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[–] megane_kun 13 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Lagpas dalawang linggo na pala ang community na ito dito.

I've been checking Lemmy almost ever since the weekend just before the blackouts, replacing Reddit as my addiction (of sorts). I've also managed to subscribe to a good number of communities, such that my feed is now quite healthy with content. I almost never get the urge to browse Reddit anymore, not even with all the mention of it in my feed.

How about you guys? Kamusta naman ang Lemmy experience ninyo thus far?

[–] decadentrebel 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Ever since the blackout, I barely go back. The only times that I do is 1) to look for AskReddit material for the RD thread, 2) when someone links to juicy content, 3) close down r/thevisoria, and 4) peek at r/PH's frontpage occasionally, particularly nung polling.

But I stopped posting and likely never will again. Wala rin ako itch to do so.

Edit: Ayan napasilip tuloy ako doon and found out that Couples For Christ have been gone for a while now, there's a courier called HBK, and questions about phone brand and opening an OnlyFans account.

[–] tahann 6 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the effort maglagay ng content dito para maengage ang members.

[–] megane_kun 6 points 1 year ago

opening an OnlyFans account

Uhm.... πŸ‘€

You know what, after reading some of the replies here, I'm starting to think of this place as some kind of a safe zone, a lounge where people can just relax and take a break from all of the havoc happening elsewhere online.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's been slow for lemmy communities to form. Partly na rin siguro madami parin fence sitters sa reddit debacle up until July I suppose. Kaunti palang nasasalihan kong communities tho.

Pansin ko lang, nag nose dive na moderation sa rph. I don't know if it's just me but the posts are all over.

[–] decadentrebel 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Pansin ko lang, nag nose dive na moderation sa rph. I don’t know if it’s just me but the posts are all over.

Not wanting to toot my own horn but some of this is me, I think. I'm very unforgiving of low-effort posts that could be answered with just one reply. Tipong topics that belong in the Help Thread or already been asked/addressed several times before. Makukulong ka ba if hindi mo binayaran yung 800 pesos na balance sa PLDT or takbuhan mo Anytime Fitness membership. Best earphones for 200 pesos na goods na goods. IT o Accounting, ano kukunin ko na course? Innova o Avanza?

Karma farm or redundant threads bwisit rin kami. Yung mga "Ako lang ba naiinis sa utang na loob", "What's your favorite pancit canton?", "Toxic Filipino Culture", tinatanggal ko na lang without any explanation, lol.

The last month or so we were very consistent with this to the point na yung mga threads na otherwise matatabunan papunta sa third page, get a chance to shine. A good example was DENR planting the wrong Mangrove specie β€” it only had 11 replies on its first day and mushroomed to 195 in just a few days.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

β€œWhat’s your favorite pancit canton?”

LMAO. I had to stop myself from flaming the Piattos flavor thread. If the mods really are quietly stepping away, I fully support it. We didn't get the chance to troll protest like the other cool subs. I guess this is my consolation.

[–] PancitCantot 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

r/philippines is no longer a valuable place for anything Philippines. Some PSAs, natatabunan na rin dahil sa mga bwisit na imported socmed dramas na wala naman tayo, mga Redditors, walang pake.

Karma points instigate how good or bad you are on Reddit, so kung negative karma ka, they'll proceed to call you as "troll" lol

What's your favorite pancit canton?

Bruh...........................................

[–] bathalumang_peppa 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, r/ph is kinda shitty now. Sana ni-utilize nila yung other filipino subreddits instead of just lumping it in one place. There's AskPH, CasualPH, PHGaming etc. and if you like shitposting, there's 2philippines4u but because r/ph is the biggest filipino subreddit they flocked to it and posted there because where will they get their sweet, sweet karma? And then there's the screenshot posts. If screenshot ng news, sana man lang kahit dinagdag nila yung source instead na nagmamadali silang ipost para sa kuhhhrma. πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘

[–] decadentrebel 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just to add to this: us mods hate screenshot posts and editorialized titles because it makes it difficult to police duplicates and harms discussion.

Instead of just one thread from Philstar about (hypothetical lang) the onion cartel leader being arrested, you have three other threads. One is a link to a Twitter post by Philstar with the title "Unity pa more", the second is a screenshot of their post from FB titled "Thoughts?", and thirdly, the same link but with a slightly different headline. Then each thread has like 20 comments each that could have been collated into one.

Yung iba naman na kating kati mag-post, hindi nila masabi if may existing na ba kasi nga when they search for "onion cartels" hindi susulpot sa results yung tatlo because of the title... leading to more and more dupe threads.

[–] megane_kun 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sites like this has helped me greatly in checking out where my subscribed subreddits have gone to: https://sub.rehab/ I also find myself sometimes idly browsing All on the off chance that I'll discover some community I would like.

And yeah, there might be a lot of fence sitters, but I think after the wave that's coming after the end of this month, things will quiet down. From then on, it's really up to us already here if Lemmy/Kbin will be a thing, or it'd just be a fad. Network effect is a hell of a drug, but if there ends up a stable and engaged population here, creating and consuming content, it's already a win in my book.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hello, fellow all-browser.

