I run a few groups, like @[email protected], mostly on Friendica. It’s okay, but Friendica resembles Facebook Groups more than Reddit. I also like the moderation options that Lemmy has.

Currently, I’m testing jerboa, which is an Android client for Lemmy. It’s in alpha, has a few hiccups, but it’s coming along nicely.

Personally, I hope the #RedditMigration spurs adoption of more Fediverse server software. And I hope Mastodon users continue to interact with Lemmy and Kbin.

All that said, as a mod of a Reddit community (r/Sizz) I somewhat regret giving Reddit all that content. They have nerve charging so much for API access!

Hopefully, we can build a better version of social media that focuses on protocols, not platforms.

  • diemunkiesdie
    14·
    1 year ago

    Not a huge fan of the UI (so much wasted space!) but it works for now. I’m subscribed to a few communities but the content is pretty stale. I’ve seen the same posts at the top for a few days now. The “Active” selection keeps the same things over. I tried a few of the other selections (Hot, Top Day, etc) but there is this weird thing where it randomly refreshes the feed and adds one or two new posts at the top and then pushes everything down. Again, UI/UX issues.

    • HouseWolf@lemm.ee
      2·
      1 year ago

      If you use TamperMonkey or a similar browser extension you can try this.

      Makes it abit closer to old reddit and a lot easier to read on desktop imho.

    • s900mhz@beehaw.org
      2·
      1 year ago

      What kind of space is wasted? Genuinely curious. I only really use it on my iPhone. On desktop is the comments area too narrow?

      • diemunkiesdie
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yup, on desktop, the comment area takes up a 1/3rd of the screen and there is a lot of empty space on either side. Your reply is also too…tall? There is so much space around each action button and there are buttons at the top next to your name (permalink, collapse) and also at the bottom (up vote, down vote, reply) instead of having them all in one line. Also the vote count and post time are weirdly centered in the comment rather than on an edge to create clean borders. It makes no sense!

    • MaXsteri@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’m using Jerboa, and posts seem don’t disappear unless I interact with them (up vote, down vote, or open).

      I keep forgetting this, which results in the same posts appearing over and over in the feed. This makes the platform seem inactive when it’s really not.

      Maybe you have something similar going on.

      • diemunkiesdie
        1·
        1 year ago

        I’m on the website via a browser on PC. If the only way to make things disappear is upvote/downvote then that is another example of bad UX. I may not care about the post and now I have to proactively vote it up or down. On the flip side, if I was actually interested in a post and wanted to come back to that discussion later, you are saying it will now be gone from my feed. That stifles discussion.