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A little early to #selfhostember day 4 so I can go out and get food.
Here's a look at creating a convivial place for an online community, and bringing back the best of web forums, through a Ruby on Rails app:
#Discourse (by @Discourse )
Did you think we forgot? No! we were just busy planning a party for day 3 of #selfhostember: a #Copyparty! 🎉
A little early to #selfhostember day 4 so I can go out and get food.
Here's a look at creating a convivial place for an online community, and bringing back the best of web forums, through a Ruby on Rails app:
#Discourse (by @Discourse )
I don't care how well your "AI" works
https://fokus.cool/2025/11/25/i-dont-care-how-well-your-ai-works.html
#HackerNews #AI #technology #skepticism #innovation #discourse #debate
The myth of reflected power (2017)
https://www.iz2uuf.net/wp/index.php/2017/07/29/the-myth-of-reflected-power/
#HackerNews #mythofreflectedpower #reflectedpower #2017 #HackerNews #technology #discourse
I notice that the @Discourse forum at the.socialmusic.network now has a chat feature. Is this a standard feature, an official plugin, or a feature bolted on by someone in the community? Are there are plans to allow people to interact with Discourse chat rooms using an XMPP/ Matrix account?
@sturmsucht can’t stop praising #deltachat for anything requiring a closed community discussion. For anything else, especially as a support related resource, there is always #discourse
With the #Fediverse growing what is your opinion on either #NodeBB and #Discourse integrations into it?
I've been once again messing around with NodeBB and it's built-in federation is pretty seamless for posting into it.
Was going to spin up a Discourse forum and mess around with their #Activitypub plugin ecosystem to see how it goes.
With the #Fediverse growing what is your opinion on either #NodeBB and #Discourse integrations into it?
I've been once again messing around with NodeBB and it's built-in federation is pretty seamless for posting into it.
Was going to spin up a Discourse forum and mess around with their #Activitypub plugin ecosystem to see how it goes.
I tried all of the major Discord alternatives. Here's what I found:
@mttaggart I agree that #Discourse is the best *for the end user*. But the admin? It only comes as a Docker container, and it's not very performant, owing to the Ruby. I too endorse #Flarum. It's lightweight enough to run on a #RaspberryPi, no #Docker.
Lately #Discourse has been including all kinds of generative AI features that I'd literally have to pay API providers to use, and aside from the actual, legitimate use case of spam detection in non-private communities, I can't imagine who's asked for _any_ of these features.
#Disability and #Critique: A Critical Discourse Studies Approach
"We invite chapter proposals that critically analyze the discourses that enable and disable disabled people."
For more information see: https://discourseanalysis.net/en/disability-and-critique-critical-discourse-studies-approach-call-chapter-proposals #DiscourseStudies #DiscourseAnalysis #CDA #DisabilityStudies #Discourse #CfP
Ah ah didn’t have to search far https://blog.discourse.org/2025/04/discourse-and-the-fediverse/ #fediverse #discourse #activitypub
Ah ah didn’t have to search far https://blog.discourse.org/2025/04/discourse-and-the-fediverse/ #fediverse #discourse #activitypub
I know a lot of you still think of the #Fediverse as just “Mastodon”.
But it’s far more than that. There’s an entire ecosystem of federated message boards that’s already proven popular: #Piefed, #NodeBB, #Lemmy, #Mbin, and #Discourse.
Even the classics like #Friendica and #Hubzilla have solid forum features baked in.
If you’re only here for the microblogging, you’re missing a key piece. Communities built around interests are something #Twitter never offered, and #Bluesky still doesn’t.
So if you’re looking to replace your #Facebook Groups, the Fediverse already has you covered.
I know a lot of you still think of the #Fediverse as just “Mastodon”.
But it’s far more than that. There’s an entire ecosystem of federated message boards that’s already proven popular: #Piefed, #NodeBB, #Lemmy, #Mbin, and #Discourse.
Even the classics like #Friendica and #Hubzilla have solid forum features baked in.
If you’re only here for the microblogging, you’re missing a key piece. Communities built around interests are something #Twitter never offered, and #Bluesky still doesn’t.
So if you’re looking to replace your #Facebook Groups, the Fediverse already has you covered.
Due to a bug in the #Discourse #ActivityPub plugin the image is included twice and with the wrong alt-text (the one that auto-generated on image upload).
The #ALT4you alt-text is the exact text of my toot at this location:
https://social.coop/@smallcircles/114884321738552453
cc @angusmcleod
(Plus the federation of this caused another nginx "504 Gateway Time-out" on SocialHub forum)
What's a good #forum software to use?
I'm already familiar with #phpBB and #Discourse; want to know what else is out there that y'all actually would use and recommend.
What's a good #forum software to use?
I'm already familiar with #phpBB and #Discourse; want to know what else is out there that y'all actually would use and recommend.
Both #NodeBB and #Discourse offer #ActivityPub integration and have AP-themed forums / forum categories sync their federated content. Posting on a forum first has the advantage that it leaves a track record / archive (and has generally a better UI for discussions :)
Here's the #SocialHub dev community forum:
https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks
And here is NodeBB's ActivityPub dedicated category:
A space for Bonfire maintainers and contributors to communicate
