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@eriounious Tried to register. Setup cert, got the "send a Titan message with your username in it" message. Did so. Then it said I needed a cert. Says I'm not registered.
I'm leaning toward @stack's POV. Your solution is causing a problem. Strongly advise you to streamline the onboarding.
May 13 · 8 weeks ago
🚀 blah_blah_blah · May 13 at 23:52:
@eriounious Figured it out.
If you insist upon this mode of registration, present the steps more clearly. I had, for example, confused the "token" for the body of the message. And then I failed to select an appropriate certificate. These are not issues I have ever come across when using Titan on BBS (here).
🚀 blah_blah_blah · May 14 at 00:07:
@eriounious Since you use Titan to add replies, and not a "reply" link, you should add a note about this near the bottom of the page
To reply, press ctrl-U to invoke Titan
The layouts are a bit cumbersome. I would look at BBS and Station for guidance on how to format posts. The line needs to go.
Just as Reddit ate up all forums, BBS eats up forums in Geminispace. I'm not sure if a vBBS clone will have legs.
I suggest positioning your project between BBS and Station. I would like to see a Geminispace-native MidnightPub style forum. Basicaly, Titan-powered gemlog capsules that people can reply to. That would provide a unique service, and I would definitely join.
New forum — Hello, I have launched another forum for Gemini/Titan at [gemini link] I would welcome feedback and suggestions from people here, especially in regard to display and formatting. My inspiration is a vbulletin-esque Web forum, so hopefully it is interesting in its difference from this board. It is a work in progress, so there are several features I've not yet added, like PMs and permissions for moderators (separate from normal users or administrators). I hope its basic...