Why should we go there when there is a much bigger community over at !android@lemmy.world ?
this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2023
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Because this was posted to a Beehaw community which is not currently federated with lemmy.world
Also, this one is the original moderation team from the Reddit community.
I forgot about that. It doesn't help that !android@lemmy.world still loads in Beehaw, it just has old posts only.
I think its if you enjoyed the content and moderation of the reddit community, they are migrating here.
Because they have blackjack and hookers
You son of a bitch. I'm in.
Looks like they also have communities for phone brands (e.g. Samsung). Not sure if that's enough value added to necessitate a whole instance for android but I think it is a pretty interesting way to go about it.
It's better to have multiple choices than not. If lemmy.world shuts down tomorrow then you'll have a different one. You can subscribe to both, so it's not a big deal. It's not like they cancel each other out.
I actually disagree with you, insofar as the network effect is limited through community fragmentation. This is, IMO, the biggest flaw in the fediverse for reddit escapees. I don't have time to participate in 5 different communities, I have time to participate in one, and for there to be a critical mass of users providing constant content, the centralization is critical.
Now, if I could start making meta-magazines for myself... or better, creating meta-magazines which could then be shared via invite link, allowing for updates over time...
You know, like a package manager. That's what I want. A package manager for Lemmy communities.
I hear you, but you can't have the positive effects of decentralization and want everyone on one platform. Also consider that a community of a few thousand members for a specific topic should be big enough for fruitful discussions, so a group of 1 Mio can easily split to a few sub groups without negative effects.
I think you're not entirely understanding what I'm saying - which is definitely not requiring everyone to be on the same platform.
Instead, what I'm suggesting is to give users control over meta-communities, just as admins have control over instances, and mods have control over communities. This would require that meta-communities could be built by individual users, ideally in a way that they could be shared (but still individually managed) much like a Spotify playlist or GitHub. Users could build their own meta-communities, or "subscribe" to meta-communities curated and shared by others. Additional QoL improvements would be the ability to check a meta-community to determine if a specific user could access/engage with that community, hence the package manager thing.
In this kind of framework, the broader Fediverse resists echo chambers and fosters diversity by allowing for the creation of instanced communities, while allowing users to determine how posts from those communities are organized and displayed.
If the Fediverse is taking a stance on the number of instanced communities that an individual should be able to read or participate in, why not make that explicit rather than creating these knee-high barriers?
I think you can make an RSS feed and share it with other people.
Thanks for the universal or localized or whatever you call it link (this thing !android@lemdro.id)
That's something I hope the clients under development implements.. auto url localization any time someone links to an external instance.
Well, hope they add it in the official web ui as well but I figure they have more pressing things to do
lemmy-ui just landed a feature that looks for !community@instance.com in the text and turns them into correct links automatically!! I think its available if your instance is using 0.18.1+ which beehaw is.
That's such an important change! Awesome!
Thanks for the warm welcome, folks! I think our content philosophy aligns well with beehaw.org and our hope is that lemdro.id will support the overall health of the Fediverse by contributing to decentralization and supporting active moderation.
Yeah. I don't think the lemmy.world mods are too happy about that.
Copying my other comment here:
Looks like they also have communities for phone brands (e.g. Samsung). Not sure if that’s enough value added to necessitate a whole instance for android but I think it is a pretty interesting way to go about it. I could totally see app communities popping up over there as well.
Woah I totally missed that. Good call out
Nice! Subbed!
I'm having difficulty subscribing. It just says Pending. I've read this has something to do with the server not responding? I'm not too sure, it's been like this for many days now, even trying again it stays Pending.
I talked to the beehaw folks and they said pending subscriptions don't impact your ability to see articles from the community in your feed.