What is Discourse?

Like most other DAOs, Developer DAO has a Discourse forum. The main purpose of the forum is to ensure long-form, threaded, and coherent discussions can be facilitated.

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1. Why do we use Discourse?

   1. Threaded conversations
   2. Notifications on discussions you're a part of
   3. Discourse is kept simple but tries to preserve context for conversations
   4. Multiple log-in systems
   5. Trust system based on participation
   6. Badges
   7. Open source!

2. Sign up for an account

   

   To participate fully in Discourse, it is highly recommended that you sign up for an account. You can find it at the top right-hand corner. After signing up, do check your e-mail for the verification code and you can start taking part!

3. Choose your preferences

Do try to put up a profile picture, set your notifications etc. This will help improve your user experience.

Categories

You might find it easier to navigate Discourse through the different categories admins have created.

• Development Guild Discussions regarding the Development Guild will be held here. So far, most of the conversations have revolved around how projects should be scoped, different ideas to try out, and suggesting methods of working
• Proposals These conversations revolve around the governance of the DAO

Participating in Conversations

Let's use a real-life example to illustrate how you can participate in Developer DAO's discussions!

Here is "How we move forward as a DAO - Season 0" by Kempsterrr. Check out the entire post before you begin!

1. Liking a post

To show your appreciation for the poster (and support) you can give a like. Simply click on the heart.

1. Copying a link to the post

Sometimes you might want to share interesting conversations with other members in the DAO such as in Discord or your personal messages. That can be easily done by clicking on the chain.

1. Bookmarking

You can make a bookmark of posts that you'd like to track. It basically acts as a "remind me" function and gets you to check back on the post.

One way to use this is to track discussions that happen over a long period of time. That way you can make sure you do not miss out on any important information.

1. Replying to a post