I found myself bouncing from platform to platform to stay up to date with the latest technologies and network with others in the IT Community, I kept thinking there must be a better way to do this. That's when the idea of creating a truly unrestricted centralized platform for the Software Development and IT Communities was born. So stick with me as we walk through the platform that the StackCafe Team created for you to use and enjoy.
Our Core Principles
- Ensure all community members have the ability to speak freely on our platform regardless of experience level.
- Make use of Moderation only when it is necessary.
- Never push our users to modify or delete any content that is not a community violation.
Your Feed
When you create an account with StackCafe you will be allowed access to post to your feed. Your feed will contain posts from other community members that you have followed and communities you have joined. Don't worry, you can mute posts showing in your feed for a given community if you wish. Your personalized feed will act as a great place for you to interact with other users, post your thoughts on a technical or non technical level, and stay up to date with any posts in your communities so you can lend a hand to others where you see fit.
Your Communities
Our platform offers 25+ relevant technical Question and Answer forums. In our communities there are no restrictions as to who can post, comment, and interact within our communities. We feel as though is was imperative to give all users, no matter their experience level a voice to ask questions, and provided answers where ever they see fit. StackCafe will never, and we mean never restrict your ability to interact in our community based off of your experience level or reputation score.
Our communities will allow any registered user, regardless if you are a member of that community the ability to post and interact with others posts. Users that join a given community will have the chance to rise to the top of the community leader board based off of your interactions within that community. Have a question, feel free to ask! If you receive a comment from another user that solved your problem, make sure to mark it as an answer to give them credit for their contribution!
Your Profile
Would StackCafe truly be a social media platform if we didn't allow our users to create a personalized profile? To some that may be true, but for the StackCafe team we felt it was necessary for us to allow our users to create a profile so other community members can have a good look into what makes you, you. Your profile will give you the ability to tell others basic information about yourself like your skills, education, and a profile image so you can put a face to your name. Completing your profile is not necessary to interact with other users, and is entirely optional.
Your profile will also display your community activity to other users. This means that any posts to your feed and posts in communities other users will be able to see, giving you credit for the content that you created on our platform. Additionally, other users will be able to see how many people you have impacted, your reputation score, and your stats within any communities that you are a member of. Don't want a particular user to be able to access your profile? On our platform we give every user the ability to restrict who can see their public profile.
Your Connections
We've all been there. You're doing your daily surf through your array of platforms that you use to stay up to date with the latest tech and you encounter a user that you want to interact with, only to find that you can't. On StackCafe, you'll never have that problem. Our built-in private messaging system allows you to connect with other users when you would like to allowing you to network and make connections with other like minded individuals.
So what are you waiting for? Create an account today!