If your going to go down this road having an open link in which anyone can use sounds like it could cause trouble. Another good option would be to have a list locked down at the start of the group and then require group members to ok people being added. Another idea would be people joining can only see new content.
I know this doesn't completely solve the problem but to me unless it was really locked down somehow it doesn't differ enough from what facebook are offering.
Well the invite links for each group can be reset or killed at anytime and the group owner can kick out anyone that doesn't belong at anytime.
Like i said earlier these groups are like a themed house party or potluck where you only invite your friends you know are interested in the theme and trust them to bring a good dish and not jump on the furniture.
i like the idea, but do have a few reservations/questions. I am thinking about using this for my family (cousins, aunts, etc...). Is there only one group owner? Or can there be multiple owners/admins? I'm thinking like how yahoo groups works where different users do have different permissions. Also can anyone add photos to an existing album? So let's say we all attend a family wedding and we each have photos, can they all upload to that same album? Or does it not do that...couldn't tell from the demo group.
Other than that I like the idea and fact that this type of system helps facilitate more conversation than a traditional "group" site.
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If your going to go down this road having an open link in which anyone can use sounds like it could cause trouble. Another good option would be to have a list locked down at the start of the group and then require group members to ok people being added. Another idea would be people joining can only see new content.
I know this doesn't completely solve the problem but to me unless it was really locked down somehow it doesn't differ enough from what facebook are offering.
Well the invite links for each group can be reset or killed at anytime and the group owner can kick out anyone that doesn't belong at anytime.
Like i said earlier these groups are like a themed house party or potluck where you only invite your friends you know are interested in the theme and trust them to bring a good dish and not jump on the furniture.
i like the idea, but do have a few reservations/questions. I am thinking about using this for my family (cousins, aunts, etc...). Is there only one group owner? Or can there be multiple owners/admins? I'm thinking like how yahoo groups works where different users do have different permissions. Also can anyone add photos to an existing album? So let's say we all attend a family wedding and we each have photos, can they all upload to that same album? Or does it not do that...couldn't tell from the demo group.
Other than that I like the idea and fact that this type of system helps facilitate more conversation than a traditional "group" site.