Hehe, yes, I do - but I also mean for communities not connected to the topic 'DW' itself. I mean, even the unofficial ones listed there seem to be ' about DW'.
Maybe it would be a nice idea to do that in the wiki, but then as an own category with sub-categories, not on one page. On the other hand it feels a little to disconnected from DW itself, as a user new to DW would never have the idea to go to the wiki and make such an entries - because they probably wouldn't know thats possible. Also, there is no possibility of automatically displaying the number of members/ activity etc. @paul sorry for posting this twice for you, missed to reply to the whole list the first time ^^. -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: "Paul-Gabriel Wiener" <[email protected]> Gesendet: 12.04.09 09:36:28 An: [email protected] CC: [email protected] Betreff: Re: [DW Discuss] Directory for Communities You mean something like this...? http://wiki.dwscoalition.org/notes/Dreamwidth_Communities [email protected] wrote: > Hey all, > > I was wondering something and wanted to ask if I'm the only one interested in > this and if it's something that's even possible or to be considered: > > What about a directory for the communities on DW? > I have a very blurry memory that something like this existed in the beginning > of LJ, but wasn't very well maintained and was gone after a while. > > What I imagine: > Maintainers can add their communities to the directory by hand if they wish > to. There is an option upon creation of a community to add it to the > directory (but you can later add or remove it as well). They may also add a > short description. Adult communities would be marked as such or would not > display in the first place for underage users. It should only be possible to > add a community to one category. Maybe an activity and size status could be > displayed as well. It should be possible for anyone to report comms which are > in the wrong category. > > Why would I want that? > Well, it's simple. I love to browse such directories and look for communities > to join. I find it was more convenient, than to come up with possible search > terms for possible interests. Also, browsing such directories I might easily > find communities which I find appealing, but didn't think of in the first > place. On LJ, some topics have numerous communities, most of which are dead. > I would have the hope that a directory would help people decide if they > really need to create another community about topic XY (maybe with a link on > the community creation page saying something like 'Have you checked the > directory for communities of that topic already?). > > I am sure there are a million reasons to be against something like that > directory and I have no idea how easily it could be implemented and > maintained (volunteers!). But I thought I'd throw it in at that early stage, > as it is always easier to implement something in the beginning than later, > when there are already a million communities. > > This could also be very interesting for feeds, as there is no really nice way > to search for feeds right now (unless I search for a specific feed or try to > make a new one which already exists). > > And yes, I totally understand if this is something nobody but me cares about > ;) And thats it's not something essential ... anyway, I miss(ed) it on LJ. > > Have a nice day, > elfy > _______________________________________________ > dw-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dwscoalition.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dw-discuss > > _______________________________________________ dw-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dwscoalition.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dw-discuss
