I put together this unofficial guide to /kbin. It’s not perfect. Probably needs some more clean up and a few gaps filled … but version 1.0 is out!
I will be keeping this up to date the best that I can. If you have any feedback, changes, or requests, be sure to post them at @unofficial_kbin_guide. Hope this helps!
This is great. I’ve not created a magazine but I’ve been curious about how Mods associate microblog posts with the magazine. I’m assuming that’s through the “Tags” tab you describe on the moderation page.
There are a couple of things I’m still puzzled about, one is the distinction between upvote/boost (despite having been on here for a couple of months and read several explanations I’m still confused). The other, though it is a bit niche, is how to subscribe to an entire instance, which I know is possible (I think I even did it once) but is a very well hidden feature…
This is great.
Thanks!
I’ve not created a magazine but I’ve been curious about how Mods associate microblog posts with the magazine. I’m assuming that’s through the “Tags” tab you describe on the moderation page.
Yep. Any tags associated with a Magazine will pull in those posts that include those tags.
one is the distinction between upvote/boost
Upvotes (Favorites) are like reddit upvotes and boosts are like Twitter’s retweets. So when you favorite something, you are saying, “Hey, Fellow Subscribers, this is interesting.” When you boost something, it is like saying, “Hey Fediverse, check this out!”
how to subscribe to an entire instance
To subscribe to an instance:
- On the channel, click the instance name. (For threads, it is next to the title.) Alternatively, If you know the instance name, you can enter the url
https://kbin.social/d/<>. For example,https://kbin.social/d/lemmy.world. Either of this methods will land you on the instance’s domain page. - On the domain page, click subscribe located in the side panel.
Thanks for these questions! I will add them to the Guide.
Great explanation. I think the “Hey Fediverse” thing is what threw me. The up/down votes are familiar from Reddit. I was looking for how boosts would show within Kbin because they appear to be nothing more than an additional popularity metric (which seemed superfluous when you have upvotes) but I’m following myself from Mastodon(!) and I boosted your reply and I can see it from over there…
Any tags associated with a Magazine will pull in those posts that include those tags.
Unfortunately, this has not been the case in my experience. I have a tag associated with a magazine I run. When I search #residentevil, I’m able to see several posts that don’t get pulled to my magazine. Would you have any suggestions or tips?
- On the channel, click the instance name. (For threads, it is next to the title.) Alternatively, If you know the instance name, you can enter the url
Has anyone come up with a solution for the porn using kbin? I definitely have NSFW enabled in my profile and I’m subbed to plenty of nsfw magazines and federated communities but it’s a fight to get my feed properly balanced between ukraine updates and big booties instead of what is resembles now: a 9gag rss feed of memes with no butts at all.
I gave up on Kbin. It kept logging me out, so I had to log in just to like or comment, and then it’d time out on me.
This was a problem awhile back for me as well, but Ernest has made changes a few weeks back that have alleviated the issue–on my end at least.
