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Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets funding for development

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Re: Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets funding for development

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Post by bitcharmer »

as1mov wrote: post #60

One thing that stands out to me is lemmy has public modlogs[1], this is a great feature in my opinion. Something that should be more common. Quite a few people on reddit are frustrated by how opaque moderation is, but looking at the meta community of power users that seems to mod the bigger subs, I doubt the devs will ever copy this feature. [1]: https://dev.lemmy.ml/modlog

I don't think modlogs and otherwise increasing moderation transparency on reddit would have any effect whatsoever.

Many mods of popular subreddits abuse their power and enforce their world views on redditors. This is only possible because reddit admins don't care. That's why there is so much drama now and again when mods will wholesale-ban or delete legitimate content that doesn't break the rules and they just won't respond to questions. Or even worse - they respond by taunting the redditors who would like to know the reason behind the decision.

I was banned from a large sub for linking to statistics on official government website to help support my argument. This happens all the time on reddit.

And it's not like it's only my experience. Ask anyone on reddit what they think of mods and you'll hear the same story.

Re: Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets funding for development

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Post by speedgoose »

nichos wrote: post #402
natdempk wrote: post #205

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What are you thoughts on tildes? In my experience the community there is reasonable and definitely not filled with nazis.

Had potential, but it's extreme far left now. Just as bad IMO.

Please. I understand that extreme left people can be super annoying but they never threatened me to kill my family and my friends.

Re: Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets funding for development

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Post by def8cefe »

boring_twenties wrote: post #346
ehsankia wrote: post #253

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While I agree that new reddit is awful, I still much prefer old reddit to this. Also what's up with this new trend of having the main content width-restricted, but not the header [0]? The new GitHub UI that went live this week has the exact same problem on wide screens. What kind of UX designer ever approved such a mess and why do so many sites do this? The main UI itself, again very width restricted, but also has st…

Wow, you're right. It did improve quite a bit. Not in an "OMG I'm switching right now" kind of way, but definitely in a "maybe I'll play around with this and see if I can configure it to my liking." Never would have happened if someone hadn't made a post like this, so thanks! edit: Aaaand instant regret, wow. Are you guys seeing this "Top Broadcast Right Now" shit? The best part for me is not just the ~1000px high ra…

https://www.coldheat.com/

One of the few infomercial products that are actually good.

Re: Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets funding for development

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Post by sbmthakur »

TulliusCicero wrote: post #235

I have to say, at the very least, the UI is a breath of fresh air compared to new Reddit. New Reddit is just...I can't quite put my finger on it, but it just feels awful to look at.

I joined Reddit when the new UI was the default. I was relieved when I discovered old.reddit.com and i.reddit.com. I use them on PC and mobile respectively.

Re: Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets funding for development

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Post by _8j50 »

holler wrote: post #302
_8j50 wrote: post #119

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If you choose to opt out of email then you also choose to opt out of email support and being able to reset passwords via email. Two factor auth solutions let you store a one time recovery code for example that you write down or store somewhere safe, that's one option if you care to support it but I wouldn't mind losing the email only features you mentioned either.

Thanks for sharing, I'm working on a new convo site called sqwok.im and I've debated whether to ask for email. I ended up with it being an optional field at sign up that's only used to help with account recovery/notifications. Having the ability to generate an account recovery token sounds like a cool idea! You can still chat on the site with only a username/password.

Thanks for sharing as well. I have signed up and I will try to promote your service. Thank you for listening to users. I hope we see more services like this, we've lost too much of the good experience of the old internet.

Re: Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets funding for development

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Post by wesammikhail »

airtonix wrote: post #429
IgorPartola wrote: post #320

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I don’t need to have a discussion with a guy who beats his wife because he never got help for his PTSD to know it’s wrong. Giving it a platform treats it like a point of view and not a gross fucking crime. I don’t need to talk to a Nazi to know that gassing Jews and gays is wrong. People seem to think that there are some unexplored ideas here that merit further discussion. We have already established that this shit i…

And here is where the SpeakWrite machine was given authority to rewrite history in order to satisfy "The Grinning Fox" as Malcom X puts it. If you don't want to talk to those people, then don't. But to stand there and claim to speak for all of us and claim you are the authority on what topics are authorised for discussion is such an disgusting level of narcisistic meglomania that needs to be stamped out. You're just…

Nah dude. This time and person is different. Give him the the crown. He will usher in the utopia unlike all of those that preceeded him. He is the moral crusader and bastion of wisdom that we all aspire to be. He knows where to draw the deterministic line, because unlike the rest of us, he knows what what is right and wrong thanks to his divine and unmatched powers and intellect.

All hail comrade /u/IgorPartola.

/s

Re: Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets funding for development

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Post by brian-armstrong »

Afforess wrote: post #24

How is lemmy going to avoid the fate of the last reddit alternative (voat)? Voat attracted the communities banned from reddit, e.g the worst of the worst: jailbait, creepshots, beatingwomen, etc. The users most interested in an alternative to reddit are on average, the exact wrong type of user to help with the growth of a healthy community. I don't see any information on how being "federated" solves the hard problem…

It's probably not possible in the current universe of the web, at least not without significant attention spent solely on this issue. In general a larger social network has more value if it can help you find people who share each of your interests, e.g. there is a subreddit for all things. There will always be a group of people who are drawn to new tech, but it needs to somehow actually solve a real problem that the old website didn't for most people to try it more than once.

New platforms do solve the "oh no I've been deplatformed from Reddit" problem for... people who've been deplatformed from Reddit, so certainly it has real value for them. If Reddit swings the moderation hammer too hard, that could be certainly become a draw, but as it stands Reddit has actually banned very few communities, considering.

Getting people to use a new website in any significant numbers is really hard, and there aren't that many examples of communities that have managed it in the time the internet has been alive. It's impressive that any have managed to stay relevant for more than a couple years.

Re: Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets funding for development

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Post by feanaro »

hanniabu wrote: post #366
ehsankia wrote: post #253

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While I agree that new reddit is awful, I still much prefer old reddit to this. Also what's up with this new trend of having the main content width-restricted, but not the header [0]? The new GitHub UI that went live this week has the exact same problem on wide screens. What kind of UX designer ever approved such a mess and why do so many sites do this? The main UI itself, again very width restricted, but also has st…

> Huh, I hadn't used new reddit in a long time, I actually took a look now and it seems like it has improved significantly. The UI itself isn't horrible, it's the UX. It's incredibly bulky and slow, and some user links have been hidden while others completely removed.

Not even the "feature" which hides most comments in a post and makes you click on a button to load a bit more of them? And to make it even better, even when you open a post, it still renders other posts directly beneath the comments of the current one so it's easier to miss where the comments end!

Re: Lemmy, an open-source federated Reddit alternative, gets funding for development

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Post by michaelmrose »

badsectoracula wrote: post #365
ashtonkem wrote: post #343

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The idea that anyone wouldn’t maximize all applications, especially their browser, is utterly bewildering to me.

I do not maximize some of my applications because i want to have several of them visible at any time when i'm working on more than one. I do maximize some other applications, depending on what i'm doing. I do not maximize the browser because i want to have the content i'm working with/looking at/reading in front of me (especially on the reading aspect since reading long lines is tiresome) and maximizing on a 16:9 mon…

There are better monitors at my local thrift store for 5 dollars. It's like 68ppi the last monitor I had like that had a huge floppy drive and kings quest III.

It's time to upgrade.

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