Yeah, really interested how things will change by the end of the month. Pakiramdam ko nga ph irc days ulit at parang fresh nanaman ang community dito. Lmao

[–] megane_kun 4 points 1 year ago

IRC!!! Parang mas magulo ata yung naging buhay ko nung nasa IRC pa ako eh. But then again, that cozy feeling kasi halos lahat kayo magkakakilala? Yeah!

Nung andun pa ako sa kabila, I never would have even dared think talking to other people in a thread like this. Di ko nga pinapansin yung Random Discussion threads dun eh.

[–] cottonmon 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still go to reddit for some of my interests that aren't here yet, but for news, I use Lemmy na.

[–] megane_kun 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ayun lang. Ayaw kong tignan yung mga subreddits for my interests na ala dito. Natatakot akong maging marupok at magbalik-loob kay Poong $₱€ơ eh. HAHAHA!

[–] cottonmon 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But i need my news about wrestliiiiing hahaha. Seriously though, I'm trying to limit my usage na. Siguro pag nagupgrade na ang Lemmy World to .18 mas magagamit ko since wala na dapat yung autopopulation ng bagong posts sa All.

[–] megane_kun 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But i need my news about wrestliiiiing hahaha.

I know, right? Not about wrestling, pero may ganyang itch din ako kahit papaano. Laking tulong ng Teddit at yung Privacy Redirect for those times na talagang di ako makapagpigil na sumilip (at di naman kailangang makihalubilo dun).

[–] cottonmon 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lagi kong nakakalimutan na may Teddit nga pala, will try to use that nalang. Salamat sa reminder.

[–] megane_kun 3 points 1 year ago

Try mo yung Privacy Redirect na addon para di mo na kailangang isipin. Meron siyang option to replace Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, and Reddit (among others). Para pag may ma-click kang link to any of those you opt to replace (say, Reddit) i-eedit nya yung link.

Now, I have to specifically temporary disable redirection for Reddit, to go to Reddit (if I am checking my accounts for any comments/posts for anything na nag-macArthur).

[–] 65gmexl3 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

onga buti dumami na users kaya dami na rin posts+comments, sana dumami pa sa July 1

[–] megane_kun 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sana nga rin. At sana yung mga matitino ang dumagsa dito. Lol!

[–] cottonmon 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Haha! Seriously hoping hindi pumunta dito ang feeling mod at yung mra na apparently conspiracy theorist din.

[–] megane_kun 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ay, teka, anuyan? Hahaha! Parang nakakatakot mag-usisa. Blissfully ignorant ako sa mga kaganapan dun sa kabila eh.

[–] cottonmon 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't worry about it nalang hahaha. Pero matagal na sila sa r/ph and sa opinion ko super problematic sila.

[–] bathalumang_peppa 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

si pobautista ba ituu? Hahaha

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uy chismis πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€

[–] bathalumang_peppa 1 points 1 year ago

Not chismis haha but I noticed that user when browsing r/ph. Dunno if it's still active kasi minsan na lang ako natingin sa r/ph, diretso na ako sa RD thread.

[–] rman0159 1 points 1 year ago

feeling mod

Hindi kaya yung Redditor na pro-eugenics na palagi na-ba-ban nang more than 18 times using his alt accounts? Speaking of MRAs, wag nang pumunta si Shohei dito.

[–] decadentrebel 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oo nga, guys like cheese_sticks and also those who appeared to have opted out a long time ago like GuitarEater2. Sana they end up stumbling here.

[–] cottonmon 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ano nga ba nangyari kay Guitareater? Alam ko nadelete ang original account niya for some reason, pero yung second account niya naging inactive lang ba?

[–] decadentrebel 5 points 1 year ago

Judging from his semi-return last year, I think nag-decide siya iabandon yung r/PH voluntarily and just checked back in that one time. He wasn't banned or anything.

[–] 8rhn6t6s 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay naman. Kaso ung dose of irl drama ko wala dito kaya I use libreddit for offmychestph and rel advice ph HAHAH

[–] megane_kun 5 points 1 year ago

Hahahaha! Ang sama ng mental image na na-imagine ko! Parang pinapanood natin sila from a secure location, parang massive multiplayer online version ng Big Brother house, tapos tayo ang audience. πŸ˜…

[–] Tsunami45chan 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Limang araw na lang (anim sa ibang bansa) tatanggalin na nila ang mga thrid party apps. Masaya na ako dito sa lemmy, medyo may bugs ang jeroba pero okay na man.

[–] megane_kun 3 points 1 year ago

Oo nga eh. Wag na lang pansinin ang mga bugs and to an extent, di ko na rin talaga napapansin.

[–] PancitCantot 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmy consists of 80% literacy and 20% of photos/GIFs. I love reading, especially the thread na pasok sa niche ko. Reddit was once like that, but now it becomes "hieroglyphic" and full of "imported stuffs."