Cult revamp suggestions [compilation]
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I was originally going to post on one of the old cult brainstorm threads that created but they're all pretty old now it seems redundant. A new thread seemed necessary. Cult related updates have been brought up again here with responses on what's going on with the whole site/cult revamp from . This thread should be used for furture reference as it's still likely to take a while before this is rolled out, but having everyones current ideas in one place is going to help the staff in a huge way.
Admin, please move this to somewhere more suited if it is required. Brainstorming for example only has threads created by staff so I wasn't sure if it would fit in there. I thought about putting it into General but it is still a thread of suggestions. It's up to you. Now, onto my own suggestions for the cults.
A lot of Menagerie's members are literally only around for pets and our pet cult, Keith, so we are some of the people you need to get back to being more active on-site. I have a list of things I'd personally like incorportated into cults on-site but please add to this as you see fit guys.
This applies to a lot of pet people as we are all spread out between multiple cults, not really sure what to do with ourselves onsite a lot of the time because we just flop around writing, drawing, TC hunting and just generally being creative with our friends.
SUGGESTIONS-
Basic templates: Less is more. Something simple that allows for complete customisation. Being able to create Forums, sub-forums and even sub-sub-forums within those, (with specific people being able to be assigned to moderate each forum.) Custom CSS enabling is a must.
Links: Easy to see/easy to access links to 'new topics' 'new posts' things like that. The ability to customise these links by inputting our own directions and text would be amazing.
Warnings: Report/warning/ban buttons next to posts and possibly other things from members. Obviously the warnings and bans are for admin only, but for members to be able to report things directly to admin would make lives easier. (Reporting probably doesn't apply to smaller cults due to everyone being friends but bigger cults, definitely. So this should be a staple feature.) A banned list should also be made accessible for admin allowing us to delete all posts by banned members with a click of a button, and also allow us to unban members.
Vault/bank: I'd like the cult vault and bank to be made more user friendly. A log of things put in and taken out NEEDS to be a thing, not just for money but for items. Quickstocks to and from our personal inventories/shops/vaults so we can move multiple items in and out with ease.
News page/headliner page: This should be something that admin can easily make posts to and edit accordingly. Complete customisation enabling it to have multiple uses depending on the cult. For example: Menagerie would LOVE to have a news page as a front page, with bright images, current and coming up event listings. It would be amazing and hopefully dazzling for new members to click the on-site cults and see this. Other cults may want to use this as just a general welcome page. The possibilities could be endless if ultimate customisation is allowed, (which is what would work best for everyone.) This "news" page also needs to have an accessable archive and/or previous posts access.
Pings: Being alerted for pings on the on-site cult page, on normal subeta NEEDS TO HAPPEN. There's no use for people joining a cult and then forgetting it exists because if someone mentions them/pings them/whatever on the forums, they aren't going to know unless they scan every thread which just isn't fair. Official cult ping groups could also be incorporated into these forums, negating a lot of the current forum groups we have. An automatic alert feature for every member would be amazing, (can you tell I don't want members ignoring official pings?) This would also be nice for groups within the cult to be automatically alerted if need be. Think hashtags that work in the cult forums.
Guests: We should be able to control who sees what on our pages. Most cults have off-site things hidden for non-members because we want people to join to see all the good stuff.
Awards with custom inputable images: We have these on our offsite, (though only one or two right now,) but would love to have more and be able to customise these willingly. Automatic assignment of specific awards that could pop up as an event, eg: STEPPING INTO THE FRAY assigned for just joining, with a little description on your cult member profile saying what it was for. (These should all be editable by admin, again, ultimate customisation.)
Multi-cults: Being able to enable your cult to be multi-friendly would be amazing since some people dabble in everything and cannot decide between two cults. Admin should be able to set a list of cults that we are affiliated with/allow multi-membership with to stop any "spying" drama that may arise.
Calendar: A calendar that alerts you on-site when things are growing near, say a week/3 days before someones birthday or schedueled events within the cult.
Suggestions from others that I think are great ideas and deserve recognition via quote. I hope you guys don't mind the pings as some of these are olddddddd posts. Taken from this thread from September this year and this thread from 2011
<p>And then they could also choose if members of their cult could join other cults of the same type, or not.
Please add your own ideas to this guys. Ping your friends, ping other cults. Big compilation suggestion thread is a go.
a big worry seemed to be that cult activity all takes place offsite, which unfortunately is brought about by necessity moreso than anything else (at least from what i've seen). i'm sorry if it sounds vague, but i just want that necessity to be diminished. give us on-site cult exclusive forums that dont drive people to proboards. i like the personal shoutbox idea, assuming that's feasible, because it would reduce/replace the need for offsite IRCs by giving us a subeta-based real time chat.
and 100% yes to multicult membership, especially if the push is made to relocate cult content back onto subeta.
