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2025-10-08 20:38:50

Tim Chambers

tchambers@indieweb.social

Fully endorse an Asian focused Fediforum. https://mastodon.social/@reiver/115339826894804695

2025-10-08 20:41:23

Andy Piper

andypiper@macaw.social

@tchambers maybe what we should do is a 3 or 4 regional #Fediforum and a global one as well.

2025-10-08 21:20:04

Tim Chambers

tchambers@indieweb.social

@andypiper +1 to that.

2025-10-08 21:26:38

Johannes Ernst

j12t@j12t.social

@tchambers @andypiper happy to do that assume we have enough connections into the ask an fediverse communities that would actually come.

2025-10-08 21:28:09

Tim Chambers

tchambers@indieweb.social

@j12t @andypiper Would likely showcase a ton of development that EU, US and other Western develpers just don't see right now.

2025-10-08 21:31:31

@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:

reiver@mastodon.social

@tchambers @j12t @andypiper

How common is knowledge of English in (east) Asia?

Would we need translations?

And, if we did, is it possible in an affordable way?

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Even subtitles might be sufficient.

2025-10-08 22:53:20

Johannes Ernst

j12t@j12t.social

@reiver @tchambers @andypiper we could do a little trial balloon first. Short online event. Talks not unconference (unconferences need high bandwidth back and forth conversations) English only. Signup form that asks people for their languages. See how many people we can reach and based on that, decide how to proceed. Or something like that.

2025-10-08 23:06:25

Seth of the Fediverse

phillycodehound@indieweb.social

@j12t @reiver @tchambers @andypiper That'd be cool. I can try and help out if you need someone!

2025-10-09 19:20:33

Tim Chambers

tchambers@indieweb.social

@phillycodehound @j12t @reiver @andypiper

I'd definitely suggest reaching out to key thought leaders there first and getting them helping lead and bringing in all other key players. I don't know who is the project leader on Misskey lately but that is one spot to start. Also @jaz may have some relationshps or suggestions to this.

2025-10-09 19:52:15

@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:

reiver@mastodon.social

@tchambers @phillycodehound @j12t @andypiper @jaz

I would also include @hongminhee in any conversation of an East Asian compatible FediForum.

2025-10-09 19:56:39

jaz :twt: :wales_flag:

jaz@toot.wales

@tchambers @phillycodehound @j12t @reiver @andypiper would you consider APAC in general?

2025-10-10 08:37:56

Jupiter Rowland

jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Tim Chambers @Seth of the Fediverse @Johannes Ernst @@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman: @Andy Piper I hope this won't end up in a culture clash due to how big Misskey and other Forkeys are in East Asia (CherryPick almost only exists in Japan and South Korea) while Westerners tend to talk about the Fediverse and Mastodon as if they're one and the same.

Language has a chance of being an obstacle, too. If you want to get e.g. Japanese Forkey devs on board as well, chances are they don't speak English.

#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #Misskey #Forkey #Forkeys #CherryPick

2025-10-08 20:57:51

Seth of the Fediverse

phillycodehound@indieweb.social

@tchambers Yea this is a good idea!

2025-10-09 20:08:15

Michael Foster

michael@newsmast.social

@tchambers 💯