This one, at least for starters.
Maybe we could hook the submission process up with user API keys?
- Site admin enters
directory.discourse.org/submit - Site admin opts in to the directory via the user API
- The new site enters our queue for review.
That way, as far as I can tell, the only way to spam our queue would be to generate a great number of Discourse instances, which is…, not very cost efficient spamming.
Right. About that, what do you think about a more tag-like system? I often find myself limited by a single category. Take http://forum.gethopscotch.com/ for instance. I think this community is equal parts “Online Education” and “Software Development”, so I’d like it to appear in both.
The tougher question then is how we should do featured listings. If it’s not too hard to do, I’d prefer to select featured items per tag and not globally, i.e. Hopscotch could be a featured community in “Online Education”, but a regular listing in “Software Development”.
Makes sense?
The taxonomy will certainly change over time, but here’s something to start with:
- Games
- Education
- Makers
- Growers
- Software Development
- Media Outlets
- Products
- Health