this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2025
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Connect for Lemmy App

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Summary

Potential Implementation of a dedicated chat platform for Connect for Lemmy users, either through Discord or Revolt Chat, to foster community engagement, facilitate feature requests, and provide a space for user discussions.


Detailed Description

As a user of Connect for Lemmy, I personally believe that implementing a community chat platform could GREATLY enhance user experience and community engagement.

This idea is inspired by similar implementations in other Lemmy clients, such as Sync for Lemmy's Discord server.


Two potential options for this feature:

  1. Discord Server:

    • Create an official Discord server for Connect for Lemmy users.
    • Advantages: Widely used, feature-rich, and familiar to many users.
  2. Revolt Chat (https://revolt.chat/):

    • Implement an open-source alternative to Discord.
    • Advantages: Aligns with open-source principles, potentially more privacy-focused.

Proposed Functionality

  • Dedicated channels for:
    • Feature requests and suggestions
    • Bug reports
    • General discussion
    • App updates and announcements
  • User roles (e.g., moderators, developers, regular users)
  • Integration with GitHub for issue tracking (if applicable)
  • Polls for community feedback on potential features

Benefits

  1. Improved user engagement and community building
  2. Direct line of communication between users and developers
  3. Centralized platform for feature requests and bug reports
  4. Faster dissemination of updates and announcements
  5. Potential for community-driven development and testing

Implementation Considerations

  • Moderation needs and policies
  • Integration with existing support channels
  • Resource allocation for managing the community platform
  • Privacy and data handling considerations

I personally believe that this feature would SIGNIFICANTLY enhance the Connect for Lemmy experience and strengthen our user community.

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[–] Cerothen@lemmy.ca 1 points 21 hours ago

I feel like Matrix ( https://matrix.org/ ) more appropriately mirrors the Lemmy ideology in that it's a distributed federated chat platform where users can use one of multiple server options and client options.