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Hoping this is correct. Whats a Thread under a magazine, especially vs. a Microblog (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by VerifiablyMrWonka@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social

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And why must I create a new 'article' to make a thread and not a post - which I think makes a new microblog.

I'm coming from a Mastodon POV, I run my own instance and have a pretty good idea (I think) about how federation works. The way ActivityPub is used is close enough to be familiar but also... not; very uncanny valley.

Additionally, if upvotes are favourites, what are downvotes? and how are they federated?

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[–] fross@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm trying to understand this comment, but i can't get my head around it. Unfortunately I find the reddit vs fediverse table (is it that?) actually more a hindrance than help. It doesn't format, at least where I'm looking from (kbin.social on web) so I don't really understand what it's trying to communicate.

It would really help if you could describe what this hierarchy is. It doesn't even need to be compared to reddit - just a clear explanation. Or of course a link to something that describes it plainly to those who are new to it. Thank you!

[–] speck@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Kinda ditto. I just created a magazine, went to create content and wasn't sure whether to add an article or a post—and whether it mattered. Somehow what I posted showed up as a microblog.

[–] BaldProphet@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kbin doesn't seem to preserve whitespace, so it came out looking pretty hokey. I made some changes to make it more readable.

[–] fross@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It's more readable now, thank you!