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1st Feb is #GlobalSwitchDay

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  • Ek-Hou-Van-BraaiE Ek-Hou-Van-Braai

    I’ve tried to promote Lemmy on Reddit in the past, only to be met with people complaining about the really old UI and bad UX, they also complain about tankies.

    PieFed doesn’t have that bad rep, so I’ve found it easier to promote, both lead to the Fedivers so either is a win.

    If I make posts promoting Lemmy on reddit it gets a lot of criticism in the comments becose of the above reasons, so I promote PieFed instead.

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    Nutomic
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    #182

    You don't need to recommend Lemmy as a software in general. It's better to recommend a specific instance which matches the target audience.

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    • S Skavau

      Are you referring to !fediverse@lemmy.world? This wasn't posted by the mods.

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      thoro@lemmy.ml
      wrote last edited by
      #183

      This comm is often full of comments pushing lemmy alternatives, with PieFed being the new frontrunner.

      You'd think the post here would include Lemmy, which I believe is still the most active platform

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      • S Skavau

        Matrix just isn't up to it. It doesn't feel like Discord at all. It hasn't taken off in any meaningful way.

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        periodicallypedantic@lemmy.ca
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        #184

        None of those really "feel like" the things they're replacing. I don't really even think that should be the goal. They occupy the same space, though, and the infographic would look stupid if it showed all the options in some category, so they just picked a popular proprietary/centralized one, and a popular federated alternative in the same category. In this case discord is a popular chat app, and the most popular federa chat app afaict is matrix.

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        • S Skavau

          Its up to you. They are different software but both read lemmy and Piefed communities and instances.

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          texture@lemmy.world
          wrote last edited by
          #185

          ok thanks. sorry someone downvoted you

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          • Ek-Hou-Van-BraaiE Ek-Hou-Van-Braai

            Today the first of Feb is Global Switch day, Spread awareness of the Fediverse in your communities.

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            SharkAttak
            wrote last edited by
            #186

            "But if you have a shitty attitude stay where you are"

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            • T thoro@lemmy.ml

              It's honestly bonkers to have a community hosted on Lemmy this hostile to Lemmy as software and the developers.

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              goferking (he/him)
              wrote last edited by
              #187

              Because so many keep getting told it's by tankies and stop thinking immediately after that

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              • RoseU Rose

                Also, to avoid doing unpaid labour for Jeff Bezos, go from Goodreads to Bookwyrm!

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                LobsterJim
                wrote last edited by
                #188

                Bookwyrm is cool, it just needs more attention and interaction. It would be cool if it could expand into other forms of media (games, movies) like NeoDB, which again feels like posting into the void.

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                • O oimate@feddit.uk

                  Lemmy doesn't truly block stuff and the devs refuse to fix that

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                  spookybogmonster@lemmy.ml
                  wrote last edited by
                  #189

                  Granted I browse Lemmy via voyager on Mobile, and Alexandrite on desktop, but this has never been an issue. I find it incredibly easy to block stuff, and curate what I want to see

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                  • NutomicN Nutomic

                    Bullshit, you are lying.

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                    Deceptichum
                    wrote last edited by
                    #190

                    Even your chief propagandist agrees that you're deplorable.

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                    • Ek-Hou-Van-BraaiE Ek-Hou-Van-Braai

                      I used Lemmy for months, mostly in the browser and my UX was absolutely horrible.

                      The default browser UI sucks.

                      I had to try many different settings and eventually through a lot of effort found the Photon UI, which is nice.

                      The vast majority of users just won't go through that effort. PieFed's default UI is quite clean and modern and much nicer to use, which is why I promote it instead

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                      Fushuan [he/him]
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                      #191

                      I honestly use the Voyager web client in my desktop PC, it works pretty well.

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                      • NutomicN Nutomic

                        And also most of the things you said are simply wrong.

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                        Deceptichum
                        wrote last edited by
                        #192

                        Any PieFed user can confirm the features are correct.

                        I could go digging through posts to find your well documented history of it, but I'll quote your guy here because I have this on hand already and any ml user is going to trust their word.

                        Dessalines has a whole link spam dedicated to genocide denial and spreading Russian propaganda on Ukraine.

                        Or do you mean posting the previous thread on the brigading hatejerk comm?

