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Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:47:38 +0000

Scott M. Stolz wrote the following post Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:47:38 +0000

ActivityPub for Forums

An interesting discussion opened up on how to standardize ActivityPub for forums.

https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/fep-1b12-group-federation/2665

I thought some of you might find that interesting since Hubzilla has public forums.

forums activitypub hubzilla

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Scott M. Stolz

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:36:36 +0000

I know one of the major complaints and frustrations I hear from certain developers is that ActivityPub implementations are not always standardized, so you have to test each platform to make sure it actually works. So some agreement over how to handle things like forums and moderation would be good.

Sebastian Taile

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:36:08 +0000

I've been using AP as my only social media for a couple of years now and can't wait to have groups implemented.
I think many AP projects were delaying their group functionality until there was some form of standardization.

Although Hubzilla has far more extensive group infrastructure than current and proposed AP implementations given it's network-spanning identity system, very detailed permissions system and add-ons such as wikis. Hubzilla feels like group infrastructure first and foremost.
That being said sometimes the simpler solution is the one that ends up getting wide adoption.

Scott M. Stolz

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:09:38 +0000

I feel it's like an email client versus a full blown customer management system (CRM). They both can handle SMTP and IMAP emails, but their use case is different. Email clients might dominant because it's simple, but some people still need a CRM.

Standardization on how groups and forums talk to one another is an important step, though. I hope it happens soon. I plan on rolling out forums and communities on all of my websites.