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Comment on Can we get an ~ai? in ~tildes
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Comment on Meta is launching Threads, an app to rival Twitter in ~tech
chyyran LinkIt’s kind of sad to see Bluesky lose first mover advantage here because of their waitlist. It’s been pretty obvious that Twitter is on its last legs since the Elon acquisition but I’ve been on the...It’s kind of sad to see Bluesky lose first mover advantage here because of their waitlist. It’s been pretty obvious that Twitter is on its last legs since the Elon acquisition but I’ve been on the waitlist since then and haven’t gotten even a confirmation email.
If Threads gets a critical mass I’ll probably switch my Twitter usage over to it but I’d kind of prefer to keep my Instagram and Twitter account separate not so much because of Zuckerberg but because I use those platforms for different audiences and purposes.
Twitter feels less personal to me but Instagram I only use to keep up with people I’ve met and know. I guess I could make separate accounts but I liked that separation and it’ll be a shame if Bluesky ends up languishing and Zuck ends up owning everything.
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Comment on Suggestion: Make tildes completely text-based? in ~tildes
chyyran LinkThe Tildes logo is simple enough that it can be expressed as SVG, which is strictly speaking purely text, and is generally smaller than a binary image. Some legacy browsers won't be able to render...The Tildes logo is simple enough that it can be expressed as SVG, which is strictly speaking purely text, and is generally smaller than a binary image. Some legacy browsers won't be able to render the SVG, but demographics wise it seems likely that most ~ users are on a relatively recent browser.
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - more growth, more groups in ~tildes.official
chyyran LinkI suggested ~cuisine as an alternate naming for ~food with reasoning here but didn't get much of a response. -
Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - on civility, political content, and over-extrapolating in ~tildes.official
chyyran LinkPolitical discussion is one thing, but how about political analysis? For example the discussions on yesterday's Ontario election's debate at r/CanadaPolitics, or the poll discussions? At the end...Political discussion is one thing, but how about political analysis? For example the discussions on yesterday's Ontario election's debate at r/CanadaPolitics, or the poll discussions? At the end of the day, I feel political discussion can work if everyone comes in with an open mind and stays civil. The vibe I get at r/CanadaPolitics for example is much different than the more polarizing US-centric r/politics.
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - our first ban in ~tildes.official
chyyran Link ParentI find the concept of using tone analysis as a soft-gate for potentially inflammatory content extremely interesting and useful. Are there existing examples of such methods being used in production...I find the concept of using tone analysis as a soft-gate for potentially inflammatory content extremely interesting and useful. Are there existing examples of such methods being used in production commenting systems?
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - time to slow down a bit and figure some things out in ~tildes.official
chyyran Link ParentHow about ~cuisine? Something like ~cuisine.food and ~cuisine.drink? If the hierarchies are dynamic you could tag for example French wine and cooking and someone subscribed to ~cuisine.french...~consumables? "~victuals" would probably be close to correct, but I doubt that would really jive with most people (I don't really like ~sustenance)
How about ~cuisine? Something like ~cuisine.food and ~cuisine.drink? If the hierarchies are dynamic you could tag for example French wine and cooking and someone subscribed to ~cuisine.french would have everything related to French food/drink.
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - time to slow down a bit and figure some things out in ~tildes.official
chyyran Link ParentI feel like something like ~photoshopbattles should be under a possible ~fluff tilde, of which there has been a discussion on already hereI feel like something like ~photoshopbattles should be under a possible ~fluff tilde, of which there has been a discussion on already here
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - thoughts about making the site publicly visible, but still invite-only? in ~tildes.official
chyyran LinkUntil site mechanics are more well established I think the site should be kept invite only. It's not too hard to get an invite but does introduce a small barrier to entry for users that filters...Until site mechanics are more well established I think the site should be kept invite only. It's not too hard to get an invite but does introduce a small barrier to entry for users that filters favourably towards those that are invested in tildes as a community.
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - why should we allow (or not allow) fluff content? in ~tildes.official
chyyran Link ParentUntil the trust mechanics have been implemented, perhaps introducing ~fluff would be a bad idea. But once they have, even before the invite system is gone, there is not much reason to not have a...Until the trust mechanics have been implemented, perhaps introducing ~fluff would be a bad idea. But once they have, even before the invite system is gone, there is not much reason to not have a category for fluff content. While as you've said there is no guarantee that ~'s culture can be enforced by its mechanics (and hence isolating ~fluff from more meaningful content), if it can't handle an influx of users interested in low-effort content, how will it be able to handle users that participate in actively malicious content? Pardon my saying so, but if the site mechanics fail to achieve its stated goal when user creation is opened up, despite all the effort put towards it, then I feel that tildes as a site would have fundamentally failed what it aims to achieve, unless the invite system stays in perpetuity.
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - why should we allow (or not allow) fluff content? in ~tildes.official
chyyran Link ParentBy funnelling low effort content into a top-level ~ such as ~fluff, presumably it would be possible to never notice low effort content when browsing other communities. You bring up some good...By funnelling low effort content into a top-level ~ such as ~fluff, presumably it would be possible to never notice low effort content when browsing other communities. You bring up some good points about the personality types that such communities tend to attract, but if a user is unable to put on their adult hat and participate in conversation in communities that are focused towards conversation (i.e. everything not ~fluff), wouldn't the trust system and tagging mechanics mitigate the actions of such users? One easy solution would be to reduce or remove gaining trust in ~fluff (I believe this has already been suggested), which seems more than sufficient "unfairness" towards low quality content.
Besides such ways to mitigate users that become insular in low-effort communities, there doesn't need to be too much particular unfairness towards the content itself, but rather positive incentive towards being a good active member of the site as whole, ~fluff notwithstanding. Something as rude as demanding a tl;dr of quality content would be to the detriment of the user's standing in the community as a whole. But for those that come for the cats and stay for discussion, I don't see any reason to keep those users away. Disallowing the content as a whole is an easy solution, but in my view it is like taking a jackhammer to a nail.
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - why should we allow (or not allow) fluff content? in ~tildes.official
chyyran Link ParentIf you compare something like r/CasualConversation and r/me_irl, they are two drastically different communities with different feel. I hope you'll agree with me that the type of content on...If you compare something like r/CasualConversation and r/me_irl, they are two drastically different communities with different feel. I hope you'll agree with me that the type of content on r/me_irl has absolutely no place on ~talk, but if you look at almost any thread on the frontpage of r/me_irl right now, there is definitely conversation going on.
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - why should we allow (or not allow) fluff content? in ~tildes.official
chyyran LinkWhile not high quality content, I feel that straight up disallowing fluff content on the site will breed an unfriendly atmosphere to newcomers. ~fluff is a good solution to isolate low effort...While not high quality content, I feel that straight up disallowing fluff content on the site will breed an unfriendly atmosphere to newcomers. ~fluff is a good solution to isolate low effort content, but still allowing for a space to screw around and post memes and cat pics. Cultivating a community like SO, HN, or even early days of Usenet is not the way to invite newcomers on the platform. There are a lot of "old grumpies" in this thread, but should ~ be the type of site that is only open to old grumpies?
Fluff content definitely does not belong in the more focused hierarchies, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't belong on the site at all.
Lived experience is a great way to put it. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and I’ve basically come to the realization that so much of human creativity is a result of our struggle to thrive as minds within the confines of our only body. An AI can never know what love, pain, or boredom feels like but so much of creative meaning lies in the human experience.