@nicebread This is exactly the kind of feedback we're looking for! we were thinking of hiding the quantitative metrics widget by default and letting users show it on demand if they want it... to be more aligned with https://coara.eu/agreement/the-commitments/ (which also @fresseng pointed us to few days ago)
Would this approach make sense to you?
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wonder if this integration between @RoRInstitute and @OpenAlex can help as well?
https://ror.org/blog/2025-01-27-faster-affiliation-matching/
For those curious about what's technically possible, here's the OpenAlex API docs: https://docs.openalex.org/
We could explore research networks, collaboration patterns, open access rates, interdisciplinary connections, and more...
The question is:
what would make profiles genuinely useful for how you work?
Let's build this together 🔬
@open_science
As we integrate #OpenAlex data into the #Bonfire#OpenScience flavor, we're displaying familiar metrics: works count, citations, h-index, research topics, institutional affiliations...
These might be exactly what you need, or perhaps just a starting point.
What additional information would help you find collaborators or understand someone's work better?
We're opening this design process to the open science community. Share what works, what doesn't, what's missing.
@open_science
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we're indeed very curious about the TwoWay RSS @fahrni was talking about... 👀
but we divide our work also on open science extensions ( https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/openscience_network/ ) and other experiments. Happy to provide more concrete info 😊
@fahrni
There's now a new setting under "privacy" to decide the default active tab in the DM view (fig 1) and we've implemented filtering DMs by "followed only" (fig 2) as the lowest hanging fruit 🍓 .
DMs from people you don't follow are still received and saved - this is just UI filtering for now. And agree with what @j12t was pointing out, followers/following isn' really meaningful for classifying relationships or trust...
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Exploring a Bonfire Geosocial Extension
Fediverse Report #126 - This week's #fediverse news:
- Music sharing platform Bandwagon adds the ability for artists to sell albums, create paid channels for exclusive content, and announces upcoming premium subscription tier for artists
- @Bonfire Social is getting close to release, and team already working on other features as well
- some good articles on what its like to be a moderator, and the impact of LLMs on small communities on the fediverse
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-126/