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Re: Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord

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Post by rizky05 » Thu, Mar 06, 2025, 10:09 AM UTC

Almondsetat wrote: post #17

Mashimo wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They did not say they are policing it.

What is the point of disallowing without policing?

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Re: Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord

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Post by voidUpdate » Thu, Mar 06, 2025, 10:11 AM UTC

> Revolt is the chat app that’s truly built with you in mind.

Is this meant to be a unique selling point? All of the features also exist in discord.

Also, "Bots some for extra spice". Might need a text review

Re: Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord

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Post by colesantiago » Thu, Mar 06, 2025, 10:11 AM UTC

Donation page to Revolt before Discord succumbs to platform decay or (enshittification) after being owned by Wall Street soon.

https://wiki.revolt.chat/notes/project/financial-support/

https://ko-fi.com/insertish

Re: Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord

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Post by Y_Y » Thu, Mar 06, 2025, 10:12 AM UTC

croisillon wrote: post #13

haha i had to laugh at the language selectors: {flag:uk} English (traditional) {flag:us} English (simplified)

An old joke, but a good one.

Shoutouts to Noah Webster for "opinionatedly curating" British English from an inconsistent crufty unspellable mess to a randomly tweaked version of the same thing.

Re: Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord

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Post by jisnsm » Thu, Mar 06, 2025, 10:12 AM UTC

weberer wrote: post #11

>To ensure users stay safe on the platform, we explicitly disallow: >Misinformation & Conspiracy Theories >Spreading false or misleading information that can cause harm to individuals or society is prohibited. This includes conspiracy theories that have been debunked or lack credible evidence. Why? That sounds so dumb to waste resources policing it.

It’s really fucking boring how every platform that hosts speech tries to nudge you in their direction these days.

Re: Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord

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Post by Mashimo » Thu, Mar 06, 2025, 10:14 AM UTC

Almondsetat wrote: post #17

Mashimo wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They did not say they are policing it.

What is the point of disallowing without policing?

Probably same as most other social platforms. Selective enforcement, virtue signaling, a tool to use when they get bad press for a server.

Re: Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord

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Post by jeffhuys » Thu, Mar 06, 2025, 10:14 AM UTC

croisillon wrote: post #13

haha i had to laugh at the language selectors: {flag:uk} English (traditional) {flag:us} English (simplified)

How to quickly lose a few potential users.

Re: Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord

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Post by CleanCoder » Thu, Mar 06, 2025, 10:14 AM UTC

The offering in its current form (https://i.imgur.com/zcmEOhr.png) does not feel truly communal.

Re: Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord

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Post by GAPAT » Thu, Mar 06, 2025, 10:15 AM UTC

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Re: Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord

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Post by jeffhuys » Thu, Mar 06, 2025, 10:16 AM UTC

weberer wrote: post #11

>To ensure users stay safe on the platform, we explicitly disallow: >Misinformation & Conspiracy Theories >Spreading false or misleading information that can cause harm to individuals or society is prohibited. This includes conspiracy theories that have been debunked or lack credible evidence. Why? That sounds so dumb to waste resources policing it.

Who determines what’s credible or not? This sounds like “if we don’t like what you have to say, you’re gone”.