Flatpicker Hangout Upgrade Goals for 2011

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Posted by schlange on Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Hi Everyone,

At the beginning of each year I like to post a list of upgrades we'll be working on.

This year the list is a shorter one, because I'm only listing the major stuff that we're absolutely sure we'll be implementing. There are a variety of smaller items which we'll also be working on, and some features we'll be "exploring" in the coming months as well. But here are the big things:

Groups: you'll be able to create and join groups (like "Flatpickers in Maryland"), then link content (like forum topics, photos, videos, etc) to that group and post to the group's blog. This will provide a new set of "lenses" thru which site content can be viewed, and allow members to build smaller, more focused communities within the larger guitar community.
Teacher Search: teachers will be able to post detailed profiles, and those seeking teachers will be able to search the database and find a good match. This will work for teachers who teach in person, as well as those who teach online.
News Feed: I'm always getting guitar-related news items sent to me, but I don't have a logical place to post them. This will change soon! This news feed feature will allow members to submit news items, and it will also automatically grab news items from feeds like Cybergrass. We'll verify each article and only post the flatpicking-related stuff, of course! Members will be able to discuss each news item as well.
Enhanced Browsing of Photos and Blogs: the site now holds thousands of blog entries and photos... I suppose it's time for improved methods of browsing this stuff!

Thanks to everyone for being a part of the FPHO community, and here's to another great year!

8 comments on “Flatpicker Hangout Upgrade Goals for 2011”

slowhand Says:
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 @8:37:47 AM

I think you also need a quick and easy way for current members to report fake spam accounts. There's been a ton of them created lately. If they post a blog post, they can be disappeared with the "Report To Moderator" link, but some just put the spam links in their bios, which can't be reported. Others don't post a bio, just a link to their website in their profile. A recent example is the user manboob75, whose website is listed as "losemanboobsquickly" (dot com) and whose occupation is listed as "how to lose man boobs". Something tells me he's not here to discuss flatpicking.

SLKmartin Says:
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 @7:25:30 AM

I really like the groups feature it gives a wider interest public a way to focus on a specific interest semi privatly

slowhand Says:
Friday, February 25, 2011 @10:46:43 AM

FYI Eric, if google discovers that this site is being turned into a link farm, they'll penalize it in page rankings. That might actually be a good thing, however, because a recent "new member" just added a blog post with a link entitled "anal toys". I don't think you want this site coming up in the search results when someone searches for that phrase on google.

You need a link on every profile that will allow it to be reported to a moderator, not just on blog posts. Until then, if you make me a moderator, I'll zap them as they occur, and maybe whoever is behind them will give up and go away. I notice it doesn't seem to be happening at all on the Banjo Hangout.

SLKmartin Says:
Sunday, April 3, 2011 @2:09:23 PM

This page does not exist, I guess that this is a bad address or the moderators are doing thier job just fine...it great that David G is doing such a great job watching over the site, Maybe Slowhand needs to be promoted to moderator. Just a thought.....Steve

SLKmartin Says:
Monday, April 18, 2011 @3:45:15 PM

banjohangout.org/forum/post.as...ORUM_ID=5

slowhand Says:
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @5:21:02 AM

lzwick101 is a spammer.

If you want me to keep doing this, Eric, you'll need to put a report button on the profile page and the bio page.

SLKmartin Says:
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @8:53:15 AM

That could be misused

slowhand Says:
Thursday, April 21, 2011 @4:36:03 PM

Another spammer has signed up. His username ends in digits.

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