Day 2 here, and I can see the growth already. Personally I really like the notion of how its gonna shape up in the future but at the same time I really feel for the average user as of now its too complex to understand the working and how the cross servers thing is working. I mean yes still early days, UI will improve further...
Beehaw has a code of conduct that everyone can read.
They already said that it is hard to effectively mod because the tooling isn't there yet.
I really wish people would hamper their expectations a bit. With more people coming, there will be more people willing to contribute for tooling etc. These projects are in it's infancy so growing pains will happen.
Facebook for example pays around 500mil per year for moderating and Reddit has free labor for it. But even then, Reddit is dependent on 3rd party tooling for their moderators to effectively moderate. That is a company that exists for 18 years or so?
At one point I expect there to be tooling available to make it easier to target ban people from an specific instance or even defederate specific accounts from an instance.
But if you are a mod team of 4 people without effective tooling then I hope that people understand the predicament they are in and also support the server in their efforts and try to understand their reasoning.
At least you don't have to switch to another platform, you can just make an account on the instance and participate.
I have been toggling between instances and accounts per instance for a good week already and I encounter zero problems with it.
If you just make an account and "activate" the keep yourself logged in checkmark than you can easily switch between instances.
In this stage we are self governing to an extent. The behaviour of people can affect a full instance so everyone has the obligation to think before they post.
Just don't be a dick/troll/spammer/bigot is more then enough to keep federating for your instance enabled.
Because they don't get listed by browse.feddit.de you'll want to browse https://kbin.social/magazines to browse "magazines", which is what they call communities...
I see your point but I think you misunderstand me a bit.
r/all is somewhat of a "front", it can show that the place is vibrant and that there is something to do and something to scroll through.
But for example I never saw anything from r/mealprepsunday on my r/all and when I had reddit it actually was an subreddit that I was subscribed to and used frequently.
If the subreddit above gives me a reason to stay on reddit and it would dissapear then an vibrant r/all isn't an incentive for me to stay.
Can you see where I am coming from?
a page like r/all has it's use. It can reel people in and give direction but it will not be the reason people will stay.
I am still of firm believe that the subreddits and moderators should do what they feel is the best course for them as a community.
If they are okay or accepting of what is gonna come, come 30th of June than I fully respect that.
I deleted my 6+ years account today (edited comments before deleting) and was on the platform itself for 10+ years.
I am doing this because Reddit crossed a boundary I set for myself in regards of the way they are communicating and being ran.
They are very much a company with an autocratic leadership, they don't care about the userbase and any conversation about changes impacting the community are falling on tone deaf ears.
The fact that they are showing their hand and sharing their plans of "Increasing monitezation until profits arrive" is for me the last straw.
For me it shows one thing;
The changes implemented may not impact you directly now, or tomorrow, or next year but they will be knocking on your door eventually. At that point I hope there are still people who will speak up with you otherwise you have no "choice" but to open and comply.
Like for example, how someone thinks because you work in IT you can fix their TV, or how if you're into music you must be able to play any random instrument....
One of my best friends had the same request but also the audacity to ask if I could decide what parts he should buy given his budget.
I love my friends to death but comparing products, picking good ones and also for them to compatible on a budget someone else set is at least 2-3 days of work.
You can actually access lemmy.world from this account on Kbin.
It is what makes the fediverse what it is.
So you don't need an account on every instance to see the communities from that specific instance.
You can just go to the "Magazine" page here, type in lemmy.world and you can see,read,join the communities that are on lemmy.world from your Kbin account on Kbin.social for example.
As an effect of the recent Reddit blackout, the company is now surrounded by disappointed investors and community. I predict that Reddit may end up facing the same fate as Tumblr: being sold to another company. Only time will tell what the future holds for Reddit, but one thing is for sure - the protest will leave a lasting...
I despise the official app and website and it showed me the user that they are gonna go for maximizing profits.
Even if Reddit would cave, they will try this again and again and again. They just don't care.
In the end I wouldn't even mind to be the "product", but what would be in it for me if the experience is gonna be horrible?
If I am gonna pimp out my eyes, time and scrolling fingers for Reddit to monetize, they better be taking me to a 5 star restaurant so to speak.
So for me; Joined the blackout monday 00:00, haven't looked at Reddit the past days and will continue to do that. My account is also gonna be scrubbed/edited and deleted today.
Deleted Facebook and my account months ago.
Never cared or will care for Tik Tok
Have a ghost insta page because my friends like to share memes with me on it (yea idk).
