I would suggest that it is closed to prevent members who might subvert the purpose of the group: to discuss Species Hippeastrum. I believe that the group is open to view, but I am no expert on Face Book forums and how they work. Peter (UK) On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 5:15 PM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote: > > Dear Peter, > > I went to the page you linked : Planet Botanical Hippeastrum > > and was pleased to see the emphasis on > openness and sharing, but why on Earth is this a 'Closed Group"? > > Closed seems so unwilling to share and secretive. > Odd, that's all. Jim W. > >