Haha, I was going to bring this up tomorrow. But better that you do.
Snap Mirroring will allow tribe chiefs / mods to add snaps that have been published into their tribes
Good, though it doesn't really tackle the problem.
An ability for someone that has received a number of repost downvotes to merge their snap with the originally posted snap. This function would convert the snap into a related link, and take all comments already posted and move them into the other snap. This would be a complex concept, and we would need to figure out how to make this as painless as possible when it comes to the actual merging process.
Perfect. Chiefs and mods can also have the option of 'grouping' snaps together by topic, so you'll have all similar snaps under one umbrella. This should be basic functionality. Sometimes on reddit you'll see a [forgetting the name] post to contain all discussion on a certain topic and prevent multiple posts on the same thing.
A function allowing a user with a repost to instead remove their snap from the front page, but let it stay in the individual tribes it was posted in. We can sort out a way to mark a snap that has been marked in this way. Lets just remember, the more complex it gets, the more confusing it will be. I think the best solutions are the simplest ones that people can easily grasp.
Not a clean solution; disagree. Either 'group' with similar snaps, or downvote/remove.
Perfect. Chiefs and mods can also have the option of 'grouping' snaps together by topic, so you'll have all similar snaps under one umbrella. This should be basic functionality. Sometimes on reddit you'll see a [forgetting the name] post to contain all discussion on a certain topic and prevent multiple posts on the same thing.
It's a bit more complex in the back end, such a concept needs to be seriously hashed out so that we don't end up with fundamental issues that will be extremely difficult to fix.
Yeah I have an idea of how it could work, but without knowing database schema's and other cache/processing functionality behind the scenes I wouldn't know where to start to help out. Technically I would just say adding a grouping table where you can have a parent group (dictated by a mod) and a you can assign a group to a snap. Considering that snaps span different tribes this could get a little messy.
If it can be made to work... wooo, if not... well no real loss.
Haha, I was going to bring this up tomorrow. But better that you do.
Good, though it doesn't really tackle the problem.
Perfect. Chiefs and mods can also have the option of 'grouping' snaps together by topic, so you'll have all similar snaps under one umbrella. This should be basic functionality. Sometimes on reddit you'll see a [forgetting the name] post to contain all discussion on a certain topic and prevent multiple posts on the same thing.
Not a clean solution; disagree. Either 'group' with similar snaps, or downvote/remove.
It's a bit more complex in the back end, such a concept needs to be seriously hashed out so that we don't end up with fundamental issues that will be extremely difficult to fix.
Yeah, I completely understand. I just think it's the best solution.
As do I. The Ubuntu forum's moderators do this often and it works very well.
MegaSnap... booosh! Lets gain momentum :D - I forgot to say that Mods/OP can merge the snaps.
Exactly. High five.
MegaSnap, Snap Group, whatever they call it, it would be a clean solution if they can work out the details.
Definitely a complex solution when it comes to backend integration, but it might be an effective one if we hash out the details.
Yeah I have an idea of how it could work, but without knowing database schema's and other cache/processing functionality behind the scenes I wouldn't know where to start to help out. Technically I would just say adding a grouping table where you can have a parent group (dictated by a mod) and a you can assign a group to a snap. Considering that snaps span different tribes this could get a little messy.
If it can be made to work... wooo, if not... well no real loss.
C'mon... say it... say "Great idea, now code it!"
You know you want to.