A more democratic process for selecting a movie to watch, allowing users to suggest and vote on movies to watch.
Note: not all of this stuff is implemented yet.
- Twitch OAuth to verify users
- Running totals (see below)
- (optional) Email reminders on movies voted for
- Links to movie details (IMDB, AniDB, MAL, etc.)
- Info on the upcoming MovieNight (if a planned end date is set)
- Link to MovieNight stream if live?
- Movie history (selected movies and dates watched)
- Votes decay (eg., only last for a given number of cycles)
Users are given a fixed number of vote points. One vote = one point. Each user is allowed to only vote once per movie, regardless of the number of available points. Users can re-distribute or undo their votes during an active cycle.
Once a movie is chosen, that movie is added to a "watched/chosen" list and cannot be re-added (admin overwritable?). Users that had voted on the selected movie will get their vote points back that can be used for the next movie.
Movies can only be removed if they have zero votes after a cycle, if they are chosen, or if an admin or mod removes them. Movies that are removed after zero votes can be re-added at a later cycle, movies removed by an admin or mod cannot.
A cycle is defined as the time between two movie nights. Typically one or two weeks. A cycle is reset by an admin or a mod. Resetting a cycle chooses a movie and the process described above starts. The admin or mod that resets the cycle can define the number of movies to choose for that cycle.
Once a cycle is reset, notifications are sent out to users that have opted into receiving notifications. Notifications WILL NOT be an opt-out but instead an opt-in process. Users should not receive notifications if they do not explicitly approve beforehand. Removing approval for notifications should be a single-click process.
Movies can be suggested at any time by a user. Once a movie is added it is immediately available for voting. The exception to this is if the server is configured to require admin or mod approval for each suggestion. Movies can only be added if they have not been previously removed by an admin or mod.
Adding a movie must include the name and at least one link for more information. The link should be to either IMDB, AniDB, or MAL. Possibly auto-fetch info for a short synopsis and a cover image.
A vote for a selection will decay after a configurable number of cycles (default two?). A decayed vote will be removed from the selection it was assigned and re-add a vote point to the user that cast the vote.
- MySQL (default b/c I can offload it on my hosting)
- PostgreSQL
- Flat file JSON (meant mainly for developing and debugging)
Mod and Admin abilities:
- Approve/Deny pending entries
- Ban/Unban users
- Re-add existing/duplicate entry
- End cycle
- Ignore rate limit
- Trigger cycle notifications
Admin only:
- Add new user
- Edit existing user (eg, change password, change privilage level)
- Change server configuraton settings
- Dedicated login at /admin/login (available even when the simple login method is disabled)
- Test notifications
If you want to contribute to this project take a look at contributing.md
This project is licensed under the MIT license. See license.md for details.
