Notices tagged with groups, page 2

• it's a group (because Mastodon doesn't understand the concept of groups)
  
• it's on Friendica (because Mastodon does its best to shield the existence of non-Mastodon Fediverse projects from its users)

@jupiter_rowland @luca

#groups

"Not yet. They're working on it. "

Oh, maybe one of these issues that were delayed after all last summer. Small wonder I never got it really working, LOL.

"And everything...working groups/forums now is afraid that Mastodon will re-invent the wheel in a way that's the most incompatible possible to what already exists on more than half a dozen Fediverse projects."

That sucks. Why would @Gargron waste limited resources on (I guess?) FOSS that could be used?

@MarkScottRobson A good question.

From the technical side:

1. The #Fediverse network (not #Mastodon network; Mastodon is one of many Fediverse software) is based on a @w3c standard called the #ActivityPub protocol.

Think for example the protocol behind emails, SMTP. Or the protocol behind surfing the web which is HTTP/S.

Because it is a #WebStandard, there is always a software available.

Here are some examples of software for the Fediverse network:
a. #Firefish (f. #Calckey) - flagship instance is https://firefish.social

b. #Rebased - see https://c.wtf

c. #BookWyrm - see https://bookwyrm.social - think #GoodReads

d. #Pixelfed - flagship is at https://pixelfed.social - think #Instagram

e. #Lemmy - see https://r.nf - think #Reddit and #Stackexchange (or #Quora for that matter)

f. #WriteFreely - flagship https://write.as - think #blogging platform

g. #PeerTube - see https://p.lu - think #YouTube or #Vimeo

h. #Friendica - think #Facebook

i. #Hubzilla and #Streams - think full blown CMS + Community with #SocialWeb functionalities built into its core (instead of using add-ons)

j. #Chirp - https://chirp.social - think #Groups with #moderation features and some customisation.

And those are just a few. See this for more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse && here https://codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-apps

Now, the above examples are just the software options for running a community or service (which you can do if you know how).

Each have a different purpose. Each have a different UI and UX.

Then there are also #Frontend software. These are software that will give you a different layout for the software the server is using.

For example, you don't like the default Mastodon UI? Then log in your Mastodon account here: https://fe.soapbox.pub and use a UI that is similar, if not the same, as #Twitter / #twitter

How about mobile? There are also a lot to choose from with different features, design, and experience. You can check out a list here: https://codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-clients

2. Lifespan.

Let's say the Mastodon team call it quits, for whatever reason. Will the network die? No.

Again, Mastodon is just one of many fediverse software. You can just move to a new server or instance of your choice.

Secondly, the Mastodon source code is #FLOSS / #FOSS (or #OpenSource). In fact, there are already a lot of forks of Mastodon, adding other features that are not found in the mainline Mastodon code.

And the servers/instances running Mastodon? They won't die just because the Mastodon team called it quits. They'll just find a Mastodon fork and move to it. Or, start their own.

3. If you're adventurous, you can run your own solo or family instance/server. Or maybe a public server that is invite-only.

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That's just 3, there are many more.

#BlueSky? Yes, they do offer federation (a.k.a. interoperability) but the protocol they are using is not a WebStandard, they started their own and so far have no plans to support the webstandard ActivityPub protocol.

In fact, right now, federation with BlueSky is turned-off. They are not yet concentrating on it.

However, once they do, I personally would not be surprised if the generous Fediverse server/instance hosts start to setup their own federated BlueSky server/instance, which in turn will definitely help grow the BlueSky network.

And who knows? Maybe BlueSky will implement the ActivityPub protocol and join the Fediverse network? If this happens, then it becomes a matter of choice. Which UI and UX and features do you like?

But, until that happens, in my opinion, staying in the Fediverse is your best bet.

“join #mutualaid #groups in your #area! mutual aid is the #voluntary exchange of #resources and #services for #mutual #benefit. #help your #neighbors today, so they can help you tomorrow. :antifa_100:

In the past, #whitesupremacist #groups have attended her events, as her #campaign provided a #platform for these people to spread #hateful #transphobic #messages. Earlier this year, at one of her #events in #Australia, #Fascist groups took the streets openly performing #Nazi #salutes #unchallenged at her #rally.

Pixelfed Groups will be compatible with Kbin, Lemmy and Mastodon (when they release support)

The beta will be released later this week, keep an eye on this pull request 😉

https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/pull/4603 #pixelfed #groups

Moderation is not an afterthought in Groups! ✨

Group admins will have several moderation tools, along with an admin-only audit log and roles for moderators! #pixelfed #groups

Pixelfed Groups demo of a user joining a group and an admin limiting their permissions while keeping their membership.

