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   Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 15:24:20 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

   • Daniel Supernault

   I found this cool #Fediverse software called #NeoDB via @dansup 's awesome FediDB website.

   https://fedidb.com/software/neodb?version=latest&registration=open

   It's a tracking / shelf platform for #TV / #drama, #movies / #films, #books, and #games

   Automated import from #Goodreads work well. Just provide the required URL and voila. If it doesn't appear immediately, it is probably waiting for server workers or waiting for the server load to lower or Goodreads request limit, just be patient, only submit the same URL once! If in doubt, contact the admins instead of resubmitting.

   Unfortunately, the software doesn't support import (automated, API, or manual) from Trakt, SIMKL, MyAnimeList, and other popular tracking/shelf services for TV/drama and movies/films. There is one, Douban or something, which I think is popular in the Chinese and Japanese speaking markets.

   Anyway, what if the item you want to add doesn't exist in the database yet?

   Worry not! There are three ways NeoDB software populates its database.

   * Method 1: You can add the details yourself

   * Method 2: Search the other NeoDB instances for existing similar items

   * Method 3: Search for the item from TMDB, IMDB, IGDB, Steam, Goodreads, and other supported sites (no TVDB), and paste the URL to NeoDB's search box and it will import it to your instance

   Method 2 is already sweet. That is the entire idea of the #SocialWeb. But Method 3 is even sweeter!

   Methods 2 and 3 are the best because it's a win-win for everyone. Regular users can forget about manually re-entering new data. Seriously, who wants to manually duplicate data from one DB to another? I certainly don't! I contribute to #TMDB but I'm definitely not repeating the same effort in #TVDB.

   Secondly, there's no need for instances to duplicate large databases just to ensure their site is useful for any user. Items are added as local users interact with items. It keept the db small instead of having thousands of items no one has interacted to yet (or probably not).

   Check my accounts:

   * Flagship server: @youronlyone@neodb.social
   * Instance: @youronlyone@eggplant.place

   Hmm… I haven't checked but I think music is not supported (yet?). NeoDB can use the largest #OpenDB for music: #Musicbrainz

   🖖🏽🙇🏽

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 21:58:50 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • Daniel Supernault
     • Luca Sironi

     @luca Yeah, I think that's one aspect #NeoDB will need to improve, language setting. I'm not sure though if the NeoDB team is working on it, or someone filed a suggestion already (I haven't checked).

     @dansup @youronlyone@neodb.social @youronlyone@eggplant.place

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     Luca Sironi (luca@sironi.tk)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 21:58:52 JST Luca Sironi

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     • Daniel Supernault

     @youronlyone@c.im @dansup @youronlyone@neodb.social @youronlyone@eggplant.place

     giving a try using eggplant instance.
     Is there a way to force the language when i manually import from a tmdb instance ?
     i'm sometime presented with sporadic ideograms, or english, even if i want to use the existing italian translation

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 21:59:41 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • Daniel Supernault
     • Dennis Nunes

     @nunesdennis Ahh! Thank you for the links! 🙇🏽

     @dansup @youronlyone@neodb.social @youronlyone@eggplant.place

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     Dennis Nunes (nunesdennis@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 21:59:42 JST Dennis Nunes

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     • Daniel Supernault

     @youronlyone@c.im @dansup @youronlyone@neodb.social @youronlyone@eggplant.place You can probably ask to add Trakt, SIMKL, MyAnimeList, and others

     you can submit a PR
     https://github.com/neodb-social/neodb

     MyAnimeList was already asked:
     https://github.com/neodb-social/neodb/issues/753

     Trakt too:
     https://github.com/neodb-social/neodb/issues/700

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     Janne (jankjellin@fedi.jankjellin.se)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 22:01:44 JST Janne

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     • Daniel Supernault
     I'll have to check this out. I'm still looking for a replacement of Goodreads, but Bookwyrm didn't feel right.
     
     Importing my Goodreads shelves as well as my Letterboxd stuff as we speak...
     
     @youronlyone @dansup @youronlyone @youronlyone