As Reddit melts down, users are fleeing to lemmy, kbin, tildes and more.

  • @registeredusername
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    2 years ago

    For ppl who don’t want to click the link (if using Memmy App) it’s:

    Lemmy, kbin, tildes and discord

    • @average650
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      1092 years ago

      I don’t see how discord is a replacement in any way.

      • @ThunderTenTronckh
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        172 years ago

        Discords can create their own forums, with static posts people can respond to in dedicated comment chains. I think the potential is there, but discovering discords you want to join is currently very difficult.

        • @dangblingus
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          12 years ago

          Not really, you just google the thing you want + “discord server”, follow the invite link, and if it isn’t what you want, just leave the server. It’s 1 extra click of the mouse than searching for a sub on reddit.

      • cyberian_khatru
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        152 years ago

        It says it’s not so much a replacement, but rather you might want to use it if you want to follow a particular community irrespective of the platform/format. For example, right now there are several games whose communities are more active on discord servers than any of the other mentioned websites including reddit.

      • @Myriadblue
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        52 years ago

        For specialized communities or works pretty well.

        • BobQuasit
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          262 years ago

          Except communities on Discord aren’t search-engine-facing, so they’re a complete dead end. Nobody can discover useful information there unless they are already members of that particular community. It’s the “walled garden” effect.

        • techno_analyst
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          12 years ago

          As an example, the very specialized /r/IPv6 community seems to have adapted fairly well to Discord.

      • @dangblingus
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        -72 years ago

        you don’t? it’s literally reddit but with immediate responses.

        • @legion
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          82 years ago

          “immediate responses” is the problem. Chat discussions are very different in nature from forum-type communities. Often a lot more noisy and a lot less substantive.

          • @dangblingus
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            12 years ago

            Not really. Well moderated servers with large user counts are always divided into relevant channels where noise is suppressed by the mods and actual conversations occur. It’s nowhere near as chaotic as you think it is.

        • @PixxlMan
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          62 years ago

          Is Instagram reddit but with more personal images and hashtags then?

          • @dangblingus
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            12 years ago

            No. Don’t be obtuse. Discord hosts special interest groups that can converse in real time and make sticky threads to be replied to forum-style.

        • @MercuryUprising
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          32 years ago

          Pretty sure there’s no “posts” it only has comments, aka chat.

          • @dangblingus
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            12 years ago

            Nope. There are threads on Discord. You can use it like a message board.

              • @dangblingus
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                2 years ago

                You’re looking for reasons to be mad about something you don’t use. How about trying the thing? Also, you had no trouble creating a new lemmy acct. Why is discord anathema to you?

          • @dangblingus
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            02 years ago

            Ask a question, receive an immediate response. It’s better than reddit in many regards.

            • @PixxlMan
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              52 years ago

              It’s also unsearchable from any search engine, becoming a black hole for information etc… Unfortunately

              • @dangblingus
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                02 years ago

                Not true. You search the discord server you want to join, follow the invite link, and boom, you’re in the server. Start talking to people, ask the community questions, and receive immediate response. If it’s not what you’re looking for, it’s easy to leave the server. Reddit isn’t popular solely because it’s posts appear on google search results.

                • @PixxlMan
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                  22 years ago

                  I’m not just talking about popularity. To be frank, communities moving to discord is a problem imo. Discoverability is, frankly, garbage. Information provided by others users cannot easily be found at a later date, and even then YOU DONT KNOW where the information you might want could be. If I want information on an old game for instance, on a reddit or Lemmy like platform searching for the game would yield a result, on discord I’d first have to find out which communities exist and then search each one separately, filter out the garbage (Discord conversation is a lot harder to parse and a lot less information dense than Lemmy or reddit)… This leads to having to ask again, old information might be lost and much time is wasted, both for the person asking the question and the ones answering, for no benefit. Hope you can see my perspective here

    • @x4740N
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      202 years ago

      Pretty sure tildes has an issue with the admin turning a side eye to particular user accounts who bully people on the platform

      Though I learned that from someones comment on redddit in response to someone else talking about tildes and I can’t be bothered to go and find it because it’s reddit

      • Turkey_Titty_city
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        152 years ago

        i was on tildes for a few months. anyone who offers any dissenting opinion, however mild, is harassed by the bullies on the sub and they the admin bans them for ‘causing trouble’

        it’s very much a ‘say what everyone else says, or else’ type of place. the admin wants it it to be his own little internet hugbox

        • WheresYourShoe
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          112 years ago

          I was going to ask how to get an invite, but if that’s how it is, I’ll stay away. I love how positive and friendly it is here and Lemmy.

    • cod
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      32 years ago

      What’s wrong with opening the link on Memmy? I just did it and it worked fine

      • @registeredusername
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        82 years ago

        nothing wrong but some just dont want to riskyclick like me… a mentality coming from reddit ;)

        • cod
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          32 years ago

          Fair, I get that. I just wanted to know if there was something I should’ve known about, glad there’s no real issues!

    • @rms1990
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      02 years ago

      Discord: home of the pedos

      • @dangblingus
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        12 years ago

        And every single game developer, special interest group, streamer, and university study group.