Yep treading softly is valid, maybe we can warm up the existing ending so it is warm and damp (ok taking this piss a bit, but you get what i mean) needs some enthusiasm 
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@j8ter regarding the introduction presentation. I made a compact version of slide 2 in Welcome to the Fediverse - HedgeDoc that maybe youâd still like to use.
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@aschrijver my husband just pointed this to me - https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/106/080/053/639/532/377/original/a504d24cb74e2611.png - he said you did it, he spotted it on mastodon - it looks so much better than the image I did on the slide with The Fediverse is a European Take on Social Networking. Do you think itâs possible that I use this image instead on that slide? I would be so happy to use it 
Thank you⊠yep, I just made a last update on Meeting notes for prep call EC Webinar 19 April - #22 by aschrijver announcing just that. If you like to use it, I can add it in. It will need some further twisting to look good, I think
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Itâs exactly what I was trying to do last evening, but I gave up, as it was not working so well so I went for the flags + the fediverse symbol. I wanted those links to show between various locations, but I was not finding a representative image that would work. This one I think itâs perfect - please let me know which one is the final one you like. Thank you!
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Iâll work on the slide and give you a heads-up once it is in.
Update: @CristinaDeLisle it went quicker than thought
I have added it in now with a transparent (black) background. This because the use of that background is then consistent for the entire presenation, and also because then both the colors are way more vibrant, as well as there is more emphasis on the fedi network structure. On the other hand with a white background you have the white / blue EU combo, and the blue text is a bit more prominent.
You can test for yourself by changing background in the image to background:#fff. Iâll let you choose what you like the most.
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@aschrijver I would add the text âThe European Take On Social Networkingâ and âUnited in Diversityâ written with white, so itâs uniform with the rest of the presentation, having white text on black background. In rest it looks perfect. Iâm ok also with leaving it with blue text on the image, if itâs too much trouble to make it white. Thank you so much for this!
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Thatâs a small change⊠it is done
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Perfect, looks much better than I imagined it initially! <3
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Agreed, thanks for this. By the way, we might still need some points of discussion in case the talking after the presentation stalls. I will add some to the cover slide that is uploaded to the BBB-room (the one that replaces the standard background) so we can keep the talking points in the background.
Update: I will add the discussion points here first, to make sure everyone is in agreement of their usefulness/applicability.
@aschrijver The graphic looks amazing by the way, very explanatory!
By the way here are some suggestions for points of discussion after the presentation:
- Methods of moderation: how to deal with misinformation and harassment
- Taking responsibility: trustworthy tech or third party privacy policy
- Beyond âethical alternativesâ: the possibilities of decentralized federation
- Actually interoperable: the risk of gatekeepers setting the rules
What do you think , are these rather self-explanatory? And @aschrijver did you add that first slide as a PDF to the BBB-presentation (instead of the default screen) during the last meetup? I remember there being a presentation that includes the agenda emoticon, which I am unable to add. Once the discussion points are definitive, they can be added to that PDF.
By the way, the BBB forgets the presentation once you leave a meeting, so I will add a final version Monday morning when the room is already open (which I expect to do around 9 am).
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Hello,
Following the 2 separate & consecutive discussions with @mathewlowry and @j8ter , there are some changes in the slides:
- a new slide added in the presentation, Towards a landscape of open gardens (thanks to Joost for the styling and to Mathew for the ideas). We took out the second bullet point, Mathew, as we felt itâs repeating the first point. Is this looking ok to you now?
- âno user-lockinâ mentioned in the Main Benefits of the Fediverse (Mathew suggestion)
- In The European & Fediverse Models, we removed âhorizontalâ from the table line (Mathew suggestion), added sovereign (Joost suggestion). Added Anti-monopoly, pro-innovation (Mathew suggestion).
I add also that Mathew was particularly critical on the slide with Unmediated Citizen Engagement, but both Joost and myself agree that at this point we will go with the current content, with no change. Joost suggested to add âinterestedâ on the slide, to point out that no citizen will get spammed by various adds meant to outreach users.
Please let me know if at this point the presentation looks ok to everyone (tagging @aschrijver @hamishcampbell @how ) and thank you again for all your work. 
Have a great rest of the weekend!
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Itâs good.
A few points: for updates for you guys to look at.
Lack of sovereignty (externalized to platforms) can we make this easier to understand?
The #dotcons are worth billion because they are a tool for social control - they just call it advertising - you can see this with our crises in democratic elections etc.
Maybe: Lack of sovereignty (crises in democracy) or Lack of sovereignty (tech imperialism) or something that makes more sense, ideas.
