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This forum discussion centers on feature requests and guidelines for a community platform. Key topics include the implementation of a Progressive Web App (PWA) for mobile access, the need for diverse reputable news sources beyond American and British outlets, and the introduction of a "strike" system to identify falsehoods in discussions. Participants emphasize the importance of maintaining a balanced perspective in international discussions and suggest that guidelines should evolve to accommodate various sources and viewpoints.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of Progressive Web Apps (PWA)
  • Familiarity with community guidelines and moderation practices
  • Knowledge of reputable news sources and their evaluation
  • Awareness of misinformation and fact-checking methods
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  • Research how to implement a Progressive Web App (PWA) for community platforms
  • Explore best practices for evaluating and citing reputable news sources
  • Investigate systems for identifying and managing misinformation in online discussions
  • Learn about community moderation tools and their impact on user engagement
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This discussion is beneficial for community managers, moderators, content creators, and anyone involved in online platform governance and user engagement strategies.

archosaur said:
It's the perennial problem. How do you foster an environment where consensus can be challenged, but without platforming bad actors?
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This will be a steep challenge, considering the high charge topics, but if we have a core of members committed to our mission and standards, it can work. We also must have high EQ to understand when others are holding ourselves to these standards as not being personal. Civility and empathy are paramount here.
EricDMMiller said:
I think that enforcing guidelines regarding attribution and sourcing factual claims is the most obvious method.
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This and again, when someone questions a source or asks for one, that we don't take it personally. We are working on the same mission here. Those who are not working towards the same mission and can't handle our standards just won't work out and we bid farewell.
 
It'll have to be a community effort. People here should model the behavior we want and expect, and they should refrain from engaging with trolls who violate the community standards and instead report them and let the moderators deal with them.
 
Orbital bombardment by direct kinetic weaponry is a disproportionate response unless the user has engaged in extreme violations, such as inciting widespread chaos, launching cyberwarfare against the forum, or committing acts of insurrection against the forum's governing body.
 
FYI, I should have PWA by later today. I need to upload a missing required PHP module for push notifications.
 
fresh_42 said:
"No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude." ~ Karl Popper, “The Open Society and its Enemies”, p.503, Routledge
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"You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into" Jonathan Swift, 18th century :)
 
Grinkle said:
"You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into" Jonathan Swift, 18th century
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I don't think this is true. A lot of people believe stuff because they don't think critically about what they're told. If you point out issues with their position, it's possible they'll think about it and change their mind. The problem is that many people don't want to engage in honest reasoning and simply reject what they don't want to hear.
 
placebo said:
A lot of people believe stuff because they don't think critically about what they're told.
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Certainly true - and while I like the quote from Swift, I am not so hardened as to believe it is universally applicable.
 
morrobay said:
Can you give me 1,2,3 steps how to add. The other forums I have added suggest installing the app. But I see nothing here. Obviously not too internet savvy. So thanks. Or I can have someone add it at a phone store.
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When you're browsing on a mobile device, there should be some menu within the browser that allows you to add a shortcut icon from your phone's home screen.
 
I have emails off in my preferences, but I continue to get emails about threads I am watching. I would like to continue to get the notifications on the website, but get no email notifications at all from the site.

Is there any way to set it up to do that?
 
EricDMMiller said:
I have emails off in my preferences, but I continue to get emails about threads I am watching. I would like to continue to get the notifications on the website, but get no email notifications at all from the site.

Is there any way to set it up to do that?
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For the account preferences, I think those will affect new threads. For current, you'll need to turn off the watch manually here: https://civicswatch.com/watched/threads
 
That little flag thing is a brilliant idea! It helps to understand the individual perspective from which a post is written. E.g., we already found out that the term "liberal" is used fundamentally differently in different parts of the world. It saves mentioning your own country all the time. I wished we had this at PF, e.g. in the Academic Guidance thread or to get alerted when new members from countries with notoriously high spam rates show up.
 

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