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Whatever happened to that Bonner dude who said he was gonna fix things before this?

Ryan? After this site popped up he kind of faded away. We managed to pry the old site's data from him, so that's hosted over on the archives now. Haven't heard from him since. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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The original help.com site was always busy, and I don't think for a moment there are fewer people needing help.

2 main options:

1) Advertising -
1a) Google Advertising - We pay Google to stick us at the top of the search results (Next to an Ad word- Google a popular word and look at the top few results- notice that they're ads rather than "natural" results.)
1b) Sideline Ads - Think Facebook/Reddit columns. Differs from Google Ads in that payment structure is a bit different and this is more broad.

2) Word of mouth
2a) Tell people in person - This can be telling your friends, people on the street, handing out flyers, etc.
2b) Word of "fingers" - Basically word of mouth, but digitally. ๐Ÿ˜„ So this could be posting on Facebook, Reddit, StackOverflow, etc.

Both have downsides:
Option 1 costs money.
Option 2 requires users "giving away" their "safe place".
While option 2 is MUCH more likely to get "friendly" faces that stick around, it's also more difficult because many users say things on this site that they're only comfortable saying knowing that friends and family/ "real life" people won't find.

Also, like Dani sort of said- there are many other resources out there for people to find help. The internet is a busy place. ๐Ÿ˜…

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Like board games?

As long as itโ€™s not a money draw or something along those lines, seems fine to me!

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Another investment type question....

Not sure how it works over there- but here we have communities of โ€œlow-income housingโ€ where people have to apply and submit their proof of income before being approved.

However, itโ€™s usually for apartments or similar.
You could potentially set up an HOA where one of the requirements is that you canโ€™t rent the properties, and/or have to be within a certain income bracket.

There are ALWAYS ways to game the system. Every system. What it comes down to is a balance of work you put into โ€œsecurityโ€ vs how much work it takes for a malicious person to crack vs how much more difficult it makes for an innocent participant to be approved. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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Another investment type question....

5% is considered quite low, especially for large investments.

However- if you marketed it properly, I think more people would be inclined to invest towards a "helping the needy" goal.

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fuck nsfw filter this godamn thing is broken it has nothing to do with anytihng about my post and shouldn't be fucking flagged nsfw you dumb fucks

Cursing the human race and broadly insulting people easily falls under the flag of not only NSFW, but inappropriate for this site.

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hey QA i need help

Iโ€™d start with

As a user with browseGroup permissions:
[] A user can login
[] A user can see a listing of all calendars
[] A user can not create a calendar
[] A user can not edit a calendar
[] A user can not delete a calendar

Add a few more for details, including refreshing, showing error messages, etc- run through the check in/out process, create each type of calendar, make sure you include โ€œtestsโ€ for clicking on a yes/no for pop up confirmation/dialogue.

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hey QA i need help

Then Iโ€™d go with the โ€œautomatedโ€ testing route, with a check in your list for each potential point.

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hey QA i need help

More information would be helpful! What kinds of tests? Manual? Automated?

If manual- Iโ€™d say you should go through every potential flow as each permission level:

Create each calendar type, edit it, pass ownership, edit as new user, then deleteโ€” verify the steps cannot be accomplished as a user without the necessary permission level)

If not manual, you can skip the beginnings of each flow and have a dedicated test for each point. For example, youโ€™ll want a test that checks if a โ€œbrowseGroupโ€ user is able to delete a Calendar. That test doesnโ€™t care about the user creating or editing calendars- each test should only be checking one thing, but youโ€™ll want to make sure you test every point of potential failure.

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Advice needed.

Sometimes all you need is to let it out/rant. Sometimes the person themselves isnโ€™t important. Whatโ€™s important Is that you just talk.

I personally donโ€™t have much to input with many topics, but Iโ€™ll generally read them at the very least.

Your presence is appreciated- always. And should you feel like elaborating, I can promise that it will be read. I canโ€™t promise a turn key perfect solution, but I can promise an ear. And I can offer a perspective. Thatโ€™s what weโ€™re here for. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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