--- C:/Documents and Settings/ARAGORN/Local Settings/Temp/og.module-rev544.svn000.tmp.module	Thu Oct 04 15:19:34 2007
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/ARAGORN/Local Settings/Temp/og.module-rev623.svn000.tmp.module	Thu Oct 04 15:19:35 2007
@@ -1557,6 +1557,15 @@
     // also show read only mode if user has 1 option and we are in required mode
     $simple = TRUE;
   }
+  elseif ($gids && $required) {
+   // populate field from the querystring if sent
+   $groups = $gids;
+   if (!user_access('administer nodes')) {
+     // filter out any groups where author is not a member. we cannot rely on fapi to do this when in simple mode. 
+     $groups = array_intersect($gids, array_keys($options));
+   }
+   $simple = TRUE;
+  }
   elseif ($gids) {
    // populate field from the querystring if sent
    $groups = $gids;