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Created:: August 13, 2008
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Structural Improvements in Groupings

Posted: Aug 13, 08 7:20am

I know that Texas is Bigger and Better, but it seems to me every time a new Texan joins the site a new Texas group is started. Maybe we could have the admin centralize all "State" oriented sites- It might increase the total number of sites - (some States may not have groups) but it would help new people if it were somehow publicized that there were already places for each state.

(I think we need a simple (short and straightforward getting started documented that explains how to find groups, discussions etc..)

We might also want larger topics under which the actual discussion groups must fit. (Maybe 5-10 super topics folders- (Like Disciplines at Universities or genus with animal/plant classifications) - such things as Art and Crafts, Science, Pop Culture, Human relationships and interactions, Health, Geographic connections, Political, Spiritual/philosophical etc. and then we could have sub groups (Like Departments at Universities or species in classification systems) Under transport we might have groups on Motorcycles, cars, bicycling) etc.

I know there would still be possibilities for overlap, but it might make it easier for new people to see where to find people/topics instead of reinventing the wheel each time. If when one started a discussion one got a question asking which category do you want your discussion to go in (with required options) and then when one clicked on the folder of choice it showed what was already there as well as gave a place to fill in a new topic, then it would make the place a bit more organized.

(I'm being too neurotic about this, aren't I?!!!)

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elbe

Posted: Aug 13, 08 8:01am

WS wrote:

(I'm being too neurotic about this, aren't I?!!!)

No, not at all! TBD is a victim of it's own success. The number of discussions, all in one big shoebox, makes it a but unmanageable. I still haven't seen every group yet but browsing serially I was amazed at the redundancy. And your comment on Texas was spot-on, I should have included it in my topic (as it is I used every character allotted : ).

I do like your prompted response model - kind of like Craigslist!

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monkeypants

Posted: Aug 13, 08 8:35am

Outstanding ideas, WS!! Why didn't I think of this?

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elbe

Posted: Aug 18, 08 9:25pm

We also need to search by groups. If you use the search tool in TBD it gives anything with that word(s). So if you were looking for, say a scooter group, what comes up first is a bunch of unrelated discussions where somebody mentions scooter, then some guys with scooter in their name. the scooter groups don't even come up on the first page. you should be able to specify whether you want a group, a discussion, a person or some combination thereof.

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