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Re: /r/startrek/ migrates to lemmy

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Post by tmaly »

bazmattaz wrote: post #144
tmaly wrote: post #112

This lemmy site they have migrated to reminds me of something Matt's script archive would produce back in the early 90's. Did they style this for nostalgia?

I couldn’t agree more. Lenny looks like it was designed and built by devs, for devs. Given that a large proportion of Reddit users are likely not technical I think Lemmy will have a hard job of attracting and keeping those users. Maybe that’s by design I don’t know. Would it hurt to have a designer look over it?

honestly, if someone could clone the functionality of facebook groups from a UI perspective and make content super searchable, this would be the ideal replacement.

I know there are tons of discord servers, but for older posts etc, it all seems to get lost in the stream.

Re: /r/startrek/ migrates to lemmy

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Post by BizarreByte »

Havoc wrote: post #142
BizarreByte wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seriously though, it's absurd that such a small group of incredibly privileged users (mods) get to speak for the majority and make decisions for them. Reddit should be removing these mods, adding new ones, and reopening subs. Mods shouldn't get to hold entire communities hostage when they throw a tantrum. Anyone can moderate a subreddit, these mods aren't special and they're completely replaceable. They should be rem…

Calling mods privileged is hilarious. It’s basically glorified janitor. You end up dealing with a bunch of crazy people and drama for zero compensation…and then get shat on because well someone is always upset regardless of what you decide. > they’re completely replaceable Not really. The pool of people both willing to do the above and are any good at keeping the peace is pretty finite Above is why I stopped being a…

> Calling mods privileged is hilarious.

They have far more power than regular users, they are by definition some of the most privileged users on the site. If a mod makes a decision that's it for regular users, there's nothing they can do about it.

> It’s a pretty thankless task

Reddit mods have earned their reputation. It's not surprising it's not only thankless, but generally despised.

Re: /r/startrek/ migrates to lemmy

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Post by nerdix »

joot82 wrote: post #117
stcroixx wrote: post #16

And for those of us with no interest in following the mods, can /r/Startrek be opened again? If the old mods moved platforms, there’s no need to keep this private.

It might get reopened at some point, probably under some arbitrary rule that demotes the current mods and choses a new team, but reddit corporate itself won't moderate any subs too soon because that would expose them to a whole new set of regulations and liability. They are currently just providing the technical platform and not being responsible for content.

It won't be an arbitrary rule. It will because the mods are inactive which is a well established rule that existed before the current outrage.

There are instances where reddit has given other users control of a sub because the mods were MIA. There is a whole subreddit where people request to be given mod rights for inactive subs - /r/redditrequest.

This was happening well before the boycott.

Re: /r/startrek/ migrates to lemmy

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Post by the8472 »

hospitalJail wrote: post #61

I decided to try Lemmy(vlemmy specifically) a moment ago. WOW! It was incredibly responsive. What the heck? That was so weird, there was no delay in clicking. I didn't even realize this was a thing until it was so fast that I came here to talk about it. Not going to speculate, just impressed.

The frontend reacts to a click quite fast but there's still a spinner for a lot of actions. The API goes over a websocket, request-response delay seems to be about 300-400ms for me so it's not super snappy, but not jira hell either.

Re: /r/startrek/ migrates to lemmy

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Post by jrm4 »

EA-3167 wrote: post #56
fsflover wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess it's fine that 15 years ago the users chose Reddit due to the lack of good alternatives. But today people should be aware of the problem and go to decentralized platforms.

Once you've built a community and a "library" though, as we see, it's hard to up and move it. At least, until the guy who owns the library threatens to burn it all down.

The whole damn point of the internet is that the "library" never ever ever actually MUST be "owned."

Re: /r/startrek/ migrates to lemmy

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Post by neurostimulant »

f0e4c2f7 wrote: post #52

Hadn't heard of Lemmy. This seems pretty good. Reddit might actually be in trouble if other subreddits follow suit. Someone should make a dedicated lemmy site (or other site) that acts as a directory for "subreddits" to each lemmy site so it's easier to browse. An equivalent "frontpage" would be cool too if that was possible to setup somehow (seems like it should be with fediverse)

Check this out: https://lemmyverse.net/communities

Re: /r/startrek/ migrates to lemmy

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Post by neurostimulant »

modzu wrote: post #6

this is so sad. i understand the protest, but it feels like burning books. is all that prior information gone? or is the protest temporary way to get the community migrated away but content will be restored for historical purposes?

If a link you click on a Google search result is dead, chance that the Internet Archive has it. Just put the dead link in the wayback machine and find out.

Re: /r/startrek/ migrates to lemmy

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Post by [deleted] »

davidcollantes wrote: post #17
graypegg wrote: post #3

What are the current solutions for discoverability in Lemmy? Having a tombstone on Reddit pointing people towards a specific instance is good but it’s still hard to be the definitive community when the namespace isn’t as restricted any more. Maybe that’s better?

I don’t see this approach as a viable one, but time will tell. I never subscribed to the Startrek subreddit, but having it on an isolated website instead of been agglomerated on a solution like Reddit will have an engagement decrease, especially when people who subscribed to the sub still participates in other subreddits.

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Re: /r/startrek/ migrates to lemmy

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Post by krapp »

jrm4 wrote: post #156
EA-3167 wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Once you've built a community and a "library" though, as we see, it's hard to up and move it. At least, until the guy who owns the library threatens to burn it all down.

The whole damn point of the internet is that the "library" never ever ever actually MUST be "owned."

Since when? Every website on every server going back to the very first one at CERN has been owned by someone.
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