I joined lemmy.ml because the join-lemmy site gave me extremely little to go on. It was a coin toss between this and beehaw.org once I realized how few instances were established and not right-wing.
That was only 2 weeks ago and already I've seen the site force 2 server upgrades, even as the admins have strongly encouraged new users to join elsewhere to prevent centralization.
The instance list desperately needs a few columns added, including whether new signups are encouraged or discouraged.
I hope Reddit learns from there mistakes but probably not they are for the bottom dollar and will listen to investors before they listen to the community that made them who they are today . All it costed us was our time and volunteering. RIP Reddit
This will hopefully start to create some quality content.
Important note here not directed at you: Quality content is something we all have to pitch in on. We're in the thousands, not millions. We've all got to make a few posts and make a few comments. Self-sustaining communities can form pretty quickly with our current numbers but the onus is on us to make an effort to prime the pump of engagement, so to speak.
This is where the transparency that comes with FOSS vs private corp really shines. You can always check an instance's modlog to see for yourself where lines are drawn.
Censorship of CCP criticism would be in the modlog if it were true. I've only been here a couple weeks but the only things I see the admins refuse to tolerate are racism, homophobia, and hate speech in general. They don't allow porn but that has more to do with practical challenges than any (expressed) problem with other people wanting it.
No, my subscription to !piracy. I've been able to sub to other instance's communities fine in general. In this case I wondered if it required approval because I see this:
There are actually some legit anti-spam reasons that reddit has been obfuscating vote counts and totals for a long time now. Even if this wasn't a known phenomenon, I don't think I'd trust the API call results anyway.
First all the bs with Twitter and Elon, then Reddit having an exodus to Lemmy (not complaining lol), then Twitch. Are we like, in an alternate self healing dimension or something?
That's fair to point out, but it implies the only utility users provide to the site is ad impressions. I see a couple of reasons this is not the case.
Mods make up a tiny portion of users but are disproportionately 3rd party app users and rely on 3rd party tools. But if any meaningful portion of the mod community leaves? The remainder were going to have a much bigger job without the tools. To attempt the bigger job with a smaller workforce is a double-whammy. Their only option will be to focus on their favorite subs and elevate more members to mods. The inevitable result will be experienced mods being far outnumbered by new mods, all of whom will have to stick to tedious tasks for subs to not be overrun by spam and hate speech. It's hard not to predict the same result as what's happened to Twitter's content.
Now consider nsfw content, which has always made up a huge chunk of reddit's traffic. Moderation is even more difficult there to begin with and could easily melt down for the same reasons, even setting aside reddit's growing distaste for it. Reddit is largely young and male and while many users may have no interest in it, the combination of nsfw imgur links going dead, moderation challenges, and the likelihood of reddit cracking down on nsfw is a combination that may cause reddit to be less attractive for many of the young, male userbase to visit.
I think your point still has merit - reddit won't miss many of the users seeking alternatives. I would say reddit's casual "I didn't even know there were 3rd party apps / old.reddit.com" users are also likely to be turned off by the ultimate results of their changes.
I think reddit peaked around the time it started changing which subs were front page (8-10 years ago now?). One place I was very active at the time moved from being a medium size, great community to being overwhelmed by people who had no sincere interest in the topic but were happy to karma removed.
The sub became larger than ever by capitalizing on the community that built it but its value about its topic evaporated. Reddit has been making similar moves ever since. Karma-removed dominates pretty much every non-niche sub now.
*The removed that caught the filter refers to the act of getting something in exchange for performing an act eyeroll
What really stands out from reddit's statements is the conspicuous lack of disagreement about the alleged charges to 3rd party apps. They can keep trying to characterize it as fair but the factual numbers in the conversation make it plainly obvious that they are instituting a model that makes it impossible for existing 3rd party apps to survive.
I'm looking for a nice shoe to replace my current Asics Gel -Keyano 27s. I basically wear these shoes for everything from long walks to yard work. They served me well, but it's time for a new pair as these are worn out....
I'm throwing 350-400 foot drives with golf discs on one planted heel and not having issues with slipping with the mentioned shoes, or Moabs, Salomons, or Oboz (more great daily walkers!).
Interesting. The regular Salomons pinch me in the front and back so I definitely agree about particularly narrow. My complaint with Salomon wides is that the toe box isn't that wide but even worse it's not long enough. I kept a pair anyway until I was able to replace them with a pair of my own choosing.
