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# System prepended metadata

title: 'Farcastle :: Channels Changes'
tags: [farcastle]

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# Farcastle :: Channels Changes

Target Launch - Thursday Oct 3rd

**What is changing TLDR**
- Posting to channels is now for members only
- Moderators can invite members
    - Done though sharing an invite link
- Combiningg the main/recent tabs into a single feed
- All member casts show in feed, moderators can hide casts

**What is the same**
- Still public to read
- Still can follow a channel to easily access for reading

**How is automod reacting?**
- it's being deprecated
- potential replacements
    - [modbot](https://warpcast.com/haole/0x8858469d)


**What this means for Farcastle**
- Need to pivot from automod solution that promotes casts to the main feed based on token holding
    - remove automod as moderator on current channels we moderate
- Breaks post yr ale's current setup
    - Will need to manually promote currentl followers to members
        - some will be [automatically migrated](https://warpcast.notion.site/Channel-member-migration-plan-10a6a6c0c101802fb900d3e45d879271)
        - "any user with a liked cast from the moderator account in the channel since June"
    - Remove token gating content from rules and post.brood.beer for now
    - channels to monitor after launch
        - [farcastle](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/farcastle)
        - [post yr ale](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/post-yer-ale)

**Potential paths forward to enable token gating**
- Immediately will need moderators to manually manage membership
- Can we use Hats for moderation?
    - who creates the hats and assigns the hats to moderators? and how?
- Bot to check token balances and remove/add members
- Watrch what the farcaster community starts to put out related to token gating
- **Future state**: Farcastle custom client can token gate what it displays


**Some other tech notes**
- member lists available through api
- api can be used to promote followers to members and remove membership

## Tools to evaluate

[dwr replay cast](https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xe1ccf91e)
[automod fork](https://modbot.sh/)
[moxie/fan token](https://warpcast.com/betashop.eth/0x447daae4)
[cura](https://karma3labs.notion.site/Cura-Curate-Channels-with-OpenRank-114f0868b1ba800ba73bce88d5d6c40b)
[channel kit](https://github.com/zachterrell57/channel-kit)

## Resources

[DWR Notes](https://warpcast.notion.site/Channels-10a6a6c0c101809f99c7d9add462f699)

[Channel Changes](https://warpcast.notion.site/Upcoming-channel-changes-1056a6c0c101800caee6ea8133f8f966)

[Developer API info](https://warpcast.notion.site/Channel-Follow-Member-Moderation-APIs-eaa1f1b66d21465d9d05b6528daebfd4)