Inspiration
The Quaker Spices of community and integrity inspired us to make a judgement free space where people could come together voice their honest opinions.
What it does
4WARD is a website that people can visit when they have complaints, concerns, or general thoughts they need to share. This program creates forums where users can anonymously share their thoughts regarding issues with injustice and mental health. Users also have the choice to join smaller forums focused on subcategories that fit under the umbrellas of mental health and injustice. After the user submits their thought, they are able to view others’ anonymous responses.
How we built it
Using Python, we used files and methods to create the 4WARD program. Methods help users navigate forum choices, and files are used to store users’ input. Github was used to move our python code onto our website, which was made using Html.
Challenges we ran into
With Html and GitHub being completely new to the three of us, it was a hassle trying to teach ourselves the basics in one day. Each error and new idea we encountered was followed by hours of research. The main struggle we had was transferring our python code into our website, which was resolved with a lot of trial and error.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
In only 6 hours, we were able to create a functioning website utilizing two completely new languages.
What we learned
We learned two new languages, Html and GitHub, to create a website.
What's next for 4WARD
Adding new categories and reporting features could be good additions to 4WARD. A profanity checker and choosing to post anonymously or not are also ideas for what’s next. Looking forward, we would implement reporting features and new discussion topics. Whenever people are given anonymity, there will always be those who choose to abuse it. That's why we would write a profanity checker into our program. We would also make anonymity optional, in case people want their names attached to their stories.
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