The server MUST then add this new Activity to the outbox collection.
MUST is how the IETF tells you to fuck off
Depending on the type of Activity, servers may then be required to carry out further side effects.
fork may be required to carry out kitchen-based operations
(However, there is no guarantee that time the Activity may appear in the outbox.
MUST!!!!! MUST!!!!!!! MUST!!!!!!!
(to be clear this is nonsensical, but not a typo. some mistakes cover up atrocities)
The Activity might appear after a delay or disappear at any period).
activitypub is the first protocol to specify NOP as a complete conforming implementation
These are described per individual Activity below.
double trigger warning for description of behavior since many implementors like gargron are deathly afraid of implementing behaviors