Club and meetup chats

Who is in the chat

Everyone in the chat sees every message, with the name and photo of the person who sent it. Tap a photo to open that person's profile.

People who have not joined see Join to see the chat and "Only members can read and send messages here.", with a button that takes them to the club or meetup page.

In a paid club, you can use the chat only while your membership is active. See the section on paid clubs below.

Open a club or meetup chat

1. 1Open the club or meetup page. Once you have joined, a Chat button appears next to Joined or Going. Tap it.
2. 2Or open Messages and tap the Clubs or Meetups tab, then tap the chat.

A club or meetup appears in your chat list only after someone has sent the first message in its chat. Until then, open the chat from the club or meetup page.

When there are new messages from others since you last opened the chat, its row in your chat list is bold with a blue dot.

Right after you join, the chat can take a few seconds to open for you. If you see an error straight after joining, wait a moment and open the chat again.

What you can send

• Text messages of up to 2,000 characters.
• Photos, camera pictures, documents, a location or a contact card from the paperclip, voice notes from the microphone, and GIFs. See Send photos, files and voice notes.
• Sikhami links. A message that contains only a Sikhami share link is shown as a card. See Share posts and more in a chat.

Group chats do not have call buttons or Super Chat. Those work only in one-to-one chats.

Paid clubs: when your membership ends

A paid club is sold for a period, such as 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year. Some older paid clubs are sold for a lifetime. The club page shows the date: "Your membership runs until" followed by the date.

When your period ends, the club chat locks. It shows Your membership has ended and "Renew it to read and send messages in this club again.", with a Renew button.

1. 1Tap Renew in the chat. It takes you to the club page.
2. 2Tap Renew for ₹… on the club page.
3. 3On the checkout page, pick a period under How long, if there is a choice.
4. 4Tap Renew with the price, and pay.
5. 5The chat opens again for you.

Memberships do not renew by themselves. If you joined a club while it was free, you keep its chat even if the owner adds a price later.

A paid meetup is paid once. Its chat does not lock after a period. For payment help, see How to pay.

Notifications from group chats

Club and meetup chats do not send notifications, browser notifications or emails. To see new messages, check Messages for the blue dot.

Leave a club or meetup chat

You leave a group chat by leaving the club or meetup.

1. 1Open the club page and tap Joined. (For a meetup, open the meetup page and tap Going.)
2. 2Sikhami asks "Leave this club?" (or "Leave this meetup?"). Tap Leave.

After you leave, you can no longer read or send messages in that chat. You can join again later. You cannot mute a group chat, or leave the chat but stay in the club. If you paid and want your money back, see Refunds.

Safety

Everything you send can be seen by every member, and you cannot delete messages on the website. Follow the Community guidelines.

To report a member, tap their photo in the chat to open their profile, tap ⋯ (More options) and choose Report or Block. To report the club or meetup itself, use the flag (Report) button on its page.

Questions