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Purrfecdizzo
June 05, 2010 at 07:27 PM posted in General DiscussionIs there a rational way to search through groups? I don't want to browse through thousands of groups to find one that I might be interested in joining.
bababardwan
June 07, 2010 at 12:49 AM
oh right,just seen this.As above I would like to suggest:
I think what is needed is chronological list of when each group was last posted to.A drop down box with a few filters would be ideal....such as ...chronological list of group activity,most members,most posts,most posts in the last 3 months.I'd also like to keep the way the groups are categorised..such as the regional groups,special interest groups,business groups.
bodawei
June 06, 2010 at 02:39 AM
Nope - there has been much discussion about this, by poddies. It is a serendipity system - you feel good when you stumble across a group you like.
bababardwan
June 07, 2010 at 12:46 AM
I don't mind them being archived or whatever but I wouldn't want inactive ones deleted...there's still plenty of good stuff in some of those old now inactive groups. I think what is needed is chronological list of when each group was last posted to.A drop down box with a few filters would be ideal....such as ...chronological list of group activity,most members,most posts,most posts in the last 3 months.
go_manly
June 06, 2010 at 12:32 PM
How about allowing the initiator of a group to type in an advertising message which is automatically broadcast to General Discussion every 3 months if there has been no activity in that time. If there is still no activity after 6 or 9 months, send the group to a group archive.
RJ
June 06, 2010 at 12:26 PM
very true, you had better look at the date of the last comment. Perhaps groups should automatically go to "delisted" or "withdrawn" status when no one has commented for lets say....... 6 months?
changye
June 06, 2010 at 02:59 AM
And it's very possible that you may be talking alone in an empty room.
suxiaoya
June 06, 2010 at 01:27 PMamesburygeorge -
I believe that a basic search filter will be added to the Groups page very soon, which should go some way to helping.
Beyond that, the question of organising Groups, and improving the whole set-up, is a project we are working on at the moment. Of course, this is not a new question, and we'd always welcome ideas or suggestions on how to improve the system as we go about making plans.