Tbh I think the #Threadiverse like #Lemmy and #kbin would make a lot more sense if they were simply frontends and perhaps a backend too but just for the forums themselves. IOW, no accounts live in Lemmy or kbin, all users post from their preferred #fediverse account instead.
Sure you can already technically do that from your #Mastodon or #Misskey or whatever fedi you're in, but that means using whatever app you're on right now, which almost certainly means it's not a #linkaggregator UI. Not ideal at all.
If I had any good programming skills I'd make it so that the link aggregator is merely a client that uses the Mastodon (with #Pleroma extensions too) and Misskey APIs, treat (almost) all #ActivityPub actors as their own forums or subs, and each post would be a boost from said actor. Users authenticate from their preferred fedi account. Voting would be tallied by few special actors, which internally receive votes via direct messages (the app will make this transparent, but this also means you can technically vote without the app if you know the exact command), which will effectively make votes secret to non-admins like in #Reddit. Users can also choose which vote counters they want to rely from.
This would make the fediverse-powered link aggregator very flexible and minimal, imo. It may look janky but that's the general idea I have. :seija_coffee:
Mbin is a fork of kbin: a decentralized content aggregator running on the Fediverse network
Mbin is a decentralized content aggregator, voting, discussion and microblogging platform running on the fediverse network. It can communicate with many other ActivityPub services, including Kbin, Mastodon, Lemmy, Pleroma, Peertube. It is an open source alter ...continues
This is a really neato service @taco is offering! If y'all remember me talking abt LinkStack before I mentioned there are public instances if you don't care to self-host it, and this one's furry specific! :drgn_owo_mlem:
Kbin è ancora in una fase acerba, ma sta mostrando di essere un software molto promettente: non è solo un aggregatore di notizie, ma è un sistema completo per vivere il Fediverso. Complimenti a @ernest per l'ottimo lavoro!...
Abbiamo provato Kbin e, al momento, ci è piaciuto davvero molto! (kbin.social)
Kbin è ancora in una fase acerba, ma sta mostrando di essere un software molto promettente: non è solo un aggregatore di notizie, ma è un sistema completo per vivere il Fediverso. Complimenti a @ernest per l'ottimo lavoro!...