One potential positive outcome of this episode is that my blog got a bunch of traffic from this very post on Tildes. At the time, I didn't know what tildes.net was in the referrer field of the...
One potential positive outcome of this episode is that my blog got a bunch of traffic from this very post on Tildes. At the time, I didn't know what tildes.net was in the referrer field of the server logs and looked into it, and as a result I discovered Tildes, and well, here I am. So not only did I gain a button machine and a whole new hobby, but maybe a nicer alternative to reddit, too. (Yes, I'm the author of the linked post.)
When I saw your invite request on /r/tildes it made smile. And I was hoping you would comment in this topic once you signed up, so seeing your comment here just got another smile out of me too....
When I saw your invite request on /r/tildes it made smile. And I was hoping you would comment in this topic once you signed up, so seeing your comment here just got another smile out of me too. Welcome to Tildes!!! :)
p.s. Speaking of Advent of Code, Tildes actually has a group dedicated to it, so feel free to join in if you want to: https://tildes.net/~comp.advent_of_code
It's a nice community. I hope you enjoy your time here. Self-promotion is okay as long as it's not the main focus of your account. We have some good docs for explaining the ethos of this place....
It's a nice community. I hope you enjoy your time here. Self-promotion is okay as long as it's not the main focus of your account.
We have some good docs for explaining the ethos of this place. Also check out the theme switcher in your Settings. Many find the default white to be blinding, but there's some nice alternatives (I like Atom One Dark).
Yeah, I read a bunch of things about the ethos of the site and it really felt like a breath of fresh air. Pretty much everything I do, from the PCG random number generator to my other academic...
Yeah, I read a bunch of things about the ethos of the site and it really felt like a breath of fresh air. Pretty much everything I do, from the PCG random number generator to my other academic work to the things I do for fun is shared with folks in the hope that they be glad to discover it, maybe learn something. Hopefully saying something like “hey look, Advent of Code, running on a ZX Spectrum!” isn't self promotion, it's just a moment of “whoa!” (and yeah, those were the bulk of the posts reddit destroyed with their nonsense).
And of course, the vast majority of my time is commenting on something cool someone else did or is telling us about.
honestly even genuine self-promotion is usually fine if it isn't scammy or spammy and you otherwise participate on the site afaik. And based on this blog post, I'm pretty confident the stuff you...
honestly even genuine self-promotion is usually fine if it isn't scammy or spammy and you otherwise participate on the site afaik. And based on this blog post, I'm pretty confident the stuff you have to share will make for interesting topics here.
There are a lot of people on Tildes who prefer to remain anonymous, but if you want people to know something about you or link to something you made, there is a bio that appears in the sidebar...
There are a lot of people on Tildes who prefer to remain anonymous, but if you want people to know something about you or link to something you made, there is a bio that appears in the sidebar after clicking on someone's username. The form to edit it is here.
Welcome! I definitely remember enjoying your posts over on /r/adventofcode and was thinking I'd miss those on reading this, so it's good to see you might have a new home here. Personally, I find...
Welcome! I definitely remember enjoying your posts over on /r/adventofcode and was thinking I'd miss those on reading this, so it's good to see you might have a new home here.
Personally, I find Tildes a very cozy place compared to the larger Reddit (though /r/adventofcode is pretty friendly, IMO). And as @cfabbro mentioned, there are usually some daily AoC threads here even if they are much smaller than over there.
As is tradition. Every big tech platform does exactly the same thing. As someone who has gotten banned from two others for no (human?) reason, and had the same "appeal" experience, welcome to the...
I'd violated their rules, should read them more closely, and that their decision was final
As is tradition. Every big tech platform does exactly the same thing. As someone who has gotten banned from two others for no (human?) reason, and had the same "appeal" experience, welcome to the club! Beep boop.
Hey, welcome and glad to have you, fellow human. Thanks for sharing Ranma fanfic. Takahashi sensei was ahead of the curve at the time of the manga's creation, of course, but some 30+ years on, the...
Hey, welcome and glad to have you, fellow human.
Thanks for sharing Ranma fanfic. Takahashi sensei was ahead of the curve at the time of the manga's creation, of course, but some 30+ years on, the story beats she pioneered are more comfortable predictable watches. Still, I found myself enjoying the anime. I usually dont read any fanfic without tags, but maybe I'll take a leap of faith in this one.
