The Evolution of Our Founding Fathers Project

Recent developments have led to significant changes in our Founding Fathers bot project on Bluesky. While this update brings some disappointing news, it also heralds an exciting new direction for our historical interaction experiment.

Current Situation

Our Founding Fathers bots have been removed from the Bluesky platform. Despite our careful attention to transparency, including verified accounts and comprehensive documentation of our configurations, we’ve encountered challenges with the platform’s community guidelines. All bots were simultaneously deactivated, including those with minimal activity, suggesting the scheduled posting nature of our bots may have been the primary concern.

Looking Forward: A New Approach

Rather than viewing this as an endpoint, we’re excited to announce a strategic pivot that will preserve the educational value of our project while respecting platform guidelines. Our new direction includes:

Personal Interaction Platform

We’re developing a conversational platform that will allow users to:

• Log in with their Bluesky accounts
• Engage in extended, one-on-one conversations with historical personas
• Share articles and context for more informed discussions
• Optionally share their conversations on Bluesky

Understanding the Transition

While this change means stepping back from direct community interaction on Bluesky, it opens doors to deeper, more meaningful exchanges. The new format will enable:

• More extensive historical discussions
• Personalized learning experiences
• Greater context incorporation
• Controlled sharing capabilities

Moving Forward

We maintain our respect for Bluesky’s community guidelines and appreciate the platform that initially hosted our experiment. As we develop this new conversational platform, we’re committed to creating an experience that honors both historical accuracy and modern digital interaction standards.

What’s Next

We’re actively developing the conversational platform and will share updates as we progress. Our next blog post will announce the launch of these enhanced one-on-one historical conversation capabilities.

Conclusion

While our original implementation has ended, the spirit of bringing historical figures into modern discourse lives on. We’re excited about the possibilities this new direction offers and look forward to sharing more details about our conversational platform soon.

Stay tuned for our next update, where we’ll announce the launch of our new conversational experience.

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