I was sort of holding on to hope, that something would change. Unfortunately, nothing did and so, here I am.

I’m really liking kbin so far, so I’m looking forward to spending more time with you all over here. ❤️

e: spelling

    • akai@kbin.socialOP
      9·
      2 years ago

      Thanks, I’ll really liking it over here so far, kind of rough around the edges but still pretty neat!

        • yesdogishere@kbin.social
          4·
          2 years ago

          actually, i don’t even know where i am. are you accessing this info using lemmy or kbin? what is the difference? can i login and read these posts using lemmy, kbin, something else? i am so lost. it is time for a panic attack. what is happening???

          • MrsEaves@kbin.social
            7·
            2 years ago

            I’m on kbin too. If you’re ever wondering where someone is commenting from, you can tap their username and their profile will show the instance name. If you’re ever wondering what platform the comments are hosted on, the sidebar (where it says magazine) is the easiest way to see that. I pay attention to that because I know some instances have different moderation rules - for example, Beehaw (which uses Lemmy) is a community that tries to create a safe and productive discussion environment, so I try to be mindful of my actions there to help make sure I’m not interfering when I visit. :) I like to think of it like traveling from my home country to other countries. Norms and customs might different, but we all have some commonalities in how we’re built and communicate at the end of the day.

            Lemmy and kbin are just different types of software for communicating, kind of like how you can use an Outlook account or a Gmail account for email. They use the same protocols, but have different interfaces and features. Personally, I like kbin. But either is just fine. Technically, you could even use Mastodon to read this, though that would kind of be like using a terminal for email. It’s possible (I’m sure), it’s just not fine tuned for this type of content or use case.

            You’ll get the hang of it quickly. Welcome, be nice, and have fun!

          • Helldiver_M@kbin.social
            5·
            2 years ago

            This magazine (magazines are like subreddits or communities, they are called magazines on kbin) is hosted on kbin. We know this because the address for the magazine is @RedditMigration@kbin.social. The first @ sign is the name of the community, the second @ sign is the address of the instance that community is hosted on.

            Your account address is @yesdogishere@kbin.social, so I can see you made your account on kbin.social. So you’re probably viewing this from kbin.social as well. Kbin.social is just an instance (a server) that you’re using to access the Fediverse.

            So the community is on kbin.social, you’re on kbin.social, and I also happen to be on kbin.social. But that’s mostly just a coincidence. Say if my account were made on lemmy.world, then my account address would be @Helldiver_M@lemmy.world. Because lemmy.world and kbin.social are federated, a lemmy.world user could reply to my comment.

            As far as your day-to-day browsing, this isn’t super important to know about. But it can be helpful. For instnace, sometimes federated content can take awhile to move from instance to instance. This thread is still pretty new when I’m typing out this comment, so it might not have shown up on other instances yet. That’s why if you look around right now, it’s mostly people with kbin accounts participating. But give it an hour or two, and there might be a few comments from people using different instances in the fediverse.

            I know that was a bit of an info dump, please let me know if there’s anything else I can help clarify. I’m still learning this too and find it pretty interesting.

            • yesdogishere@kbin.social
              1·
              2 years ago

              yup we need more explanations like this. What we don’t want is knowledge being privately held and people being told “oh dont worry it all works just accept it”. That’s a recipe for alienation and disaster.

              (im curious:
              what is a “fediverse”
              what is a “magazine”
              exactly where is the info stored in the world
              exactly who has control of which info)

              Is there a diagrammatic wiki where all this is explained? Otherwise it will be too easy for nefarious, evil, greedy, cruel, powermonger types to later on capture the whole of kbin or lemmy or whatever for themselves, and nobody will know what is going on until it is too later. sadly, it is already happening, if you read some of the replies. ugh. cliquey powermonger types…

              the worst is where lemmy etc becomes like crypto - nobody knows what the fuck is going on except the very few, who all use big power words to pretend they are smart and hide functionality from everyone. that then produces fascist dictatorships, more hitler-type personalities will arise, then WW3.

          • Penryn_@kbin.social
            4·
            2 years ago

            They’re federated, so it doesn’t matter too much what instance your on, when it comes to content consumption.

              • DrNeurohax@kbin.social
                2·
                2 years ago

                Everyone feels a little lost here at first. You just have to roll with confusion and take everything at your own pace. The best part is that 99.9% of the users are new here (within the last month), so no one’s gonna give you shit for not fully understanding.

                Welcome!

              • patchw3rk@kbin.social
                1·
                2 years ago

                You can access most places (if not all) in the Fediverse using your kbin account.

                At the top, ‘threads’ are like posts on Reddit. ‘Microblogs’ are like posts on Twitter. ‘Magazines’ are like subreddits.

                Every magazine gets their own wall for threads and microblogs.

          • RavenFellBlade@kbin.social
            1·
            2 years ago

            So you can sign up for a specific instance of lemmy or kbin, and then see and interact with any content from any other instance of the Fediverse, provided they have not defederated. Where things get a little weird is how upcoming apps will function. I was told that Sync for Lemmy will likely require you to have a Lemmy account to sign in, but will still allow you to browse and post to any Fediverse content. This may end up being just a short-term issue until developers can “line up API endpoints”, whatever the Treknobabble that means.