After the Web Enclosure - it should be The closed web
We pointlessly brack the rhythm and #KISS simplicity of open/closed/open with the current wording.
What is it used for?
Way to meany projects to be meaningful, much better the cut down list.
The is politics in what projects are in and what out we push a mess inside the fedivers with this selection. Better to keep it simple and focused to the ones in wide use and have the text at the end more prominent.
The image is good - interesting to see the UK missing.
ActivityPub is âDigital European Valuesâ
Still like: ActivityPub âEuropean humanism in codeâ
Though there are postmodernists who hate humanism so the is a tiny chance of philosophical arguments. Up to you guys.
Would be nice to warm up the ending a bit see my last post.
What is it used for?
Looking at this agen
We need to reduce the list otherwise we do stoke bad feeling in the fedivers between the pretty random projects that get in and the meany project that do not. Please use the limited list to avoid issues like this.
We need to create a copy of the slide deck for the creation of the PDF. This because the deck is optimized for dark mode (i.e. image has white text). As for the calendar âiconâ⊠itâs just a Unicode character. Hereâs the line to include:
#### [đ Event Details](https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/pub/ec-ngi0-liaison-webinars-and-workshop-april-2021)
I would still consider also mentioning no Vendor lock-in, as this is a consideration for IT departments when selecting software. It can be combined here i.e. âno user / vendor lock-inâ. I made that change, and added info to slide notes.
The list row has on EU side âAnti-monopoly, pro-innovationâ but lacks innovation on fedi side, while I think this is our strong point. Anyone can start their own cool app and start integrating with the fabric of the fedi. I included âmakers space / innovation labâ.
What was the main criticism about? Maybe we can make the slide stronger still.
I find this a bit unclear too. I think it means that you are under the whim of the platformâs modus operandi. Nowadays - from business perspective - e.g. deplatforming (for instance auto-triggered by an algorithm seeing a keyword it doesnât like in your content) and then subsequently not having access to a support desk to correct mistakes, can take entire businesses out of operation in a second. I added 3 sub-bullets:
- Random deplatforming
- Algorithmic censorship
- No support desk
Agree with @hamishcampbell. I donât find mention of âweb enclosureâ both on DDG and Google Search. If it were a well-established concept we might use it, but the âopen â closed â openâ is a comprehensive and telling tale of what we want to achieve. I changed the slide accordingly.
I disagree on this. It is good to show that in different domains we have alternatives to choose from. @CristinaDeLisle will highlight some of the prominent entries, and after the webinar the audience can discover what more is out there.
But both the innovation and the lack of vendor lock-in come from the variety of alternatives that are being developed, while they still interoperate together.
If this stokes bad feelings in the Fediverse, then it is pretty immature of those offended. We just highlight some examples, and mention at the bottom of the slide that thereâs much more to delve into. (Note: agree with @how, too strong, and I apologized for that)
I like the term âhumanismâ (thanks to you I will use it more often), and I feel the slide has space for it. According to Wikipedia:
Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, both individually and collectively.
This is most fitting for Fediverse. I added it in the slide. @CristinaDeLisle please remove if you feel uncomfortable with it.
Correct, the issue is that I could not properly translate the Hedgedoc-style to PDF (font, background, etc does not carry over with simple html-to-pdf tools). So for now I recreated the slide deck in an empty PDF. Will look into how I could fix this.
We can have a small call later today to figure things out, Joost.
I just found a possible solution suggested by Hedgedoc: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-save-a-webpage-as-a-pdf/
Will look into this and let you know of I can figure it out (not so flexible for calls today, would be only around 14.30 or 20.30).
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The keyword here is Enclosure: the process of closing something. It refers to historical policy. Not something out of the blue. It is a well-established concept, really.
No itâs not: what youâre doing here is patronizing people who could feel left aside by your choice. This is not cool. What we discussed earlier was to focus on the services and try not to name one project over another to avoid frction. But we ended up with a list that keeps growing because, yes, why this instead of that, etc.
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I made the change, but no strong feelings whatever ultimately is chosen. Maybe @CristinaDeLisle can be the decider?
I am sorry. It was certainly not meant that strongly. What I was meaning to say is that whatever is on the slide is just a small subset - our selection - whatever we add. Impossible to make everyone happy. Apologize if it sounded patronizing.
PS. The list itself is not longer than how we discussed it to be on the last prep meetup, where everyone could join. (edit: If you want to make that slide fair, then we should mention zero apps by name, just domains + app count)
@CristinaDeLisle: I was up early this morning, processed all feedback, but I think it best if I (and others too?) no longer touch the presentation, and leave all further tweaks up to you. I will, of course, be available for any help. Just reach out⊠Iâll check regularly.
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