Add proper channel grouping/teaming

[ninja-]

So, here's a simple and proper way how to do it.
First, remove channel ids and replace just with channel names like any proper chat platform does (except slack)

Then allow an admin to create a group.
If you are an admin, you see groups even if you aren't in them
This group could have some settings later-on.
For the start, group setting would only contain a list of members.

Then you drag a channel to the group it would be added to that group.
Since then it would be rendered in it's own category.
You can't join a channel if it has a group set and you aren't in that group.
You can be in multiple groups.

This is a simple way to implement teams and would be awesome.
Please don't confuse this functionality with slack's teams aka "multiple organizations".
This may be implemented at a higher level in future but really isn't a priority.

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[gmsecrieru]

This seem so specific you are even suggesting how to implement it :) Why don't you send over a proof-of-concept PR so we can all discuss this?

[rore]

Something like this would be awesome and may solve a lot of privacy concerns - if you won't be able also to see channels of groups you don't belong to.

[louisemessage]

Closed as this is a feature in Rocket.Chat 2.10.5

[neokeld]

@louisemessage I don't see a 2.10.5 version

[barthy-koeln]

@louisemessage

Were you referencing version 2.10.5 of RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Electron?

Unfortunately I can't find the functionality described by @ninja- anywhere in the electron app either. Could you clarify why you closed this issue or reopen it?
This feature seems to be important to a bunch of people (see RocketChat/feature-requests#637).