is there still no way to 'take over' groups with inactive admin?

[Dark Revenants]

theres a group with one person in it and he hasnt logged in for 2 years but i wanted the name
probably still not a way to do this but i thought id ask anyway

[Colt ☶]

No, you can't get the name of the group if it's already taken. And nobody can help you.

[76561198001062896]

Originally posted by Dark Revenants:

theres a group with one person in it and he hasnt logged in for 2 years but i wanted the name
probably still not a way to do this but i thought id ask anyway

that was already disussed in the past i believe and its not going to happen

theres no reason to basically give people ways to hijack groups

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by Dark Revenants:

theres a group with one person in it and he hasnt logged in for 2 years but i wanted the name
probably still not a way to do this but i thought id ask anyway

Just think of a more original name.

[DarkCrystalMethod]

Here's an idea, report the group and (somehow) provide proof of death of the owner.
Valve at that point could logically change ownership to a living admin/mod or anyone with a legal standing (prove your case) or disband the group without predjudice (so that someone else can use the group name).
I'm not counting on Valve to be logical though. If they want to keep a group forever thats up to them and its their storage and network.
The other way to kill a group is if every member leaves it, no exception. This is the only 100% sure way to make sure a group gets deleted. Do it right or there will be an un-owned unkillable group.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

If you want a name, think of a different name.

If you want to actually run the group productively, then consider making a new group and inviting all the current members to it.

Steam doesn't have a way to let people take over long-idle groups, but on the other hand it also doesn't prevent people from spamming invites left and right. I guess these two wrongs can make a right in this case.