I’m no longer satisfied with the one I use and since I am already using bookwyrme for my readings, I was wondering if I couldn’t track my shows throught the fediverse.

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukEnglish
    5·
    8 months ago

    This has come up a few times. I’m just drawing my notes together on previous discussions but in summary:

    • The BookWyrm devs reckon it would be easy enough to alter their code for other uses but they don’t have the time.
    • There are occasional posts about folks looking for similar services for film and TV, vinyl and music, etc.
    • I think it might be worthwhile first creating a more modular GeneralWyrm (with a wyrm/worm wearing a general’s hat as a symbol) that could then be modified for other uses: ScreenWyrm, MusicWyrm, ActionFigureWyrm, etc.

    Features for a ScreenWyrm would include:

    • Standard IMDb/Trakt features like voting, reviewing, etc.
    • Lists - with the option to import from IMDb/Trakt
    • Something like Trakt’s Kodi tracker
    • Release calendar for movies and TV shows. I currently use something (Episode Tracker?) to bring TV shows into my calendar app but it isn’t really fine-grained enough for me but it’s good enough for now.
    • BruceLee@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      I wished I got notified for such a message. I’m not a developer myself but I’m sure I could find some skill that would be useful to help at that. The ground code is layout and you layout a plan. You even have a mascot. Soon or later it will happened.

      Were did you hear about the BookWyrms reckoning ? On GitHub ? Lemmy ? Mastodon ?

      • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukEnglish
        4·
        8 months ago

        I’m not a developer myself but I’m sure I could find some skill that would be useful to help at that. The ground code is layout and you layout a plan. You even have a mascot. Soon or later it will happened.

        Yeah, there is a need for this, at some point the idea will gain enough traction. I keep jumping into discussions as it helps me spread the word and it is useful for firming up my ideas.

        BookWyrm is written in Python which I don’t know enough about to start messing with the code but I have been assembling my thoughts, making notes and it should mean there’s planning done to make this work.

        Were did you hear about the BookWyrms reckoning ? On GitHub ? Lemmy ? Mastodon ?

        You can follow my larger discussions on the topic back in time:

        https://feddit.uk/comment/3046414

        https://feddit.uk/comment/2070975

        https://feddit.uk/comment/988350

        https://feddit.uk/comment/604106

        Then that last one links to earlier discussion:

        https://lemmy.ml/post/133722

        If this idea started to gain momentum, I’d have a word directly with the devs and see if there are any tips they’d have.

        • pseudo@jlai.luEnglish
          3·
          8 months ago

          BookWyrm is written in Python

          Python ? That’s even more popular than Rust. I agree with you and @[email protected]. This is gonna take off sooner or later.

          I’ll keep an eye on this topic for sure.

          • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukEnglish
            2·
            8 months ago

            Python ? That’s even more popular than Rust.

            Indeed. One of the problems with Lemmy (and now Ibis) is that it is coded in Rust and there are a lot less people out there who known it compared to something popular, like Python. It’s why I have high hopes for this. It feels almost inevitable at this stage.

            The main issue I forsee is an enthusiastic CCG fan hacking BookWyrm into CardWyrm but it wouldn’t help the rest of us and that’s why I am trying to steer things in the direction of GeneralWyrm because this idea has come up in relation to a BookWyrm for films or TV or vinyl and can be extended into pretty much anything collectable (Funko Pops, dolls, action figures, baseball cards, etc, etc), so making a modular GeneralWyrm that would provide people with a base to add in specific things for whatever the specialism is (like a TV tracker as suggested here).