Physiocrat:As the title says. Is it an admin only function?
I didn't realize this, but it was. I have now allowed moderators and trusted users to also create groups. (So you should ask a moderator for one, for now.)
Groups allow you to have public, closed (read-only), or private versions of all the applications supported by the public community. That is, you can have private forums, media galleries, blogs, and pages just for your group. Basically, your own version of the Mises Community. You can even select a new theme and customize it. For example, we have an "Internal Mises" group for administrators and editors of Mises.org.