Field notes · Staying in touch
The outing is over. The connection can continue.
A thank you, a photo, another date: how do you keep a good moment going without forcing what comes next?
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What to remember in thirty seconds
Staying in touch starts with leaving a choice.
Say thanks simply, ask permission before publishing a photo and suggest meeting again without expecting an immediate reply. You can also follow someone you've met in Foulevo to find their next visible session on their profile, if they want to keep the connection going.
Find the right wordsIn this guide
Your shoes are put away, the group has dispersed, and you're thinking back to a conversation along the way. You'd like to write a note, perhaps share an image, perhaps suggest another outing. Those are three different gestures, and none is compulsory.
The best follow-up feels like the moment you shared: simple, personal and open enough for everyone to respond, or not. Here are some words to adapt and a few pointers for respecting the people who were there.
A short thank you is often enough.
A message can recall a shared detail: a view at the top, a pleasant break, a route that turned out longer than expected. Avoid speaking for everyone or immediately asking whether people “enjoyed” the outing. You can have liked the moment and not want to talk more about it.
If you write to the group, keep a tone that doesn't require a reply. Those who want to continue the conversation can do so at their own pace.
In Foulevo · After the session
A Viv for a lovely connection.
A warm welcome, lovely energy, a helping hand along the way: after a completed session, you can send a Viv to someone you shared that moment with.
Choose from “Warm welcome”, “Great energy”, “Thanks for your support”, “A lovely moment together” or “Let’s do it again”.
And a few words of your own.
The “Add a note…” field lets you include a personal message with your Viv. One detail from the outing is enough: something you enjoyed, a conversation or the wish to meet again.
Example to personalise: “Thank you for your welcome this morning. I really enjoyed discovering this path with you. Let's do it again together!”
Prepare your Viv, then confirm sending it. You can keep it private; for a public session, you can also suggest displaying it on the person's profile, and they choose whether to accept.
A lovely photo isn't automatically a photo to publish.
Before sharing an image in which other people can be recognised, ask whether they agree to that specific destination: a private chat, a post in Foulevo or a share elsewhere. Someone may agree to sending it to the group and refuse a public post. Silence is not consent.
If someone would rather not appear, choose another image, crop it only if that really removes the person, or keep the photo to yourself. Also check details visible in the background, particularly a private meeting point.
Saving, sending and publishing are three decisions.
You can keep a memory on your phone without showing it. If you want to share it, choose the content and who will see it. A photo, a sentence or an outing card can tell the same story with different levels of exposure.
In Foulevo, “My memories” brings together completed sessions you've joined or organised. A draft or a Foulevo Card export is not a publication. You can choose the information shown on the card and its audience before publishing; actual measurements must be confirmed, not inferred from the planned programme. An ongoing session can have a draft, but its memory cannot be published until it ends.
Three messages, three intentions
These sentences are templates to personalise, not conversations between users.
- 01 · Give thanks
“Thanks for this morning's outing. I enjoyed discovering this path with you. Have a lovely rest of the day!”
- 02 · Ask for permission
“I have a photo with you in it. May I share it in our chat? No problem at all if you'd rather I kept it to myself.”
- 03 · Suggest
“Would you fancy another walk next Saturday around 10 am? Just let me know if you're interested.”
A date, a followed profile, another opportunity.
A specific suggestion lets everyone picture it: a day, a possible time and an activity idea. It doesn't create an obligation to return. If the group isn't ready, you can wait for another opportunity rather than following up several times.
In Foulevo, you can follow the profile of someone you've met. If their next session is visible to you, it may appear on their profile and offer a natural chance to meet again. Following a private profile depends on that person's privacy choices; it does not give you access to all their outings.
The people you love meeting again
The first meeting can lead to another.
Open the profile of someone you've met and choose “Follow”. In Community, the “Following” tab lets you find the posts you have access to.
For another outing, check the session visible on their profile: a new chance to share the path.
Prototype screenshot · Example people and postIn Discover, the “Friends” filter lets you search sessions accessible to your network. To find an outing from a particular person, their profile is still the most direct route. If no new outing appears, you can suggest your own, leaving everyone free to come.
Sometimes the outing will simply have been a good time. Staying in touch can mean meeting again. It can also mean letting that memory have its own place, without asking more of it.
A thank you doesn't require a reply. A photo needs permission. Following a profile or suggesting another outing lets everyone choose what comes next.
The right way forward respects both the wish to meet again and everyone's freedom.