For fannish communities there's also http://newbieguide.dreamwidth.org/profile which tries to list communities as they are created on DW here: http://newbieguide.dreamwidth.org/259.html. For now it's dependent on people leaving a comment when they create or find a community.
On Livejournal it is one of the best resources for finding communities for those who are new to LJ or a particular fandom. http://community.livejournal.com/newbieguide/profile and the master list: http://community.livejournal.com/newbieguide/6259.html. Re feeds. It would be great to have a directory of feeds searchable by topic. On LJ it's hard to find a feed that's not on the most pupular list. Paulien On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:09:31 +0200, foxfirefey <[email protected]> wrote: > There is another listing of general purpose comms here: > > http://wiki.dwscoalition.org/notes/Community_List > > Not ideal and certainly not scalable, but it's good for now. I have > trying to keep it updated as much as possible from communities I see > floating by, and so have others. > > There is also: > > http://dw-community-promo.dreamwidth.org/ > > Neither of these are as nifty as your idea, but, so many things to do, > so little time, and sometimes we just make do with what we can > scrabble up at hand. Hopefully they can help in the meantime. > > --foxfirefey > > On Apr 12, 2009, at 12:44 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > dw-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dwscoalition.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dw-discuss -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ _______________________________________________ dw-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dwscoalition.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dw-discuss
