Bonfire

@laurenshof @n8 that's right 😊 more about circles In bonfire here: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/how_to_boundaries/

@houkime Thanks for letting us know! We're facing some federation-related issues that we need to address head-on :)

@houkime now fixed, thanks for the report!

@decentral1se thanks for the suggestion, we have updated the blog post accordingly :)
Ps. For clarity:
- dynamic Skill ( @dajb) are volunteering their time and skills
- The available funds cover the development of federated groups and custom roles, which (spoiler) are not in the scope of this user research session
- All the rest of Bonfire development, design, research, communication work is currently unpaid (we hope to fix this situation soon :D)

@decentral1se not unfortunately, we cannot bear expenses at this moment...
@dajb

💥 👋 We’re looking for volunteers to help us with some user research. We’re particularly interested in hearing from a diverse range of people who may be interested in using Bonfire in a personal or professional capacity .

You do not need any particular technical knowledge, skills, or prior experience of Bonfire. The user research interviews will be carried out in English by Dynamic Skillset .

https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/user_research/

@dajb

🤯🤯🤯 Power up your posts on Bonfire!
Grant the "Editor" role to choosen users and #circles to facilitate smooth collaboration.

Collaborate with your peers on the same post, track the evolution of changes, and start generating high-quality, complex, enduring content in social networks once more.

🚀 Reflecting on a productive week focused on enhancing discussions on Bonfire!

Here our major improvements:

✨ Give a title to your discussions
📊 View discussion metrics for better insights
🔍 Read discussions seamlessly with an optimised legibility experience
✏️ Bonus: Edit posts!

Next week, we'll focus on federating threads and iterate with the community to squash bugs and enhance user experience. Join the campground and let's dive into the conversation!

➡️ https://campground.bonfire.cafe

@Lapineige some quick screenshots (with explanation in caption) attached

Also if any fellow ActivityPub implementors has already done something similar or has suggestions about how to federate it, that'd be helpful! (Because this is seperate from the Note name/title which is already used for CW, and also is scoped to the entire thread rather than an individual post).

🔥 We've just rolled out a new feature: thread titles.
Add a title to your thread - either initially or add it later as discussions develop, and edit it at any time if the discussion takes another direction. We're exploring if this offers more context to discussions, driving better participation and streamlining the organisation of discussions. Try it on the campground instance and let us know what you think! https://campground.bonfire.cafe/

What are some meaningful statistics we must/should incorporate for the Bonfire 1.0 release? We are seeking to find statistics that can effectively foster engagement in discussions without solely promoting addictive behaviors. Any thoughts or suggestions ? #bonifre_feedback

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Take Discourse as an example, a platform with a great UX for productive conversations. Discourse displays the list of links shared in a post and provides a statistical box that details thread engagement. This includes also an approximation of the time required to read through the entire thread, if significant.

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At present, #bonfire discussion page lacks any statistical data about the thread, a feature that is pretty common in most of social networks or forums. These platforms typically display a total count of replies, boosts, likes, and participants ....

Full discussion on the campground ▶️
https://campground.bonfire.cafe/post/01H39EJQ8B0SC7BQHDP40TJ0C3#activity-01H39H0KM6JGNTM4ZHJ9714E6P

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@BB oh thanks for the report! it seems we have an issue with pagination when you're not logged in, will look into it. Can you please try creating an account in meantime?

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Here's how to get involved:

1️⃣ Navigate to https://campground.bonfire.cafe and join the conversation by creating a new post or responding to existing ones.

2️⃣ Spot a bug or see room for improvement? Let us know! Post your valuable feedback and don't forget to tag it with #bonfire_feedback.

3️⃣ Your feedback doesn't go unnoticed. We'll gather all the reported issues in our tracker, focusing on the most critical ones in our current milestone: https://github.com/bonfire-networks/bonfire-app/milestone/41

Join us in testing comments and discussions in #bonfire!
For the next 2 weeks, we're honing our focus on fixing and improving any aspect of this core feature, and we would love to do it together with our community. Let's collaboratively craft a space that fosters both lightearted banter and profound discussions.

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@strypey @bhaugen indeed we are working on groups functionality, you can read more here - http://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/dev_diary_groups_1/
- http://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/custom_roles/

We will deploy groups on a ad-hoc instance for people to play with and test, likely in the coming weeks.

hey @brianb thanks for the feedback! It is true that in most of the case the subject of our communications are communities, rather than individuals - so we totally understand the confusion. Addressing this challenge is high on our agenda, and we're glad to have @dajb on board to help us navigate this 😀
ps. and you're more than welcome to participate as well 😃

A great article delving into the power of fractal software to empower organizations in post-capitalist worlds and imagining how Bonfire can benefit from adopting the fractal knowledge model itself.

https://fossil-milk-962.notion.site/Fractal-Software-for-Fractal-Futures-71e515597d6b424c994cae74f3341521

#FractalSoftware #Bonfire #PostCapitalism #FutureOrganizations