Wtf is tildes?
this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2023
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Another great alternative to Reddit. It's also a non-profit.
Cool! Don't care! Fuck Tildes. And I'm a longtime RIF user and Tildes alpha user. (And it's still in alpha, years later...) It's a weird ass place over there. Not too keen on their "private club" theme centered around the "God of Tildes" either.
While I prefer Lemmy more, I'm enjoying my time there.
Can you cite any examples of weird behavior centered around its admin? I don't read Tildes enough to have noticed it, I guess.
I’m also a Tildes alpha user, and while I don’t go there very often, I’m pretty surprised to see all this hate. Never had any issues with the site operator myself, nor have I heard about any issues. Can you elaborate?
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I've honestly never heard of Tildes til this post. As far as I can tell since there's no API he's just scraping html which is not ideal, but still it's worth checking out. I love that developers are still determined to make 3rd party apps.
I wanted to check the code to see if hes actually mad enough to do it aaaand it's closed source
If you know some Java, you may try to look into it with Jadx. It's a Java decompiler with Android support, and can also export code an Android Studio project if you don't like the built-in code viewer. It's on GitHub.
That seems like a pretty bad platform to develop an app for then lol at least APIs try to maintain backwards-compatibility (and give you only the data you need in an easier format), I can't imagine that being sustainable long-term.
Sadly tildes is invite only it seems.
From what I can recall, you aren't missing much. The power hungry admins are intense there.
It looks like they have their own "vibe" and rigorously enforce it in their own community. That's fine, it's their service after all. Feels a bit strange to turn away potential new users when people are looking for viable alternatives
I don't think Tildes is turning anyone away, not sure where that narrative comes from. Anyone can request an invite from the owner themselves.They are just not looking for explosive growth like some of the other services are.
In fact I think the invite system is an effective way to keep the boys away as the free-for-all signups are easier to game.
Afaik you just email him and he will give you one it is not like they are overwhelmed with people.
Received an invite after a week.
It isn't bad of a turnaround time, really.
Sadly tildes is invite only it seems.
People parrot this as if getting a Tildes invite is like getting invited to join the Freemasons or something like that—it's not that hard to get an invite.
And for those who are just going to lurk, you don't even need to register to view everything.
I have 5 invites I can give out, PM me if you're interested!
I would love one if they're still available
I would love one please if you still have some!
Can't seem to figure out how to PM you, so here you go, hope nobody steals it out from under you. :( I have 3 left to give after this one:
Thank you!
I'd love an invite if you're down to give em!
Can't seem to figure out how to PM you, so here you go, hope nobody steals it out from under you. :( I have 2 left to give after this one:
If you haven't received an invite to join Tildes yet, just email invites@tildes.net and ask. I received one 2 weeks after requesting.
Was really keen on tildes for a moment when we were going through the exodus stage with Reddit. I wasn't keen on the closed invite system.
I get they want to keep their own community and that's fine, but it's a shame they wanted to limit their growth in a time when people were looking for alternatives
Probably limited to keep the infrastructure from getting overwhelmed. It is a one person show after all.
I'm a long time RIF user myself and as much as it would be great to have a Lemmy version we have so much to choose from it literally doesn't matter at all. You can tweak Connect to basically work similar to RIF if you want.
Please don't hate on the dev or Tildes itself, it serves no purpose at all and we are better than that as a community.
I used rif for free for so many years I better have nothing to say other than "you go girl" or else I'd feel like a real butthole.
Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talklittle.android.tildes
Alternatively, opt-in to testing via web: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.talklittle.android.tildes
Is there an ios app too
IOS app is in the making. RIF dev said it should be out in October.
I’ve been using the app Surfboard through TestFlight, and it’s really nice!
Honestly just using it in a browser is pretty good too imo
Test flight is tagged with apple id. Anh idea how I can get that.
Edit: invite is on the hyperlink of the above comment.
Isn't that the place with the admin with a god complex?
many such cases
Good to hear he's still at it. Wouldn't have blamed him if he took a break from everything after the last few months.
Still not had an invite to check out Tildes so not seen it, but wish him well.
Lol invite only.
No thanks.
You don't really have much choice in the matter if you haven't been invited 😄
Imagine watching reddit becoming so fucked up and going to a platform that's even more controlling and centralized 🙄
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This is great! The road is finally rising with all the alternatives and as a Tildes user, i'm excited to install this, and maybe improve my engagement there.
@narwal— why does Narwal still work to navigate Reddit while the other 3rd party apps don’t?
Narwhal is a Reddit browsing app that will adapt to the new pricing structure by making its users pay for the app. The subscription will cost between $4 and $7, its developer said.
https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Reddit-pricing-API-charge-explained
Thanks.
If you were trying to do a mention, it broke
Lemmy get used to this new app…?
I'm confused about why RIF still works on Reddit. I thought Reddit killed 3rd party apps.
I think if you are not logged in, the app scrapes Reddit instead of using API calls.
Does it? I deleted the app on the day and figured it'd just die. Also curious.