As a former redditor I am glad to have found a new “home” and I hope I’m not intruding. Nevertheless, we are all a huge migration that is bound to change how kbin works and we’re bound to piss off some pre-migration Keebinetters. The fact you guys were here before and not in reddit makes evident you don’t want this to become a carbon copy of reddit. From the interface to the group dynamics, please lets us now…
What can we do NOT to ruin kbin for you?
best thing you could do prolly is to never use the word keebinetter again
It makes no sense. Without context, I would have no idea that “keebinetter” is supposed to mean “user of kbin.” What’s wrong with established naming conventions? And who reads “kbin” as “keebin”?
A name based on kbin doesn’t make sense anyway, the whole idea is that this isn’t just kbin.
I hope it doesn’t stick because it really sounds stupid, no offence.
Dear pre-migration Keebieweebies…
We’ve all missed the memo, I just found out it’s officially the kawaii boys international network.
We could take a page from Utah and call ourselves Kbahns.
Sounds like a German highway
Agreed!
How about kbinians or kbinistas?
This isn’t just kbin, that’s kinda the whole point. A name based on kbin is short-sighted, because kbin is only one small piece of this thing.
Instead of instantly doing the same shit we did on reddit 15 years ago, why don’t we do things differently this time? We don’t have to call kbin users anything. In any case, please god not “keebinetter.”
I’d wager keeping our narwhals and bacons out of this is probably a good first step? I’m here to join Kbin not turn Kbin into reddit 2.0. Hope we can get some real feedback on this one from people who have been here for a minute. lol
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nothing about reddit is worth saving
To some extent, but I agree with @ski. I was on Reddit pre-Digg and did my fair share of baconing at midnight with France. But that said, I don’t really want Reddit 2.0.
To agree with you, though, @NumbersCanBeFun, I think we can show Reddit that we don’t need their platform by creating something new and unique here that fits our needs. The fediverse is a pretty cool place, and we can create a section the way we want it. Let’s make it awesome on our own terms, not beholden to any ideas of “how things have always been done”.
You know what, I’m open to both those ideas. Change is just as good. Maybe I got a little to hyped up on trying to make a point 🍻
This cordial exchange evidence this [isn’t yet / won’t be] Reddit 2.0??
That sort of thing was the norm on reddit once upon a time
This whole exchange is reminding me of how reddit used to be. I didn’t realize how far the site had fallen.
Do you remember how proper grammar used to be a big deal and any typos in the post title would get eviscerated in the comments?
Honestly large scale things like this sort of organically self organize and evolve. I’m sure some people will be the old Reddit people, some will be new, etc etc. I started using reddit around a year after its launch and was super active. Over the years my interaction with reddit became mindlessly browsing. Kbin has been fun because I’m way more motivated to be active as it’s a new, exciting community.
I think we should all just be friendly and let things go how they go. That’s pretty much what’s going to happen anyway. I like that people here generally seem nice and thoughtful though.
Agreed. I’ve found in general the fediverse is made up of people who are usually nice and thoughtful. There are dark corners to be sure, but we’re trying to create a place that is welcoming and without the toxicity that exists elsewhere.
@themadcodger and the great thing is if a corner of the fediverse becomes too toxic, you can move to another instance and create a new less toxic community. This is where I love the concept of the fediverse, no walled garden
Exactly! Each instance (here, on Mastodon, etc.) has its own rules and culture. There’s a place for everyone, and the bad actors get shunted onto islands by themselves.
It’s been super refreshing to have some change, before I’d check comments on Reddit I could generally guess the top 3 comments and be right almost always. Take into account that sometimes things get crossposted and reposted and it starts to show you how unoriginal it all can be.
What do you mean, the same song lyrics or an endless string of “nice” after the number 69 show up is sooooooooo funny the umpteenth time.
Or a transcript of the entire Spanish Inquisition sketch.
What can we do NOT to ruin kbin for you?
Just a bit of patience and understanding. The software is a prototype. It’ll fall over a lot.
Not every question needs an answer today.For being a prototype, it’s still damn good.
I agree that patience will be key to making kbin into a greater place, the rest will come naturally as community(ies) begin to form and prosper.
- Stop asking for email at registration time, if you can (it’s not hard to spin up new email addresses, so it really solves nothing).
- Avoid all forms of censorship. Free speech is sometimes painful…that’s the price we pay for it. This is first and foremost.
- I’m OK with moderate advertising…you gotta keep the lights on.
- Keep the UI simplistic.
- Robust APIs.
Avoid all forms of censorship. Free speech is sometimes painful…that’s the price we pay for it.
No. Not worth the pain for me. If this place gets infested by Nazis and alike, i’ll be gone in no time.
