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November 24, 2013
"Added by" vs. "Invited by" in Facebook Groups
If you've ever looked at the Member list on a Facebook Group, you may have noticed that each members name says either "Added by" or "Invited by". The reason for this is not documented anywhere that I can find with any degree of certainty/confidence.
There are many ways that people can be added to groups. For instance, you can:
1) Go to Members - Add People - enter names, and then click Add.
2) Occasionally, the Facebook page will show suggested members on the right-hand side of the screen, and you can click n the Add button beside each name to add the members.
3) You can message the link (URL) to the Facebook Group to an individual.
4) You can invite people by email address by clicking on "Invite by email" on the right-hand side of the page.
5) People can find the Facebook Group on their own (assuming it's not Closed and Hidden). Then, they can request to join, and the admins will receive notification requesting them to approve the new members.
So, there are lots of ways to have a member added into the system. I'm not clear, however, under what conditions it displays "Invited by" vs. "Added by". I suspect, although I'm not certain, that members that are not yet active on the Facebook Group show "Invited by", and then their status changes to "Added by" when they begin using the Facebook Group. But again, this is just a hunch.
As a test, I went to "Members" and clicked on the "Add People" button and put in the name of a person on my friends list. It immediately lists them in the "Members" section and says "Invited by ". I'm curious if it will change to "Added by" once they go to the site.
Posted by Rob Kiser on November 24, 2013 at 11:43 PM
Comments
So how did you go?
Posted by: Joe on August 26, 2014 at 10:22 PM
I'm not clear I understand the question...
Posted by: Rob Kiser 
on September 1, 2014 at 12:03 AM