Note: It’s currently only possible to remove or ban a member from the Desktop Web version of Meetup.
Organizers, co-organizers, and assistant organizers can choose to remove or ban members from their groups. Removing and banning serve different purposes, and it's up to the Meetup group leadership to choose which one is appropriate.
If you remove a member from your Meetup group, they can still request to rejoin.
If you ban a member, they're removed from your group, and can never rejoin.
Whether a member is removed or banned, they’ll receive the same short message that informs them they’ve been removed from the Meetup group. Once a member has been removed, they cannot be reinstated. They’ll only be able to rejoin your Meetup group if they take that action on their end.
When or why to remove someone from your Meetup group is a tricky question, and it varies from member-to-member. If you're just removing no-shows, pending members, etc., removing them instead banning them from the group completely might be a better option for you.
Remove a member
- Click the member from the Members page of your Meetup group
- Click the Admin Tools dropdown to the right of their name
- Click Remove member
- Add a message to them of your choice — this will be sent along with an automatic notification that they were removed
Ban a member
- Click the member from the Members page of your Meetup group
- Click the Admin Tools dropdown to the right of their name
- Click Remove member
- Check Ban from being able to re-join your group at the bottom of the check box list
- Click Remove member
You can also ban a member during the approval process, if your Meetup group membership is set to Approval Only. When you choose to Decline the member from joining, you can select the Ban Member option from there.
Once you ban a member from your Meetup group, you'll find their profile added to the Banned Members tab in your Members list. You can also Unban members from there too.
Organizers, co-organizers, and assistant organizers can choose to remove or ban members from their groups. Removing and banning serve different purposes, and it's up to the Meetup group leadership to choose which one is appropriate.
If you remove a member from your Meetup group, they can still request to rejoin.
If you ban a member, they're removed from your group, and can never rejoin.
Whether a member is removed or banned, they’ll receive the same short message that informs them they’ve been removed from the Meetup group. Once a member has been removed, they cannot be reinstated. They’ll only be able to rejoin your Meetup group if they take that action on their end.
When or why to remove someone from your Meetup group is a tricky question, and it varies from member-to-member. If you're just removing no-shows, pending members, etc., removing them instead banning them from the group completely might be a better option for you.
Remove a member
- Click the member from the Members page of your Meetup group
- Click the Admin Tools dropdown to the right of their name
- Click Remove member
- Add a message to them of your choice — this will be sent along with an automatic notification that they were removed
Ban a member
- Click the member from the Members page of your Meetup group
- Click the Admin Tools dropdown to the right of their name
- Click Remove member
- Check Ban from being able to re-join your group at the bottom of the check box list
- Click Remove member
You can also ban a member during the approval process, if your Meetup group membership is set to Approval Only. When you choose to Decline the member from joining, you can select the Ban Member option from there.
Once you ban a member from your Meetup group, you'll find their profile added to the Banned Members tab in your Members list. You can also Unban members from there too.