For a long while, platforms have been making tons of usually pointless, often harmful changes to their UI. Reddit & Discord provide tons of examples....
If you are new to the #Fediverse network (inaccurately called #Mastodon network) and looking for end-user apps for mobile and desktop, check this #PublicDomain list:
I'm sharing my work on my social media accounts and that will be it. I don't need Reddit and it's weird moderators & members. Literal weirdos deleting your posts for no reason and members who drop even weirder comments. At this day and age I don't need any of that nonsense.
Like you, I'm a passionate user of K.Bin but lately, I'm noticing that things are getting kinda stale around here. The most recent thread in this, the top-level magazine on K.Bin, is 4 days old. Many other top 25 magazines are also suffering from a similar lack of fresh content. I run /m/scifi and it's been continuing to grow...
Like you, I'm a passionate user of K.Bin but lately, I'm noticing that things are getting kinda stale around here. The most recent thread in this, the top-level magazine on K.Bin, is 4 days old. Many other top 25 magazines are also suffering from a similar lack of fresh content. I run /m/scifi and it's been continuing to grow...
Recommended follow list for Ukraine war on Mastodon
Here are my recommendations for coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Only accounts active recently and you can easily import them from a file. They are split into two different lists by type.
Ukraine: OSINT & war updates
This list mostly has accounts posting quickly about daily events of the war and doing open source intelligence.
The import file relies on the List import feature recently added to Mastodon. I have noticed the list import results in a few accounts sometimes ending up in their separate list by the same name so you may have to fix that manually afterwards if this happens on your instance. If many people are on an older Mastodon version and want it I can also post a follows file that will work for those.
Import instructions:
Sign into your instance on the web
go to settings (Gear icon)
Choose Import and Export -> Import
For import type choose "Lists" (could also be "Translation missing: en.imports.types.lists" if there is an issue with the localization).
Select "merge" to only add to your current follows/lists so nothing you have gets deleted
Yes, I still have a #Twitter account, cause so many people who I am friends with; are still there.
It sucks that they can't go to places like #Discord. Or here, but here; things they would want. Are not present within #Mastodon or the #Fediverse.
I Roleplay / write stories with others, have been for 25+ years. So far, there is no #Roleplay area's within the Fediverse. That is why I can not wait until there is one.
@digital_wyrm0809 I agree with your points but I think you skipped part in my message and jumbled all in one. https://fedidb.org/ If you look at Pixelfields website dedicated to tracking, you will see tab Threadiverse which is Lemmy+Kbin. Know why it's trending? Due redditors aka forum loving people leaving because of #redditblackout#redditmigration . So in fact they are Fediverse forums/link agregators. Federation is a major thing as well, but it's easier to search random community posts.
Yet another reason why I chose #Raddle over #Lemmy for hosting my #Touhou forum: reliability. You can often see lemmy.world (which has the largest Touhou community AFAIK at 132 subscribers and 96 submissions, vs https://raddle.me/f/touhou at 124 subscribers and 970 submissions) and lemmy.blahaj.zone (2nd largest 2hu with similar subscriber count but way less submissions) out of service. Might be due to too many users using at once, some server crash, idk.
Whatever the reason is, the Lemmy software being so heavy has to be a factor. I mean come on, it requires JavaScript ffs.
Raddle meanwhile is so lightweight (written primarily in an appropriate language like PHP like a sane web-facing service would, and DOESN'T require JS), and server reboots (and I only witnessed one in my entire 5 years on that site) take only seconds. Postmill is a champ!
My first attempt at #blogging in a long time. This is about my experience on #kbin what I have loved about it, and some of the issues that still hold it back. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you!
Challange four gets a little deep and dark. This one is tough. People I’d like to forget are probably mostly forgotten. But probably Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne” brings someone to mind that was probably a pretty low point for me.
I love this album so much, but knowing that the songwriter Jason Molina had died from alcoholism adds a deeper sadness to all the lyrics. Once you hear it from that lens… woof.
Chpt.1
Where am I? Is this the Fediverse? What is the Mastodon? How do I Firefish? Am I Pixelfed? Do I Lemmy?
👇Click post. Help Thread cont below.
What I've learnt in a year so far about #Fediverse condensed to help others
1st understanding
We make friends across multiple Fedi platforms at once
We're in #Fedi sharing together. Imagine if instagram, tiktok, facebook, twitter, youtube were all run to connect & empower users, not separate them apart for ad profits
What's the point of all these UI changes?
For a long while, platforms have been making tons of usually pointless, often harmful changes to their UI. Reddit & Discord provide tons of examples....
Reddit mods dumped tokens hours before blockchain program termination (cointelegraph.com)
This time on Reasons Why Crypto Based on Reddit Karma Blockchain Points Is Dumb: potential fraud!
"That's a bold move, Cotton" - Reddit to begin paying people for popular posts (www.bbc.com)
The social media site will split revenue with contributors who are awarded "gold" by other users.
"It's the content, stupid." - Quick Notes to Supercharge K.Bin
Like you, I'm a passionate user of K.Bin but lately, I'm noticing that things are getting kinda stale around here. The most recent thread in this, the top-level magazine on K.Bin, is 4 days old. Many other top 25 magazines are also suffering from a similar lack of fresh content. I run /m/scifi and it's been continuing to grow...
"It's the content, stupid." - Quick Notes to Supercharge K.Bin
Like you, I'm a passionate user of K.Bin but lately, I'm noticing that things are getting kinda stale around here. The most recent thread in this, the top-level magazine on K.Bin, is 4 days old. Many other top 25 magazines are also suffering from a similar lack of fresh content. I run /m/scifi and it's been continuing to grow...