lovingisliving

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[–] lovingisliving@anarchist.nexus 2 points 17 hours ago

The problem with friendica (at least from my perspective) is that it is a janky piece of software and the UI is very difficult to figure out. Sure there are events, but damned if I could figure out how to make one and invite someone to it in a way that makes sense and is easy to use. Same with groups, it's there, but in a way that seems held together with glue and duct tape. That is not to say that it did not have its place in the history of the development of the fediverse, but like walled garden platforms that have gone the way of the dodo, the same applies for the fediverse, not all will survive. Just because one platform failed to fully implement these features in a clean and user friendly way does not mean it's impossible or that it is not a goal worth pursuing.

[–] lovingisliving@anarchist.nexus 3 points 23 hours ago

Oh wow, I was not aware of that! Very cool.

I have not heard about gancio, I will check that out, thanks!

[–] lovingisliving@anarchist.nexus 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

True about the empty room problem. That is a problem with the fediverse in general with new features, which is why I think it is better to try to integrate these features with existing platforms, or to consider building new platforms that are additive with regard to features, rather than isolated. A classified ad site for the fediverse is nice. A site that lets you post microblogs and classified ad posts would be even better. One that allows all of that plus private groups and events would be even better still. It seems platforms are relatively resistant to adding new features and prefer to stay isolated as individual feature platforms, which is a losing strategy imo.

 

I feel that decentralized social networks can help to realize some important functions for communities with regard to mutual aid and community building, but I do not see much action happening on that front, or at least I have not heard about them.

Specifically I would like to discuss how we can build mutual aid networks on the fediverse. What sorts of interactions or platforms would be needed to make this a reality?

Feature 1: Classified ads - “I need” or “I have” identifiers on posts allowing users to provide or request resources or services from other people

Possible existing platform - Flohmarkt

Feature 2: Events - Time, Date, Place, Location, allowing users to organize events, such as food not bombs, demonstrations, etc

Possible existing platforms - Mobilizon

Feature 3: Private groups - Invite only groups that allow for private discussion, classified and event postings, allowing users to organize in a private and secure way, without having to rely on a public forum like the current fediverse is.

Possible existing platforms - Bonfire

What does everyone think about these features for building mutual aid and real community building on the fediverse, what other features can you think of that would be useful for this, and what platforms/initiatives exist already to implement these features?

[–] lovingisliving@anarchist.nexus 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They remade Riven, and it got a sequel, Obduction.

I heard this spoken in his voice from south park, like the "it's a plane" dude.

Gotcha. Well hope I set you on the right track at least, not sure what else I can do to troubleshoot. At least p.piefed.social works, so that's good.

I recommend trying a smaller instance on piefed, it is better than Lemmy in a number of ways.

[–] lovingisliving@anarchist.nexus 1 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I don't consciously remember making it, but I might have made it in the troubleshooting phase. In any case, still doesn't explain why I cannot login with any credentials at piefed.social. I am able to login to p.piefed.social, but those exact saved login credentials do not work on piefed.social.

[–] lovingisliving@anarchist.nexus 1 points 4 days ago (6 children)

When I click that I get a blank website that says not found, so I am not sure where in the user list you saw that. Unless I just can't see it because it's banned. I do not recall consciously making another username after I was banned, unless I had done that to try to see if it was an IP ban.

[–] lovingisliving@anarchist.nexus 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (8 children)

The username is korendian, and the handle is @robert.meyer86@piefed.social. Neither of those work to login at piefed.social, nor does my email, but I can use my email and that password to login at p.piefed.social. I think it is some discrepancy in the naming system, as viewing my profile from different sites shows different username/handles. Here is a view from several different sites showing that korendian and robert.meyer86@piefed.social are the same account, but depending on where it is viewed, korendian and robert.meyer86 both show as the username or handle (I.e., piefed.social seems to have korendian@piefed.social as the handle, but Lemmy.zip shows the handle as robert.meyer86@piefed.social. I am honestly unsure which is the right one to be honest).

https://imgur.com/a/4wWVO0L

Seriously though, why we are clinging to continued federation is beyond me.

 

I am experiencing a strange situation where when I try to log into piefed.social, I get a notification that says “You have been banned.”. I initially took this at face value, and assumed I had somehow broken a rule, but upon trying to see why I was banned, I could not find any evidence that I had actually been banned, besides my login credentials producing that message.

The first anomaly was the inability to find any entry in the modlogs for my username (korendian or robert.meyer86@piefed.social). So there was no record of me being banned, but perhaps it was an incomplete log, so I continued my research. I looked for an e-mail that said I was banned, and I could not find one, but I did see e-mails from just recently, after I was banned, from piefed with notifications of activity on posts/comments. I am still getting these e-mails as if my account is still active. Lastly, my profile itself is still active, and still registering upvotes on comments and posts. I can successfully send messages from other users to my previous account, and overall it seems like an active and functional profile.

So am I crazy, or is something weird going on here? Where can I learn more about my possible ban, and why are all signs pointing to it being more of a glitch than an actual thing? I was not trolling or doing anything really out of line that I could see warranting a ban, but I also don’t know if there was some rule I broke somehow with how I was posting/commenting. Any insight into this situation would be a appreciated.

Here is my old profile for reference, let me know if it looks active to you:

https://lemmy.zip/u/robert.meyer86@piefed.social

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