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RABBLE

SUPERLATIVE SPRINT SEVEN

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  • Ease of hosting an instance - important to ensure a healthy network size.�Measurements:
    • Time taken to set up a new instance
    • Resources consumed once one is running.
  • Author trust and control - important to lure creators of content to the platform.�Authors must come before readers will come! Measurements:
    • Is it intuitive for an author to create, edit, share, delete posts?
    • Can they limit those posts to only be viewed by specific people?
    • Is it possible for other users to spam them or impersonate them?
  • Reader enjoyment - important to ensure the author can attract and grow�their audience. Measurements:
    • Is the interface attractive?
    • Do the site features respond quickly?
    • How easy is it to find new content on the site?

Metrics

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  • Ease of hosting an instance - important to ensure a healthy network size.�Measurements:
    • Time taken to set up a new instance 1 command required
    • Resources consumed once one is running. Lighter than Mastodon
  • Author trust and control - important to lure creators of content to the platform.�Authors must come before readers will come! Measurements:
    • Is it intuitive for an author to create, edit, share, delete posts?
    • Can they limit those posts to only be viewed by specific people? Private blogging implemented
    • Is it possible for other users to spam them or impersonate them? HTTP Signatures prevent this
  • Reader enjoyment - important to ensure the author can attract and grow�their audience. Measurements:
    • Is the interface attractive? UI is customisable and pretty
    • Do the site features respond quickly? React provides a responsive UI
    • How easy is it to find new content on the site? Search & recommender systems impl’d

Metrics

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  • Ease of hosting an instance - important to ensure a healthy network size.�Measurements:
    • Time taken to set up a new instance
    • Resources consumed once one is running.
  • Author trust and control - important to lure creators of content to the platform.�Authors must come before readers will come! Measurements:
    • Is it intuitive for an author to create, edit, share, delete posts?
    • Can they limit those posts to only be viewed by specific people?
    • Is it possible for other users to spam them or impersonate them?
  • Reader enjoyment - important to ensure the author can attract and grow�their audience. Measurements:
    • Is the interface attractive?
    • Do the site features respond quickly?
    • How easy is it to find new content on the site?

Metrics

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  • Ease of hosting an instance - important to ensure a healthy network size.�Measurements:
    • Time taken to set up a new instance
    • Resources consumed once one is running.
  • Author trust and control - important to lure creators of content to the platform.�Authors must come before readers will come! Measurements:
    • Is it intuitive for an author to create, edit, share, delete posts?
    • Can they limit those posts to only be viewed by specific people?
    • Is it possible for other users to spam them or impersonate them?
  • Reader enjoyment - important to ensure the author can attract and grow�their audience. Measurements:
    • Is the interface attractive?
    • Do the site features respond quickly?
    • How easy is it to find new content on the site?

Metrics

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Goals

  • Mastodon interoperation
    • Send & receive activities. Focus on Follows and Creates.
  • UI Improvements
    • Make Rabble’s interface consistent and more intuitive
  • Robustness
    • Ensure Rabble works as expected, with fewer bugs
  • Delete Activities in Rabble
  • Article recommender

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Project Board

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Questions?

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