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Subject: Groups and inactivity.

Gamers Anon

Achronos: And what's this about a "design team" I've been hearing? Apparently stosh is so awesome he's now considered a "team".

So I was just going through my groups and out of all the groups I am in there was only 1 that was somewhat active. Now I do not believe these groups are dead or inactive due to their community or the topic/topics they are based on but due to something else. I believe they are inactive due to the accessibility of groups, there are pretty much only 2 ways to get to groups and they are sort of hidden or out of the way. One of them is in under the "Profile" drop-down menu and the other is on the profile page. I can safely say that I have never used the "Profile" drop-down menu and I very rarely view my profile page as I have no need to.

So my suggestions to help bring those groups back to life is by having more of a focus on them and making them more accessible.

Whether that accessibility is by putting links to a users groups in a more accessible area where they will get noticed or by making private groups and user profiles more incorporated into the main forums or general use of the site. Another idea is an idea that has been bought up before about having a news feed. (inb4 not a social network)

...or maybe the community is just lazy, myself included.

Edit: I was ignorant.

[Edited on 12.08.2011 10:15 PM PST]

  • 12.08.2011 9:56 PM PDT
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Although I agree groups should be more accessible, I'm pretty sure it's just the groups own fault for not being interesting enough.

  • 12.08.2011 10:03 PM PDT

The "Join this group" button also needs to be bigger.

  • 12.08.2011 10:04 PM PDT
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And the leave group button under a confirmation button.
Posted by: TacoWorld5001
The "Join this group" button also needs to be bigger.

  • 12.08.2011 10:06 PM PDT

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If I am not posting, then I am reading what you might have posted.

Groups aren't as popular as before. I personally love groups ! I don't mind coming to the mains and all, but I rather to hang around my cup of tea.

[Edited on 12.08.2011 10:10 PM PST]

  • 12.08.2011 10:09 PM PDT

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I'd love to see better accessibility. A drop down sort of menu should suffice.

  • 12.08.2011 10:15 PM PDT
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:)

Some groups are still going.

  • 12.09.2011 12:41 AM PDT

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I agree that groups are sort of out of the way and annoying especially when switching between them. I use the magic of tabbed browsing, but groups are sort of lost in the shuffle. I don't think that has anything to do with their activity, but I really think the next design should be more group centric, at least in the profile side of things.

I also like the idea of a drop down menu.
There are a lot of things I can't really think of at the moment (because I'm tired) from a design standpoint that would really benefit groups. There are an unknown number of things that can be done to polish it out if it's simply given the attention.

I guess we'll have to see, but I'm all for it.

[Edited on 12.09.2011 1:04 AM PST]

  • 12.09.2011 1:03 AM PDT

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Posted by: Muzza777
One of them is in under the "Profile" drop-down menu
I didn't know that was there O:

All my troubles are now gone.

Hello group productivity.

[Edited on 12.09.2011 1:24 AM PST]

  • 12.09.2011 1:24 AM PDT

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Posted by: SonicJohn

Posted by: Muzza777
One of them is in under the "Profile" drop-down menu
I didn't know that was there O:

All my troubles are now gone.

Hello group productivity.
Hello....Wait whaa? Oh. I see.

  • 12.09.2011 1:44 AM PDT

Gamers Anon

Achronos: And what's this about a "design team" I've been hearing? Apparently stosh is so awesome he's now considered a "team".

If this is serious then that has sort of proven my point.

I didn't know that you could get to groups from the drop-down menu until today.
Posted by: SonicJohn

Posted by: Muzza777
One of them is in under the "Profile" drop-down menu
I didn't know that was there O:

All my troubles are now gone.

Hello group productivity.

  • 12.09.2011 1:46 AM PDT

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I use the profile drop down button exclusively. That and one of the private groups I'm in is super active.

  • 12.09.2011 11:37 AM PDT

When he was younger, he was the one who always had the jokes and riddles that would keep the spirits of the Spartans high. Over the years however, his lifetime of combat had hardened him, as it had all of the Spartans. Within Will, John thought, something special had been lost.
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Posted by: Muzza777
If this is serious then that has sort of proven my point.

I didn't know that you could get to groups from the drop-down menu until today.
Posted by: SonicJohn

Posted by: Muzza777
One of them is in under the "Profile" drop-down menu
I didn't know that was there O:

All my troubles are now gone.

Hello group productivity.


wow I missed that too

  • 12.09.2011 11:49 AM PDT