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Subject: Private groups

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Question: when I want to look for Private Groups, is there a way to look through an all encompassing list of Groups on B net?

When I hit the Private Groups tab it lists a few with a search feature that requires you to insert Search details. I just want to see all of them as I don't have anything specific I am looking for.

  • 12.09.2011 2:11 PM PDT

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

This will help I assume This.

  • 12.09.2011 2:15 PM PDT

Nope, unless you hax the search.

  • 12.09.2011 2:16 PM PDT

I don't think it is possible to view all groups at once, no.

  • 12.09.2011 2:16 PM PDT

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That's not a bad idea. Kind of a phone book type listing for private groups.

  • 12.09.2011 2:18 PM PDT

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Thank you. We'll call it "The IRISH Group Search for Dummies".

Posted by: Old Papa Rich
That's not a bad idea. Kind of a phone book type listing for private groups.

  • 12.09.2011 2:25 PM PDT

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I can only guess why they do things they way they do now. I've always seen a lot of these groups as sort of exclusive fanclubs. Though counter to a group'ss long time activity, it often just requires you to be involved around here. If the group is relevant to your interactions here it's possible that you've already stumbled across it or been invited or were there at it's inception. Kind of goes along with why many are "membership requires approval". Groups are cliques of members most often.

It also explains why so many groups go dormant or just die. When the few involved start waning there are no new members joining, there is no new input, and the people involved find less and less reason to be involved.

Being able to find groups that interest you in a complete list would be great. I'm just not sure that's the way things work around here.

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Posted by: IRISH 249
Thank you. We'll call it "The IRISH Group Search for Dummies".

Posted by: Old Papa Rich
That's not a bad idea. Kind of a phone book type listing for private groups.
Well how about we make a group who's sole purpose is to find and list all of the existing groups. Maybe even better yet, news from each of the groups could comprise the threads. Group founders would be allowed to post new threads. And keep the clutter from members down to a minimum, by having a single monitored off-topic thread.

:/ This is really starting to sound like everything the classifieds should be.

We can call the group "The Yellow Pages"

[Edited on 12.09.2011 2:32 PM PST]

  • 12.09.2011 2:28 PM PDT

And Bnet's robots.txt prevents us from crawling the "/fanclub" path, so crawling's out, also.

  • 12.09.2011 2:31 PM PDT

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OP: I feel a phone book of groups could be overwhelming for new users. Plus it would be a graveyard with all of the dead groups out there.

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Posted by: ctjl96
And Bnet's robots.txt prevents us from crawling the "/fanclub" path, so crawling's out, also.

Damn! How about strolling?

[Edited on 12.09.2011 2:59 PM PST]

  • 12.09.2011 2:32 PM PDT

D'OH GOOD ONE SVEN
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Posted by: ctjl96
And Bnet's robots.txt prevents us from crawling the "/fanclub" path, so crawling's out, also.


Damn! How about strolling?

  • 12.09.2011 2:33 PM PDT

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Posted by: ctjl96

Hey, what else am I to post when i'm extremely tired? This place is as slow as molasses anyways. The post couldn't even derail a toy train.

Granted it was a jackass of a post.

[Edited on 12.09.2011 2:50 PM PST]

  • 12.09.2011 2:37 PM PDT

Old School Gamer and Proud Member of the Seventh Column

Well stated. The groups I have joined are due to my interest being peeked through discussions on B net ; the "waaaambluance"
being an example. However, if not discussed and there is no readily available tool to access the Groups in a user-friendly manner, I can see how this can contribute to their demise.


Posted by: Will 043
I can only guess why they do things they way they do now. I've always seen a lot of these groups as sort of exclusive fanclubs. Though counter to a group'ss long time activity, it often just requires you to be involved around here. If the group is relevant to your interactions here it's possible that you've already stumbled across it or been invited or were there at it's inception. Kind of goes along with why many are "membership requires approval". Groups are cliques of members most often.

It also explains why so many groups go dormant or just die. When the few involved start waning there are no new members joining, there is no new input, and the people involved find less and less reason to be involved.

Being able to find groups that interest you in a complete list would be great. I'm just not sure that's the way things work around here.

[EDIT]
Posted by: IRISH 249
Thank you. We'll call it "The IRISH Group Search for Dummies".

Posted by: Old Papa Rich
That's not a bad idea. Kind of a phone book type listing for private groups.
Well how about we make a group who's sole purpose is to find and list all of the existing groups. Maybe even better yet, news from each of the groups could comprise the threads. Group founders would be allowed to post new threads. And keep the clutter from members down to a minimum, by having a single monitored off-topic thread.

:/ This is really starting to sound like everything the classifieds should be.

We can call the group "The Yellow Pages"

  • 12.09.2011 2:37 PM PDT

"Except we, we're the zebras. All fenced in...and ready for the slaughter!"

||S-fen Knee-cheh
||19th Shock Troops Battalion


Posted by: Will 043
Well how about we make a group who's sole purpose is to find and list all of the existing groups. Maybe even better yet, news from each of the groups could comprise the threads. Group founders would be allowed to post new threads. And keep the clutter from members down to a minimum, by having a single monitored off-topic thread.

:/ This is really starting to sound like everything the classifieds should be.

We can call the group "The Yellow Pages"


I salute anyone who has the time to do this.

  • 12.09.2011 3:01 PM 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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I won't make any promises, but I'll definitely give it some thought if it's plausible. It will likely turn out to be a HUGE undertaking. I'd rather not start something I can't finish, but we'll see. I really have been looking for a way to contribute around here since stosh stopped accepting new group theme designs.

  • 12.09.2011 10:01 PM PDT
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There used to be an offsite group directory. I can't remember the URL (I think kd5shw made it) but it looks like its probably been down awhile anyway. Well, if someone wants to put the time into it, I guess it can always be made again. Or...perhaps Bungie can take the reins and do something in house. I guess we'll wait and see.

  • 12.09.2011 10:04 PM PDT

http://www.bungie.net/community/groupsearch.aspx

Put a space in "Search By Group Name".


Posted by: ctjl96
And Bnet's robots.txt prevents us from crawling the "/fanclub" path, so crawling's out, also.
Some robots simply don't care.

  • 12.09.2011 10:22 PM PDT

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Holy crap. Well done and thank you. The riddle has been solved.



Posted by: dazarobbo
http://www.bungie.net/community/groupsearch.aspx

Put a space in "Search By Group Name".


Posted by: ctjl96
And Bnet's robots.txt prevents us from crawling the "/fanclub" path, so crawling's out, also.
Some robots simply don't care.

  • 12.09.2011 10:31 PM PDT

Posted by: evilcam
There used to be an offsite group directory. I can't remember the URL (I think kd5shw made it) but it looks like its probably been down awhile anyway. Well, if someone wants to put the time into it, I guess it can always be made again. Or...perhaps Bungie can take the reins and do something in house. I guess we'll wait and see.
Hmmmm... Not a bad idea...

Will have to yell at others to make it for me.

  • 12.09.2011 10:32 PM PDT