As many of you know, we've been merging and reinstating many groups.
While the most popular groups should be covered, some of you may have old favorite groups that haven't been reinstated yet.
[b][c=BF0000]I'd like to ask you what old Groups you'd like to see reinstated.[/c][/b]
And [b]also, if there are new topics[/b] that aren't yet covered by any existing Group, feel free to suggest too :)
[big]Topic > Category > Group 🎙️[/big]
We have recently restructured the way Groups work on Similar Worlds, to help reducing fragmentation (often times, there were +1000 groups on the same narrow topic) and help users finding more posts based on their interests (by us improving the Feeds, or users going directly to the category of their interest). We can, finally, soon start promoting and growing SW more. We did not want to promote a site that was so very disorganized and fragmented.
📺 [b]Category[/b] - Slightly broad topics and interests, within a specific topic Example: Entertainment & Music > [b]Music[/b] https://similarworlds.com/music
🎞️ [b]Group[/b] - Very specific single subject Example: Entertainment & Music > Music > [b]The Beatles[/b] https://similarworlds.com/music/beatles
[big]How can you find Groups 🔎[/big]
You can find all [u]Topics[/u] and [u]Categories[/u] by pressing the [Topics] menu in the SW header, or by accessing this page: https://similarworlds.com/topics
To find [u]Groups[/u], you can either use the Search or by accessing the [b]Associated Groups[/b] of a specific Category.
Example: Associated Groups under [u]Music[/u] https://similarworlds.com/music/groups
[big]Mute Groups 🔇[/big]
One of the most requested features by our Members is to be able to mute groups.
It wouldn't make sense for us to implement this feature, when there could be 1000's of groups of the same subject that users could post on. You may be muting several groups, but there could be many more that you may have missed.
However, with the Groups consolidated, it's much easier to block a specific subject that you aren't interested on. It is important that users post on the correct Category/Group, for this to work, and as respect to other users.
To Mute a Category, press this button in the Category page:
To Mute a Group, press the same button (worded "Mute/Report Group") in the Group page, and follow the same process.
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Thank you for your support and we hope you continue to stay with us.
We are constantly listening to your suggestions, so please keep giving them to us, as they are very important to the future of Similar Worlds.
Very kind regards, 🧡 - The SW Team
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While I get the desire to organize posts as "Topics" ... you all are missing the connection between "WHY" people post.
[b]We DO NOT, as in NEVER, post on TOPICS.[/b]
We have no reason to post on topics ... if we want to do that, we can skip to a 100 other sites set up "topically", like a Library or a newspaper.
I and WE, post to our personal characteristics (which somebody termed "groups").
I do not post to the topic "Beer" ... I post to the characteristic "I like ice cold beer".
I care ZERO about all those topics y'all built.
I post to MY characteristics.
[b]It is the MAGIC of SW[/b]
And you all are destroying the magic, forcing us into narrow generic topics.
We really do not need to block "groups" ... and it truly makes no sense to block groups (cause there is 1000 ways around that)
You all need to get with 300 years of writings and history ... [b]IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ORGANIZE THOUGHT AND PASSION[/b] ... it has been attempted hundreds of times and has failed EVERY TIME.
The minute you organize it ... you destroy innovation and creativity.
You all need to embrace the richness and value of the diverse set of "groups". The millions.
You need to let us add more groups.
You need to kick the topic idea to the curb.
You all are going to a place with nobody following.
You got miopic with blocking groups and lost a sense of the therapy value which writing provides members.
Step back and reevaluate.
[b]SW is not a mess[/b] ... it is as DarkHeaven described ... we are all "uniquely similar".
@questionWeaver What he means to say, is once upon a time we found each other on our terms. Good people, still find each other on our own terms..And no amount of organization will ever change that...
