The chat that nobody can scroll back through
It started with a few friends and a weekly plan. A running crew, a book club, a Friday football game. Then people brought people.
Now the chat is long. The date of the next meeting is somewhere in it. A newcomer asks how to join, and you explain again. Someone shares a great photo, which disappears under dozens of other messages. You are still the only person who knows who is in and who is not, and you are tired.
A chat is built for conversation. A group that meets again and again needs a place to live.
What actually goes wrong
- The next date is buried. People ask, you answer, and the answer scrolls away.
- New people have no way in. There is no page to find, only a person to message.
- News and plans mix. A reminder, a joke and an announcement look the same.
- One person does everything. There is nobody to hand a task to.
- Nobody can see what the group does. Past plans disappear from view.
How it works on Sociogram
A clan is a group that meets again and again. It has members, a shared calendar of activities and its own wall. There is no limit on how many members a clan can have.
To create one, tap + and choose Clan. You give it:
- A name. It stays fixed once the clan is created, and it has to be different from other clans' names.
- Public or private. A private clan is never listed and can only be joined by invitation. A public clan can be found in Search and Explore. For a public clan you choose whether people join straight away or by request.
- Interests and an area, so the right people can find it. You can add up to 30 interests.
- A description, rules and languages. The description can be up to 1,400 characters, and you can list up to 20 rules.
- Photos. Up to 10, and the first one is the cover.
You are the owner from the start.
One calendar, one wall
- The calendar lists the clan's upcoming and past activities. Owners, admins and assistants can create activities for the clan. Any member can put a public activity they are going to onto the calendar with Share with clans.
- The wall is for members. People post, comment and react, so news and photos have their own place and do not mix with logistics.
- Visitors can see what the clan is. On a public clan, visitors see the calendar and the member list unless the owner keeps them for members only.
Share the work
A clan has four roles: Owner, Admin, Assistant and Member.
- The owner can edit, hand over or disband the clan.
- Owners and admins approve join requests, change roles and remove members.
- Owners, admins and assistants invite people and create the clan's activities.
So the person who always replies can pass that on without giving up the clan.
How new people get in
- Open clan: people tap Join, and they are in.
- By request: people tap Ask to join. New requests appear under Pending on the Members tab. The owner or an admin approves or declines, the person is told either way, and a declined person can ask again later.
- By invitation: owners, admins and assistants can invite people from their contacts or by searching for anyone on Sociogram. The person can accept or decline. A private clan can only be joined this way.
Good to know
- A clan is the people. An activity is a date. Your clan's regular plans are activities on its calendar, and each repeating activity keeps its own spots and list for every date.
- Every activity on Sociogram is for people aged 18 and above.
- Sociogram is invite-only. A member invites your UAE mobile number, and you sign in with that number. You can look at the public activities first with Explore Sociogram.
Questions people ask
How many people can join a clan? There is no limit on how many members a clan can have.
Can I keep a clan private? Yes. A private clan is never listed. People can only join by invitation.
Can I approve who joins? Yes. Choose by request, and the owner or an admin approves or declines each person.
Can other people help me run it? Yes. Give them the Admin or Assistant role.
Can the clan name be changed later? No. The name stays fixed once the clan is created.
Give your group a home
Sociogram is the invite-only network for real plans across the UAE. Ask a member to invite your mobile number, or look at what is on first.