Have a twitter Account I use once a week to see the transfer news from my favorite soccer team.
Reddit will join the above list.
These applications do not define you nor do they deserve your time if you feel unheard or taken advantage of.
I think people are underestimating the impact and at the same time overestimating it.
Overestimating; Reddit will not implode after 48 hours, I really do not understand the people who have the idea that that will happen.
Underestimating; The other side is that people who were contemplating to migrate already or were not happy with the way Reddit were doing things found an alternative place.
The positive thing after all this is the fact that there is a new option for people to build an community.
I am myself actually contemplating to make an Kbin instance for people who are passionate about fragrances or start with a magazine maybe.
I have a theory that this is actually one of the last times that the current mods can actually "push" for change.
The older userbase has been fed up with reddit for a longer period of time and was in a status quo about the platform because the people above didn't interfere with those specific users. Now they did, showed their greedy hand and they actually cannot put the genie back in the bottle.
The older users are presumably power users and mod alike and especially the older power users understand what a thankless position that of a moderator is.
They are probably now the people who support the blackout and moderators alike and are looking at other platforms to migrate to.
I am very interested to see if the more recent userbase is as understanding towards the moderators when this all is over.
After this, I do assume that Reddit is gonna go full speed ahead to implement the changes they want if people are just going back and just do as if this never happened.
I am basing this just on a hunch and am talking out of my ass but someone has to do it ;).
The branding for kbin is perfect for capturing the reddit migrators. The biggest friction point for the Fediverse is choosing an instance. If I want to join Lemmy, googling Lemmy takes me to a landing page with no join button, telling me to go to these other sites. Some of these sites even actively discourage signups, creating...
Haha just to for the record, it was not my idea. I am just spreading the word because I found it a genius idea from the person who put it out there ;).
If i could find the thread where the person who came up with it commented in I could give credit where credit is due.
Beehaw.org has announced they will be defederating from lemmy.world and sh.itjust.works
The post can be found here....
One Small step, a giant leap for Fediverse but...
Day 2 here, and I can see the growth already. Personally I really like the notion of how its gonna shape up in the future but at the same time I really feel for the average user as of now its too complex to understand the working and how the cross servers thing is working. I mean yes still early days, UI will improve further...
YSK that kbin.social is now federating, adding hundreds of communities and ~26k more users content
Because they don't get listed by browse.feddit.de you'll want to browse https://kbin.social/magazines to browse "magazines", which is what they call communities...
The Reddit blackout was pretty underwhelming
In the last 3 days I've been paying attention to r/all, expecting several posts about it and......
If brands were brutally honest. What brand would have what slogan?
Just wondering...
Ripples Through Reddit as Advertisers Weather Moderators Strike (www.adweek.com)
Reddit is redirecting some impressions away from existing communities, and some advertisers are pausing campaigns.
What's an innocent misconception about your hobby/profession that drives you up the wall?
Like for example, how someone thinks because you work in IT you can fix their TV, or how if you're into music you must be able to play any random instrument....
Google is getting a lot worse because of the Reddit blackouts (www.theverge.com)
I definitely think r/gaming has the biggest banger of a privated notice
Reddit communities with millions of followers plan to extend the blackout indefinitely (www.theverge.com)
This will get interesting.
A lot subreddits end their blackout tomorrow. Will you go back to Reddit, or continue with kbin and the Fediverse?
I haven't used Reddit at all since the blackout began. Even if they change course, the Fediverse is growing on me, and I think I'll stay here....
The Future of Reddit after the Blackout
As an effect of the recent Reddit blackout, the company is now surrounded by disappointed investors and community. I predict that Reddit may end up facing the same fate as Tumblr: being sold to another company. Only time will tell what the future holds for Reddit, but one thing is for sure - the protest will leave a lasting...
Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’ (www.theverge.com)
Spez, and Reddit as a whole is basically counting on most subreddits opening back up tomorrow after the 48-hour period....
[CORRECTION] 7742 went dark out of the 8299 that committed. Interesting to note: 204 of the top 250 subreddits are dark (src: save3rdpartyapps.com). (reddark.untone.uk)
As of 12:56pm GMT (7:56am central time), 7742/8299 subreddits are no longer public...
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The branding for kbin is perfect for capturing the reddit migrators. The biggest friction point for the Fediverse is choosing an instance. If I want to join Lemmy, googling Lemmy takes me to a landing page with no join button, telling me to go to these other sites. Some of these sites even actively discourage signups, creating...