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Re: 1M Users

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Post by trwhite »

enumer8 wrote: post #42
meowtimemania wrote: post #20

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How often do you login? What makes it sticky for you?

I stay logged in almost all the time. I wanted some place where I felt like I could blog freely, and one that _felt_ like a blog instead of some ad-ridden mess. It was partially the customisation aspect that drew me in at the beginning, having that much control over my profile (even if it was just basic HTML and CSS with some JS) reminded me of what I loved about being online. I have a personal website and don't real…

What's your username (if you don't mind me asking)?

Re: 1M Users

#102

Post by Tijdreiziger »

marcus_holmes wrote: post #85
draxil wrote: post #63

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Some people (like me) have a fixed IP for their internet connection. Although this isn't super common any more.

Yeah, it's really only tech folk who have fixed IP addresses, and they're usually too busy futzing around with servers to post shite on social sites ;) Most IP connections are dynamic, and always were. Assuming that a person is synonymous with an IP connection makes no sense to me.

For most dynamic IP connections, as long as your router doesn’t go offline for days on end, you keep the same IP; so in practice your IP (almost) never changes.

Re: 1M Users

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Post by PROMISE_237 »

FranzFerdiNaN wrote: post #26
Sparkyte wrote: post #5

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When I saw this I was like ooh noes not myspace all over again. I feel this style may actually be a hinderance for adopting more users. People really want something more reactive like Discord. Discord is very much disliked, but the software is really good and that is why most people won't abandon it. It is like comparing Slack to Teams. It will be a long time before anything catches immediately up to Slack or Discord…

Ah yes, because real time chatting and a wall to post stuff on like early facebook surely are the exact same hting.

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Re: 1M Users

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Post by layer8 »

Kiro wrote: post #67
sqeaky wrote: post #25

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> Discord is very much disliked, but the software is really good and that is why most people won't abandon it I dislike every single one of discord's design decisions, I think the software is garbage, and it is riddled with security problems. Their customer service is a nightmare, a hacker got one of my friends accounts and even though he'd paid up for some kind of Discord extra service for more than 2 years in advan…

While I disagree with the parent I personally think Discord is great. I've been on IRC for over 30 years and Discord is what I always imagined IRC 2.0 would be like.

People who liked IRC will generally like Discord. However, there’s a lot of people who prefer asynchronous forums.

Re: 1M Users

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Post by layer8 »

ZacnyLos wrote: post #74

As long as this site doesn't implement the ActivityPub protocol, I don't see any reason for me to move to this site. I don't have time to maintain another account, and I want to keep in touch with people from Mastodon and Threads.

Being its own local place is a feature, IMO.

Re: 1M Users

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Post by alt227 »

hk__2 wrote: post #73
apples_oranges wrote: post #54

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The confusion, especially on X, is caused by focusing on what advertisers want vs what users want

> The confusion, especially on X, is caused by focusing on what advertisers want vs what users want Is it? Last time I heard about it advertisers were going away because Musk is focusing on what loudest users want (being able to speak loudly) and not what advertisers want (moderation)

I feel like this is a relatively new situation, whereas the parent post describes very well the development of the service over the last decade.

Re: 1M Users

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Post by networked »

First, let me say I admire the successful effort to revive a piece of the 2000s web and wish the project the best. Having said that, I am of the right age to have been on MySpace, and exploring Spacehey gave me a better understanding of why I wasn't on MySpace.

The focus of the site is on you and who you are. It's about presenting your many overlapping identities with style. Your interests and creative output are secondary. Interests serve as more of a way to categorize yourself along standard dimensions (favorite movies, books, etc.). I don't think I want this! It's okay if you do, but it really isn't for me. It seems so optimized for legibility, in the late James C. Scott sense. I feel like all the CSS in the world won't help if this is how you must present yourself. Let me hide in my shell [1] and put forth my work. You'll get a better idea of who I am when I write something or if we talk.

GeoCities, LiveJournal, DeviantArt, and Tumblr all seemed less like this, though I also wasn't active on any of them in their heyday. People may think Tumblr is about the user's identity, but identity isn't at the core of the site design. The site design is about tagged posts. Where you might want to push for legibility is on a dating site. I am sure MySpace served as one for quite a few people. :-)

[1] I have realized this is a pun because I like pubnixes.

Re: 1M Users

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Post by KingMob »

Mashimo wrote: post #95
pjc50 wrote: post #76

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> Discord is very much disliked, but the software is really good Discord as a text chat app is appalling . Whether on mobile, chromebook or desktop PC it's slow and janky to transition between channels. It is a measurably worse user experience than using IRC on a computer from twenty years ago with 1,000x less raw MIPS. Maybe it has some advantages for voice chat, but to me it's a lowest common denominator we use bec…

What makes it appalling? You can press ctrl + K to jump to any channel from anywhere. Feels snappy.

And yet the one thing I can't do is automatically jump to the top of a question. One of my Discord servers loves doing FAQs as separate conversations, and once they get too many replies, I have to scroll endlessly (PgUp, etc) to see the first few comments. It's maddening.
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