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My quandary is this: whenever it comes to Christmas time, I know that each of my family members wants two or three things. What I don't know is if the nine-odd other members of my family know about those two or three things as well, and whether they plan on getting the individual in question one of those
things. It soon becomes a nightmare, finding out who is getting who what.
My proposed solution: some form of program that allows me to discuss presents with the rest of the family for a given person, while excluding that person from the conversation. The system would have a 'forum' for each unit, so in my case there's a forum for my family. I can access everyone's page except my own, and that holds true for everyone else, the only page they can't access is their own page. I can announce on my grand-uncle's page that I've already bought him that new telescope he wanted, while my brother can ask if a new iPod would be appropriate for my cousin.
The system would either be run on a website or on its own specific program, and signing up would be of minimum hassle; enter your name, email address, etc., then join your family group, and begin your discussions. Of course, groups of friends could set up their own pages, and anyone could be a member of several distinct groups.
Finally, you could have everyone with their own profile, where they can post their interests, their wish-lists, and other things relevant to what they might get for Christmas.
MySpace
http://en.wikipedia...wiki/MySpace#Groups
Scroll down to section 4, MySpace Features. [21 Quest, May 31 2009]
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It's called a gift registry, and has been baked for years. If interested, ask about it at Wal Mart, Sears, or any other large department store. Also, paragraph breaks are wonderful things. |
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Hey, I know zilch about computers, so I'm not sure if it would
work, but it's a nice idea, so [+] |
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Oh, yeaw, you might have the wrong category... |
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[21 Quest] As far as I understand, gift registries are simply glorified wish-lists that department stores use to peddle their wares, without the idea of restricted discussion pages and covered with irritating ads; correct me if I'm wrong, but I think my idea is a significant development on that. Also, I'd like to express my most humble and sincere apologies about my obviously mendacious formatting, it has been expressly corrected. |
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(cloud nine) I'm stuck as to how to categorise it, I've changed it to "Culture: Celebration: Gift" but I don't think that's quite right either. And thanks, I'm glad to be here. |
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Can't you do this with any social-networking site, like MySpace or
Facebook, that requires a person to be on the 'friends' list to
view the page? Just exclude the person you're shopping for from
the 'friends' list. |
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Of course, this is true, but again, it's complicated and difficult, and not purpose-built. A specific program/site would make things much easier and a lot of people who otherwise wouldn't bother would see a useful utility and participate. |
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I really don't forsee your idea being any less complicated than Facebook or MySpace.You still have to log in, you still have to select the text field, and you still have to type in your entry and save it. Your idea, even as described in such detail, is really no different than any other social networking site. The only difference I can discern is that it"s more gift-oriented. But with the ability to customize your homepage in any existing Social Networking site, this is already easily done. So, in effect, you've proposed a new Social-Networking site. Not a new idea by any means, fellow baker. |
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Please understand, I don't intend any hard feelings and I'm not trying to come down on you. |
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[Marked-for-Deletion] It's a social-networking site, widely known to exist. |
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I disagree with the MFD. That's too all-purpose an objection, I think. With a wide enough definition, you could say the halfbakery is a social-networking site. You're casting too big a net, 21 Quest. |
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Here's the poster's description of this idea, copy/pasted from the post: |
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// some form of program that allows me to discuss presents with the rest of the family for a given person, while excluding that person from the conversation. The system would have a 'forum' for each unit// |
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Here's a neat little tidbit about MySpace from Wikipedia's article on it: |
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//MySpace has a Groups feature which allows a group of users to share a common page and message board. Groups can be created by anybody, and the moderator of the group can choose for anyone to join, or to approve or deny requests to join.// |
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That's not casting a wide net, It's the exact same thing! |
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I haven't read the idea yet, but I just wanted to
say I was positive this idea was posted by
[XSarenkaX]. I'm disappointed that it's not. She
left on uncertain terms and I miss her. Now I'll
read the idea. |
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I didn't know she left... didn't she pop in just a few weeks ago? |
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I should not speak for her. She didn't leave as far
as I know. I think she thought she had lost her
"baking touch". |
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On-and-off use of the halfbakery is a sign of sanity, I think.
Going by her blog, she's having fun turning her backyard into a native plant garden. Why not drop her a line if you miss her? |
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I'm siding with tatterdemalion and the poster on the MFD tag (keep the idea). |
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There's a sign up for sanity here? Oh shit, I musta
missed it a lllloooooooooooooooooooong time ago. |
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