Talk:Distributed Social Networking Protocol

Page is now mixing projects

This page has become a mix of multiple projects:

The original thing known as DSNP, with home now at GitHub.com/DSNP. I developed this in the mid-2000s.
DSNP.org, developed completely separately.

They should be kept as separate pages in wikipedia. DNSP.org decided on their own to use the same name as the project that I originated. AdrianThurston (talk) 04:02, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

as in, you're the author of the articles original intentions? nover :3 16:34, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

New link to "IP address"

I've added this page to the "See also" section. Should I remove it? Starfall15 (talk) 15:22, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

doesn't seem to fit the article entirely, but i see no harm in keeping it here nover :3 16:32, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

3 Grammar Mistakes I Found.

The recent rewriter introduced three notable errors in the first article on the page. Each of these mistakes affects the overall clarity and accuracy of the content.

1. ...as the DSNP can facilitate increased use…

2. …nature and can help improve the user’s security and…

3. …social networking by allowing platform interoperability.

I hope this helps! Valentin Szilagyi (talk) 21:10, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Dubious claims and very odd source

The current iteration of the article makes a number of claims that don't make a lot of sense for a protocol. For example, "Through the use of encryption and permission-based access systems, the DSNP enables users to determine who can view and interact with their data, supporting their ability to manage their digital presence." While this would make sense in the context of one platform in particular, encryption and permission management seem like more of an implementation detail that is dependent upon the user's configuration and the platforms they interact with, rather than a specific quality of the protocol in question. Is this actually true?

The mention of BlueSky and Mastodon also makes me suspicious. While the original author has a point in that they are relevant to decentralization overall, the source cited does not mention the DSNP at all, nor does the DSNP actually seem relevant to those specific platforms (I am not sure if they have a first-party implementation or access point for the protocol, as I haven't dug far enough to find out yet). Additionally, the source cited for this claim is a rather odd site naming itself only as "TechnoIogy News," with the only listed authors being "Technology." It almost seems like some kind of typo-squatting arrangement. When I looked at the privacy policy for the page, it redirected to the privacy policy for the newsletter / blogging platform beehiiv, which makes me doubt the credibility of this source even more. Is there a suitable replacement for this source, or should this entire statement / section be removed? Rose932 (talk) 03:57, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]