A lot of us are pretty new to the fediverse and we've arrived just in time to grapple with what is easily the biggest federation/defederation controversy ever to hit it. I've put this thread together to hopefully help communicate some of the more complex ideas that we're trying to get our heads around....
I'm really enjoying Kbin as well. Ironically the people left on reddit are saying they're enjoying reddit more too with the blackout, as they're seeing smaller subreddits they used to not see, and the large subs filled with spam and reposts are mostly dark.
I think the lesson here is that reddit got too big for quality, which is ultimately what the admins want. Quantity over quality, more users to sell advertising too, and more users to sell their analytics.
Hey, once again, I welcome the newcomers. It's great to see new faces here :) It seems that we've managed to resolve the server issue. Unfortunately, I had to temporarily disable certain features, such as content auto-refresh. It will be restored at the beginning of next week after the infrastructure change, so you'll get to...
Defederation, Threads and You
A lot of us are pretty new to the fediverse and we've arrived just in time to grapple with what is easily the biggest federation/defederation controversy ever to hit it. I've put this thread together to hopefully help communicate some of the more complex ideas that we're trying to get our heads around....
Beehaw* defederated us? (sh.itjust.works)
OC I think that it is a good thing that Kbin got "locked down" behind CloudFlare and unfederated as we settle in.
I created an account on both Lemmy.World and here, and I have to say, I kind of wish that all the servers experienced something similar. Why?...
Buy Ernest a coffee to keep this thing going on!
Link from the About section at the bottom....
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....
Popular subreddit alternatives
What are some kbin or Lemmy alternatives to common Reddit subs?...
Sent a polite message to the r/askreddit mods. Got a warning for bullying and harassment 4 hours later.
/kbin - Just Reddit Things update
Hey, once again, I welcome the newcomers. It's great to see new faces here :) It seems that we've managed to resolve the server issue. Unfortunately, I had to temporarily disable certain features, such as content auto-refresh. It will be restored at the beginning of next week after the infrastructure change, so you'll get to...