Farcaster

How are people feeling about the channels change?

Honest feedback requested!

Need single click fast channel join when in compose!!!!

Not a member of music but trying to post to music?? Give me a one tap (or popover card to go thru join flow and then resume my post once a member.

working on @endaoment, hosting /philanthropy


The channel owners don't necessarily want that, though

We removed the ability to search for channels in the composer for that reason. They're not hashtags.

Why can't I request to join a channel?

See the points from the FAQ below, but basically we wanted to avoid creating yet another inbox for owners. Additionally, owners may not want to have people requesting to join. Your channel, your rules.

Additional thoughts 

1. Channels are not hashtags. We tried that version for the last year or so. Didn't work. With the new direction, they are communities run by individuals or small groups. They are opinionated. We think that's a good thing.

2. One way to think of channels now is they are text-based Twitter Spaces—some people on stage, but a large audience.

3. Reminder: you can always cast in your home feed (goes to all of your followers) or create a new channel.

4. There are already a bunch of tools like Cura from @openrank, /channel-kit from @zachterrell, or @modbot from @haole to let channel owners opt in to have request to join flows. Or token gate with @moxie.eth or @hypersub.

5. We added a link in bio that works with frames to help make this easy.

Channel settings > allow quick follow? 

I search for the right channel when I post and if I discover a new channel where I think a post belongs, the alternative of not posting cause I can’t yet seems worse than having a quick follow option at time of post.

Easy path to first post in a channel feels like it would lead to further posts/engsgement