How do you leave an official group?

[gwait]

I opened the Friends List, clicked 'Groups' tab and tried to select group then 'leave this group' but it just takes me to the groups and still doesn't get me out of the group. I remember this bug was happening before too but I can't remember how I solved it.

[eram]

Try viewing this page via your web browser not the steam client.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/gwait/groups/

Are you able to manage your groups from here?
(i had to refresh the page 3 times for my groups to appear on the page)

[gwait]

Originally posted by erλm:

Try viewing this page via your web browser not the steam client.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/gwait/groups/

Are you able to manage your groups from here?

Yeah, that link shows the groups I belong to that are Steam community groups, but official groups (like HITMAN for example) are not shown here.

[Splash Colour]

Originally posted by gwait:

Originally posted by erλm:

Try viewing this page via your web browser not the steam client.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/gwait/groups/

Are you able to manage your groups from here?

Yeah, that link shows the groups I belong to that are Steam community groups, but official groups (like HITMAN for example) are not shown here.

you click on game hub and then click on the right side "unfollow"

[gwait]

Originally posted by Greenfields:

you click on game hub and then click on the right side "unfollow"

Yeah, that fixed it. Appreciate it.

Kind of weird that 'Leave this group' button doesn't leave the group though.

Also thanks for the attempted help, eram.

[Splash Colour]

Originally posted by gwait:

Originally posted by Greenfields:

you click on game hub and then click on the right side "unfollow"

Yeah, that fixed it. Appreciate it.

Kind of weird that 'Leave this group' button doesn't leave the group though.

Also thanks for the attempted help, eram.

The official groups are where you follow the official posts from that product and the non-official is what is made via the community in which shows the option "leave this group".

[gwait]

Originally posted by Greenfields:

The official groups are where you follow the official posts from that product and the non-official is what is made via the community in which shows the option "leave this group".

That's true, but 'leave this group' button is also added for the official groups too, I think it's not meant to be like that.

[eram]

The leave button used to work for leaving groups, i can confirm that much. If it's a bug that needs fixing i'll pass the info along. Thanks.

[Splash Colour]

Originally posted by gwait:

Originally posted by Greenfields:

The official groups are where you follow the official posts from that product and the non-official is what is made via the community in which shows the option "leave this group".

That's true, but 'leave this group' button is also added for the official groups too, I think it's not meant to be like that.

are you talking about the Steam official community groups? well that is i think what you seeing.

[gwait]

Originally posted by Greenfields:

are you talking about the Steam official community groups? well that is i think what you seeing.

When I click 'Follow' on a Store Page, I follow that game's progress such as announcements, so I join an "official group". Once I join, the "official group" is displayed in the group tab (friends list > group tab) along with any other groups (Community) that I have joined. If I selected 'leave this group' on a normal, community group, it takes me to the Groups page but I am able to click 'Leave this group' on that page and it leaves that group, however if I was to select 'Leave this group' to a the "official group" (game) that I selected to follow, it also takes me to the groups page but the group doesn't appear there. The only option is to go to the Store Page of the game and hit Unfollow as you mentioned.

[Splash Colour]

well unfollowing the community hub of a game normally the stops you from getting any official news from that game. even has the option on store page to follow etc

[gwait]

Originally posted by Greenfields:

well unfollowing the community hub of a game normally the stops you from getting any official news from that game. even has the option on store page to follow etc

Yes, that's correct. However what I'm talking about is that if I go into the groups tab (via 'view friends list' then select Groups tab), the official Community Hub that I followed is still shown there, and if I click on an arrow next to it, there's an option to 'leave this group' although it's not really a group at all and is useless.

Try it yourself, go follow a random game's Community Hub, then go 'View Friends List' then select the Groups tab and try to leave the community hub you just followed.

[Splash Colour]

hmm, it does sound like a left out feature most probs

[gwait]

Originally posted by erλm:

The leave button used to work for leaving groups, i can confirm that much. If it's a bug that needs fixing i'll pass the info along. Thanks.

Yeah, the 'leave this group' button works fine for the normal, community groups, but if you follow an official community hub to get announcements about that game, if you select to leave this group it doesn't really do anything other than take you to the Groups page where the group doesn't show up. This was why I was struggling to leave the Community Hub (or an "official group") that I followed because it showed up in a list of normal, community groups.

TL:DR: 'Leave this group' button works fine for community groups, useless for "official group" aka following the community hub of that game to get news about it.

Appreciate the help.

[Splash Colour]

Originally posted by gwait:

Originally posted by erλm:

The leave button used to work for leaving groups, i can confirm that much. If it's a bug that needs fixing i'll pass the info along. Thanks.

Yeah, the 'leave this group' button works fine for the normal, community groups, but if you follow an official community hub to get announcements about that game, if you select to leave this group it doesn't really do anything other than take you to the Groups page where the group doesn't show up. This was why I was struggling to leave the Community Hub (or an "official group") that I followed because it showed up in a list of normal, community groups.

Appreciate the help.

yeah, so really it's a left out feature from the early days of when steam was in beta for the community forums with steam, and ever since has been left out and totally "forever alone!" lol

[gwait]

Originally posted by Greenfields:

yeah, so really it's a left out feature from the early days of when steam was in beta for the community forums with steam, and ever since has been left out and totally "forever alone!" lol

I do remember that any "official groups" that you have followed did indeed show up under the community groups in the Groups tab when you go on your profile and select 'Groups', but after some time it was removed and now it only shows the community groups that you joined.

It seems like the feature (the official groups showing up) was removed, but wasn't fixed properly.