Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of BoincBasics


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Timestamp:
Oct 2, 2007, 1:58:57 PM (17 years ago)
Author:
Nicolas
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Periods everywhere, just to be consistent. Either all bullets have it or none do.

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  • BoincBasics

    v5 v6  
    4949(all of them are optional):
    5050
    51  * Keyword search
    52  * BBcode for text formatting
    53  * Spam filtering using Akismet
     51 * Keyword search.
     52 * BBcode for text formatting.
     53 * Spam filtering using Akismet.
    5454 * User read history - keep track of last post read in each thread.
    5555 * Minimum credit total or average to post or to rate (per forum).
    5656 * Moderation (by project staff or designated users).
    57  * User reporting of objectionable posts
    58  * User rating of posts
     57 * User reporting of objectionable posts.
     58 * User rating of posts.
    5959 * Subscription: a user can request email or RSS notification when there is a new post in a particular thread.
    6060 * Ordering options: forums can be sorted according to most recent post, most recent creation, most views, etc.; these options are stored per user.
    61  * Sticky posts
     61 * Sticky posts.
    6262 * "Ignore" lists - a user can specify a set of users whose posts will not be shown.
    6363
    … …  
    7676Each user has an RSS feed containing one or more of:
    7777
    78  * Messages from the project
    79  * Notifications of new message-board posts
    80  * Private messages
     78 * Messages from the project.
     79 * Notifications of new message-board posts.
     80 * Private messages.
    8181
    8282The user can control which of these sources are included.
    … …  
    8484In addition, the BOINC client will periodically scan the RSS
    8585feeds of all attached projects, and display any new items in a popup dialog.
     86
    8687=== Possible future mechanisms ===
    87  * Skype and Skypecast
    88  * IRC or other chat
     88 * Skype and Skypecast.
     89 * IRC or other chat.
    8990
    9091== Groups and teams ==
    … …  
    9394Each group has:
    9495
    95  * A name
    96  * A description
     96 * A name.
     97 * A description.
    9798 * A reference to a ''team'' (a top-level group).
    9899 * Whether administrator permission is required to join the group.
    … …  
    101102 * When used with BOINC, workunits can be associated with a particular group; when a user's host contacts the scheduler, those queues are scanned first for work assignment.
    102103
    103 In general (subject to restrictions) a user can belong to arbitrarily many  groups.
     104In general (subject to restrictions) a user can belong to arbitrarily many groups.
    104105Each group membership has the following attributes:
    105106
    106  * Whether the user is an administrator of the group
     107 * Whether the user is an administrator of the group.
    107108
    108109''Teams'' are a type of group with the property that teams are disjoint,
    … …  
    110111
    111112A team administrator can:
    112  * Create and delete groups within the team
    113  * Control the membership of groups within the team
    114  * Assign administrator status to groups within the team
     113 * Create and delete groups within the team.
     114 * Control the membership of groups within the team.
     115 * Assign administrator status to groups within the team.
    115116 * Only the team founder can control administrator status for the team itself.
    116117