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Strypey 5d ago

I just started reading the blog of @gilles. #HatTip to @mayel for the link to Gilles' homepage.

Anyway, I read this blog post;
https://blog.gillesdutilh.com/2025/03/the-pain-in-mansplaining/

... and saw "fediverse reactions" at the bottom. So I tried putting that URL into the @Mastodon search bar. No dice.

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#UX #FediverseUX

Strypey Mar 11

It would be good to have a UX checklist for new fediverse devs to work though as they implement ActivityPub, and for devs of established apps to check against when doing UX reviews. Things like;

* replies to posts made in other apps federate back to the OP server

* edits to those posts federate

* searching a URI for a post or actor in other apps retrieves it

Maybe with links to implementation tips for each point. An idea for ActivityPub.rocks?

#FediverseIdeas #FediDevs #UX #FediverseUX

Strypey Mar 9

As I mentioned in a post a week or 2 back, the vanilla Mastodon web app is now better for most purposes than the third-party ones I've tried
(@enafore, @elk, @phanpy, happy to go into detail on why if this helps). Plus, now that I'm home I use my laptop a lot more (on mobile I tend to use native apps, which are pretty good; @moshidon, @Fedilab (?), @pachli).

Using the Mastodon web app more has helped me understand the logic behind the Quote Post feature.

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#UX #FediverseUX #QuotePosts

@reiver ⊼ (Charles)

Feb 5

I dream of being able to store my online social presence, identity, and history just as — an (organized) set of static files.

A set that I control.

And, I can (if I want to) host myself. (I.e., I am the "source of truth" / "origin" for my files.)

RE: https://mastodon.social/@reiver/116018261922778583

#ActivityPub #FediDev #FediDevs #FediUX #Fediverse #FediverseUX

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles)

Feb 5

If you cannot get (most) regular people to write JSON-LD, JSON, or even HTML —

But, you might be able to get them (regular people) to write something similar to Markdown and INI —

Then, are there ways you could (explicitly or implicitly) encode JSON-LD type information, such as ActivityPub, into a Markdown-like or INI-like file — in a way where they (regular people) would likely include it?

I suspect — probably yes.

#ActivityPub #FediDev #FediDevs #FediUX #Fediverse #FediverseUX

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Strypey Jan 31

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@datum
> but if a user can't be bothered to write a paragraph about themselves asking to join a server

... then they're not going to fill out their profile, which means they will struggle to find anyone to follow or even interact with them. So here's a #UX suggestion; somehow combine the 2.

Ask them what their profile text would say if they're accepted, and have accepting the account autopopulate the profile with that text.

#FediverseUX #accessibility

@NetscapeNavigator @alice

@reiver ⊼ (Charles)

Dec 14

One person's request for Fediverse applications —

Alex wants to be able to choose what the preview image is for a video, chosen from the frames in the video.

...

I can imagine editing tools (in Fediverse applications) would also be useful.

It is also common elsewhere for people to be able to use custom images for preview images.

#FediDev #FediDevs #FediUX #Fediverse #FediverseUX #PreviewImage #Video