User blog:Bryans1008/How School Groups Should be Created and Operated

I'd like to start by saying that I don't mean to be a grump or a grinch, but the way some recent student groups have been handled is really unacceptable.

The Must Haves of Creating a Student Group:

 * 1) A Concept: This is simple, before you create a group please have an original purpose (and by original, I mean, original: not currently being used on the wiki). We don't need a bunch of duplicate groups that are basically the same thing with a different name and color-scheme.
 * 2) B-Crat Approval: Before you do anything of this sort, whether it be making a group or a shop, you must have B-crat approval. And since these group are dominantly located in Hogwarts I advise contacting Bond because, ultimately, some professor is gonna bring a member to him and he's gonna have to deal with it.
 * 3) A Good Foundation of Members: To properly start a group you need more than just yourself and two friends. Of course, groups are intended to grow, but things on wikia take a lot of time. Therefore, try to have at least five different users on board before creating a group.

Problems We've Been Having with Groups:

 * 1) Un-orginal Concepts: Some groups that have sprouted up recently are exactly replicas as other groups that have already been made here. The only difference, as I said above, is the have a different name and color-scheme.
 * 2) Lack of B-Crat Approval: It is imperative that B-crat approval is attained before anything drastic is done. Don't just go willy-nilly creating things because whatever work you put into might in the long run be tossed because we don't need another one.
 * 3) Are they necessary?: No offence intended, but are some of the groups we have necessary? If you and a group of friends want to go pull pranks throughout the castle, be my guest! Just be prepared for the detention that follows. You don't need a club name, a flag, a motto, and all the other bells and whistles the go about causing mischief. Heck! A big part of the chaos that surrounds mischief (which is what I assume you want) is the element of surprise, you can get that when people expect a group of people to pull pranks

Overall, just be original! We don't need ten different carbon copies of the same group. And finally, before you create a group, ask yourself: "Is this necessary?