Overcrowding of Group

  • Cr15py
    1st Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Anyway, as I've stated, there's balls load of groups and it's getting annoying, some of them are just plain... stupid. I mean half of them are crappy copies of other groups that are renamed. I seriously think an application process that would be reviewed by Mods and trusted members would definitely help cut down on the number of extraneous groups that are crowding the forums... we could implement a simple group page concept with an embedded thread, a news page, and an info page. With the existing infrastructure it couldn't be hard, it would be a weekend project. The application would include the group name, and a description. All users would be able to view a page where the pending groups and their group counts are listed, and privileged users will be able to vote whether a group should exist or not. If it's rejected, it's added to a list in the wiki so that people creating groups can see what probably won't make it(they MAY use it...). Anyway, feedback appreciated, the clutter(there's like 6 of these group threads on the front page right now) is ridiculous... I hope this gets implemented.

    Also, UNBAN ME FROM IRC D:

    EDIT: I'm going to sleep :P, I'll check on this tomorrow morning.
  • Neospector
    1st Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Sure.
    Write a javascript plugin that allows for the creation of Facebook-like groups to do things such as chat, post creations, and put it on the site.
    Problem?
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  • Cr15py
    1st Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Neospector
    That's not easily happening, PHP is needed for MySQL/database interaction. Of course, like I said, this isn't a complicated project, so long as we use the existing infrastructure.
  • Racer-Delux
    1st Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @Cr15py

    I agree that there are way to many groups popping up. Maybe there just needs to be an official group thread with a list of recognized groups.
  • cctvdude99
    1st Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @Racer-Delux
    Why not have a whole section of the forum dedicated to groups? =D
    Actually, that might be a bit excessive.
  • Racer-Delux
    1st Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @cctvdude99

    Well, I wonder if the forum section could be locked so only authorized people can create a group thread. If this were true, that might not be that bad of an idea. (It would prevent the spamming of groups)
  • cctvdude99
    1st Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @Racer-Delux
    But then people would complain about not being able to create groups. Either that, or we actually have proper groups, not just threads on the forum.
  • Racer-Delux
    1st Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @cctvdude99
    I guess that is the unfortunate truth (to the first part).
  • Cr15py
    1st Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Racer-Delux
    If we were to do that... then why not just do the full group page idea?
  • Racer-Delux
    1st Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @Cr15py

    Either one works.