Thoughts on synchronous communication (calls)

I deleted my Discord profile a while back because I didn’t like that Discord is always watching.

That being said, I’ve started using more and more closed source apps/platforms because otherwise it’s nearly impossible to connect with people async. In the process of getting more accounts and things, however, I’m really hesitant to create yet another profile and have yet another app. Would rather keep it simple. Also, for new contributors just having a link that people can click on is 10X easier than having to create (or already have) a profile on another platform.

For an open source and encrypted call app, Jitsi seems to be the best. Requires an app on mobile, but on desktops anyone can create or join a call with just a click :slight_smile:

I don’t know what a template for calls would qualify as. Because it was so simple to make and will (hopefully) be updated by the community over time it’s probably not that big of a deal.

That being said… if part of the SourceCred game is that players know their contributions will be rewarded now and into the future, they’re more likely to do more work for the community. So for the sake of optimizing the game we should figure this out. How do we reward and recognize something that is small, but will be reused and provide value many times? (because every time someone copypastas the template it won’t get a like, but it will provide value).

Would a Supernode help, or is that just a quick workaround that doesn’t really address the heart of this particular problem?

EDIT: reading back through the Artifacts intro thread it seems like things like templates or docs might be artifacts? @decentralion @Beanow What do you guys think?

Oh great! Well then if it’s useful for people then carry on :slight_smile:

Much time! Do you not take notes while you’re on the call and then just clean them up after?

Btw thanks for doing that. The notes are very helpful.