With a stable framework in place, this release brings a slew of interesting add-ons from the community, as well as updates to existing ones. We are seeing an uptick in contributions from kbin members adding their own features and suggestions. Thank you!...
Hello, this is a client-side theme focused on high readability and removing extraneous visual widgets and icons. It is based on the way I liked to read content on that "other site."...
Recently I had been thinking about using localstorage to elaborate a settings menu that could be used to toggle various scripts that persist browser sessions and would make the process of script management less fiddly and prone to collisions for end-users....
3 or 4 spam "Buy Phloboxidril Now In Your Area" posts per day were tolerable. 20 to 50 aren't. I know I could block the magazine, but I'm just one of the many who are subjected to it....
Using this approach, I am seeing none of those posts on /science. I updated the filters a bit today. The top post is a legitimate article from 2024-04-13 and is by HeartyBeast.
Now, I understand that this is seen as an unnecessary step (too fancy) for some. People want zero ads out of the box without anything extra. So I'm thinking about the next approach here.
Framing the problem:
Filtering should be automatic
End-user wants zero additional setup
There is no active upstream development
It's not possible to inherit moderation of a magazine due to some queue of moderator application requests that is not being approved
The third point and fourth points are important here, since that's currently intractable. You can't reconcile zero additional setup with that.
But let's suppose becoming moderator of a defunct magazine (point 4) were possible while point 3 remained unresolved. In other words, at least moderators can try to pick up the pieces. Something being underestimated here is how annoying it would be for the moderator to manually cull posts every single day. I think you would have instant turnover after a couple of weeks once the tedium sets in. Manual solution is not good. Clearly, automation is needed on the moderation side.
So assuming you could actually inherit a magazine, but with no guarantee of upstream development, what about restructuring the tool above so that it's for moderators, instead of end-users? That's pretty easy, and I could make it something the moderator clicks once and it's done, auto-banning the posts. This is a pretty good method.
But you can't inherit moderation right now, so that's back to square one.
Realistically, that leaves these options at the moment:
Wait (a long time) and see
Use the tool above and make magazines readable, albeit at some sacrifice of convenience (?)
Migrate to another instance
Third approach is the path of least resistance and is best for most casual users. Second is for diehards who cannot move instances due to some personal or technical reason. First approach is the most annoying and eventually leads to the third approach after frustration sets in.
Pick your poison, I guess. I can't think of any other prophylactic approach at the moment, maybe this comment triggers some idea.
This userscript replaces the superlong scrolling marquee of links on profile pages with a selection dropdown so that you can easily navigate to submitted posts, comments, followers, etc. Works on any profile page including your own....
A lot of the larger abandoned magazines are just spam pools now. I don't see their posts in my feed, but I don't like that the two sidesbars of random posts and threads are now just spam advertising sidebars. I triedblocking the magazines, but doesn't that prevent the posts from showing in those sidebars....
If your main goal is exporting your magazine subscriptions between accounts across instances, may I suggest trying EXIT tool. If you are looking for more complex export settings (friends/favorites?), unfortunately, only subscriptions are supported at this time.
A few suggestions that may or may not be satisfactory for you:
Using KES, enable General > Hide sidebar elements > Random threads, Random mags, Random posts. The randomly populated sidebar is fundamentally flawed; I suggest disabling its content altogether.
Next, enable General > Filter advertisements. This second feature is by no means foolproof, but will reduce a lot of noise, and is periodically updated on a rolling basis.
KES 2.1.0: Cornucopia of new community add-ons
With a stable framework in place, this release brings a slew of interesting add-ons from the community, as well as updates to existing ones. We are seeing an uptick in contributions from kbin members adding their own features and suggestions. Thank you!...
OC kbin-css: decluttered and parameterized theme (github.com)
Hello, this is a client-side theme focused on high readability and removing extraneous visual widgets and icons. It is based on the way I liked to read content on that "other site."...
KES 3.0.0: New features and stability improvements
This is a major version update for KES that introduces a more robust API and build system, as well as a few new features....
OC kbin-megamod: proposal and proof of concept for integrated collection of kbin scripts with toggle menu (github.com)
Recently I had been thinking about using localstorage to elaborate a settings menu that could be used to toggle various scripts that persist browser sessions and would make the process of script management less fiddly and prone to collisions for end-users....
Please turn off science
3 or 4 spam "Buy Phloboxidril Now In Your Area" posts per day were tolerable. 20 to 50 aren't. I know I could block the magazine, but I'm just one of the many who are subjected to it....
OC EXIT 0.1.0: Export subscriptions across kbin/mbin instances
"EXIT" -- Export Across Instances Tool...
OC KES 2.0.0: improved cross-platform compatibility, more stable, many new features
Original 1.0.0 release post here...
OC kbin-unsquash: unsquashes thumbnails in thread index and comments (greasyfork.org)
This userscript unsquashes inline images in comments by fetching the source image and downscaling it to 50%....
OC KES 4.1.0: Improving the signal to noise ratio by blocking unsolicited ads
The blurb below is excerpted verbatim from the release notes. For the full release notes, see here....
OC kbin-dropdown: replace profile page scrolling links with dropdown menu (github.com)
This userscript replaces the superlong scrolling marquee of links on profile pages with a selection dropdown so that you can easily navigate to submitted posts, comments, followers, etc. Works on any profile page including your own....
Could blocked magazines no longer appear in Random Post and Random Thread sidebars?
A lot of the larger abandoned magazines are just spam pools now. I don't see their posts in my feed, but I don't like that the two sidesbars of random posts and threads are now just spam advertising sidebars. I triedblocking the magazines, but doesn't that prevent the posts from showing in those sidebars....
OC KES 4.0.0 now adds full mbin compatibility
KES is the Kbin Enhancement Suite....
OC kbin-mail: add direct mail link next to usernames (github.com)
Adds a direct 'Mail' link next to usernames if they are registered on the kbin instance...
KES 3.1.0: Cosmetic fixes
This release contains one new add-on and a few cosmetic fixes....
KES 3.2.3: Hotfixes
Advisory: There was an error with an earlier hotfix, so the patch version has been bumped from 3.2.1 -> 3.2.2 -> 3.2.3....
KES 3.3.0: Improved search and sort
This version introduces one new add-on, a handful of fixes, and improved searching and sorting....
KES 2.2.0: Magazines at your fingertips with KES omnibar
The start of August brings a new release with a small, but hopefully important, collection of improvements to KES....
OC kbin-alphasubs: alpha sort and pretty print your subscriptions list (github.com)
Works best in conjunction with:...
2023-11-11: Some hotfixes
A new version of kbin is live, causing slight changes in KES functionality that are being patched as they are reported....