attributedTo, actor: explain them a bit more

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André Menrath 2023-10-10 13:03:48 +02:00
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## What features does our event federation project need?
- For maximum Mobilizon compatibility we would love to have simply an actor of type `Application`, preferable called `@relay@wordpress.site`, that announces all events. Nonetheless, in theory, a Mobilizon instance should have the capability to follow any other actor as well. More or less this can already be achieved with the current blog-actor.
- Additionally, for example, organizers in [The Event Calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/) could also offer their own actor of type `Organizer` or `Group` to publicize events ([attributedTo](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-attributedto)), or create events if the `author`-actors are not enabled ([actor](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-actor)).
- Additionally, for example, organizers in [The Event Calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/) could also offer their own actor of type `Organizer` or `Group` to publicize events (getting referred to [attributedTo](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-attributedto)) if the `author`-actors are enabled, or create events (being the [actor](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-actor) directly) if the `author`-actors are not enabled.
- Optional: As events are sometimes published a long time before they start, adding the posibility that events get announced again at a scheduled time before the start, e.g. by sending an `Announce` activity.
## Other features