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The reason I ask this is that a friend who started a group was an owner. She is a respectable builder and has done extremely well. Over time she made one of her 'friends' an owner so that they could help with the group and he was trusted. Over time this friend was then what we can only describe as brainwashed by another member of the group and the next thing, the two of them were owners. Then they both started a hate campaign, which has of course been reported to LL on a number of occasions, which included bullying and abuse to the main owner of the group. Since then I have been made an owner of the group and I have told the main group owner to leave. They have added friends as owners and they have been involved in this hate campaign against my friend. The outcome that the haters want is to keep this group and use it as their own, as it was a respected group at one point. I have told her that perhaps taking legal action against the persons involved or even LL may spur them on to close the group. That is all that she is looking for, is to have the group clsoed down. That way she will be rid of the people bullying her once and for all. Is there anyone here that can help me? Or at least point me in the right direction of where to go with this? I am sure there is no point in contacting anyone from LL because they won't help at all.