Just one of the ways #pixelfed #groups are different 😎

So… welcome to new users in the #Fediverse network!

If you are exploring the fediverse through the #Mastodon software, feel free to explore other platforms like #Streams #Calckey #Hubzilla #Friendica #Akkoma to mention a few, for your usual “status updates” (and more) UI/UX.

If you want a platform more focused on photos and images, then there is #Pixelfed. Or, you want bookshelves and tracking what you've read, or leaving #book reviews, there is #BookWyrm.

But the beauty of it all, all of these are connected to the fediverse. You can follow any user regardless of which software they are using; AND regardless which server (domain name) they signed-up for.

For example, my accounts are:
* @youronlyone - a Mastodon instance https://c.im
* @youronlyone@calckey.social - a Calckey instance https://calckey.social
* @youronlyone@pixelfed.social - a Pixelfed instance https://pixelfed.social
* @youronlyone@c.wtf - a #Rebased #Pleroma instance https://c.wtf
* @youronlyone@p.lu - a #PeerTube instance https://p.lu
* @youronlyone@bookwyrm.social - a BookWyrm instance https://bookwyrm.social

Note: You rarely need an account in other instances. I have other accounts because (1) I like to test; and (2) I use them for different purposes.

We even have fediverse #groups hosted at https://chirp.social and https://a.gup.pe You can follow any group from your existing fediverse account and participate.

For more see: https://fedidb.org

Again, welcome! Don't forget to post your #intro / #introduction and update your profile and tag it with #fedi22!

🔥 📣🔥 Dive into our latest #Bonfire blog post where we explore the development of federated #Groups
http://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/dev_diary_groups_1/

I'm trying to list more Fediverse groups on fedi.directory. You can see groups I've listed so far at https://fedi.directory/tag/fediverse-groups/

If you have any groups you think I should add, let me know in the replies! :)

#Fediverse #Groups #Guppe #Chirp

If ever #Guppe shuts down after May 31, 2023, know that we already have chirp.social groups for the following topics:

I. Topic / category
@-autistsics@chirp.social
@-books@chirp.social
@-animation@chirp.social
@-anime@chirp.social
@-comics@chirp.social
@-movies@chirp.social
@-tv@chirp.social

II. Music industry
@-ppop@chirp.social
@-kpop@chirp.social
@-jpop@chirp.social
@-cpop@chirp.social

III. Asian dramas
@-pdrama@chirp.social
@-kdrama@chirp.social
@-jdrama@chirp.social
@-cdrama@chirp.social

Just remove the hyphen.

It is highly advisable that we always tag at least two similar groups (located on different servers) to ensure continuity of discussions in case one goes down. (If one goes down, then someone needs to create another duplicate located in another server for the exact same reason… continuity and redundancy.)

#Chirp #ChirpSocial #Groups #Communities #Aguppe

@atomicpoet Are groups like #calckey 's channels? Because I think this was the differentiation point I was missing to see the difference between #groups and #hashtags.

@abolisyonista @philosophy tried it a bit. It seems a bit half baked. Or like someone hacked some things together on an instance using activitypub protocol to make something a bit like groups. Since it’s all dependent on the functionality of a single instance, it’s prone to be brittle and easy to take down, so I would not trust it to be resilient enough to build any organizing on it. Correct me if I’m wrong. #groups #activitypub #aguppe

?? Mentioning Groups ?

for those who are new to #mastodon, there are groups from (at)a.gup.pe which can be mentioned and it is useful to find new people with same interest on specific topic.

groups will automatically boost your toots so that it reach further distance in #fediverse.

however, when you replying this kind of toot, please remove mentioning all those #groups. your short replies but containing all the group triggers will be boosted and perhaps your replies do not always need a boost.

these groups ideally shows clean boosted #toots. let's keep it that way.

I hope everyone learn and adapt quick around here..
have a good day! :ablobcatrainbow:

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I apologise for I need to mention many groups below ?. This kind of toot hopefully will only show once. Also, if you want to reply my toot/post please remove all these groups in the first place. Thank you ?

@phdstudents @phdlife @academicchatter @academicsunite @bookstodon @economics @ecologies @bioinformatics @rstats @plants @linguistics @anthropology @sociology @histodons @litstudies