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Why or why not and what do you use it for?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I just use a mirror to lurk, but lately just one subreddit hasn't really moved much, and it was the main way I was able to get information for them as it's otherwise scattered across Twitter and Youtube with a lot of Japanese information.

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

I glanced the first time and thought this said, Do you stand for nothing? I'm like wow way to come right out that gate

[–] beefbaby182 1 points 1 year ago

My apologies. I couldn't think of a good way to word that. LMAO

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Just to delete the comments that reddit restored after I deleted everything in my account.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@beefbaby182 Deleted all comments & posts from reddit but not the account. Still visits old reddit without login because search engine results will take me there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have deleted my Reddit account, but I am still using RedReader plus LibReddit to access the few Subs that do not have Federated alternatives for now. But my usage of Reddit is pretty low. Just waiting for some Kbin app like Artemis so that I can fully start using Kbin}

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

There is some kind of webapp for Android. Not on the Google play store, I was prompted to download while browsing kbin on mobile. It works well enough for now, pretty much the same as browsing on a mobile browser except it's only kbin

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't deleted it. Probably won't. So far I've gone there for the communities dedicated to my two stupid phone games that I still play.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

To keep in contact with someone I owe for helping me out, and for trying to trade away my old Humblebundle keys. Other than that, I've shifted my doomscrolling addiction to Kbin.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Look, if you search up FPGA issues on the internet, the best you get is forum posts literally 10 years old with one or no replys. However, I went on reddit and posted a hypothetical issue with all of my relevant information, and one day later the guy literally posted the exact chapter in the (hidden) User Guide that was relevant. The other 10 comments had other platform solutions that all had uses.

This is an engineering discipline with less stackoverflow questions than the Discord API (20305 vs 6000+6000). And because HDLs are cool like that, they literally have parts of the programming language that will make it unable to work in real life designs, so half of the answers will screw you. The subreddit understands this and will break down every little gotcha in detail because there is no chance in hell you will find it elsewhere.

[–] MildManneredPate 2 points 1 year ago

If I’m looking something up, sometimes the answer lies in a post or comment on Reddit. When that happens I revisit, however I’m always logged out now and never engage, comment, etc. beyond reading what I need and leaving.

[–] Odo 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, for some niche communities that don't see the same level of activity on the fediverse yet. (Also post-episode discussions on a couple TV shows, for the same reason.) I don't find myself participating or even voting anymore, and my general-purpose browsing to see what's new has all gone to Lemmy.

I just can't bring myself to delete the account. I care too much about internet preservation to do it; I know I'm not the only one who's gone looking for an answer on an older forum and run into deleted comments that would've answered my question.

[–] Onfire 2 points 1 year ago

Yes. There's more contents there. Let's face it, it's empty here.

[–] trouser_mouse 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm happy on Lemmy and not using Reddit for any of my actual browsing or posting.

I like to look once a day at what a mess r/all or the homepage (not logged in) has become, and report content that is not labelled correctly as nsfw or other problematic content that might cause issues... I mean, won't someone think of the advertisers with their adverts sitting next to that stuff!

As more communities remove NSFW status, it just seems like the problem gets worse - almost like they are struggling to moderate content. How could this happen!

(More seriously, there is more actually objectionable stuff popping up on r/all because it is pulling from different subs now. I've seen more hate, racism etc. That genuinely should be reported if you go back and see it not only because there shouldn't be a place for it, but also the approach Reddit has taken has had obvious detrimental effect to the content and the more reports the better.

I feel like Reddit must be in a bit of trouble as they are letting quality and control plummet and this is the first thing people see on the homepage when not logged in or on r/all.)

I have also repointed the sub I look after to encourage people to come here by linking itin the welcome message, side bar, and a pinned post.

[–] styx 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't deleted my account but then I was a lurker so the account is not much to look at 🙃. I uninstalled my third party app (infinity). I have a self-hosted libreddit account and use that to anonymously watch the site burn with my large bucket of 🍿.

[–] abaixodecao 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't self-host reduces anonymity?

[–] styx 1 points 1 year ago

It does not have a login, no votes,no comments. The IP points to somewhere in Lithuania, so I don't think so. I could have added a rotating IP pool but I was a little bit lazy and didn't think it was worth the effort.

