jointhefediverse.net seems to be a commonly linked resource for directing people to join the Fediverse.
Curiously, it does not list Lemmy under the list of Reddit alternatives. Their GitHub README explains why.
Previous relevant discussion: https://lemmy.ml/post/78808
So, I should quit Lemmy now too?
So far I haven’t found a better alternative. Lemmy communities are already much smaller than their Reddit counterparts.
Personally, I don’t plan to venture into even more remote locations. It defeats the community part of it…
Piefed looks interesting!
It certainly is! The only “bad” part is the lack of a mobile client. And it kinda looks funky on mobile.
The Thunder client is a godsend for Lemmy, I’m so happy with the work that developer has done. I feel like I’m still back on Reddit using Relay in the compact view.
For any of these alternatives to succeed mobile apps have to exist, and I doubt all the devs that popped up to make Lemmy apps want to retool yet again for a different platform.
It’s not so much that we expect the developers of Lemmy apps to retool. The hope is that, if we can provide a sensible, well-documented API, then it will appeal to front-end developers looking for a project. Also, if there are any devs of Lemmy mobile apps who are unhappy with Lemmy’s API for any reason, then getting involved with PieFed’s whilst it’s still in development, offers them a chance to shape one to their desires.
Speaking of Thunder though - I’ve been able to compile it for desktop, and get it working with PieFed’s API in the state it’s in now. I’ve no experience with Flutter / Dart or front-end development, so it suggests that - for open source Lemmy apps, at least - it doesn’t need to be the original author who ports it, and that the actual details a particular API are only a relatively small part of creating a good mobile app.
I’m guessing you had to make some changes? I get a url error when putting in piefed.social but the logo appears.
Oh yeah, sorry. I didn’t mention that the API isn’t available on production sites like piefed.social. I’ve been messing around with a build of Thunder on my dev instance, and - among other things - the app doesn’t uses the same V3 endpoint that Lemmy does, so it’d always need to be a different version than the one that’s currently available for Lemmy.
Same feeling with Sync for lemmy. Basically the same experience of reddit I’ve been using for years.
You can access the same communities on kbin. Does that change anything though?
kbin is abandonware: https://hachyderm.io/@maegul/112929613414300764
Found a related post: https://lemmy.world/post/22523493
But mbin?
Then how about mbin?
If I could use a single identity across the whole Fediverse, I would. Unfortunately, that’s not a reality yet.
So we’re forced to choose instances (i.e. “home servers”). And for me, that means I’d only choose to stick with the largest ones, as they have the highest chances of providing me with a sort of permanence.
I don’t see any big mbin instances:
You can select “All” instead of “Local” and you will see all instances that are federated with yours. (Not the ones defederated).
I wish we could do the same in communities that have the same name. “All” gaming and you could see every instances gaming community. Or select “Local” to see your instance only.
I actually use “Subscribed” because I don’t want to see posts from random communities. Haha…
you are aware that you aren’t restricted to things on your instance right? what your talking about is literally what the fediverse is. also who cares how big an instance is?
I’m not new to the Fediverse, so yes, I’m aware of that, and also of the drama that comes with defederation (lmao)
Or in other words, they’re much less likely to just shut down without notice.
https://fedia.io/ has 413 monthly active users, how big do you need the instance to be, especially when all the content is available there too?
Didn’t they close registration tho? Lol
Fair point, but at this time, I’m on mastodon.social and lemmy.world, i.e. some of the largest instances. I simply don’t have much motivation to migrate.
kbin.earth and other kbin instances have migrated to mbin. Only the domain names remain the same.
https://fedia.io/ is the ‘big’ mbin server, but they appear to have closed registrations at some point
It’s a shame kbin.social is no more. I guess Fedia.io is as big as it gets now.
That answers that.
Not at all, just filter out .ml. Problem fixed!
Sounds simple right? But unfortunately several users seem to have difficulty in blocking .ml and continue to complain about us.
Don’t worry yall, I got your backs.
Welcome to a tutorial on how to block .ml on your personal account.
In the top right corner of the top of the page, there are 3 horizontal white bars. Click it.
This will open up a drop down menu. At the bottom of that menu, you will see your username. Click it.
This will open another drop down menu with 3 options. Click “Settings”.
At the top of your screen you will see 2 tabs. Click the one that says “Blocks”.
Here you will see “Block user” “Block community” and “Block instance”. Click the down arrow below “Block instance”.
This will open up a search bar. Type “lemmy.ml” and click it after it shows up.
That’s it! You’ve blocked .ml and will never see content from the instance. Now you don’t need to make a feud post every day complaining about .ml and other instances you disapprove of. Think of all the time you will save!
But wait, we aren’t done yet in this menu. Click the down arrow under “Block user”. Now type “UltraGiGaGigantic” Make sure you select my .ml account as the other ones I no longer use. Thanks, appreciate it.
That does not completely block an instance. Users from that instance would still show up in the comments.
You’re good, just block Lemmy.ml.
The code is open source. Everyone can read it.
how do you block an entire instance?
Posted a tutorial here for the mobile web version
Searching for the instance and then tapping on the element gives you the menu that provides the option to block on the third party app Mlem.
I use Voyager, but this helped me find it in the filter settings. Thank you!