Hello, I would like to propose a specification for a board system allowing to reply to each other through gemlogs. There have been some attempt at forum-like gemini capsules in the past, such as motm (gemini://illegaldrugs.net/cgi-bin/motm/boards), and most of them are based on Gemini input request, or require use of another protocol such as Titan, Inimeg, Dioscuri? There is also GUS backlinks, which may be used to check if someone replied to a gemlog post, but GUS is seldomly updated, and not everyone is checking backlinks to its gemlog posts. So, the idea behind GAMS is to use gemlogs to reply to each other, and have a board capsule which lists threads and responses. This allows to use a really simple setup, and avoid needing an auth system, or an upload protocol supported by gemini clients. Another nice thing is that you can post on several boards using the same gemlog with different tags (allowing for subject-specific, or language-specific boards). The draft specification is here: gemini://gemlog.lanterne.chilliet.eu/GAMS.en.gmi Any feedback is welcome. I originally intended to annouce this with a working capsule directly, but I?m having a hard time finding time to implement a board, and I wanted to do something completely based on text/gemini files for data to avoid using a database and it?s harder than anticipated. I still think I will post a POC in a few days/weeks, but it may be instable. C?me
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