How To - Create "Groups"
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A "group" is a service that accepts "members" and posts items between them even though they may not be friends. This is a common concept in other social networks and so you may wonder how to create one in the Socknet.
There may be two kinds of groups:
- Forums
- Services that act like listservs
Forum
A forum allows users to post items to it in a threaded fashion.
Many forum software packages exist and they can be extended to support posting to Socknet users' profiles.
Many forums will want to accept messages that are directed at them.
Listserv-style
A listserv (a concept from email) is a service that accepts and broadcasts messages from one subscribed user to many.
A listserv-style group will:
- register with users like any other service
- use the notifications field of the registration request
- accept messages from its members and forward them to other members
This kind of group should filter for:
- items that are directed at it
- items that match some specific criteria such as category or keywords
If it fails to filter items, it will become a great big spammer.
