
I have a bootstrappers community called WBE Spaces and we mostly hangout on slack.
Surprisingly one of the most used channels is the what-i-am-doing-today, where members share what they want to achieve and get the support from the others.
It is really fun and people share both professional and personal goals such as their plans to exercise, spend time with family, etc...
Entre the bot
Up until last week only a couple of the 40 active members would post every day.
But then I decided to create a simple bot that would keep track of each members work and keep track of their streak.
After introducing the bot the usage of the channel went up immediately. Most of
the WBE members are now sharing what they are doing in a daily basis (including weekend) just to keep the streak. It is cool to see how a simple bot could make this process of sharing more interesting and fun.
Let me know if you have similar examples in the comments
Cheers
Very cool! I am currently working on a habit tracker and streaks is definitely a feature I have planned for it. You can even link additional features to it to keep the streak going if you forget one day. Like a small payment, social share or something similar. So that when you have a big streak and broke it (forgetting it or life got in the way) you don't need to start from scratch.
what about having some kind of leaderboard or prizes for milestones?
Yes I think that would fit perfectly in a community as yours.
Nice feature, especially as it perfectly combines automation with human reactions :-)
Indeed :)