Use different term than "Group"

Created on 8 May 2023, about 1 year ago

Problem/Motivation

The term "Group" is confusing, as for decades (and the future) it is connected to Groups (former Organic Groups (OG)) in Drupal: https://www.drupal.org/project/group β†’

So I think this module should use a different term to not confuse people and mix things up :)

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Closed: works as designed

Version

1.0

Component

Miscellaneous

Created by

πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermany Anybody Porta Westfalica

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  • Issue created by @Anybody
  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnited States partdigital

    Hi @Anybody, thanks for the feedback!

    I could see how "Group" could be confusing for some coming from the Group module. However, this sounds more like a documentation issue than a code issue, especially since this module is not meant to be used with the Group module.

    Policy types define how access is controlled (either through permissions or rules or both). Different combinations of these make sense in different contexts and the label of the Policy type is meant to represent its intent. For example, Public content should be less restrictive than Private content, and Group content is somewhere in between. In this case, group is meant to represent different "groups" of people such departments, teams, academic classes etc. This use case identical to what the "Group" module is trying to solve so in this case I feel it is appropriate. Though I admit, some documentation will be helpful.

    Thanks again!

  • Status changed to Closed: works as designed about 1 year ago
  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈUnited States partdigital
  • πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermany Anybody Porta Westfalica

    Thank you for the feedback! :)
    I still feel like if there's another term for this, it would be better, but that's your decision :) For me it was confusing. Documentation will mitigate the risk, of course.

    Thanks!

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