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This is a platform for discussion, but if it was the example of a police department, why do they necessarily want to turn a feed of updates into a space they ha
by gs17 2y ago
This is a platform for discussion, but if it was the example of a police department, why do they necessarily want to turn a feed of updates into a space they have to moderate (or if they can't moderate it, having to put up with most responses being along the lines of "ACAB"?). Communities can have value, but sometimes you wouldn't lose much by having your feed be read only.
- bobthepanda 2y agoThe problem is that departments want to put the news in front of people, and people want interactivity. Right now RSS is, for the vast majority of the public, a tree falling in a forest with nobody there to hear it.
- pseudalopex 2y ago> The problem is that departments want to put the news in front of people, and people want interactivity. Views exceed interactions by orders of magnitude.
- bobthepanda 2y agoBut people don't bother looking on non-interactive platforms. This is a problem for outreach that aims to hit 100% of the public, ideally.
- derektank 2y agoInteractions draw views. If someone asked the same question you had, and had it answered by the original poster, that's more valuable to you than a simple feed.
- palata 2y agoMy experience with comments on announcements from public entities (like a police department) is that they are more toxic than informative.