Getting back on topic of being classified as a bot: pretty ironic since most "am I the bad guy" type posts are now clearly written by bots. It's a bad combo of using automated tools coupled with having no humans being able to evaluate individual cases .
Reddit's loss is hopefully our gain. Tell your friends :3
I had a similar issue a while back. My account was idle since the API debacle but I went to the mead subreddit to ask a question about my gravity readings because they didn't make sense around the...
I had a similar issue a while back. My account was idle since the API debacle but I went to the mead subreddit to ask a question about my gravity readings because they didn't make sense around the beginning of 2025. I got immediately banned when I posted by the automatic system, and then I went and took my question to the discord instead and decided that the one venture back was not worth the effort.
One potential positive outcome of this episode is that my blog got a bunch of traffic from this very post on Tildes. At the time, I didn't know what
tildes.netwas in the referrer field of the server logs and looked into it, and as a result I discovered Tildes, and well, here I am. So not only did I gain a button machine and a whole new hobby, but maybe a nicer alternative to reddit, too. (Yes, I'm the author of the linked post.)Welcome, we're all definitely normal human people here but robots are welcome I'm sure.
Indeed yes, we absolutely have robots too
The omission is entirely my fault
When I saw your invite request on /r/tildes it made smile. And I was hoping you would comment in this topic once you signed up, so seeing your comment here just got another smile out of me too. Welcome to Tildes!!! :)
p.s. Speaking of Advent of Code, Tildes actually has a group dedicated to it, so feel free to join in if you want to:
https://tildes.net/~comp.advent_of_code
It's a nice community. I hope you enjoy your time here. Self-promotion is okay as long as it's not the main focus of your account.
We have some good docs for explaining the ethos of this place. Also check out the theme switcher in your Settings. Many find the default white to be blinding, but there's some nice alternatives (I like Atom One Dark).
Yeah, I read a bunch of things about the ethos of the site and it really felt like a breath of fresh air. Pretty much everything I do, from the PCG random number generator to my other academic work to the things I do for fun is shared with folks in the hope that they be glad to discover it, maybe learn something. Hopefully saying something like “hey look, Advent of Code, running on a ZX Spectrum!” isn't self promotion, it's just a moment of “whoa!” (and yeah, those were the bulk of the posts reddit destroyed with their nonsense).
And of course, the vast majority of my time is commenting on something cool someone else did or is telling us about.
honestly even genuine self-promotion is usually fine if it isn't scammy or spammy and you otherwise participate on the site afaik. And based on this blog post, I'm pretty confident the stuff you have to share will make for interesting topics here.
There are a lot of people on Tildes who prefer to remain anonymous, but if you want people to know something about you or link to something you made, there is a bio that appears in the sidebar after clicking on someone's username. The form to edit it is here.
Welcome! I definitely remember enjoying your posts over on /r/adventofcode and was thinking I'd miss those on reading this, so it's good to see you might have a new home here.
Personally, I find Tildes a very cozy place compared to the larger Reddit (though /r/adventofcode is pretty friendly, IMO). And as @cfabbro mentioned, there are usually some daily AoC threads here even if they are much smaller than over there.
Welcome! I'm a fan of your writing on random number generators and I look forward to reading Phoenix when I'm a reading mood.
As is tradition. Every big tech platform does exactly the same thing. As someone who has gotten banned from two others for no (human?) reason, and had the same "appeal" experience, welcome to the club! Beep boop.
Hey, welcome and glad to have you, fellow human.
Thanks for sharing Ranma fanfic. Takahashi sensei was ahead of the curve at the time of the manga's creation, of course, but some 30+ years on, the story beats she pioneered are more comfortable predictable watches. Still, I found myself enjoying the anime. I usually dont read any fanfic without tags, but maybe I'll take a leap of faith in this one.
Getting back on topic of being classified as a bot: pretty ironic since most "am I the bad guy" type posts are now clearly written by bots. It's a bad combo of using automated tools coupled with having no humans being able to evaluate individual cases .
Reddit's loss is hopefully our gain. Tell your friends :3
Welcome to Tilfes! This was a really good read, please do post more of your writing in the future.
I had a similar issue a while back. My account was idle since the API debacle but I went to the mead subreddit to ask a question about my gravity readings because they didn't make sense around the beginning of 2025. I got immediately banned when I posted by the automatic system, and then I went and took my question to the discord instead and decided that the one venture back was not worth the effort.