NOID Groups

Create a space for people you know

A NOID group gives a family, club, study circle, neighbourhood activity, or project team a shared place to coordinate. The creator chooses a group name and description, becomes its first administrator, and invites people by their NOID identities.

An invitation is not automatic membership. Each recipient sees the invitation and chooses whether to accept or decline it. This keeps membership deliberate and makes the group list easier to understand.

Membership and administration

The member view identifies the group administrator and the people who have joined. Administrator controls help keep membership current as a group changes, while members can see which group and administrator they are interacting with.

A group is tied to NOID identities rather than a particular router or venue. Members can reconnect over another normal internet connection without rebuilding the group.

A Notice Board for durable updates

The Notice Board is designed for information the whole group may need to revisit: a venue change, weekly instructions, an important link, a deadline, or a community announcement. It gives updates a clear home instead of letting them disappear inside an unrelated private conversation.

Notice Board changes are distributed through NOID messages to accepted members. Direct calls and messages remain available when a conversation belongs between individuals.

A calendar everyone can follow

Group calendar events keep a date, start and end time, and useful details together with the group that owns the plan. A personal calendar event can also be linked to an accepted NOID group, helping members see upcoming commitments in the right context.

Typical uses include family arrangements, club meetings, study sessions, volunteer shifts, project milestones, and local activities.

Consent-based geofences

A geofence is a named boundary attached to a NOID group. An authorised user can draw the boundary on a map, clear an incorrect draft, accept it, and edit it later. The tool can then ask group members for a presence check relevant to that boundary.

Location remains permission-based. A member can decline, be unavailable, or allow the requested check; joining a group does not silently grant continuous location access. Geofences are intended for coordination such as an event area or meeting point, not covert monitoring.

Start with a simple group

Open NOID for Web, choose More, then Groups. Create a group, invite one or two known NOID contacts, and add a useful calendar event or Notice Board post. Starting small makes it easy for every member to understand the invitation and the purpose of the space.

• Use a clear group name and short description.
• Invite only the NOID identities meant to participate.
• Use the calendar for time-based plans and the Notice Board for durable updates.
• Explain why a geofence check is useful before asking members for location permission.