The Altras definitely have the best overall last for me, but I'm not sure I'd say my toes have enough room to splay. What I don't like is their support level for use on court or on trails, as I end up with high-ankle strain. I'm a hiker and a cyclist, but not a runner, so for me the platform isn't stable enough but that's a wrong-for-me problem not a bad-shoe problem. They fit my foot so well I play flat courses on hot days with them anyway, but my new Hokas may displace them.
I can generally ignore my heel's fit, focusing on length and toe box. I'm wearing Oboz for work right now and I do have some wiggle room in the heel, but it's never bothered me.
Based on this discussion as a whole, I'd recommend wide New Balance and Hokas.
I've been thinking about the issue of less-thoughtful discussions from large numbers of users. I think the phenomenon is inevitable. I also think community topics being duplicated across the federation will help with this.
Let's take technology for example. So !technology might end up as the most reddit-front-page feeling, with !technology a little less comment-memey, then smaller instances having progressively smaller communities that better reflect the focus of the instance's overall slant.
The best analogy for communities and instances might be newspapers or TV channels. You're going to get a sports section on CBS, NBC, WaPo, whatever. They will largely publish the same stories, but with very slightly different feels. As you get into smaller publications, like say the regional publication from your state's sportshub city, they will tailor to the interests of that particular area.
As users, we not only get to choose how broad the interests of the communities we subscribe to but we also get to subscribe to communities that are redundant (for lack of better word) so that we can stay in touch with very broad looks across an interest while having more focused and perhaps higher-quality discussions at the same time.
This is where the duplicated communities in lemmy's federation works for you. As the big instances get flooded with content that is low quality but highly upvoted (as happens in big subreddits), you can also subscribe to communities about the same topic from smaller instances.
See the Rules on the right side, most importantly pay attention to Rule 2. We are a hobby locksport community and do not assist with personal or commercial locksmith needs....
With forewarning about a huge influx of users, you know Lemmy.ml will go down. Even if people go to https://join-lemmy.org/instances and disperse among the great instances there, the servers will go down....
There will either be an hour of downtime to migrate and grow or days of downtime to fizzle.
I love that there's an influx of volunteers, including SQL experts, to mitigate scaling issues for the entire fediverse but those improvements won't be ready in time. Things are overloading already and there's less than a week before things increase 1,000-fold, maybe more.
And now there are threats to remove moderators. Dying site
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Tracking the growth of Lemmy + Kbin (fedidb.org)
Why did you choose your instance?
I'm currently struggling to find my home. I have an account here at lemmy.ml, where most of my posts are, and one at kbin....
This is huge. We are on our third day of striking
I hope Reddit learns from there mistakes but probably not they are for the bottom dollar and will listen to investors before they listen to the community that made them who they are today . All it costed us was our time and volunteering. RIP Reddit
This comment right here (lemmy.world)
What do you think of "The Ring Tempts You" mechanic?
do the major lemmy instances censor anything?
Which major instances are know for having or not having censorship?
Ranking the NFL's Best Pass-Rushing Duos Ahead of the 2023 Season (bleacherreport.com)
MEGATHREAD 2023 - Lemmy Edition (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Lemmy preparing for the u/Spez interview (lemmy.ml)
Reddit CEO (/u/spez) is going to hold a AMA about the API update (www.reddit.com)
Seriously, what's up with big sites literally dying as we speak?
First all the bs with Twitter and Elon, then Reddit having an exodus to Lemmy (not complaining lol), then Twitch. Are we like, in an alternate self healing dimension or something?
Reddit insists on being “fairly paid” amid API price protest plans, layoffs (arstechnica.com)
Good everyday shoe
I'm looking for a nice shoe to replace my current Asics Gel -Keyano 27s. I basically wear these shoes for everything from long walks to yard work. They served me well, but it's time for a new pair as these are worn out....
Users from before the current wave of Reddit refugees, how do you feel about the incoming monsoon of refugees?
I imagine there's excitement for the increase of activity but worries about the potential toxic side of Reddit coming along too....
Welcome to c/lockpicking
See the Rules on the right side, most importantly pay attention to Rule 2. We are a hobby locksport community and do not assist with personal or commercial locksmith needs....
How much money does Lemmy.ml need to temporarily boost their servers?
With forewarning about a huge influx of users, you know Lemmy.ml will go down. Even if people go to https://join-lemmy.org/instances and disperse among the great instances there, the servers will go down....