Forum

[Shoalsteed]

If we want more people to use forum, we need too:

• Make it enjoyable
• make it visually look a bit more inviting
• create content.
• bring back but change the way that Monthly Meeting are held. Konrad and I have worked on this at the end of last year, and I think that if we change the format and provide more interaction for people , the community will respond.

It has to have a strategy for productive communication. If managed properly, it will work with our roadmaps and instigate contribution.

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• Arguing, harassing, trolling and targeting users will result in your account being banned, period. Be civil. engage in conversations. Actions have consequences - don't cry censorship if you break forum rules.

• No spam, no excessive self-promotion.

• No questions or conversations about markets or other illegal activity.

• Search before you post.

• No malicious content.

• I2P related posts only

• No discussion of "Illegal" File Sharing

• No VPN, Proxy or Crypto-Currency Discussions

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Generating Conversation

Have Forum topics like "Service Operators" where people like Stormy Cloud, not bob. ect can have a platform for announcements and a place to post for donations. A good place to discuss ToS for services, etc.

Reseed : Tor has relay operator meetups. We should and could have reseed channels that are more active.

DIVA.EXCHANGE, research - Topic for this specifically.

Test My Application: self explaining , but include some rules ie , needs to be FOSS/ have a repo lol.

I used to write weekly updates, but there has nor really been much to talk about since Zab fired everyone and started threatening me!

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I2P Core Development

Announcements Roadmaps Proposals

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Application Development

I would remove all of these except Plugins ?

Maybe add "New Applications: Testers Wanted?

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Maybe change this to Support

Remove "Misc" Move Guides here?

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Move over our best posts from Reddit and add to an FAQ. We can then ask for localization support where we feel that these may be things that can be implemented on the site or a blog post.

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Roadmap

Speak to Forum Admin regarding access/ scope / permissions.

Write CoC Decide on moderation schedule

If we can, I suggest deleting any posts that are not in line with the kinds of conversations that we want going forward. This includes I2P Laboratory, I2P Browser, MuWire, and any posts that are trolling, unproductive.

If we can change and modify topics, do so. Create a knowledge hub (FAQ) with long form answers to topics.

Update the theme, deal with any bugs if there are any ie logo not displaying.

Announce on socials when ready.

Rework Topics

[eyedeekay]

I would like to usurp the I2P Browser subforum for i2p.firefox and i2p.plugins.firefox, those inherit the role browser was supposed to fill and are essentially orphaned and without a forum. Re-title it "Easy Install Bundle / I2P Browser Archive" IMO. In general we shouldn't remove for being merely unproductive, trolling is another matter, rulebreaking and illegal content others unto themselves. To do so would be draconian. I don't think the response should be uniform. To propose a scale:

• Unproductive: warn, lock thread, temp ban, permaban
• Trolling: lock thread, temp ban, permaban
• Rulebreaking: temp ban, permaban
• Illegal content: permaban
• Bot/Spam/Attack: permaban

IMO FAQ should also be a subforum, one where only moderators are allowed to post or move topics, one of the things I've always hated about reddit that forum can do better is this, moving a thread in-situ to the FAQ section.

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Agree re: FAQ.

For Windows Easy Install, I think that we should have topics for Windows, Mac, Android, Linuxes? I2PIPB needs its own topic IMO since it can be installed on its own or in the Windows bundle.

We can get more feedback from Ech re how he mods the forum now as well for handling that role. I don't want to be a cast iron bitch, but I also don't want zzz's old forum either.

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Community Standards

We work together. We don’t allow frustration to turn into personal attacks. A community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. We expect community members to resolve disagreements constructively.

Be collaborative : Collaboration reduces redundancy and improves the quality of our work. We prefer to work transparently and involve interested parties as early as possible.

Be friendly and professional: Don’t make people feel stupid for asking a question

Take responsibility for your words and your actions : We can all make mistakes; when we do, we take responsibility for them. If someone has been harmed or offended, we listen carefully and respectfully, and work to right the wrong.

No questions or conversations about markets or other illegal activity.

Search before you post.

No malicious content.

I2P related posts only

No discussion of "Illegal" File Sharing

No VPN, Proxy or Crypto-Currency Discussions

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Applications

Easy-Install Bundles

Windows Easy-Install Bundle

MacOS Easy-Install Bundle

I2P Browser Extension

SAMv3 Applications

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[eyedeekay]

Maybe make "I2P Application Developers" into "I2P Applications" instead, or move I2PIPB and Easy-Install to "Third-party Applications" instead, but that's the only criticism that stands out to me.

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is there any benefit to having bote, imule, etc? The topics are not dead, but is there a reason they are showcased? I would consider removing them entirely

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Leaving open. I reached out to Ech, but we have no coordinated yet. It is not complete and requires more refinement.