Groups have been gone for a few months now. They were a piece of custom software and did not survive the upgrade. They ran poorly and slowed the site down a great deal. Currently we are not looking at any replacement.
May I ask why not? Is there no good way for you to have GROUPS again? I know they could be streamlined, such as, for instance, "Exhibitionist" and then, subgroups within that group for State, location, etc... Before, several states (and the like) had their own groups and that made the list of groups almost endless. There were a LOT of duplications beside that kind, as well.
I think the GROUPS were very popular and it was my favorite thing about this website. Now, there are endless threads divided into the larger topics in FORUMS. It's not as easy to communicate with the likeminded there. Have you had any/much feedback on this subject? Thanks.