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Is it possible to merge communities? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by JadziaMostral@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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I still don't entirely understand how it works here. But I had the thought that if following a spree of making new communities, two ended up quite similar in content and user base, would it then be possible to merge them together?

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[โ€“] JayDurst@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The main developers stated recently new features are unlikely anytime soon due to focus on defect fixes and performance issues.

However, if there is a feature backlog, a community aggregator feature should be a top feature.

At a high level:

  • Users shall have the ability to group multiple communities into a single "grouping"
  • Users shall have the ability to amend the list of communities within the grouping
  • Users shall have the ability to "publish" a grouping to other users
  • Users shall have the ability to subscribe to another user's grouping (this would allow for a type of "editor" like power user that manages a grouping to tailor a desired experience)

This new grouping layer should supercede the larger communities list, but not replace it.

Thoughts?

[โ€“] JadziaMostral@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Makes sense and honestly a much better idea than merging. Allows practically endless specificity without needing to eliminate existing communities