Editing Discussion group (section)

===Google Groups===
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Google Groups has become one of the major online discussion groups, with a wide range of worldwide frequent users.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} Features include:
* the ability for anyone to create new groups and join existing groups.
* the ability to search for groups that focus on specific subject matter, as well as advanced search features that allow the search results to be filtered by date, language, and post author, among others.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Atteberry|first1=Jonathan|title=How Google Groups Works|url=http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/social-networking/networks/google-groups1.htm|website=How Stuffs Works|accessdate=27 October 2014|date=2009-08-10}}</ref>
* three levels of group participation: public, announcements only, and restricted.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Atteberry|first1=Jonathan|title=How Google Groups Works-Benefits of Google Groups|url=http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/social-networking/networks/google-groups2.htm|website=How Stuff Works|accessdate=27 October 2014|date=2009-08-10}}</ref>