I posted here also http://drupal.org/node/359882

I didnt know who to post it with.

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michelle
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Category: bug » support
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)

OG forum and AF are not compatable.

Michelle

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that0n3guy commented

Ok... good to know. SAD... but good to know.

Is there a way to emulate this type of functionality then?

Is this still a solution:

http://drupal.org/node/59826#comment-724550

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I don't know. I've never used OG forum and have no plans to since I don't really get the point. If someone wants to take the time to get them working and submit patches, I'd be happy to look at them but that's as far as I can go.

Michelle

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that0n3guy commented

Can you explain what you mean by "don't really get the point"? (only if you have time)

I just started testing them out so I'm not attached to them or anything and just looking for your opinion.

Thanks

(quick side question. Do you usually do this http://drupal.org/node/311204#comment-1082191 for your sites when they have a forum... to get rid of the next/previous forum post buttons...

EDIT: Oh, your "Use topic navigation" doesn't seem to turn off if advforum is disabled... and then when I re-enabled advforum the "Use topic navigation" was unchecked but still displayed the topic navigation... kinda a bug maybe?

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I don't get the point of putting a forum in a group. That seems rather like sticking a car inside a bus. Forums and groups are both containers of conversations, just with slightly different focus. Obviously there are people who have a reason to mix them or there wouldn't be an OG forum module but it's not something I have any interest in. Since I'm writing this module for free and already have a to do list a mile long, things that don't interest me are very low on the list. But I'm always willing to consider well written, working patches for things I personally don't intend to code.

As for your side question, AF has an option for that.

Michelle

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that0n3guy commented

Thanks! that was a good explanation.

I was using them to limit access to certain info.... but I can probably do that with a forum access module and roles.

Great job on the module by the way!

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Thanks. :)

Michelle

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browlands commented

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@browlands: What are you subscribing to? This issue is closed. There is no new information forthcoming.

Michelle

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baff commented

#3

one example why OF + AF would make sense.

What about a group lets say tennis

One could make only group admins to post a group post e.g announcements ...
Members of the group can't post a group post node type so they would need a forum.

As group posts are not structured like forums (one would need to use taxonomy to get a structure)
it would not be possible to discuss something withing a group.

In my opinion it makes very well sense to have a restricted (structured) forum only visible for group members. Especially if the isues are sensitive. I think the combination of groups and forums are a very powerfull means of communication.

One can use group posts as a mean for discussions, but as there is no taxonomy envolved it would not be too easy to find interesting stuff within a larger and / or very active group.

I just wanted to add my opinion, I do not want to criticize your module :-)

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Or you could just add a node type for discussions that is different than the node type for announcements.

Michelle

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baff commented

Yes, but then you would need add. taxonomy. One could also use a custom content type instead of core forum ...

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One could also use a custom content type instead of core forum

Er... That's what I said.

Michelle