cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/476057
The activity of the SocialHub community, like all other ‘fediverse-substrate’ bodies, has waned. From an active community to just a forum. Now a decision has to be made for the future of SocialHub. The options are stopping, be just a forum, or revitalize a vibrant community. The last option needs people willing and committed to do so. To step up for the sake of Fediverse Futures.
Out of curiosity: which categories are currently supported? Is there a way to test interop with Lemmy and kbin?
Current functionality of the plugin is still rather limited. The following 2 categories federate:
But right now that only creates a toot on a new topic creation, and replies from the fediverse aren’t becoming replies in the forum. Hellekin has experimented with it, and SocialHub is open to beta-test.
Thank you for clarifying. Hellekin may be interested in looking at how Lemmy and kbin are doing it, as having federation compatibility in long-form group communication platforms would really add an incredible amount of value.
Really, a sticking point is that platforms with Group actors really need to get together and ensure compatibility. This could be truly transformative for the fediverse as a whole.
Fully agree. Those doing Groups need to be continuously reminded about this compatibility. Tendency to “wheel reinvention” is high and co-creation is also not front and center in thinking with implementers, unfortunately. There’s a Groups FEP created by Lemmy dev. I nudged Flarum, nodeBB and Discourse folks to come together. On SocialHub @trwnh gave some great insights. I hope more FEP’s will be proposed, so that interop guarantees can be higher.