I forgot what I was originally going to say, and I'm not going to edit that last post because it's perfect as is. So I'm just replying to myself, as people like us do, in addition to finishing our own sentences (as someone else)

I really hope whoever came up with the current system and somehow failed to realize this was contrary to the concept of inviting people to groups was removed from development.

I was going to say something meaner like "I hope they lost their job", but that's just meaner. I don't want their family to be homeless or anything. I just want them to stop with the AMATEUR 1997 EQ BETA NOOB BULLPUCKEY dev mistakes. How could they not foresee this? How could they not foresee the FAFILLIONS of hours of customer service time wasted by people petitioning and bug reporting "i cant see my teammates with whom i am grouped kplzthx"?

It's a disgusting oversight.