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                        • SdWolf1902S SdWolf1902

                          Ew gross, fuck tankies. I'm really confused so both lemmy and piefed are tankie-adjacent?

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                          Nutomic
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                          #193

                          No, Lemmy is fine. We may have our personal opinions on our things, but we never let them affect our work. A lot of admins and contributors also keep an eye on it. If you dont like how moderation works on a particular Lemmy instance, you can find a dozen other instances with different rules. As developers we could not even ban the clowns on !meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works if we wanted.

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                          • G Grail

                            Oh boy oh boy, I think I'm about to receive a fun link with more Nutomic bad takes

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                            Nutomic
                            wrote last edited by
                            #194

                            I am really curious, who is it that goes around and slanders me behind my back? Why do they care so much what a random person on the internet says? And these are just some casual comments in an obscure online forum. Does this individual not have work to do, or friends to spend time with instead of this? So feel free to send me a private message with the username who sends these links.

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                            • portabledoughnut@lemmy.blahaj.zoneP portabledoughnut@lemmy.blahaj.zone

                              I'm having troubld findinv good peertube instances, anyone have any recs?

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                              7uwqkj@lemmy.world
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                              #195

                              That’s because there aren’t any, at least none that could even remotely compete with YouTube.

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                              • spookybogmonster@lemmy.mlS spookybogmonster@lemmy.ml

                                There's been some controversy recently about censorship hardcoded into Piefed's backend. Basically it gives people a "social credit score" based on how they post.

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                                7uwqkj@lemmy.world
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                                #196

                                Yuck. Do you have any evidence?

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                                • Ek-Hou-Van-BraaiE Ek-Hou-Van-Braai

                                  Today the first of Feb is Global Switch day, Spread awareness of the Fediverse in your communities.

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                                  7uwqkj@lemmy.world
                                  wrote last edited by
                                  #197

                                  Please add chess.com → lichess

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                                  • die4ever@retrolemmy.comD die4ever@retrolemmy.com

                                    I've seen the Reddit users be more receptive of PieFed over Lemmy. In a post suggesting Lemmy, the Reddit users will just comment that it looks ugly, it's confusing, devs are tankies, etc. Posts suggesting PieFed get less complaints and more signups.

                                    Also I think the instance choice is easier for PieFed compared to Lemmy. If you tell people to use Lemmy, they'll probably end up on lemmy.world which is overpopulated, or lemmy.ml...

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                                    Nutomic
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                                    #198

                                    Instead of recommending Lemmy in general, you should recommend a specific instance which matches the audience. For example someone posted about piefed.ca in /r/BuyCanadian. Or you can link to a different frontend like vger.app.

                                    I did make a redesign to join-lemmy.org recently so that new users can reach the registration page with a single click. I am also curious about any suggestions you have to improve the onboarding.

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                                    • Ek-Hou-Van-BraaiE Ek-Hou-Van-Braai

                                      I've tried to promote Lemmy on Reddit in the past, only to be met with people complaining about the really old UI and bad UX, they also complain about tankies.

                                      PieFed doesn't have that bad rep, so I've found it easier to promote, both lead to the Fedivers so either is a win.

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                                      Nutomic
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                                      #199

                                      For different UI you can linnk people to blorp, vger.app or phtn.app. There are also a lot of mobile apps.

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                                      • 1984@lemmy.today1 1984@lemmy.today

                                        No.

                                        But mainly because content creators are on YouTube to get audience and a small profit. The technology is fine otherwise.

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                                        lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world
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                                        #200

                                        Is PeerTube separate from the rest of the fediverse? I'm on Lemmy and get everything from what's in the OP image except the video things.

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                                        • Ek-Hou-Van-BraaiE Ek-Hou-Van-Braai

                                          I used Lemmy for months, mostly in the browser and my UX was absolutely horrible.

                                          The default browser UI sucks.

                                          I had to try many different settings and eventually through a lot of effort found the Photon UI, which is nice.

                                          The vast majority of users just won't go through that effort. PieFed's default UI is quite clean and modern and much nicer to use, which is why I promote it instead

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                                          Nutomic
                                          wrote last edited by
                                          #201

                                          In what ways does the Lemmy UI suck? I would appreciate feedback in order to improve it. For what its worth I only use the default UI on desktop and mobile, and like it a lot.

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