Just wanted to give advanced notice that we will hopefully be pushing one of Voat’s largest updates yet this weekend.
This update will feature a new underlying system for organizing subverses which we are calling Sets (grouping of subverses). If you are an old time whoaverser/OG Voater you will remember that Voat used to have Sets but we had to turn them off for performance reasons.
This update will reintroduce Sets, but as opposed to being an add-on feature as previously implemented, this update involves completely replacing the underlying system of Voat with a Set based infrastructure.
I will provide more information on the specifics of these changes later; how they benefit Voat currently and how they fit into our future plans.
The release of this update depends on the progress of testing but we are really pushing hard for a release this Saturday or Sunday.
Also, I need a few dedicated users who would like to spend some time testing this new code. If you have an interest, please PM me. I will only send out info to a handful of people, so first come first serve.
Thanks Voat!
P.S. I know there are some situations that need admin attention. I will deal with these when this update is released.
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https://voat.co/v/announcements/1330806
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8193582? ago
Yay for sets! This might help niche subverses, as they can now be combined into one bundled view.
I will definitively use this for v/de to bundle all the German-speaking subverses into one set, so maybe some of the minor subverses will finally take off.
Jixijenga ago
Yes, now @Trigglypuff can start grouping those writing subs (including mine) together and @Owlchemy can do the same for gun stuff. :D
Owlchemy ago
Yeah, well I'm into the gun subs - LOL - but not having been here in whoverse days, I have no clue how it would work. But I'm game. Whatever works.
Jixijenga ago
We'll see what happens. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out. :P
Owlchemy ago
And may be advantageous to all, that's the important point. It does get tiring searching for subs in some categories, this may be useful and get some smaller ones some love, too.
Jixijenga ago
Yeah, it might help mitigate duplicates too.