Yes to all of these. I'm SO BAD at remembering there is offsite stuff (Menag I'm sorry, I'm a bad cult member ;; ) I'd like to stick on on site please. I much prefer the IRC layout to a tiny cramped shout box, but idk maybe the new sMail system will come into play for that... feelings
i'd love to have everything in one place. having off-site forums and whatnot isn't a huge deal, but it would make things so much easier if we'd be able to do this all on subeta itself. i've noticed that people either forget about the off-site forums or they aren't willing to sign up for yet another website. on-site cult forums and some sort of news/head liner page would be amazing, because, like i said, it's easier to have everything in one place.
multi-cult membership would be nice to see, too! the way things are going right now isn't too bad, but if we'd ever get other exclusive features, it would be cool if every member were able to view/use them.
oh! and i really love the idea of having a calendar with alerts. we have one on the off-site forums and we try to keep our members aware of what events are coming up next, but it would be neat to have an extra reminder!
I haven’t mentioned any other ideas I do 100% agree with and think should be implemented.
Awards/medals sound amazing! Like a special cult trophy case. People love the “point system†for contest rewards/etc and seem to use it a LOT offsite, so it makes sense we have that feature on Subeta to avoid needing off-site platforms. CULT SHOUTBOX, please.
On Warnings: My opinion may be biased coming from a tiny/new Cult but I do think this feature could be abused. Especially if it has implications outside of the cult (like if a warning in-cult = a warning from Subeta staff). Unlike the mods, cult admins (WHO ARE GENERALLY AWESOME BTW) are not 100% selected/trusted by the Subeta staff and could potentially target/harass people if these were implemented. You could easily have a pre-written Warning typed up and saved to send via sMail and then simply remove that member from the cult if they do not listen.
On not being so clique-y: I JUST thought this up in the shower so I haven’t really had time to think about the negative side. I’m sure there is plenty of negative points to this! Please point them out to me!
I was thinking cults (whatever their “Categoryâ€) could be labeled Secret. That way, joining was by invite only and it would be essentially you and your group of friends discussing and doing things around their theme (or lack of theme too!). These would, yes, be very clique-y and basically an exclusive forum and platform for friends. They wouldn’t have reason to advertise their existence and people wouldn’t feel like they’re “elitist†as they’re not really friends/acquainted with people on them. There could be a limit for being a part of those (like 1 or 2 per person) so as to avoid people creating a Secret Cult for literally anything. People would still use the forums for most other things as I can see this being used mainly for chatting/helping with goals or something.
That way, the cults that are actually interested/want new members could categorise themselves as Application or Open. Open pretty much explains itself, and Application ones could have a “joining form†implemented on the cult’s main page with questions/requirements written by the admins but approved by Staff. I know it can get tiresome to approve those, but Subeta doesn’t have many cults to begin with and that way Subeta can monitor case-by-case if a cult is being too clique-y/elitist/absurd in its “demands†and should instead be a Secret Cult.
I’m not saying those cults would have a “quota†of people to accept, or that they couldn’t close applications for periods of time. The cult is yours and ultimately you choose who you want in. It’s just something to avoid people feeling like they don’t really have a way in without knowing other members. This would show the cult is interested in finding new people and expanding its community and not shine the lights on ones that prefer to only include friends.
In regards to what and a little bit of complements from the 's post
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On Warnings [/i]] I do agree with the fact that it can be a feature that would lead to abussive manners but I also like what said and I
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Vault/bank [/i]] I completely agree with and I really would love to see that feature. Every cult have a defined purpose for their bank and safe, but it should also be of, at least, the admins's domain a log that indicates who entered certain item/quantity of sP and who takes away certain item/quantity of sP (going under the postulation that the cults can have more than one admin (thing that I do not know))
If the sP/item lost exists, there's nothing any other admin can do about that but it will give them the certainty of having a member not of trust and which better be banned. Having a feature like this will lead to single cult admins to be able to trust other frequent-to-the-cult users to be admins and to take decisions on how the sP and items are administered and used since there will be no "cult owner" anymore but rather a more democratic cult society, which sounds better than having a cult dictatorship.
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On not being so clique-y[/i]] you made a point. Choosing whether a cult can be Secret or Open but also being so under a certain lineament since there's no poing on having a cult as "Open" when the entrance admission is too demanding. I'd really love to see a feature like that
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