What are the challenges posed by moderation (and admin in general) that you didn't think of when launching the first instance?
(and: How can things get improved, how can people help?)
this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2023
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Lemmy is obviously getting bigger and bigger. Especially with the revolts against Reddit, and it seems currently we are in a similar state to where Reddit was when it was first started. Are there any tools you currently plan on implementing for server admins to prevent bot accounts, server toxicity, etc?
Also, do you guys have any worries about the fediverse devolving into a toxic cesspool of politics and unhinged users, like Reddit did? My worry is that over time, Lemmy as a whole will devolve into Reddit and be like one big virus that just spread over time due to growth. Once idiots find a platform to settle on they stay there. I think most people don't want that.
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@dessalines yesterday, I asked around about the desired improvements to Lemmy and @bmp replied that conversation flows could be improved. Threads or comments aren't always explicitly showed and makes the user unsure about how to actually interact in the conversation.
Also, what are your next points on the roadmap? (If you have one)
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A bit technical question: how do you manage to build performant comment trees on frontend?
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Thoughts on the use of geographic domains for vanity purposes? I know that's come up recently as a topic of concern (including with lemmy, specifically), and personally, it seems like it's both extremely widespread and also maybe shouldn't have become super widespread given the actual implications.
I've talked about this elsewhere, but the whole DNS system seems US-controlled and broken to me, and is essentially a privatization of the commons. A lot of historically free ones now seem to be getting yanked. So far I think lemmy.ml has been safe because its a paid one, but its a concern. Either way, if any of these have to move domain names, it'll be an annoying hassle, but it won't mean the death of lemmy or anything.
How's progress on OAuth2? I know previously you (understandably) said it wasn't a priority this early, but is it on the greater roadmap?
- How do you feel about ads on the internet?
- What are your thoughts on the sustainability of FOSS?
- Ads have made so much of the internet borderline unusable, to the point that browsing without an adblocker is not an option.
- It remains to be seen, but I'm hopeful. The biggest issue is compensation for open source devs labor time. I think the liberapay / patreon / recurring donation model, is the best way forward. Devs don't need much, and most of the software we use every day is worked on by a small number of people, who should be paid for their work. If they got paid as much as the average youtuber with a patreon, FOSS would be in great shape.