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Groups: private vs public

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A group is a private or discoverable mini-leaderboard. Both kinds use the same scoring; what differs is how people get in.

Private groups (the default)

  • Invite-only. People join through your share link or 6-character code.
  • Not listed anywhere public. Nobody outside the group can see the name, the members, or the activity.
  • Best for friends, family, an office, a Slack channel, a WhatsApp circle.

Public groups

  • Listed in the in-app Discover tab so signed-in users can find them.
  • Joining is admin-approved: the requester taps Request to join, the admin sees it in their pending list, and the admin decides.
  • Public listing only exposes the group name, the admin's username, an active-member count, and aggregate stats. Member lists, individual predictions, and any future comments stay visible only to members.

Admin vs member

Every group has one admin. The admin:

  • Creates the group and sets the privacy.
  • Manages the share link and short code (can rotate or revoke).
  • Decides who gets in for public groups via Request-to-join.
  • Can switch a group between private and public.

Members predict, see the group's reveal once locks close, and chat once match-day comments ship.

What stays hidden

Predictions are private until the 15-minute lock. After that, every member of your group can see the picks; nobody outside the group ever can.

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