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Re: Privacy Respecting Replacement for facebook groups
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Michael McMahon |
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Re: Privacy Respecting Replacement for facebook groups |
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Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:16:29 -0400 |
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I second this question. The fediverse could really benefit from
hyperlocal groups.
Best,
Michael McMahon | Web Developer, Free Software Foundation
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On 9/29/20 12:11 PM, Lori Nagel via libreplanet-discuss wrote:
Hello everyone, I'm trying to figure out a privacy respecting
replacement for facebook groups. I want something that is easy to
join, (so no requirement that you learn email encryption, system
administration or anything "hard" but also something that even Richard
Stallman wouldn't object to (not that I'm trying to recruit him to join
it, just some people are really zealots about stuff, if it doesn't have
javascript that is also a bonus.)
I've also considered things like email lists, matermost, irc and
forums, and I've dismissed them for the following reasons.
1. Lots of people just ignore email thesse days, plus it isn't really
very real time.
2. irc is just a chat channel, too many bots and while it is real time,
it doesn't really have any persistance of topics.
3. Forums tend to be too public with just anyone can join it, and while
you can have private forums or private sections of forums, you need to
be an administrator to set that all up. Plus forums tend to have
things like spralling topics, and things that either get out of date,
or else there is no conversation about the subject (thread necromancy
vs an empty forum.) I want to create a small group that is highly
engaged with the subject, chatting everyday etc.
4. Email messages from lists you need to get info from can end up in
spam if you don't set up email right. It is too easy to miss important
messages cause you get consumed with marketing or things you
inadvertantly signed up for and should not have.
5. Matermost is like discord, but then I would have to set it up, and
I'm not a professional system admin. If i spend all my time learning
professional system admin skills, then I won't get to do what I want,
which is interacting with people.
Just on a whim I also checked into Dissporia and groups.io, mastadon
doesn't really have groups yet, and I don't think all the source code
for groups.io is included.
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