11048 invite only groups

I am not sure how I feel about these, I guess you have to wait for an invite to join...or not, Boo hoo cos I thought the World news one sounded interesting, and perhaps is something that Robert would enjoy participating in.
On the other hand I am not sure that what might be seen as an exclusive club is relevant on a public forum?, there may be others ways of discussing the subject as a group, perhaps by email.
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?

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The decision is entirely up to the person who starts a group who also has the possibility of editing the group's contents. The group I personally started, Gardening, is open to anyone as is my photo album, but that is a personal decision. If someone invites me to join a group and the topic interests me, I will join whether it is an open one or invite only. On the other hand, if a particular group interests me, I will contact the person in charge and ask to join. Then, I can only hope for a favourable response... And I would do that through a PM to avoid embarrassment.