Chris Trottier
For Reddit alternatives on the Fediverse, I prefer #kbin over #Lemmy. Here's why:
1. Navigation: The top navbar on /kbin seems clear and precise, while Lemmy seems noisy
2. Posts: There's clear separation in /kbin with boxes, while Lemmy posts are not segmented and therefore bleed into each other.
3. Discoverability: Even though /kbin is used by drastically fewer people than Lemmy, it seems easier to find people across the Fediverse who discuss topics
FeralRobots
@atomicpoet
Both do a thing that Mastodon also does, which is to not underline links - it makes them harder to see, degrades user experience for - well, everyone, but especially low vision users & people with certain cognitive/perceptual issues. (E.g. I find it challenging when I have a migraine, which is often, or when my eyesight is glitchy - also often.)
Chris Trottier
@rm4 You don't. These are server software, not an alternative web front end for Mastodon.
Fedi Jedi 👨🚀🚀🎬
@atomicpoet How do you log in / use an existing fediverse account from Mastodon or elsewhere?
Chris Trottier
@Sbectol Here's how a Calckey account looks from /kbin:
Sbectol :twt:
@atomicpoet how do /kbin posts look if you follow their accounts from eg *keys? I wonder if replies appear if one can reply to posts from outwith of /kbin
Edit answered my own question - seems like most of the replies are actually from lemmy instances
Chris Trottier
@rm4 Through Federation. You're actively participating and commenting in a group right now too.
To see, visit this link: https://venera.social/display/a4cf39b1-3ba30b3fa2085fcf-44bb57c2
Fedi Jedi 👨🚀🚀🎬
@atomicpoet I know its not an instance or something like Elk. But I see on Kbin for example active users and it shows some people with accounts not from Kbin so i was wondering how they are able to use that mastodon username and be able to comment / post in Kbin
Iaη
@atomicpoet @rm4 It's more like a "post group" than a group of users. Where you would "join" and all posts go to the group members and not outside it. So it doesn't seem as community centric.
Chris Trottier
@ianp5a @rm4 No, it's not a private groups. However, Friendica does support private groups.
Calckey supports groups that are localized to a server.
Chris Trottier
@rm4 @ianp5a /kbin offers a Reddit-like UI for participating in group discussion.
Fedi Jedi 👨🚀🚀🎬
@ianp5a @atomicpoet Oh okay hmm. That clears things up a little. How do I join a group or create one and participate in said group? How is Kbin different in terms of groups than https://a.gup.pe/ - that seems more like the post group you speak of.
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