It’s crazy how much of the comments about #Subllinks on the threadiverse are mad that the author is using #Java or just complaining that they chose to build another implementation.
Most of it seems to be #Lemmy users who think that #kbin, #mbin, #piefed, etc don’t exist and no other federated link aggregator should exist.
i'm still on #kbin for the #fedivoyage. One major confusiong aspect is the difference between boosting and faving: These seem to be two different things and only one works as "upvote" as reddit does – but it's not clear which one... Most sources on kbin say boost=upvote, but the explanations are confusing. Most sources outside kbin say the opposite. :/
This has been an issue since the beginning of Kbin tmk, but when you make a post, it won't appear under sort by hot unless it has an upvote. This means that if someone forgets to upvote their own post, it just won't appear on the default sort. There are plenty of posts I've missed because of this....
@PlasticPigeon Good to know it worked for you, never have tried though. For me #kbin is really good, and I don't see myself not using it in the future.
If you’re interested in checking out a #fediverse-based alternative to Reddit, come check out infosec.pub! It hosts a number of communities including one I’ve stood up for #cybersecurity / #infosec!
Ok now I’m a little sad. I just recently found the Artifact app, and now it’s shutting down. What app do you all use to read various types of news on all kinds of topics?
#Mastodon is slightly better since I get boosts in my timeline which with enough followed accounts turns into a kinda less-toxic “For You” algorithm
I use #feedly as my RSS platform and they suggest other blogs to sub to that are similar to ones that I already sub to
I’m also active on infosec-related #Lemmy / #Kbin servers which feed me new stuff sometimes (though still not as effective as Reddit is/was when I was using it)
There’s some attempts at building algo’s on top of Mastodon as well as folks building curated lists (#Mammoth being an example of the latter) that you could also look into.
Second, I made my first userscript: Improved Channel Select Menu! This is my first time making something with #JavaScript—a good bit of the code is based of raltsm4k's Floating Subs List—but I'm really happy with it! Earlier today, I released version 0.2.0 which adds a settings button and some new features. If you have any feedback, please share here.
#Lemmy and #kbin are technically forum softwares as well, even though their design lineage shares more in common with Reddit than traditional forum software. I assume you're already familiar with them 😅
Lastly, while @luceos and I have not spoken at length about integration, it is in our best interest to work together so that compatibility between our platforms is strong. All thanks to #ActivityPub!
I did made another magazine on another KBin instance, but I don't seem to make it work when i pasted the community handle on my main instance. Sure, it worked on my Mastodon, but on my home KBin instance, it doesnt show that community. I'm gone wrong.
Could someone recommend a working and well-maintained #kbin or #mbin instance to me? I deleted my Lemmy account because of reasons and I thought kbin looked pretty nice, so I signed up to kbin.cafe only to realise that the last few federated posts are from 2+ weeks ago, lol.
One of my most wanted features as of late has been for the channel select menu to have my subscribed magazines and liked collections. Right now, it just contains some general feeds, but I thought it'd be super useful to also have your mags and collections there for easy access! However, given that Kbin development priorities are...
We're one week into 2024, do you know what that means? Time to clean up your #SNS “following” especially here in the #Fediverse.
Check the “dormant” accounts if you can unfollow them.
Check which accounts “moved”. Follow their new account, then unfollow their old account.
And maybe there are other accounts that you haven't interacted with in the past few months; and their content is no longer something that you are interested, you can unfollow them too.
If you still want to see their content, you can encourage them to use #hashtags and you follow those hashtags. Or, join a federated “group” like those powered by #Mbin#Kbin#Friendica#Chirp and #Lemmy.
Of course, depending on the fediverse platform your instance is using, there are probably better features to the content of users without seeing their content that is not of interest to you. A good example, #Firefish / #Catodon / #IceShrimp can do that through the “Antenna” feature.
Take some time to do this, and start your 2024 fediverse better than 2023.
A super helpful feature that PieFed (a new fediverse thread aggregator like Lemmy & Kbin) has is an "Add Remote" button on its communities page. This button allows you to get a community on another instance to appear on your PieFed instance (and thus get the PieFed instance to start getting posts from that community)....
@retrobeetism I have a similar experience. #Guppe groups (at least after it went offline for almost a month(?)) rarely works all other #Fediverse platforms (those I've tried). But #Chirp groups, #Friendica forums, #Kbin magazine, and #Lemmy communities, there are rarely any problems.
My brain tells me that the issue is with Guppe platform, since all other similar software works fine. They did something to break interoperability with the rest of the Fediverse, and created its own bubble with Mastodon.
Memery Alpha - Star Trek memes and shitposting (kbin.social)
A place for enjoying Star Trek memes in the kbin quadrant
OC Combating spam on kbin - some thoughts
Have been thinking about what kbin can do to combat spam accounts, which are currently on the rise again on kbin.social....
Issue with sort by hot
This has been an issue since the beginning of Kbin tmk, but when you make a post, it won't appear under sort by hot unless it has an upvote. This means that if someone forgets to upvote their own post, it just won't appear on the default sort. There are plenty of posts I've missed because of this....
Do you speak American?
OC Improved Channel Select Menu 0.2.0 — Makes your subscribed magazines and liked channels more accessible (greasyfork.org)
One of my most wanted features as of late has been for the channel select menu to have my subscribed magazines and liked collections. Right now, it just contains some general feeds, but I thought it'd be super useful to also have your mags and collections there for easy access! However, given that Kbin development priorities are...
Could we get something like PieFed's "Add Remote" button?
A super helpful feature that PieFed (a new fediverse thread aggregator like Lemmy & Kbin) has is an "Add Remote" button on its communities page. This button allows you to get a community on another instance to appear on your PieFed instance (and thus get the PieFed instance to start getting posts from that community)....