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@Ianp5a @mayel @gilles @ivan isn't that what "Circles" on bonfire are supposed to do?
If we want ppl to move from #bigtech (and I belive that we want this) we need to provide an alternative - that is on-par with the most important parts of e.g., Facebook. One of those important parts is indeed "groups". If this is not present, noone will move.
Btw, I created a Circle - but cannot figure out how to post to that circle?
Groups is what is missing from Mastodon. Real Groups that is. Where posts inside a group stay inside a group. You join or leave the group if you are not interested in that topic. Same as Matrix Rooms or Telgram groups. Currently Mastodon is just a stream of announcements and no real social connection. Individual threads are OK. But you'll never find that thread again after a few days.
Groups mean people can post in detail on that topic without woryying it'll bore their followers. People have multiple different topics that need not overlap.
Groups make a social connection. You'll get to know people.
@Ianp5a @mayel @gilles @ivan isn't that what "Circles" on bonfire are supposed to do?
If we want ppl to move from #bigtech (and I belive that we want this) we need to provide an alternative - that is on-par with the most important parts of e.g., Facebook. One of those important parts is indeed "groups". If this is not present, noone will move.
Btw, I created a Circle - but cannot figure out how to post to that circle?
@jrossstocholm
My understanding is that Circles are how you set the privacy levels or interaction permissions for individual posts, which is a different kind of feature from Facebook groups.
@ivan @mayel I of course don't understand the exact architecture, but one thing that I can image that could be a challenge is that the "village only feed" contains posts based on a property of their boundary ("only for villagers"). If I understand correctly: as a villager who is allowed to read a post with this boundary, I only know that I am allowed to read, not that the it has boundary "only for villagers". Or do I?
@gilles @ivan We have a work-in-progress implementation of groups but that will be in the community flavour: bonfirenetworks.org/apps/
@mayel @ivanI am currently trying whether I can do this with boundaries and circles. Honestly, I find the connecting concepts boundaries and circles really hard to grasp. They seem to be implemented so generically (which is GREAT) that I have difficulties navigating.
@gilles yeah that's understandable! we still have a way to go with UX, in-app explanations, and docs. We've started drafting this document if you have any feedback on it: docs.bonfirenetworks.org/bou...
@mayel great, I will have a look at it. I would love to contribute! As a psychologist and teacher with some experience in R package development, I may actually be of a little help.
@mayel Oh, by the way: I am trying some things with circles and I don't seem to be able to add an account. If I click the tab "members" of my circle, I should be able to search find my alter ego (gilles_2) here and add, right?
Pretty sure I did this in the past, but I don't see my other self (gilles_2) anymore.
Maybe irrelevant, but I just changed the \ of gilles_2 Maybe something wnet wrong there.
This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes
