Schools / parenting group

Hello

when posting just now, I noticed the schools / parenting group is a locked, opt-in group so likely won’t be seen by quite a few people and also those not registered who might find some of the info useful?

I guess I’m not sure if needs to be an opt-in only group, and I’m not sure how many people know it’s actually there.

Anyway, just a thought, but it’s probably as relevant to some as trains, local shops etc, and people can mute topics they don’t like as well now?

Maybe a review of quite a few of the opt-in topics where they do have a local slant? Geeks for example should probably stay as that’s not really local but local ones could maybe come back?

Yes - I was aware of this when writing up the Forest Hill School report, but in some ways was more comfortable with ‘bad news’ going to a smaller and less visible group. That said it’s probably more locally relevant and so could go wider.

#Parenting-schools, like most of the opt-in categories, is also pretty low traffic, so perhaps there’s no harm in it being an open category. Logged-in members can mute categories too, if anyone finds something particularly ‘uninteresting’:

The opt-in categories are listed here: opt in categories Perhaps they are due a review as you say.

Would anyone object to #parenting-schools being generally visible and available, rather than opt-in?

No idea that group existed but very useful!

Is this group going to be made public or do people have to opt in?

Hi @moderators

Will this group be made public now? Just asking as the secondary school offer place day is tomorrow so would be a good time to open it up if that was the plan.

No worries if not!

Most people voted for it to be made public, and no one made a case not to. Therefore I think the decision is clear that it should be opened.