Hello all, first time caller 
I don’t mince words no time for that so a few observations, not meant to be insulting but maybe find the right ears to make a difference.
This forum looks dead, arranged by latest it appears at least there are a few visitors, changing the display default to latest may prevent drive by’s, pull in some window shoppers.
May not, just an observation.
I gravitated to the Communication and Outreach category and read some great posts, so I believe there are some good minds at work (or was, they are dated).
I’ve been sampling various (a lot of) platforms and installed diaspora* yesterday.
My initial reaction, VERY IMPRESSED
But I log in today and see (in my stream) a new release is out, yikes, into the fire lets buckle up and prepare for a lesson.
Except, luckily, before I got busy I noted the date, it was from 11 months ago, might be something to address.
So, initially impressed, but, no wind in the sails here?
Well, I “may” be able to help.
I’m seeking a federated platform for my network.
My network needs federation, it is large, lots of opportunity for federating individual instances.
But, I need to be clear, I’ve run into nothing but closed mindedness among what I call the open source crowd.
Which is odd, I’m in the firearms network, I see open source people as keyboard commandos, firearms people affect a target down range, keyboard commandos get the same type of satisfaction around the world.
Firearms people fight for freedom, I believe open source people do as well.
So, I face two things here, seemingly no life, and likely the same prejudice encountered elsewhere.
However, Communication and Outreach…
I’m testing both.
Is there anyone here receptive to a new network on-boarding for growth?