Request: Create sub-category in Discourse forum

[gabrielcossette]

Hi!

In ​discourse.osgeo.org, can you create a sub-category of "Local Chapters" for the ​Alberta Chapter (Canada)?

It could be named “Canada - Alberta” maybe so that it’s sorted by countries?

Thanks!

[gabrielcossette]

Oh that's right, I'll get back to you about who should be the admin, and if the sub-category should be public or not.

[cvvergara]

I see this:

​https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/alberta/

Would you like to move it to discourse?

[gabrielcossette]

Not sure yet if we want to move completely to Discourse. That would require some communications with the members. I just recently joined the group and I'm in contact with the leads.

I got the answers.

1. The admin should be, username ScottMcHale

• If you can add a co-admin, add myself, username gabrielcossette

2. The sub-category should be public

Let me know if you anything else, thanks!

This is exciting, Discourse is a very good OSS forum platform.

[cvvergara]

This is an idea:

• import Alberta mailing list to discourse
• as mailing list: Alberta at discourse and Alberta at lists can coexist while members of the mailing list migrate to discourse.
  • On the mailing list footer add a link to the discourse category information so people can follow the link and register to discourse
• After, say a month or two, Alberta mailing list can be disabled with a last message about the disabling.
  • A link to the mailing list archives to reference the last couple of months (when they are few)
  • OR import the last messages (if they are a lot this is better)

Note that discourse works differently than the mailing lists.

• There is no category owner yet (that feature is not been implemented)
• There are groups:
  • Everyone: all registered people on discourse
  • Named-groups: a group of people for particular permissions
• The permissions:
  • see: Can read topics
  • reply: Can reply to a topic
  • create: Can create a topic

So for example: For Group:

• name: Canada - Alberta
• slug: alberta
• People can: join and leave freely
• owners: ScottMcHale, gabrielcossette

For category:

• name: Canada - Ablerta
• slug: alberta
• mail: alberta at discourse dot osgeo dot org
• group everyone: see, reply
• group alberta: see, reply, create
• no owner concept exists on categories yet.