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We have updated this instance to the latest 1.0.7 version of #bonfire. The new release includes interesting features and an exciting roadmap / roadbike for the future.
Carlos Cámara-Menoyo
Responsible AI in RSE - a living register to support practitioners, leaders and policymakers
Note
This collaborative post was originally published at the Software Sustainability Blog and was authored by some of the Responsible AI Study Group members: Joseph Shingleton, Carlos Cámara-Menoyo, Oscar Seip, Stephan Druskat, Sam Harrison, Arielle Bennett and B. Almarzouq.
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You can see the extended abstract in OSM Science 2026 Conference Track Proceedings here: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21576...
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Whose Knowledge Counts? Analysing Diversity and Exclusion in OpenStreetMap's Tagging Proposals Process
Cámara-Menoyo, Carlos,
Monteath, Timothy
July 26, 2026
This paper analyses how gender inequality shapes OpenStreetMap's (OSM) tagging proposal process, revealing that diversity gaps intensify at higher participation levels. Maps are never neutral — their makers' demographics determine whose realities are represented or silenced. Systematically analysing every tagging proposals and votes since its creation using a purpose-built R package, we found that 59 prolific, mostly European and North American male users dominate proposal approval, while feminised proposals are underrepresented and disproportionately opposed. These findings confirm that structural inequities persist regardless of how well-designed, flexible and well-intended technologies may be. We propose governance reforms to make OSM's decision-making genuinely inclusive.
A tiny Bonfire feature that we’ve grown quite fond of 🌱
Instance admins can define their own set of default avatars, which are randomly assigned to people who haven’t uploaded a profile picture yet.
It sounds like a very small thing and technically, it is.
But after experimenting with it on the Jacobin community, we noticed how much these little details can contribute to giving an instance its own visual identity and fostering a sense of belonging to a shared digital place.
Not every feature that shapes a community needs to be big. Sometimes it’s just a bunch of tiny avatars 😊
Read more about our work with Jacobin in our case study: bonfirenetworks.org/case-stu...
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@Bonfire@bonfire.cafe two days ago I was thinking this would be a good nice feature, but didn't want to bother with this. I'm glad you've thought of this already and have implemented. #bonfire team rocks!
Have you heard about @Bonfire@bonfire.cafe 's #telling #widget?
It is a widget for adding a #fedi comment system to your website (including #WordPress #Drupal... but also #SSG and plain html websites!)
It is also on my top-10 #bonfire features' yet
You can read more about it here: bonfirenetworks.org/telling/
The feature was developed for/with their work with the German edition of Jacobin as part of #bonfire 's #codesign strategy.
You can read more about that experience here: bonfirenetworks.org/case-stu...
Have you heard about @Bonfire@bonfire.cafe 's #telling #widget?
It is a widget for adding a #fedi comment system to your website (including #WordPress #Drupal... but also #SSG and plain html websites!)
It is also on my top-10 #bonfire features' yet
You can read more about it here: bonfirenetworks.org/telling/
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