Maho 🦝🍻Mar 2
😭😭 😭 😭 😭 I am going to miss #fediforum workshop today, and yesterday I was signing up for the #Fediforum on April and I just got notification from work that I need to travel that week to Boston. 😭 😭 😭 😭
Show threadjulianMar 2
@[email protected] but... but... who will hand out badges then? 
Show threadMaho 🦝🍻

@julian I offer #fediforum to host a #badgefed instance for free :)

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Show threadJohannes ErnstMar 2

@mapache How would you suggest we would best use it?

@julian

Show threadMaho 🦝🍻Mar 2

@j12t @julian

this is a good question. Fedicon.ca created these categories of badges: https://badges.fedicon.ca/explore

and I think we can start with one of two (for example to recognize keynote speakers or staff)

Show threadJohannes ErnstMar 2

@mapache I get we can create these badges. Now how would 1) FediForum and 2) our attendees use them exactly? E.g. should we have a check box during registration that says "would you like to have a badge"? (I suspect people would object if they didn't have a say in the matter). And then display them on the event page? Encourage people to put them onto their home pages? ....?

@julian

Show threadMaho 🦝🍻Mar 2

@j12t @julian

Yeah, this requires some thinking and depends on the goals from the issuers.

The badges need to be explicitly accepted in BadgeFed, so even if you issue one to them, they still need to accept it, which solves the consent issue. I do think we can integrate with your existing management systems to automate most of the flow, and a checkbox during registration makes total sense.

I've seen people simply share their badges on their socials, LinkedIn, Mastodon, personal websites, and that creates organic visibility for the event. It becomes social proof and generates a ripple effect.

Beyond that, you could:

- Display accepted badges on the event page (opt-in only, badgefed already have a public/private way to do this).
- Encourage speakers to embed them on their homepages (badgefed provides embedded html/js codes) or their mastodon socials (e.g. https://verifiedby.maho.dev/recipient/aHR0cHM6Ly9oYWNoeWRlcm0uaW8vQG1hcGFjaGU).
- Use them as part of a "returning attendee" or "community contributor" recognition over time (create special badges for those people).

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Show threadMaho 🦝🍻Mar 2

@j12t @julian

and I am working in making easier for people to display these badges, so that is also going to be part of https://hub.vocalcat.com/

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