Together with @piko, I'd like to pitch an idea to you, and gather some feedback:
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Together with @piko, I'd like to pitch an idea to you, and gather some feedback:
The Fedi Matchmaker Bot! A way to get to know your followers better!
You follow a special bot account, and once per week, it will select random pairs, and introduce you to each other. You can then schedule a call or a chat, and get to know each other a bit!
Are there any features that would be important to you? Do you have better name ideas?
And most importantly, would you enjoy participating?
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Together with @piko, I'd like to pitch an idea to you, and gather some feedback:
The Fedi Matchmaker Bot! A way to get to know your followers better!
You follow a special bot account, and once per week, it will select random pairs, and introduce you to each other. You can then schedule a call or a chat, and get to know each other a bit!
Are there any features that would be important to you? Do you have better name ideas?
And most importantly, would you enjoy participating?
This method to build more familiarity and trust in a group is something I know from the @recursecenter, where it's known as the "coffee chat bot". I've also used it at my Birthday Barcamps, and at the EnthusiastiCon I co-organized in 2020. It can be a bit scary at first, but very rewarding!
Also, get in touch if you'd like to help *building* this tool! We're just getting started with the concept. :)
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This method to build more familiarity and trust in a group is something I know from the @recursecenter, where it's known as the "coffee chat bot". I've also used it at my Birthday Barcamps, and at the EnthusiastiCon I co-organized in 2020. It can be a bit scary at first, but very rewarding!
Also, get in touch if you'd like to help *building* this tool! We're just getting started with the concept. :)
We noticed that "matchmaker" is the term used for a marriage broker, or remind people of dating, which is (usually :P) not what we're going for here.
Do you have other name suggestions for a bot that connects you randomly to other fedi accounts that follow the bot, with the goal of having a chat and get to know each other better?
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We noticed that "matchmaker" is the term used for a marriage broker, or remind people of dating, which is (usually :P) not what we're going for here.
Do you have other name suggestions for a bot that connects you randomly to other fedi accounts that follow the bot, with the goal of having a chat and get to know each other better?
We think we'll be ready for a trial run pretty soon! So we have another question:
Imagine the bot would initially match you once per week. At which time should the bot ideally send out the DMs that you've been matched with another person?
Which downsides/upsides would these different times have for you?
(These might be other times of day for you if you're not in a European timezone.)
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We think we'll be ready for a trial run pretty soon! So we have another question:
Imagine the bot would initially match you once per week. At which time should the bot ideally send out the DMs that you've been matched with another person?
Which downsides/upsides would these different times have for you?
(These might be other times of day for you if you're not in a European timezone.)
We're ready for beta testing!

Turns out that the basic functionality for the Fedi Matchmaker bot didn't take a lot of code to implement.
We're now looking for ~10 beta testers, to gather feedback and prioritize the remaining features!
The bot will match you with another participant every Friday evening. The idea is that you then schedule a call or a chat, and get to know each other a bit!
Send us a DM if you want to be a beta tester! You may drop out any time.
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We're ready for beta testing!

Turns out that the basic functionality for the Fedi Matchmaker bot didn't take a lot of code to implement.
We're now looking for ~10 beta testers, to gather feedback and prioritize the remaining features!
The bot will match you with another participant every Friday evening. The idea is that you then schedule a call or a chat, and get to know each other a bit!
Send us a DM if you want to be a beta tester! You may drop out any time.
Here's the Python source code, if you're curious: