombs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/scombs/32/48616_2.png) [@scombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scombs)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2017, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-join-leave-freely-setting-on-groups/65565/1 "2017-07-04T09:12:47Z")

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In addition to [Force people to enter a "reason" when requesting access to a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-people-to-enter-a-reason-when-requesting-access-to-a-group/65535):

Could the groups setting also allow people to leave freely?

Would need to split this setting into separate settings for join and for leave:

> Allow users to join/leave the group freely (Requires group to be visible)

Otherwise, it’s Hotel California

> You can check-out any time you like, But you can never leave"

https://www.youtube.com/embed/pOoZk9hzUqE?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque

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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: [July 4, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-join-leave-freely-setting-on-groups/65565/2 "2017-07-04T20:55:22Z")

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Yeah this is a good point @tgxworld

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### Author: ![tgxworld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tgxworld/32/106117_2.png) [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-join-leave-freely-setting-on-groups/65565/4 "2017-07-28T06:20:11Z")

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Merge in

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/4620dfe92d616bd801abf5fe1c890de30ff0a977](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/4620dfe92d616bd801abf5fe1c890de30ff0a977)

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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: [June 13, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-join-leave-freely-setting-on-groups/65565/5 "2018-06-13T22:57:59Z")

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