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The list below describes the colored badges that might appear in the entries in the member list and on other group pages (such as the Pending Messages page and Your Groups home page).

On the group’s website, you can hover your pointer over a badge to see its meaning.

Note: Members with no badge in their entries are allowed to post according to the group’s message moderation setting.

A (Attachment Size Limited): In the Advanced Preferences panel on their Subscription page, the member has set a maximum size for attachments that are emailed to them.

B (Bouncing): Groups.io has stopped delivering group messages to this address but is attempting to contact it by sending bounce probes.

B (Bounced): Groups.io has given up trying to send anything to this email address.

Claimed by [name] (Claimed by [moderator name]): This pending member has been claimed by the moderator listed in the badge. Note: This badge appears only when the member is pending approval.

F (Following Only): In the Advanced Preferences panel on their Subscription page, the member has selected the Following Only option.

FF (Following Only With First Message Also): In the Advanced Preferences panel on their Subscription page, the member has selected the Following Only option and the First Message Also checkbox.

M (Moderated): The member’s posting privilege is set to Override: moderated. All messages posted by this member are moderated, regardless of the group’s or an individual topic’s moderation setting.

MF (Moderate First Message): The member’s posting privilege is set to Override: moderate the first message of every topic this person starts. The first message in every topic that is started by this member is moderated, regardless of the group’s or an individual topic’s moderation setting.

Mod (Moderator): The member is a moderator of the group. Note: Groups can have more than one moderator.

MT (Moderate Started Topics): The member’s posting privilege is set to Override: moderate all messages of every topic this person starts. All messages posted in every topic that is started by this member are moderated, regardless of the group’s or an individual topic’s moderation setting.

NC (Not Confirmed): A prospective member has requested to join the group by email or through the group’s website, and they need to respond to the confirmation email message sent by Groups.io or log in to Groups.io. After the member is confirmed, this badge is removed. Note: In a Premium or Enterprise group, owners and moderators can directly confirm NC members. If the Premium or Enterprise group is a restricted group, approving a pending member who is NC confirms their membership automatically.

NMM (New Member Moderated): The number following this badge is the number of approved posts (1, 2, 3, or 4) required before the member is automatically moved off new member moderation.

NM (Non Member): The person who posted the message is not a member of the group. Note: This badge appears only in groups that allow nonmembers to post. See Message policy settings.

NP (Not Allowed to Post): The member’s posting privilege is set to Override: not allowed to post. This member cannot post any messages, regardless of the group’s or an individual topic’s moderation setting.

Owner (Owner): The member is a designated owner of the group. Note: Groups can have more than one owner.

P (Posting Always Allowed): The member’s posting privilege is set to Override: not moderated. No messages posted by this member are moderated, regardless of the group’s or an individual topic’s moderation setting.

R (Auto Follow Replies): In the Advanced Preferences panel on their Subscription page, the member has selected the Auto Follow Replies checkbox.

RI (Reverify Initiated): See Reverification FAQ on the Groups.io website.

RS (Reverify Successful): See Reverification FAQ on the Groups.io website.