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Subject: Private groups thoughts

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What should be updated in private groups?

I think we should be able to change the colors on the title bars, and the admins should have more control.

Posted by: dazarobbo
See if you can pull/update some ideas from here.


Well I read the thread, but lets start small we should be able to give users in our groups colored text that would make the forums of the group fun.
Thinking big we should be able to send a blast message to everyone in the group. For members that doesn't know what that means it means there should be a button were you can send a message to all users in the group. In our news submissions we would wan't those to be more attractive so we should be able to add images in the news submissions. We should have a search bar in the groups, or a post history.

[Edited on 09.24.2011 11:03 PM PDT]

  • 09.24.2011 10:46 PM PDT

Images in News Posts.

  • 09.24.2011 10:47 PM PDT

Key

First of all they should be called Private Social Clubs.

  • 09.24.2011 10:47 PM PDT
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More control in what sense?

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Posted by: drummer0702
More control in what sense?


The admins should be able to post images in the private group forums just like the admins of bungie.net can post images on there forum.

  • 09.24.2011 10:49 PM PDT

See if you can pull/update some ideas from here.

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Posted by: dazarobbo
See if you can pull/update some ideas from here.


Thanks i'll go check it out.

  • 09.24.2011 10:51 PM PDT

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In the kitchens, of course.

  • 09.24.2011 10:52 PM PDT

I prefer the term, "Extravagant Communication Center."
Posted by: CrazzySnipe55
First of all they should be called Private Social Clubs.

  • 09.24.2011 10:52 PM PDT

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Despite that it was a bug in the first place, this.

Then a search bar.Posted by: ctjl96
Images in News Posts.

  • 09.24.2011 10:56 PM PDT

AV=http://avatar.coolclip.ru/albums/Avatars/Avatars%2090x90/A vatars_90x90_022.gif
BG=http://avatar.coolclip.ru/albums/Avatars/Avatars%2090x90/A vatars_90x90_022.gif

Groups are dysfunctional in that there is no way to communicate with other moderators or admins of said group.

You need a metagroup.

[Edited on 09.24.2011 11:00 PM PDT]

  • 09.24.2011 11:00 PM PDT

Key


Posted by: Iggyhopper
Groups are dysfunctional in that there is no way to communicate with other moderators or admins of said group.

You need a metagroup.
groupception.

  • 09.24.2011 11:00 PM PDT

And a post history!
Posted by: Iggyhopper
Groups are dysfunctional in that there is no way to communicate with other moderators or admins of said group.

You need a metagroup.

  • 09.24.2011 11:00 PM PDT

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Posted by: dazarobbo
See if you can pull/update some ideas from here.


Well I read the thread, but lets start small we should be able to give users in our groups colored text that would make the forums of the group fun.
Thinking big we should be able to send a blast message to everyone in the group. For members that doesn't know what that means it means there should be a button were you can send a message to all users in the group. In our news submissions we would wan't those to be more attractive so we should be able to add images in the news submissions. We should have a search bar in the groups, or a post history.

[Edited on 09.24.2011 11:02 PM PDT]

  • 09.24.2011 11:01 PM PDT

AV=http://avatar.coolclip.ru/albums/Avatars/Avatars%2090x90/A vatars_90x90_022.gif
BG=http://avatar.coolclip.ru/albums/Avatars/Avatars%2090x90/A vatars_90x90_022.gif


Posted by: ctjl96
And a post history!
Posted by: Iggyhopper
Groups are dysfunctional in that there is no way to communicate with other moderators or admins of said group.

You need a metagroup.
Post history is unnecessary IMO but it helps.

The group history page itself is a mess. A couple of tweaks and it could be blocked out and look so much better.

[Edited on 09.24.2011 11:09 PM PDT]

  • 09.24.2011 11:09 PM PDT

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Thanks for linking that thread, dazarobbo, this has really helped me out.

Reading Achronos' post in there, I damn near broke my monitor poking angrily at this statement in agreement;

Ideas should not contain things that would require you to modify/patch Halo 3 itself, so don't go there. An example would be how you think fileshares, tagging, or stats could be used in a group related way. Or, what is there now that prevents you from doing things the way you want? How's group discoverability to you? What would you change? We're talking big ideas here, not silly little things about how you want more security roles or colored text or stuff like that. That is not what this discussion is about. Think bigger than that.

We need to think broader, guys. Screw all these ideas about title colors and group fileshares and other trivial and too-specific crap like that for now; It would be cool to have some of the more feasible ideas done, but I can tell you right now that if you were to throw all of those feasible ideas into groups, it would barely accomplish what really needs to get done, which is re-purposing groups to a point where people can really take up lively interest in them again. How to do this? I have no idea, and it's what I've spent months now trying to find ways to facilitate it. (with no results other than a vague final output)

This is my final output right now;
-Groups are easier to find based on various things such as type of forum content, levels of moderation, rank themes, content themes, the type of members who join (main forums and other groups they usually post in? pfft, one can only dream) and maybe even activity levels. The big challenge is that all of these things can change easily, so they might not be good things to go by...
-People are more enthusiastic about the groups they join on the whole because the first statement is true

So let's talk about group discovery.

A very generally vague idea I've had for group discovery is making groups so that people can know what cool and new (or old) groups are out there, easily, without having to actually go out and discover them.

Group discovery...without much work from the user. Is it impossible?

It sure is vague, I know, but I think it's one of the reasons why the classefieds is almost never read, and the private groups spotlight barely achieves this. Though expanding on that feature could bring some better results for my final output.

(I'm sorry if you have no idea what I'm talking about...I sort of don't, either)

[Edited on 09.25.2011 1:57 AM PDT]

  • 09.25.2011 12:57 AM PDT

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I lol'd at the absurd miscommunication that occurs whenever dibbs post something. Perhaps his brain is so highly evolved that he can no longer clearly communicate with lesser life forms, even among his own species.

Posted by: Count Blinkula
I've just realized that I have never searched for a group here. I was either invited or joined because I knew someone in it.

That group discovery thing is a great idea, but I feel that it should be more dynamic. I doubt this is possible but a useful concept would be a recommended groups for you based on the threads you post in / what you post (along the lines of "Hey! We noticed you like being a dick. Here's a group devoted to just that purpose!").

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The ability to rename groups would be a good idea.

  • 09.25.2011 1:34 AM PDT

cars, girls & cake all day everyday

Something that can greatly negate the need for PM inviting...that would be cool.
Posted by: dibbs089
Posted by: Count Blinkula
I've just realized that I have never searched for a group here. I was either invited or joined because I knew someone in it.

Yeah man, something most likely dynamic. The idea is still very vague though, I have founded a group (revived an old one, rather) that I'm taking things down in and this group could become of very important use in the future...
That group discovery thing is a great idea, but I feel that it should be more dynamic. I doubt this is possible but a useful concept would be a recommended groups for you based on the threads you post in / what you post (along the lines of "Hey! We noticed you like being a dick. Here's a group devoted to just that purpose!").

If any of you know what I'm talking about in this post and the previous one, and have something important to say about it, please PM me or respond in this thread. Even if it's the far future and you're reading this because someone somewhere else linked you here for some reason and this thread is archived and we still haven't done anything. PM ME!! I need to know everything!

[Edited on 09.25.2011 2:05 AM PDT]

  • 09.25.2011 1:46 AM PDT

There are quite a few things that could be added, a lot things I'd like have already been mentioned. I'm sure there will be an up date soon enough.

  • 09.25.2011 5:28 AM PDT

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The private groups have so much potential. I said colored text because that would be fun in a private group.

  • 09.25.2011 6:53 AM PDT