group blog creation not recognizing settings

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When I visit the page: wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp_groupblog_management_page

I go to the validation tab and check the boxes for underscores, dashes, numbers and change the minimum number to 3

I then go in and create a new group and add a blog to the group.

During the process of adding a blog to the group, where you either select an existing blog or create a new blog, it is there that the problem arises.

I try to create a blog name code-ninjas It says only letters I try to create a blog name code_ninjas it says only letters I try to create a blog name codeninjas it says letters are needed and at least 3

Bottom line: I cannot create a blog for the group in this area. I can only choose from an existing blog.

I probably tried every combination that I could think of, from having blog names with only letters, letters and numbers, letters numbers underscores, letters numbers dashes, and then letters from 3 to as many as 20 characters, but nothing works.

I am running WP 3.5alpha, with nightly buddyPress/bbPress and latest groupblog from a few months ago (last updated vs.)

btw The install directions do not mention having to go into the network admin to activate group blogs. I tried going to the regular plugins page to activate the groupblogs plugin, but it does not show up there. It was only a matter of my saying screw-it and trying the network activate before I made it that far. Might want to update the install docs.