[–] Widowmaker_Best_Girl 2 points 1 year ago

My accounts were all permanently suspended, so I don't think I can delete them. I still have saved posts I check on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm overseeing the onboarding of new mods, even though I'm unable to effectively moderate without a functional mobile app.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've looked at the rebelliousness a few times on a few subreddits

[–] MiddleWeigh 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I haven't logged into my account at all. RiF still gives me access to the feed, logged out, no ads or crappy ui. It's basically a glorified search engine. I have only used it to research some equipment ftmp. No interaction.

Lemmy is where I like to have discussion and interact with people and I spend my time here. If I do happen to see something, I try to be mindful to perhaps share it and get discourse going on here, with you guys.

[–] TechyDad 2 points 1 year ago

I still check a local subreddit occasionally. Lemmy, unfortunately, doesn't have the userbase to support localized communities and going to the local subreddit is still better than going to local Facebook groups.

I'll also occasionally check the LEGO subreddit to see new builds. There's a LEGO Lemmy community, but it doesn't have as many people in it as the subreddit.

I haven't actually posted since the API Crisis hit, though. I just had to go in with the official app since Boost was finally cut off and it was even worse than I remembered. I'll still stop by Reddit every so often, but it'll be a "once or twice a week" visitation instead of "multiple times every day."

[–] ccunning 2 points 1 year ago

I haven’t done anything on Reddit that would have required an account (post/comment/vote/etc) but I haven’t deleted my account either.

I’m honestly not sure what the point of deleting your account would be?

[–] MrPenguinSky 2 points 1 year ago

It still works for me (Infinity), and there are some small subreddits that I occasionally visit. I'm holding out until the bitter end, but I am using lemmy waay more now.

[–] over_clox 2 points 1 year ago

I have not deleted my Reddit account, but I was perma-banned from there for stating a fact about what Elon Musk and his Boring Company made of all random things LMFAO!

Oh well, I don't open it for much of anything anymore, but after about 7 years of posts and comments, I'd like to at least go back through my comment and post history if I ever so care to.

[–] Rhoeri 2 points 1 year ago

For health questions/searches only.

[–] not_woody_shaw 2 points 1 year ago

I still use RIF. It's read only, and works just fine for lurking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I check r/onepiece because I want spoilers and theories. The last 3 years hasn't had any theories anyways. If anyone knows of a community here where I can get spoilers and theories, please let me know

[–] dlok 2 points 1 year ago

Only time I've been back is to check the Ukraine subreddit but I figured anything worth hearing about will be in the news so I stopped doing that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I keep it for r/watchexchange. Nobody has written a sales moderator bot for Lenny/kbin, and I don't even know if the apis are mature enough for someone to do that. So communities like that will probably stay with reddit until they can't or the alternative is mature enough

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

You do not need a reddit account to view subs. I have deleted my reddit account a few years ago and could still access it via sync for reddit (until the api changes) and infinity.

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

I still have mine and there are a few subreddits I still visit in particular for news on what happens in Iran and the state of the protests there. Same reason I still have a Twitter account

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

I’m mostly curious to see how things pan out for reddit, but there are still some communities on there that haven’t moved here or the fediverse yet so until they do I’ll just use old.reddit with adblocker because fuck spez

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I go back to check on the status of a couple of communities every couple of days. Aside from the top 15-20 posts, everything else is still the same as a few days ago. There is hardly any new content hitting the subs I used to frequent. The place is stagnating fast...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’m glad you said that, I noticed it myself but thought it might just be me, I’m seeing almost no new content on some of my subs but others are like nothing has happened.

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

I still browse r/wallstreetbets as I haven’t found a replaceable community here yet

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

I still use reddit as well as lemmy. There are lots of communities that haven’t migrated, and probably never will.

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

I'm there for r/Splatoon mostly. The splatoon community hasn't really grown on the fediverse outside a few small mags and instances. There are a few other smaller communities I still follow there as well, but I barely touch r/all these days. It's a husk of its former self, and I already get my news and updates on current events elsewhere.

I also spend time on Tildes as well as it's a great place for nuanced discussion about specific topics. My overall goal is to have a variety of communities and platforms I can visit all throughout the internet like I did back in 2008, rather than be stuck on one platform.

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