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

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Post by vladvasiliu »

read_if_gay_ wrote: post #446
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…

Regarding content width, shorter lines are far easier to read, so there is some justification for the ridiculous amounts of padding on your widescreen. 2500 pixels wide lines are very hard to follow.

I think OP doesn't take issue with the content being narrow, but with the headers being wide while the content is narrow. The whole looks quite unbalanced and jarring (at least on the new Github).

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

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Post by jabl »

nichos wrote: post #401
tootahe45 wrote: post #375

Earlier quoted context omitted.

50% of the functionality also doesn't even work on Firefox in my experience.

I didn't use reddit much anymore, since it's mostly a cesspool of politics, but if I have to, this plugin is very useful: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re...

I just found this one. It's awesome!

Also, on mobile it gets rid of this "switch to the native app" nag!

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

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Post by est »

I think it tries to solve a problem reddit doesn't have. Reddit has a content parity problem, by making content distributed just makes the community stops growing.

A new reddit alternative should think what makes Reddit useful in the first place. A community drive social bookmarking. Today's Internet have large volume of info hidden behind paywalls and walled gardens, something like Thread Reader App could replace Reddit from ground zero.

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

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Post by fxtentacle »

input_sh wrote: post #78
fxtentacle wrote: post #31

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You speak in a language too cryptic for regular consumption ;) Which "Fediverse"? As I understand the concept, it applies to social networks in general. But it appears that you are referring to one specific network which contains the Gab server in it.

"Fediverse" = federated universe. Basically a bunch of smaller social networks speaking together through common protocols. Think: being able to follow a YouTube channel straight from your Twitter account — no need to create a YouTube account. The most popular of such networks is Mastodon ( https://joinmastodon.org/ ), which everyone can run on their own server (often referred to as an "instance"). By default, you cre…

Thank you for the great explanation :)

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

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Post by [deleted] »

jari_mustonen wrote: post #384

I hope that this will democratise political discourse. At the moment, people having opposing view to the main stream opinion are having exceedingly difficult time sharing their content. Reddit's main fault is their willingness to participate in politically motivated banning. I'm talking about the fate of The_Donald. (There are also other examples.) Reddit first persecuted and then effectively banned The_Donald becaus…

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

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Post by neya »

ehsankia wrote: post #253
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.

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…

> What kind of UX designer ever approved such a mess and why do so many sites do this?

UX design used to be about good usability. Now it's all about shoving the latest hipster trends from Dribbble and Behance that look all "Shiny" and gives the CxOs orgasms.

One more odd thing that I found - maybe this is anecdotal - Developers who design interfaces based on OTS frameworks (Eg. Bootstrap) have a much better sense of UX than dedicated UX designers.

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

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Post by clappski »

ehsankia wrote: post #253
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.

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…

I had to go into my user settings and change the feed display to compact instead of (what I presume is the default of) card, which is the nasty timeline-like display.

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

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Post by the_duke »

rolleiflex wrote: post #348
TimJRobinson wrote: post #301

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you thought about implementing a decentralized, user centric moderation system instead of electing mods? Like this: https://adecentralizedworld.com/2020/06/a-trust-and-moderati... Would this work with Aether?

The way it works in Aether is that we have a few rules on choosing what 'effective' mods you have on your view. From weakest (as in, most prone to be overridden) to strongest: - Default mods, which are either the creator of the community or those that are assigned by that person - Elected mods, mods which are chosen by the community. Election goes both ways, you can both be elected or impeached. For example, a defaul…

How do you mitigate voting fraud?

It would seem very easy to just create a lot of accounts to vote or trigger impeachments (if that is a thing).

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

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Post by on_and_off »

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…

heck, how is it going to avoid reddit's toxicity as well ? Some of the echo chambers on Reddit itself today are still very disturbing.

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

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Post by mcintyre1994 »

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…

Their first rule would block most of that and seems to make it pretty clear they don’t want to host those communities:

> No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.

Code of conduct links to https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUC...

Their rules are a lot stricter than Reddit’s. I’m not sure how that in practice works with it being federated, but assuming their rules are enforceable and enforced it looks like they’re just not interested in that content.

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