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I've double-checked the privacy settings, the group is entirely open to the public and there are dozens of tags by which to search for our group- but even typing in the name of the group itself doesn't yield any results. I've tried searching with everything I've tagged the group with, but the search lists numerous groups under that tag apart from ours. Even tags specific to the group don't locate it under the search function. I've tried searching whilst logged out and logged in, and a fellow moderator has also tried to locate the group on the RPR, to no avail.

As it is, the only way to find/ access our group is if we provide a link or wave the group in people's faces, otherwise it's not going to be seen by anyone.

I'd really like for people searching for, say, a 'fantasy' group to see ours in the search results, but it's almost as if it doesn't exist.

Am I being dumb? I'd just really like to know why it's not appearing. :(

This is the group.
Claine Moderator

I'm not sure why it isn't showing up for you. I checked with both Querencia and fantasy and your group was among the results.

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silk Topic Starter

Claine wrote:
I'm not sure why it isn't showing up for you. I checked with both Querencia and fantasy and your group was among the results.

Ah, well thank you for checking! I'm not sure why it isn't showing up for me either, but it's good to know it seems to be working for others. Thank you again!
Kim Site Admin

I *think* the issue is that the group is flagged for language, violence and sexuality. If you haven't gone into your settings and declared yourself comfortable with all of the above, then the group search filters will default to hiding groups with those flags. Click on "show advanced search options" and set all the "Allow groups flagged for..." settings to "Yes", and it will pop right up. :)

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