solved special request for a special site

im building a new site not a ning transfer but would like to use the ning like groups
but with an improvement
categories

the reason being..while helping a freind out (abuse) an inspiration hit and a domain was bought.. 1 i couldnt believe was available and/or not for sale for at least 50,000

long story short (and it could be long and i know how u hate them...stevex
a domain became way way more in 48 hours..became a movement
lets just say theres a potential for millions in grants
i already got 160 acres of land
dozens of houses
and massive enthusiasm thats making it look like this could be absolutely explosive
so im looking for just the right platform to build it on
the more i thought about it the more i thought jr just might be it but .. group categories would be a must as groups would be a really central feature

honnestly not sure why i considered other platforms 1st but then again its an idea thats grown drasticly in just hours and as it took shape i realized that jr would be amazing if only the groups did offer catagories to discussions

though with the massive momentum building i do need to get a live site up in ..well i'm aiming for 48 hours ifi get to sleep in the next 5 minutes

ps, if the land pans out your all invited to come by.. surrounded by national forrest i believe


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soaringeagle
head dreadhead at dreadlocks site
glider pilot student and member/volunteer coordinator with freedoms wings international soaring for people with disabilities
updated by @soaringeagle: 02/11/15 04:53:49PM

Can you not just add a Categories field to the group module with the Form Designer?
Then if need be modify the templates to suit? Checkout another module, like jrBlog, to how that does it.


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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist

This is what the Form Designer was created for - perfect example.


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Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
https://www.jamroom.net

i was wondering about that but then hows it organized into a catagory view like in the jrforums
i was also wondering about the blogs categories not having a counter but realized they arent quite persistent across accounts so could end up with literally thousands of categories so gave up on having a blog category list altogether

and apparently adoby makes a product we can use for a chat feature wich will be absolutely criticly important to work that out

i think jr might be a really suitable platform
though i think i really need to tune the database performance alot more
question on that would thenumber of modules and skins u have installed have any effect on database performance
cause the new site i think..but im not 100% sure on will be somewhat stripped down no streamming no galleries photos in posts only
very likely to use the documents module


maybe i should just consult you on the whole deal since i have no idea what the genosis thing is

basically the url will be exposetheabuse.com
it will alow victims of every type of abuse to anonymously tell thier story, get help of all sorts including a safety net of houses wiling to take them in and get them on thier feet
1 on 1 peer counseling ..legal aid and advice (and reporting)
medical and psychological services
referral services
support groups
i was thinking the groups could be used for the diferent catagories of abuses

hmm now that i think of it avory or whatever its called the image editor only plugs into the jrgallery not jrimage right
i was thinking of using that for maintaining anonymity
it has like a add a speech bubble type thing i think
wich would be a great way to conceal enough of the face to hide identity while still showing any bruises and proof of abuse and the speech bubble could be used to express how they were made to feel

its very much still in the contemplation stage although we're moving into the building stage in a couple of hours
hiding identity is crucial
for victims as well as counselors
so is strong moderation and powerful banning tools

i was also wondering if we do use vid streaming if therss a way to..add a secondary conversion that modulates the voice
obviously we'd need to pay a genius coder to work that 1 out ..just wondering if it could be done
im guessing would take our own core extending

the more i think about it the more i think jr might be our only workable option given the customizations we will need and the fact that we will need to build our own upgrades as we go

hmm
i was thinking the geolocation and maps thing you worked out could be a dangerous thing if the abusers had access to it but if only our counselors trauma experts and ..say rescue team as well as law enforcement had access to a "rescue me" or "come save me" thing that would guide you right to them that could be exxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxtremely helpful

i know thats a playing around with project not anything your releasing but since its kinda crucial and lifesaving potentially could we add that in

that just opened up a whole new world of possibilities (see told u it was a work in progress thats exploding with potential)

edit the whole long explanation was all to get oiur imput on what modules are most helpful
but now that brians here too really will need the most maxed out mysql tweaking



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soaringeagle
head dreadhead at dreadlocks site
glider pilot student and member/volunteer coordinator with freedoms wings international soaring for people with disabilities
updated by @soaringeagle: 01/04/15 07:09:56AM

SE you posted this in the Ning-to-Jamroom forum.


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Migrated from Ning to Jamroom June 2015

i know because im gioing to be using some of the ning features even though its nit a ning migration
like the group support and group discussions and pages wich are part of the ning bundle not the main jamroom

theres a method to my madness


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soaringeagle
head dreadhead at dreadlocks site
glider pilot student and member/volunteer coordinator with freedoms wings international soaring for people with disabilities

And for this reason you change the blog category field from a select and text to just a select type and predefine your categories.
updated by @garymoncrieff: 01/04/15 11:11:25PM

ah that makes sense ..ill have to think about that though since would be nice to be unrestricted too
ill keep the option open and ask my members what they think once its running


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soaringeagle
head dreadhead at dreadlocks site
glider pilot student and member/volunteer coordinator with freedoms wings international soaring for people with disabilities