RexSystem1 voteoriginally by @CritteRo on GitHub1 reply
I think a simple throw-away profile card with a QR code is the wrong approach for an app that people will use as their social media app (text chat, voice chat, forums, etc etc), but the problem is real.
Instead I would propose a full Profile Page, with direct link (think fluxer.app/profile/@username.discriminator) that can be linked and be public facing.
The page should work the same as the existing profile card (Add to Friends, Message, mutual servers, etc etc), but in a page form with URL, instead of a modal.
Having it as a page will allow you to share the link directly, instead of remembering / having to copy the username. This would also allow you to share your profile as a button on other websites (and even verify the link on social media sites like Mastodon).
The risk of spam is very small, especially considering that all social media apps already do this. Not having a profile page is imo an oversight, considering that a big part of the userbase is now treating a chat app as a full social app.
And like with all aspects on the app, you could add permissions on:
How can view your profile page (public, mutual community members, friends, none)
How can view certain parts of the profile page
How can DM you (this already exists)
If you already have your username posted on the internet, spam bots can already take that and search your username, the same way normal person can. I would even argue that is easier for a bot to do it, than a person. But they don't, because, especially on Fluxer / Discord, is just a lot easier to simply join a community, scrape all users / all users typing in chats (when the member list is not available), and send them spam that way.
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Comment by @CritteRo
fluxer.app/profile/@username.discriminator) that can be linked and be public facing. The page should work the same as the existing profile card (Add to Friends, Message, mutual servers, etc etc), but in a page form with URL, instead of a modal. Having it as a page will allow you to share the link directly, instead of remembering / having to copy the username. This would also allow you to share your profile as a button on other websites (and even verify the link on social media sites like Mastodon).Comment by @CritteRo
- How can view your profile page (public, mutual community members, friends, none)
- How can view certain parts of the profile page
- How can DM you (this already exists)
If you already have your username posted on the internet, spam bots can already take that and search your username, the same way normal person can. I would even argue that is easier for a bot to do it, than a person. But they don't, because, especially on Fluxer / Discord, is just a lot easier to simply join a community, scrape all users / all users typing in chats (when the member list is not available), and send them spam that way.