Proposal for new categories

[frabrunelle]

I would like to propose some major changes to the categories of this forum.

I think now is the perfect time to make these changes so that we can start the New Year on the right track!

Beginners

Are you new to Project SAFE? Read these topics first, introduce yourself and ask any questions have!

It can be overwhelming for a new user to decide which category they should use to ask their questions. And even if they do find the right category, it’s likely that they will ask a question that has already been answered. I think we should have a category where it doesn’t matter if there are duplicate questions. Users can just ask the questions they have in their head and experienced members from the forum can point them in the right direction. I know this category is necessary because I often get messages from new users (since I send them an automated welcome message) and they reply with a list of questions they have. It’s easy to tell a user, just search the forum but there are so many topics and resources that it can get overwhelming for a new user.

Examples:

Welcome to the Safe Network Forum

This is a discussion forum about the Safe Network, a decentralized data storage and communications network that replaces data centers and servers with the spare computing resources of its users. Learn about the Safe Network The Safe Network Primer is a good place to start learning about the Safe Network. Read the forum guidelines We expect you to be familiar with the forum guidelines before posting a reply or topic. Use the right category Before posting a topic, look at all the categories…

Introduce yourself

Note: Non-Intro Posts Will Be Deleted! We think this topic works best as a list of introductions without replies or discussions, so please only post your intro here - if you want to say hi or discuss anything, please use a PM or start a new topic. First Intro My name is David Hedqvist and I have been interested in Bitcoin since learning about it in 2011. I have been active as a moderator on bitcoin.stackexchange.com and in the Scandinavian section of bitcointalk.org. I also run a Swedish sit…

New to MaidSafe, have some basic questions about the project

Hi all! After recently discovering MaidSafe, I gotta say, I think this has massive potential! If this succeeds, the impact on society would be huge. I have a few questions, and I apologize if they’ve been answered a thousand times already (I’ve tried searching). A simple link to the answer would suffice! From what I understand, every piece of data will have 4 copies somewhere on the network. How was this number determined, and can/will it change in the future? How are files allocated to new …

Development

Technical discussions about the core protocol, the MaidSafe APIs and developing apps.

Updates

Milestones, announcements and weekly updates related to the development of the SAFE Network.

Support

For developers who have errors when compiling MaidSafe, etc.

Press

News articles and other press about the SAFE Network.

This category is pretty good as it is. The only thing I would change is make it more strict so that it’s not enough if MaidSafe is simply mentioned in the article. The article should be about the SAFE Network as its main subject.

Features

Topics about existing and potential features of the SAFE Network.

Farming

Topics about farming equipment, techniques and experiences.

Safecoin

Everything about the currency of the SAFE Network: safecoin.

Apps

Topics about existing and potential SAFE applications.

Marketing

Topics about marketing strategies to target potential developers, farmers and users.

Documentation

Topics about user/developer guides, white papers, screencasts, diagrams, examples, tutorials, animations, etc. that focus on the SAFE Network.

A lot of people ask questions of the type: “Will X be possible on the SAFE Network?” or “How does the SAFE Network do X?”

Events

This is the place for events, meetups, conferences, etc. (both “real” world and online). Announcements, discussions and meeting minutes can all be posted here.

I am thinking of making this a subcategory of marketing.

FAQ

In this category each topic should be a question that is thoroughly answered in the first post. That first post is a wiki post that can be edited by anyone. Use the rest of the thread to discuss the content of the first post.

I am thinking of deleting this category.

Other technologies

Topics about technologies not directly related to the SAFE Network. For
example, this is the place to talk about other decentralized
technologies (e.g. Bitcoin), computer security and cryptography.

Off-topic

Topics about politics, philosophy and anything else.

Meta

Discussion about this forum, its organization, how it works, and how we can improve it.

uncategorized

Topics that don’t need a category, or don’t fit into any other existing category.

Lounge

A category exclusive to members with trust level 3 and higher.

Staff

Private category for staff discussions. Topics are only visible to admins and moderators.

Let me know your feedback. I will make changes based on your suggestions.

[Al_Kafir]

@frabrunelle

In theory, there should be almost no uncategorized topics.

I think you may be surprised… where will all the tin foil hat stuff, religion, conspiracy theories, pseudo-science etc go? - these seemed to form a large part of the posts, (now banished to off-topic by popular demand). You will also have to hide the “uncategorized” category.from the main page, as we currently do with off-topic - again due to popular demand.
I’ve got a feeling the off topic category will just fill up with nonsense again and be visible on main page - that is the only concern I have.

[Seneca]

@Al_Kafir

tin foil hat stuff, religion, conspiracy theories, pseudo-science etc go?

Philosophies?

[Al_Kafir]

Irrational Bollocks?
I don’t particularly mind what its called, but “Philosophy” is elevating a lot of whacko ideas to an undeserved status I think. Most of the stuff I’m on about would not qualify as philosophy and it doesn’t take much thinking about to dismiss, nevermind philosophise about …lol

[whiteoutmashups]

I really like the part about making a category for apps that are being developed.

There should definitely be a community for that

[Warren]

@Al_Kafir

Irrational Bollocks?I don’t particularly mind what its called, but “Philosophy” is elevating a lot of whacko ideas to an undeserved status I think. Most of the stuff I’m on about would not qualify as philosophy and it doesn’t take much thinking about to dismiss, nevermind philosophise about …lol

Important not to err on the side of censorship. For some people Tesla and his legacy are pseudo science as is Russian science as are drugs that aren’t made in the US. You know drugs that aren’t made in the US aren’t safe.

[Seneca]

@Al_Kafir

Irrational Bollocks?I don’t particularly mind what its called, but “Philosophy” is elevating a lot of whacko ideas to an undeserved status I think. Most of the stuff I’m on about would not qualify as philosophy and it doesn’t take much thinking about to dismiss, nevermind philosophise about

I think it’s common that people with different philosophies find each other’s views irrational bollocks or whacko. The very usage of the word “irrational” shows that you probably subscribe to the philsophy of Empiricism or Rationalism or something similar, knowingly or not.

Denying philosophies from another side of the spectrum the status of “philosophy” is a bit like a Christian denying Budhism the status of “religion” because, obviously, it’s bollocks.

[Al_Kafir]

I don’t think I proposed censoring anything; I’m not proposing anything other than this way off topic stuff stays off the main page - The forum members have already voted with their feet to do so, because of all the annoying nonsense arguments arising from such posts. If this is to go back on main page then it will be going against forum members’ wishes and a legitimate vote; changing the topic’s name only and putting on main page is a definite No as far as I’m concerned.

[Blindsite2k]

So perhaps in addition to or conjuction with we should also have a section for “Philosophy.” Also I think such a section would be essential given the nature of this project. Code is the new politics and politics is influenced by philosophy. I really don’t think a project of this size and scale could or should be free of a section to discuss “Politics and Philosophy” given that such things directly relate to the code and apps that are being written. What you believe is what you code.

[Warren]

@Al_Kafir I would agree with that. I’ve noticed that people whose professional lives have been composed of a non stop fight in the legal field, even at the end of their career are most interested in philosophy. Its as if fell it all comes down to philosophy and how we answer those basic questions. This is backed up by the power of dead economic thinkers who can write well. How many wars have we had over their musings and theories?

[Al_Kafir]

To be honest I think pretty much all traditional philosophical topics are now either answered or non questions anymore. Just to be controversial - I think Philosophy is dead in most respects.