Feature request:
Adds an additional link to allow a user to create a new bargain post that is based on (i.e. a child of) an existing post.
This establishes a two-way parent-child relationship between the original and the new post.
Multiple childs can also exist, and in instances where a more complex network exists (more than one child post) than a group is formed. If a group exists, users can subscribe to a list of 'trending deals' and receive newsletters / desktop notifications on deals originating from that merchant.
this also fixes concerns relating to this forum topic
Usage Scenario
A twenty percent off deal for eBay pops up on Ozbargain. Or some kind of Woolies catalogue special featuring over dozens of items, some not mentioned.
Obviously lot of other posters will spot other items within eBay that are related to the post and may wish to post a bargain that falls under the same domain / merchant.
Under normal circumstances, you'd submit a new deal, untick the 'not a duplicate' checkbox, populate all the existing fields and insert the same coupon code again, and if you were a good Ozbargain citizen you'd ideally cite the original post, but that's all automated if the user simply clicks "create new related post"
The new post will have
- automatic citation of the previous deal and linkback to original post
- automatic prefilling of coupon code (can be edited?), and other metadata such as deal start time and expiry date
- automatically expires when the original deal is expired
The original post will have
- A pingback notification to the original poster "Somebody has shared your post under a new bargain"
- Positive vote adjusted by +1
- A 'show related' button that links to a list of deals that have been created as a child post under this deal
- Any users subscribed to this deal also automatically receives notifications that a child post was created and has hit the front page and has hit a vote count of (x) value.
Highly support this!
Also, can the comments be ranked Reddit style (best/top/new)?