For the past year, I've been working on a website very similar to Arguman. It's open-source as well, and hosted here on Github. (https://github.com/Venryx/DebateMap)
I since joined their Slack channel, and have been pleased to be able to talk with them daily and get feedback as we share updates on our (currently separate) projects. We may merge them in the future, but at the moment we are experimenting with different layouts and designs.
It got me thinking that the Arguman developers might be interested in joining our conversation there. We're currently discussing a few different questions, including:
What database solution to use to store the debate contents -- claims, arguments, votes. (Currently, Debate Map uses Firebase, while Gruff uses PostgreSQL, but we're thinking of perhaps switching to a graph database.)
How to display arguments -- as simple nodes, or as "formal arguments" with two or more premises.
How to handle and display voting -- whether voting should be used for two separate components of "truth" and "relevance", etc.
Anyhow, it would be cool to get more input on these questions, from developers of an already-active debating website.
Hello all!
For the past year, I've been working on a website very similar to Arguman. It's open-source as well, and hosted here on Github. (https://github.com/Venryx/DebateMap)
Recently, someone contacted me and made me aware of a similar project called "Gruff Debates". (https://words.democracy.earth/introducing-project-gruff-830127de1bb6)
I since joined their Slack channel, and have been pleased to be able to talk with them daily and get feedback as we share updates on our (currently separate) projects. We may merge them in the future, but at the moment we are experimenting with different layouts and designs.
It got me thinking that the Arguman developers might be interested in joining our conversation there. We're currently discussing a few different questions, including:
Anyhow, it would be cool to get more input on these questions, from developers of an already-active debating website.
If any of you are interested, here's an invite link to our Slack server: https://join.slack.com/t/gruffdebates/shared_invite/enQtMzEzOTU3NzYyMDY3LTI4YzUxM2I0MjFjZDNlMzQxZDM4YTgwNDNlMTY3YWQwNjJhYjk0ODE1MGU5NzQ2MTAyNTFhZWRhMGNjMjAxNmE
Looking forward to seeing you there! -Stephen
EDIT: Oops, invite link was expired. Updated it with a permanent one above.